Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris, paper reports
Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris, paper reports
The Washington Post planned to endorse Kamala Harris over Donald Trump before owner Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, decided against it, the newspaper reported.
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Key pull quote from TFA:
Post chief executive Will Lewis, in an online explanation of the decision, wrote, “The Washington Post will not be making an endorsement of a presidential candidate in this election. Nor in any future presidential election.”
“We are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates,” Lewis wrote.
“We recognize that this will be read in a range of ways, including as a tacit endorsement of one candidate, or as a condemnation of another, or as an abdication of responsibility,” he wrote. “That is inevitable. We don’t see it that way. We see it as consistent with the values The Post has always stood for and what we hope for in a leader: character and courage in service to the American ethic, veneration for the rule of law, and respect for human freedom in all its aspects.”
That's the corporate excuse statement, and only significant if you ignore all context.
The phrase I've seen bandied about for this is "world-class bullshit." Very fitting.
What a fuckin hypocrite. I hope he stubs his toe really really hard, then steps on a lego.