St. Louis Post Dispatch Editor's note: Michael Gerson replaces George Will

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Dear Post-Dispatch readers,

Starting today, Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson replaces George Will on Thursdays and Sundays.

Mr. Gerson, who grew up in St. Louis and still has family here, is a former speechwriter and top aide to President George W. Bush. (To answer the classic St. Louis question: Westminster Christian Academy).

Mr. Gerson had served as a speechwriter for Republican presidential candidates Jack Kemp and Bob Dole, and is a former senior editor at the U.S. News & World Report.

We believe that Mr. Gerson’s commitment to “compassionate conservatism” and his roots in St. Louis will better connect with our readers, regardless of their political bent.

The change has been under consideration for several months, but a column published June 5, in which Mr. Will suggested that sexual assault victims on college campuses enjoy a privileged status, made the decision easier. The column was offensive and inaccurate; we apologize for publishing it.

We have heard from both conservative and liberal readers asking for new conservative voices. We believe Mr. Gerson’s addition to our op-ed page will be a refreshing and revitalizing change.

In coming weeks, we plan to bring more diverse voices to this page, and to connect our print readers with some of the other vibrant conversations taking place in the digital universe.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/editor-s-note-michael-gerson-replaces-george-will/article_4b645ed8-e70e-5357-a85b-d347e5802785.html

[mota bhai 2,675]

The change has been under consideration for several months, but a column published June 5, in which Mr. Will suggested that sexual assault victims on college campuses enjoy a privileged status, made the decision easier. The column was offensive and inaccurate; we apologize for publishing it.

I can smell the bцllshit from all the way over here. They are lying about it having been under consideration for several months. And the only reason they're apologizing for publishing it is because of the huge media outcry.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

I can smell the bцllshit from all the way over here. They are lying about it having been under consideration for several months. And the only reason they're apologizing for publishing it is because of the huge media outcry.

They're the first major (top 30) newspaper to stop printing his column in the wake of this newest iteration of Rapegate.

[Jacque67 7,328]

I actually used to enjoy George Will, until his public mental breakdown. What is he up to these days??

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

I actually used to enjoy George Will, until his public mental breakdown. What is he up to these days??

His hair strangled his brain.