Start by checking your journalism ethics at the door when you come to work. Conduct some interviews with the organization's principals, looking for dirt you can use against them. Scour the organization’s website and find something you can use out-of-context to convey a message that was never intended by the author. Throw in few misquotes and some restatements of the facts, and presto, you have a column fit for the editorial pages.

COMPARISION OF STASSEN-BERGER'S COLUMN TO THE TRUTH

Stassen-Berger’s	The Truth
In the original version of her column she wrote, “In the ad, Kiffmeyer said Democrats in the state support ‘socialistic’ universal health care.”	The ad says “Liberal politicians are trying to impose a state-sponsored universal healthcare plan upon all Minnesotans.” The truth is that there are liberal politicians on both sides of the isle.
"There has been no recent proposal to have the state take over all health care coverage."	There have been several proposals made by Minnesota state politicians to increase government involvement in health care.
"Minnesota Majority's Web site features an issue paper on health care, which backs consumer-driven health care and claims that racial diversity and single-parent households negatively affect health in the United States."	There was absolutely no tinge of racism in the health care issue paper.  Nor did it imply any negative judgment about single-parent households.  It simply stated a demographic fact that helps explain differences in medical statistics between countries. The author of the issue paper contacted Stassen-Berger directly offering to help resolve her confusion.  But the "reporter" didn't bother to return his telephone call, apparently more interested in pursuing her agenda to try to discredit our organization.  Because people like Stassen-Berger had trouble understanding the author's original intent, the issue paper has been updated so as to make the author's point perfectly clear, such that even Stassen-Berger should now understand it.
"Jeff Davis, who has been active in pushing for a Minnesota anti-gay marriage amendment, is its president."	Jeff Davis has never used the terminology “anti-gay marriage amendment”. It is a term made-up by Left-wing media types to try to put the proposed legislation in a negative light.