Saturday, August 13, 2005

News-Leader gives thorn to Nodler

Criticism continues to be heaped on Sen. Gary Nodler, R-Joplin. On today's opinion page of the Springfield News-Leader, in the weekly roses and thorns section, the newspaper's editorial board gives a thorn to Nodler for his behavior since his meltdown at Northstar Theater. Here is what the News-Leader said:

A THORN: To state Sen. Gary Nodler, R-Joplin, for making an epic out of a preview. Nodler had a run-in with a group of disabled people at a movie theater's Friday matinee. What happened there is in dispute. What happened afterward is not. Nodler, angered by comments made by the group's caregiver, threw a temper tantrum. He paid for a polygraph test to prove he was telling the truth. He demanded an apology from the group home. He did such a good job of inflaming a minor story that it went statewide. In this epic, Nodler wasn't the hero.

I am willing to bet that thorn was presented before the News-Leader editorial board learned that Nodler got into that movie on a free pass, which he only received because he was an elected official.

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