Recently the El Paso Times has printed articles implying through their headlines that two local candidates for elected office had done something wrong. Actually in one case the implication was that he might do something wrong in the future.
The headlines were negative and the stories were too, until you turned the page. Then the reporters told the rest of the story and the reader could see that nothing was amiss.
This of course is a form of political assassination that the Times is performing either for it’s masters or to further it’s editorial policies.
Then on Friday’s (May 3, 2013) the Times front page headline actually lied. Not kind of, actually.
It read:
“IN 2014, THE CITY WILL WELCOME THE TRIPLE-A EL PASO ____________________. THE NAME IS UP TO YOU.”
The article told us that the team owners are encouraging fans to enter ideas for the team’s name and mascot on a web site or through the mail. Top names will be selected and we will be able to vote.
The reporter then tells us “The team’s owners will ultimately decide the winning name …”.
That makes sense to me. The owners should decide the name.
What I don’t like here is that the headline told us that we get to decide the name. How does this happen? Does the reporter not respect his written word? Did a headline writer mess this up? Was there an editor involved?
There is of course good news in this. Someone is asking the voters for their opinion. It seems that the franchise owners are smart enough to understand their relationship with their customers. It’s a pity that the city does not get this.
Muckracker
elpasospeak 
Go to the site and read the contest rules. They are not bound to accept any of the names submitted. The contest is just a clever marketing ploy to get your name, address, email and phone to sell season tickets.
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The EP Times is rapidly becoming the voice of the “progressives”…reporters and editors are speaking the “progressive” language called “newspeak.” You have to learn to read between the lines to get the message.
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Bill, you are probably right – a great point. Right now l’m taking a pleasant trip down memory lane and if memory serves, it seems that The Times had a better Borderland (section B) reporting way back when we had two newspapers, or is it just me? We definately had a better editorial writer with Laird than we do with this schlub. l still like the name for the team that l’ve submitted over 7 months ago in elpasoinc because it seems more fitting now than it did even back then……The Crony Capitalist Conquistadors !
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I suggest
El Paso Taxens
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