Talk:Drew Pearson (journalist)

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Pearson had little to no effect on Patton's career. Patton's "relief" of the 7th Army came during the planning of Operation Overlord, and Patton was used as the central ruse in Operation Fortitude. Patton was the only American general whose name was used by the German's when naming Allied armies, such was their respect and fear of him. Consequently, Patton led the breakout of Normandy, as he was now in charge of the 3rd Army, swept through Europe, and made an incredible logistical feat when swinging north to rescue Allied forces at Bastogne. I'd hardly consider Pearson's largely false claims about Patton to warrant such a distinction on Wiki. Furthermore, Gallup polls at the time of the "slapping" incidents, upon which I suppose that claim is made, showed Americans four to one AGAINST relieving Patton.

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Integrity of Warren Commission Investigation of Lee Harvey Oswald
I removed the section named "Integrity of Warren Commission Investigation of Lee Harvey Oswald". It appears as though who ever built this section used primary and fringe sources to synthesize the conclusion that Albert Jenner's selection as one of the assistant counsel members of the Warren Commission was improper. This article is about Drew Pearson and Pearson appears never to have made that particular allegation. - Location (talk) 01:19, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

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Criticism section
I have hidden the following paragraph from the "Criticism" section, because it appears to imply a Wikipedian's criticism of Pearson's views, based solely on primary sources, a form of original research.


 * Pearson referred to homosexuality as a "disease". As late as 1967, Pearson was still using allegations of homosexuality to impugn the reputation of then-Governor Ronald Reagan, who was running for the GOP presidential nomination, by claiming that homosexuals in his staff were operating in the governor's office.

This is not criticism, it is merely stating that he used certain words. Until reliable secondary sources discuss his views in a manner that can be called criticism, it should not be included in this encyclopedia. --Animalparty! (talk) 19:05, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Employer section
If anyone can provide a citation showing that Pearson was employed at the Washington Post, I would love to see it. I've recently read two of his biographies and neither said that he worked for the Washington Post. He worked for two syndicates, first Scripps-Howard and later Bell. His column is often associated with The Post because it was his hometown subscriber (after summer 1942) and because it was probably his most high profile subscriber. The Post was however just one subscribing paper among about 600. 2601:142:200:38B0:9DFB:9311:BA46:6875 (talk) 12:11, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Criticism of Sen McCarthy?
Contrary to the uncited assertion in the text, Pearson's Dec 15, 1952 column contains no mention of Sen McCarthy.

The Dec 15 1953 column mentions McCarthy but presents only trivial insider information, not "dealing him a significant blow. "

https://auislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/pearson%3A1?page=402&display=list 2600:1700:CA10:18A0:98FD:B58B:A373:8245 (talk) 22:54, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Unexplained removal of whole paragraph
Why has the whole paragraph "Tributes and Recognition" been removed? Wouldn't it be just fair - and also helpful - to mention some of the contemporary reactions to this well-known journalist's death? 2A02:1210:14FB:5800:C1CE:5E8B:23C6:DD78 (talk) 21:59, 3 December 2023 (UTC)