Saturday, October 26, 2024

WAPO EDITOR QUITS IN A SNIT OVER NON-ENDORSEMENT

By Bob Walsh

 

Robert Kagan. CREDIT: Amanda Ghanooni

Robert Kagan


Robert Kagan used to be the editor-at-large for the Washington Post.  He threw a hissy-fit and quit over the paper refusing to endorse anybody (meaning refusing to endorse Harris) this time around.  William Lewis is the Post publisher and CEO and he made the decision to not jump onto the Harris sinking ship.  Some sources assert that the owner, Jeff Bezos, made the decision personally.  Others deny it.

Kagan is the author of 'REBELLION.  HOW ANTILIBERALISM IS TEARING AMERICA APART-AGAIN."  Kagan has strongly suggested that another Trump presidency could destroy democracy in America and wrote the column "The Trump Dictatorship And How To Stop It."  He doesn't seem to be a neutral arbiter.  

Strangely enough (IMHO) the Post also announced it was getting out of the presidential endorsement racket completely.

Kagan is also a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution so he probably will not have to beg his bread in the streets this Christmas.  He used to be a semi-Republican but bailed out in 2016 so he could support Hillary.  

The Washington Post Guild also declared itself to be "deeply concerned" about the non-endorsement decision.  Boo fucking hoo.

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