tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post5876364754803616728..comments2023-06-06T12:42:51.141-04:00Comments on Herald Watch: More details on layoffsHenry Louis Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-21825915791450882802008-06-19T14:45:00.000-04:002008-06-19T14:45:00.000-04:00The Herald has every right to do whatever it wants...The Herald has every right to do whatever it wants. And so do I. Though my readership is tiny compared to theirs, I can proudly say that mine is increasing.<BR/><BR/>I'm not going to debate you. This blog speaks for itself. Take a gander through the archives. I have applauded the Herald when it has done thing that I consider merit applause, like the terrific series by Debbie Cenziper about Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-49135105237389364702008-06-19T14:05:00.000-04:002008-06-19T14:05:00.000-04:00Hi HenryOK...I'll retract the "upset" remark.But i...Hi Henry<BR/><BR/>OK...I'll retract the "upset" remark.<BR/><BR/>But it seems to me that you have this propensity for beating dead horses.<BR/><BR/>As I said in a previous post, I agree that the Herald handled the Radio Marti story badly. Clark Hoyt was right on the mark. <BR/><BR/>But I also said that the Herald had every right to inform its readers that some of their staff journalists were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-48360523408898888662008-06-19T08:33:00.000-04:002008-06-19T08:33:00.000-04:00I agree with you that the Herald has done good wor...I agree with you that the Herald has done good work...and I don't want to agree with a columnist all the time...boring! I do at least want to agree 25% of the time... Ms. Menendez made her career sarcastically trashing her own community even calling them "The Miami Mafia"...a line straight from Fidel's mouth. No need for name calling..It gets old! <BR/><BR/>If they took these same shots at the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-66161983076573109002008-06-18T22:56:00.000-04:002008-06-18T22:56:00.000-04:00And now Henry is upset because Myriam Marquez is g...<EM>And now Henry is upset because Myriam Marquez is going to be a columnist and she was an editor on Oscar Corral's stories.</EM><BR/><BR/>Show me the words that I used that lead you to believe that I'm "upset".Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-56257674960333182582008-06-18T21:03:00.000-04:002008-06-18T21:03:00.000-04:00Henry and Anonymous:I ask for examples of the Hera...Henry and Anonymous:<BR/><BR/>I ask for examples of the Herald attacking Cubans and Henry dredges up some racist columnist who was writing columns 50 yrs ago before Henry was old enough to read (or perhaps before he was born) and Anonymous mentions some trip David Lawrence took to Cuba.<BR/><BR/><BR/>And now Henry is upset because Myriam Marquez is going to be a columnist and she was an editor onAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-1625802310888467952008-06-18T12:38:00.000-04:002008-06-18T12:38:00.000-04:00The reason that most people were bothered about th...The reason that most people were bothered about the lack of coverage of Oscar's moment of weakness and stupidity was because he was the one who was on the white horse trying to ruin peoples names and careers and yet he was the one breaking the law and getting arrested. <BR/><BR/>An eye for eye and a misdemeanor for a misdemeanor...Karma is a bitch and I think she also Cuban!<BR/><BR/>The Herald Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-3950570912011111792008-06-17T20:08:00.000-04:002008-06-17T20:08:00.000-04:00I'll look up the Menendez column on the public lib...I'll look up the Menendez column on the public library site for free! ;) Give me a few key words please so I can do a search.<BR/><BR/>thanxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-15377119660706794912008-06-17T19:08:00.000-04:002008-06-17T19:08:00.000-04:00I'll come back and answer more fully but I'll tell...I'll come back and answer more fully but I'll tell you that you can read the Menendez column at the Herald archives for a price.Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-22572730814000699732008-06-17T16:45:00.000-04:002008-06-17T16:45:00.000-04:00OK, I actually saw some of the Jack Kofoed comment...OK, I actually saw some of the Jack Kofoed comments that the Herald published what, 50 years ago? It was a different time then and I think I can safely say that that kind of bigoted thinking doesn't exist at the Herald any longer. To say that it does and that Kofoed's rants are proof is ridiculous. <BR/><BR/>However, if you know of someone who is openly bigoted and works at the Herrald I think Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-54614991407993298382008-06-17T16:17:00.000-04:002008-06-17T16:17:00.000-04:00This guy only wants five samples..hell...we could ...This guy only wants five samples..hell...we could give 50. You tell them Henry!<BR/><BR/>Cuban Key RatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-91276145310122648072008-06-17T15:44:00.000-04:002008-06-17T15:44:00.000-04:00Ok,Just off the top of my head, the Herald’s anti-...Ok,<BR/><BR/>Just off the top of my head, the Herald’s anti-Cuban streak goes back to the 1960s and columnist Jack Kofoed. <BR/><BR/>There have been other columnists as well, culminating with Ana Menendez whose case I have documented here and Babalublog. Just one example is the column she wrote about the “Cuba Nostalgia” food and art festival two years ago. Others who have been openly Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-39280903598893968972008-06-17T14:58:00.000-04:002008-06-17T14:58:00.000-04:00Anonymous, I'd be glad to but I'm on Jury duty at ...Anonymous, I'd be glad to but I'm on Jury duty at the moment and only have access to the internet sporadically during breaks. Stay tuned.Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-38358294164731287152008-06-17T12:31:00.000-04:002008-06-17T12:31:00.000-04:00HenryI have a lot of issues with the Herald but I ...Henry<BR/><BR/>I have a lot of issues with the Herald but I find it amusing that Anglos on one hand say that the Herald panders to Cubans and Cuban-Americans say that the Herald attacks them.<BR/><BR/>Can you cite 5 recent instances of the Herald attacking Cubans and also give reasons, in your opinion, why you think the Herald has an agenda against Cubans.<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-90764612821238296562008-06-17T09:26:00.000-04:002008-06-17T09:26:00.000-04:00Good point...but I think the Cubans and conservati...Good point...but I think the Cubans and conservatives take most of the beatings. Maybe it's just me...but it seems that the black community and liberals seem to take less of the heat. When a black commits a crime...the herald usually fails to name the race of the criminal. <BR/><BR/>I have a feeling the Cubans and conservatives are the ones who are canceling their subscriptions and print Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-69022834164409688862008-06-17T09:13:00.000-04:002008-06-17T09:13:00.000-04:00I don't think it's a liberal/conservative thing. ...I don't think it's a liberal/conservative thing. Miami-Dade county is largely a Democrat/Liberal stronghold. But Miami is an amalgam of different people from different places and the Herald seems to be an equal opportunity attack dog on all of its readers. <BR/><BR/>I mainly speak about Cubans and Cuban-Americans because I am one but it's not just Cubans the Herald attacks needlessly on a Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-87890832487207909502008-06-17T09:03:00.000-04:002008-06-17T09:03:00.000-04:00A very liberal paper that trashes their conservati...A very liberal paper that trashes their conservative readership on a daily basis is just not good business. Take it from me... I had to fold my newspapers "The Reagan" in San Francisco and "The Klan" in Detroit...who knew?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-53799886177664005422008-06-16T19:22:00.000-04:002008-06-16T19:22:00.000-04:00The gods of Santeria are not pleased when a replic...The gods of Santeria are not pleased when a replica rooster is substituted for a real rooster. That is why the Herald took a hit of 17% as opposed to only about 10% at the other McClatchy newspapers.PJ-Comixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723370699918377626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-7225585429000895742008-06-16T17:30:00.000-04:002008-06-16T17:30:00.000-04:00Praise be to Lord Ganesh who heard our prayers in ...Praise be to Lord Ganesh who heard our prayers in India.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com