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By JOHN GOOLRICK
In medieval times it was common practice to shoot the messenger if he brought bad news. While not much of that occurs anymore, apparently there are still some lingering traces of the practice.
I have written extensively on the contests for the Republican and Democratic nominations for U.S. Senate. If I did not do so I might as well discontinue my column about Virginia politics for they are among the most interesting and intensely covered matches in the nation.
While I have my own personal feelings about the various contestants, I have tried to hold them in check and hope I have, particularly in light of the fact that as a journalist I covered state politics for nearly 30 years and was viewed by the great majority of those I covered as fair and objective. Though I now work in a different field, I have tried to maintain those standards.
I was, therefore, surprised when sent a clipping from an article in The Amelia County News-Journal that bore the headline, “John Goolrick Has Some Republican Delegates Hopping Mad.”
The article, which I am told was written by Joe Elton, alleged that I have said that all of the people supporting Oliver North for the Republican nomination are followers of Pat Robertson.
I recall making no such statement. I had said that a significant portion of those backing North can be identified as belonging to
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