Charlie Brennan! The Westword's Michael Roberts Says You Make No Sense

For the second time in less than a week, reporter Michael Roberts of the Westword has had to call out Charlie Brennan for his sloppy journalistic ethics.

The Rocky Mountain News is all giddy today about its brand spanking new toy newspaper, which has shrunk several inches due to a budget crunch (nobody reads the crappy, racist rag and trees are expensive).

In the first Roberts story, the sordid tale of Brennan's venal letters to the Mystery Lady finally makes the mainstream media. ****Warning**** Article contains woman-hating language and imagery, may trigger PTSD responses in those who have suffered sexual trauma. Skip to the last paragraph on the first page.

In the second Roberts story, Chucky is called out for failing to get the Darrent Williams grand jury / no grand jury facts straight in a bizzarre feature story in the new format Rocky. Just like the good ole Ramsey days, Brennan relies on an anonymous source and fails to check his facts with those truly in the know. Remember this headline from back in August?

"The decade-long search for JonBenet Ramsey's killer came to a startling end in Thailand on Wednesday."

Yo, Chick. Simple rule here dude. If you can't prove it, don't print it. Stop being such a sock puppet mouthpiece for the police department and you won't get so damn played.

For folks interested in the all around beat-down that the new Rocky format has gotten, take a look at the reader responses.

It's sheer poetry.