Obama stories ought to be on front page

I must be naive. I thought it was the responsibility of a newspaper to report the news in a way that was impartial.

I found it very disheartening Saturday morning to find the latest Barack Obama news, regarding his pastors clearly racist remarks and his contributions from Tony Rezko, who is now on trial, not on the front page, but on page 10 of the Daily Herald.

When these latest reports had been all over the news on Friday and Obama himself was all over the news trying to escape criticism, the Daily Herald chose to "bury" the articles deep within the newspaper in an attempt, I can only assume, to hide them.

I assume this because this news was clearly worthy of the front page. We, the public, have a right to know what is going on with candidates running for the presidency of the United States. We, the public, have a right to as much information regarding these candidates as possible, especially when the information suggests a candidate is not what he may seem.

You, the journalists, should report in a non-partial way, even when it goes against the candidate you have chosen to support.

I want to know all I can about whom I decide to cast my vote for to run this country. I want to know who the candidate really is, not who he says he is.

I don't see how Obama can deny having heard the types of sermons his pastor has had showing all over the news. This was not just a sermon or two. This was this pastor's beliefs and I do not believe they would have been tempered during the sermons Obama sat through in his 17 years in this church. He is asking us to "buy the Brooklyn Bridge" if he thinks we should believe him.

And as far as his connection to Tony Rezko, suddenly he remembers he understated the contribution Rezko gave him. Suddenly, it wasn't $150,000, but $250,000. And, of course, Rezko was not looking for anything in return! Rezko is a businessman. He didn't become wealthy by giving hundreds of thousands of dollars away and not getting something for it.

We, the public, have a right to know about these things before we cast our vote. We have a right to expect important, newsworthy articles be on the front page, or at the very least, page 2. Certain not buried on page 10!

I will be very surprised if you print this since it does not favor your candidate.

George Paradies

Huntley