Ted Rall for August 16, 2016

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Charlie Beck Love Austin Beutner Narrator: July 2015: LAPD Chief Charlie Beck calls a meeting with L.A. Times Publisher Austin Beutner. Chief: Your cartoonist makes fun of me. Fire him! Here's a recording full of noise and static. Austin Beutner: I love you. Charlie. But this is a newspaper! I'll have to analyze, authenticate and source this recording. Anyway, I can't fire a guy over a bunch of noise and static! Pus, I have to be mindful of conflict of interest. Your pension fund owns our parent company. Your union gave me an award. You're biased against rall. I'm not going to be your lapdog! Chief: You're cute Austin Beutner: Ruff!