Some of you may have read my diary from yesterday regarding the scandalous events surrounding the endorsement of Jim Marcinkowski
http://www.lsj.com/... in the MI08 by the areas largest paper, the Lansing State Journal (LSJ)
http://www.dailykos.com/... . It now looks as if the LSJ Editorial Board members who voted to endorse Jim Marcinkowski over incumbant Mike Rogers are taking a stand.
The 5 out of 6 LSJ Editorial Board members who wanted to endorse Jim Marcinkowski have given the powers that be until the middle of next week to print the original endorsement of Marcinkowski in the LSJ. If they do not comply, the original letter of endorsement that was quashed will be printed in another Lansing area paper.
The math is simple on this. Jim raised about $500 grand in money of which over 75% has come from individuals. The oil industry, pharmaceutical industry and healthcare industry backed "yes man" Mike Rogers has raised over $1.5 million. The time to buy media is over, so whatever we can do to create some earned media for Marcinkowski we should do.
You can make your feelings known to the LSJ, tell them to print the original endorsement and show that the endorsement process isn't for sale by emailing the LSJ at online@lsj.com or using the lsj form http://www.lsj.com/... and leting them know your thoughts as well.
This is grassroots.
If you can help Jim by volunteering or with some money (radio ads are still good) you can do so at http://vote-jim.com/