tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post6904210908188981640..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1116809420487690292008-08-10T21:36:00.000-05:002008-08-10T21:36:00.000-05:00No, it wasn't tasteless. It was factual reporting. Neither the Sun-Times nor the Tribune backed off on that point in their first reporting on his death. Journalists shouldn't be in the business of writing press releases for people, dead or alive.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-6833536769021431112008-08-10T13:04:00.000-05:002008-08-10T13:04:00.000-05:00Advance Indiana, I do dispute your facts of the incident at the time that it happened. Obama did rebuke the content of some of his jokes. My point which you missed was that it was tasteless to bring it up on the day that the died.artfugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364503656694166926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-7834858826198630272008-08-09T15:13:00.000-05:002008-08-09T15:13:00.000-05:00Art, Get over it. The controversial appearance was widely reported. It's mentioned in the Sun-Times article today because the jokes drew a rebuke from the Obama campaign at the time. It would be poor journalism to omit a very public event like that which occurred so recently.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-55005520034163115522008-08-09T13:20:00.000-05:002008-08-09T13:20:00.000-05:00Talk about shocking. This is awful news. I'd always liked Bernie. Gone too soon!Jon Easterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463536746233150209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1991539085318412592008-08-09T13:09:00.000-05:002008-08-09T13:09:00.000-05:00I am not sure why in this time of grief it is necessary to attempt to revisit and link Bernie Mac with Barack Obama. They were friends and Bernie used bad judgement but why would anyone bring it up on the day he died.artfugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364503656694166926noreply@blogger.com