# Another fine turd dropped by the washington examiner **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 1, 2022, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-turd-dropped-by-the-washington-examiner/965486 "2022-06-01T03:40:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-turd-dropped-by-the-washington-examiner/965486/1 "2022-06-01T03:40:28Z")
this was on my MSN news page yesterday and id thought id share it: > **[Why is it socially acceptable to ridicule white people based on their skin...](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-is-it-socially-acceptable-to-ridicule-white-people-based-on-their-skin-color)** > > With all the (alleged) social justice activism recently, we are supposed to be living in a nirvana of racial equality. We are supposed to be sensitive to anything that could be perceived as a racial bias, as it could offend others. We were warned... 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-turd-dropped-by-the-washington-examiner/965486/2 "2022-06-01T03:54:18Z")
Five thousand words or so merely to say “I don’t understand what people mean when they talk about ‘punching down’.” ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-turd-dropped-by-the-washington-examiner/965486/3 "2022-06-01T04:12:49Z")
Washington Examiner masquerades as a newspaper. Pure right wing propaganda. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-turd-dropped-by-the-washington-examiner/965486/4 "2022-06-01T18:03:14Z")
And it’s owned by the Moonies. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-turd-dropped-by-the-washington-examiner/965486/5 "2022-06-01T18:55:37Z")
And my mom reads it religiously. About every time I talk to her she is spewing something she read in the frucking thing. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-turd-dropped-by-the-washington-examiner/965486/6 "2022-06-01T19:02:52Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > And it’s owned by the Moonies Isn’t that the Washington Times ? > **[The Washington Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Times)** > > Defunct > Economics > Gun rights > **[Sun Myung Moon's Death Leaves Conservative Newspaper at a Crossroads](https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2012/09/04/sun-myung-moons-death-leaves-conservative-newspaper-at-a-crossroads)** > > The death of The Washington Times' founder leaves questions for D.C.'s dominant conservative newspaper. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-turd-dropped-by-the-washington-examiner/965486/7 "2022-06-01T19:10:22Z")
There are so many outlets named “The Washington ----” that I continually get them confused. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-turd-dropped-by-the-washington-examiner/965486/8 "2022-06-01T19:16:58Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Five thousand words or so merely to say “I don’t understand what people mean when they talk about ‘punching down’.” No, just that the author doesn’t distinguish between racism and racial prejudice; either from ignorance or willful disagreement, his conception of racism is removed from power. Hence the whining about a double standard and reverse racism. ~Max ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-turd-dropped-by-the-washington-examiner/965486/9 "2022-06-01T19:44:34Z")
I’ll just note that the paper was the best right wing news source until, I’d guess, they removed Toby Harden and replaced him with Greg Wilson. This isn’t to say that Harden is or was a good person, merely that he had reasonable journalistic standards. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-turd-dropped-by-the-washington-examiner/965486/10 "2022-06-01T21:11:27Z")
What he said. Damnit. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-turd-dropped-by-the-washington-examiner/965486/11 "2022-06-02T00:59:02Z")
The _Examiner_ is this member of the Religious Right: > **[Philip Anschutz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Anschutz)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Philip Frederick Anschutz (/ˈÌnʃuːts/ AN-shoots; born December 28, 1939) is an American billionaire businessman who owns or controls companies in a variety of industries, including energy, railroads, real estate, sports, newspapers, movies, theaters, arenas and music. In 2004, he purchased the parent company of the Journal Newspapers, which under Anschutz's direction became the American conservative editorial newspaper Washington Examiner. > Ansc... ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-turd-dropped-by-the-washington-examiner/965486/12 "2022-06-02T16:32:42Z")
Factual question here. Does the newspaper commission opinion pieces or do opinion writers seek out a publisher? ~Max ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-turd-dropped-by-the-washington-examiner/965486/13 "2022-06-02T19:36:50Z")
I was going to say something about how opinion pieces are bad in all media, but that was something special.