Corrupt NYT at it again

[malatesta1137]

Instead of featuring yesterday's announcement by Edwards that there'll be no draft if Democrats win, this right-wing rag has THIS headline on its front page:

Democrats Seek Louder Voice From Edwards

OMEROY, Ohio, Sept. 15 - Don Imus had a question for Senator John Kerry when the senator called in to Mr. Imus's morning televised radio program on Wednesday.

"Where's Edwards?" Mr. Imus demanded, referring to Mr. Kerry's running mate, Senator John Edwards. "I wondered if he was still on the ticket. We haven't heard from him."

Mr. Kerry assured Mr. Imus - the broadcasting personality who long ago endorsed Mr. Kerry - that Mr. Edwards was campaigning hard. But Mr. Imus is not the only person who is asking that question these days.


more at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/16/politics/campaign/16edwards.html?hp

[AmerDem]

1. The New York Times is a "rightwing" rag?

you better rethink that!

[malatesta1137]

2. their news section is

extremely right-wing, everybody knows that, where have you been? The editorial remains liberal, but who reads editorials? 60% of Americans read headlines ONLY.

[Art_from_Ark]

3. It certainly isn't "left wing"

Not after all its cheerleading for war and failure to pursue all the corruption and lies of the misadministration.

[malatesta1137]

6. AND

who broke the Whitewater non-story? Which paper has one the most corrupt 'journalists' (Judith Miller) writing fiction and selling it as fact?

[AmerDem]

13. I never said it was leftwing

at least they have Krugman and they sure aren't Washington Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal. I'de say out of all the articles I have read the last few months, NYT have been at the top for keeping the band of criminals in the white house accountable for what is going on. At this day and age i'll take what I can get.

[el_gato]

23. The truth is apolitical but the NYT won't expose the truth

don't be fooled by their phoney pandering to the "left"

Krugman writes editorials and he is a good man but the
real evil comes in the front page articles.
Did you know they explicitly forbid Krugman from using
the word LIE in connection with bush during the first
presidential campaign.

Make no mistake the NYT is not your friend. Naivity is
the main reason we lose so often.

[AmerDem]

24. give it a fucking rest

what are we supposed to do, not read and watch anything at all. I'll read and watch what I want and then come to a conclusion. Where do you get any idea that I might be in any way "fooled by their phony pandering".

What news papers do you read by chance. Enlighten us with your idea of non pandering print!

[Julien Sorel]

11. The NYT treated Gore shamefully in 2000,

while the guy they had covering the Bush campaign wore his lips out from fellating Bush so frequently. I wouldn't call the NYT a right wing rag, but I'm a little suspicious of their political reporting.

[truthspeaker]

17. Two words: Judith Miller. And the editors who keep her employeed.

"Right-wing rag" is an apt term for the NY Times. But I prefer "Dick Cheney's Bitch in the Buroughs".

[el_gato]

21. NYT is an elitist shit rag with the sole purpose of manufacturing consent

It has a phoney liberal facade but it is through and through a mouthpiece for the likes of Kissinger and James Baker.
Maybe you slept through the lead up to the invasion of Iraq but
they were instrumental in helping bush justify this invasion.
Does the name Judith Miller ring a bell?

I think you better rethink your assumptions AmerDem.

[21winner]

4. The K/E campaign has them confused.

They are working hard on the stump. All politics are local and that is what they are doing quite well. They know what they did to Gore.

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. Yep, just because the media doesn't cover their events

Doesn't mean they don't happen.

This is a pic from WI, yesterday. Friggin WI. I didn't know there were this many people in the whole state?



Now tell me again, Kerry isn't doing well?

[21winner]

14. Thanks for the backup.

Its the only way to out flank the corp media.

[spooky3]

18. Someone should tell NYT that the reason we haven't heard about JRE

is that THEY haven't reported on his speeches.

[ClintonTyree]

5. You'd think it would be easy..................

for these "journalists" to find out where Edwards has been. It isn't like he's been sitting on an island somewhere. He's been out campaigning his ass off, but these idiots are too lazy to find that out. They'd rather write stories like this and have someone else do their work for them.

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. Here's Edwards in Ohio yesterday!

Now tell me again, Kerry/Edwards aren't doing well?

[wishlist]

9. The media seems to be baiting Edwards to say something outrageous

Edwards is out there every day criticising Bushco on their failed policies and offering better alternatives, and constantly responding to Bush/Cheney idiocies such as Cheney's remarks about Ebay helping the economy and the risk of another terrorist attack if we elect Kerry. Edwards gave an excellent Saturday radio address about the new overtime rules that favor employers at the expense of employees and how Bushco provided assistance to employers to get around paying overtime.

Bushco and many in the media aren't covering Edwards much because he hasn't provided them with any gaffes or missteps that they can use against him. If they cover him more, they know he will leave viewers with an extremely favorable impression, so they ignore him. You can bet they would give him a lot more coverage if he was making mistakes they could pounce on.

[depakid]

10. It's Adam Ngourney

He always slants his writing to disparage Democrats. Rarely does he fail.

It's gotten so transparent that his last several pieces have had to credit co-writers, just like this one does.

The Times ought to bite the bullet and just fire the guy- he really is a disgrace to the paper- or at the very least, offer him a position on their editorial page. But, they won't even fire Judith Miller, after all of her dishonesty, so I guess we'll have to live with it.

[Julien Sorel]

12. Isn't it an odd question for the media to ask?

The "Where's Edwards" thing originated with Republicans, and now the echo chamber has it. Yet Edwards has been campaigning, as far as I know, almost every day somewhere in the country. If the media wanted Edwards to get coverage, they kind of have the power to give it to him, don't you think? So it's ludicrous for the media to ask, "Where is Edwards?" when they have the ability to show everyone where Edwards is literally with the push of a couple of buttons.

This is really an odd story -- when you stop to think about it.

[21winner]

15. Oh my.

I thought news hounds went for : who,what,when,why. Its lap dogs now.

[Art_from_Ark]

20. Don't forget "where"

Just where did they dredge up these "journalists", anyway?

[spooky3]

19. that was EXACTLY my reaction too.

[Eric J in MN]

16. I had hoped John Edwards would be more visible, but I guess

you're right that the NY Times could make him so.

[blm]

22. Democrats Seek Honest Coverage of Candidates - Few in Media Comply

There's the real headline.

[AngryAmish]

25. NYT is a right-wing hate rag

[ItsMyParty]

26. It's the deliberate, willful ignorance ruse the media has played for

years. They don't cover the speeches. They don't listen to the message. Then they scream that a campaign is falling apart because NO ONE even knows were a candidate is and they have NO message. When they come out swinging with detailed messages, the media scream: they will never win that way because of such long, convoluted answers, blah, blah. Same shit, same shit media, and same shit results. It gets sickening.