So @GovMattBevin is back, with a defense of why he’s not dog-whistling anti-Semitism in which he can’t manage to use the word “Jewish”, and with all sorts of accusations of partisanship by @ProPublica. What he doesn’t offer are facts, so maybe a few of those are worth adding:
This year, @ProPublica, @ProPublicaIL and the @chicagotribune were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Loacl Reporting for a series that resulted in the electoral defeat of the Cook County Democratic Chairman. propublica.org/article/politi…
In the last presidential campaign, among the pieces we published was this one, not the Democratic nominee’s favorite : propublica.org/article/hillar…
We’ve also written about @GovMattBevin’s opposite number in New York, who probably isn’t wild about us either: propublica.org/article/cuomo-…
But it is true that we don’t only write about malfeasance by Democratic politicians. Just this week, our work resulted in the resignation of the police chief in Elkhart, Indiana: propublica.org/article/stung-…
And just this afternoon we revealed what seems like more grafting by a leading member of another party on whom some people think @GovMattBevin tries to model himself: propublica.org/article/trump-…
“grifting”
I run the business side of @ProPublica. Reaction to Gov. Bevin’s first tweak brought in about $25,000 from donors who think politicians who try to bully reporters before they even start work need standing up to. If you agree, we’d welcome your support: donate.propublica.org/give/205025/#!…
