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As a teenager I saw the press tear down my girlfriend's dad. He was elected Republican Sheriff in 68 unseating the incumbent Democrat that had the position for about 30 years. The day before and day of the election the then strong Republican Az Republic Newspaper gave my gf's dad's opponent a very strong front page endorsement. The editorial page wrote scathing editorials of my gf's dad. Despite the bad press he won the election due to a Republican sweep of the nearly the entire state.

 

A few days after he took office some newspaper reporters were arrested for sneaking in paraphernalia, cash, Cuban porn and other prohibited goods to prisoners in exchange for exclusive interviews. He changed the previous Sheriff's policy of allowing reporters full access of the county jails and prisoners. Reporters were then subjected to pat downs and searches before they were allowed in and out. Politics as they were then the county attorney refused to prosecute the reporters. For the next four years the paper pounded him and the Sheriff's Office nearly daily.

 

Never gave him credit for modernizing the Sheriff's Office. He brought it out of the 1940-50's cowboy era and was really hammered by the paper over requiring deputies to wear uniforms and detectives to wear suits. Paper claimed he opposed western dress. Deputies were no longer permitted to put a badge on any western shirt, wear levis and fancy jewelry like huge belt buckles were out. Regulation western hats and cowboy boots were still allowed. Detectives had to wear suits but western styled suits and ties were ok.

 

The paper often listed incorrect time and dates of any meetings the Sheriff would be attending or speaking. A good example, actor James Gardner appearing at the Phoenix premier movie showing of Support Your Local Sheriff. GF's dad was photographed by paper shaking hands with Gardner. The picture in the paper had the Sheriff's face blurred and he was never identified.

 

Unlike Trump's Twitter, gf's dad had no way to fight back and he was out after a single four year term. The paper even hammered him after he was out. A po'd Phx cop pulled him over, demanded a breathalyzer which he passed but the paper's version had him arriving at police station in handcuff's after cop found gun in his car's trunk.

 

If not for Twitter and Fox News I think it would be President Hillary. One would think advertising revenue generated from ratings would get the wimp media to clean up their act. Be interesting to watch CNN's ratings continue the nose dive the next four years. I'd really like to see Ann Coulter get her own program. CNN or MSNBC would be wise to consider hiring her if they plan to compete for advertising bucks.

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