Virginian-Pilot and Sen. Tommy Norment
By Brian Kirwin | Thursday, October 15th, 2009 | PolicyCan I have Bill Sizemore’s job?
All I have to do is Xerox the same article every day with a banner headline on the front page criticizing Sen. Tommy Norment who teaches at a university (3 stories this week, plus a giant sop from the partisans on the Editorial Board).
Bill shouldn’t be asking questions about whether someone deserves a salary. Someone above him may ask the same of him.
Let’s not write about Sen. Yvonne Miller, who was employed by Norfolk State University for 15 years while in the legislature, back before the Pilot thought it was a scandal to do so.
Yvonne’s a Democrat. Normant’s a Republican.
Let’s not talk about the healthy paycheck Sen. John Miller gets from Christopher Newport University. Or Sen. Mamie Locke from Hampton University.
And let’s definitely not talk about how Del. Bouchard manages to direct “Government Sales” for Cox Communications right after voting on the budget for….governments.
They’re all Democrats. Bill Sizemore doesn’t think they warrant a front-page story three days out of four. Just Republican Sen. Tommy Normant who did absolutely nothing wrong.
And there’s no bias at the Pilot.
Yeah…no journalistic ethics either.
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The right wants to jeer him. The left wants to censor him. Moderates usually want both. Brian Kirwin is a political consultant and public relations strategist in Virginia Beach with a lightning-rod flair. Brian also serves on the VB Arts & Humanities Commission and frequently appears on Hampton Roads theatrical stages, if only to prove that all actors aren’t liberals. Kirwin’s columns stir up debate and hit the political scene with no punches pulled.
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4 Responses to "Virginian-Pilot and Sen. Tommy Norment"
[...] a shame that while the Pilot is off investigating mysterious, non-relevant connections in hopes of manufacturing a scandal, they can’t take the time to do basic reporting on issues of this 2009 campaign – issues [...]
Can you imagine having Yvonne Miller as a college class instructor? Impossible. How did NSU even get accreditation?
BK-you forgot the even better contrast with the Norment story. Williamsburg was represented for 27 YEARS by Del. George Grayson, a professor at the college. The Norment story is thin stuff indeed. A more interesting aspect of it is why the college needs him for legal advice, is the attorney general’s office, which is supposed to provide legal advice to state agencies, falling down on the job?
Didn’t Sen. Fred Quayle instruct at ODU?
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