When this sad, pathetic creature dies: no one will care.
Any questions...?
Posted on 06/11/2004 9:33:11 AM PDT by kattracks
America's largest circulation suburban daily newspaper, Newsday, wins the prize for ugliest bit of Reagan-bashing on the day of the great man's funeral, publishing a bile-filled screed by columnist Jimmy Breslin that trashed the American icon as "a callous man" who "hated children.""I don't see how anybody can summon grief [over Reagan's death]," Breslin observed. "His whole weeklong funeral is cheap, utterly distasteful American publicity."
The Reagan-bashing writer usually inhabits Newsday's editorial section. But in a remarkably bizarre editorial decision, Newsday decided to move up Breslin's hate-screed to page A8, in the midst of its news section, right behind a page headlined: "Paying Respects to Ronald Reagan."
Newsday's Breslin tribute to Reagan continued thusly:
"He was a callous man with a smile who cut taxes in 1981 and left [New York] city and state without funds for such things as help for dependent children. He proudly hurt the boroughs of this city more than anyone before or after him. If you live in Brooklyn, the record shows that Ronald Reagan hated children."
Acutally, Reagan's economic policies were a boon for New York - both city and state.
"Before the Gipper came along, New York, the city, was an economic disaster area," noted New York Post columnist Robert Ward on Friday." But during his tenure, "Wall Street boomed, and thus, so did city and state revenues."
New York City added 254,000 jobs and hundreds of thousands of new residents, Ward noted. Their taxes helped fund the war on crime, rebuild infrastructure and minister to thousands afflicted with AIDs.
Most of which, apparently, went unnoticed by Breslin, who proclaimed that a suitable memorial for Reagan would be to put his face on a $3 dollar bill.
Newsday's editors liked the idea so much they used it to headline his column.
Compare this with Paul Wellstone's and get back to me, Jimmy B.
Huh? Nobody reads Newsday in NYC...
Jimmy, put down the bottle and back away from the table.
Jimmy Breslin is a scum bag
Jimmy Breslin is a drunk.
I'm guessing that pretty much anything that couldn't be seen through the bottom of a glass went unnoticed by Breslin...
That's not steak you smell grillin', that's Jimmy's soul turning crispy brown even before his body rejoins it.
His brain tumor must be back.
Long past time for Breslin to hang it up, IMHO.
You are exactly right about that. I just turn off these screeching hate filled idiots. They have no soul.
Go back and play with yourself Jimmy. It is the one and perhaps only thing you have mastered.
When this sad, pathetic creature dies: no one will care.
Any questions...?
You're both right!
---'Cheap, Utterly Distasteful' ---
Describes Breslin perfectly.
Jimmy Breslin is a man for whom hating President Reagan offers himself the only evidence he would have that he is breathing. Otherwise........
Totally understandable coming from a drunk who drank beer for breakfast............and PIEL'S REAL DRAFT no less!
This drunk f**k's screeching tantrum is just the start of it - it will be very ugly in the next few weeks.
Is NYC considered "surburbia?"
"Projection" is when you project some characteristic that you posses onto someone else, Jimmy.
Jimmy Breslin=CRAP
Sooner or later it will come to pass that decent people will no longer wish to share their country with people like Breslin and the rest of the left-wing scum infesting our news organizations, universities, and government.
I am already there.
The words of some about others often tell more about the speaker than of whom they speak.
Shrug. Let 'em rant, the losers. :)
Jimmy, go and have a six-pack of Bud on me.
I was going to post the same thing. If any undercover operation/prank/protest warrior thing should have ever been done, it would have been to break into the memorial service and release thousands upon thousands of balloons from the ceiling that all said "Mondale for US Senate" - right when it turned into a party.
The catch is "suburban" daily newspaper. Most suburbs read the paper of the city that they are the suburbs of, with only weekly advertisement bulletins and local-news-only papers. Long Island is a very strange political entity: a sharply-defined area with a large population (3 million outside NYC), and no major cities or even towns.
I think the only other newspapers I've ever heard of to which Newsday might compare itself would be the Orange County Register and the MetroWest (Boston) News.
...unless it was a dumbocrap.
Hey Jimmy...go to hell ya fat drunk!
What does Breslin know about being cheap and utterly disgraceful?
- The Who
A political joke criticizing a political giant.
Let 'em talk. More harm than good to the left.
I'll bet ol' Jimmy would have an aneurism if the congregation started chanting, "Four...more...years!...Four...more...years!"
I really, really....really hate liberals now....
Jimmy who ?
Speaks volumes about class (about which Breslin has none), doesn't it?
Yes, they are enraged. Just like a spoiled child, who realizes he / she was wrong...and instead of admitting it, throws another temper tantrum.
The only thing missing is the sound of a slamming bedroom door followed by "I HATE YOU!"
Its going to be much worse come Monday....but all it will do is enrage Average Americans. That is the only thing liberals can do well at this point.
"My friends: We did it. We weren`t just marking time. We made a difference. We made the city stronger. We made the city freer, and we left her in good hands. All in all, not bad, not bad at all. And so, good-bye, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America."
President Ronald Reagan was a man of the people by the people for the people.
Try as they may, they will never cast a shadow on his greatness. It is they who shall remain in his shadow for generations to come.
"He was a callous man with a smile who cut taxes in 1981 and left [New York] city and state without funds for such things as help for dependent children. He proudly hurt the boroughs of this city more than anyone before or after him. If you live in Brooklyn, the record shows that Ronald Reagan hated children."
If the city and state of New York want to be taxed to provide services, why should they send the money to the Federal Government first? They can just tax themselves directly as much as they please and cut out the federal overhead.
On the other hand, why should the rest of the county subsidize the city and state of New York?
It makes sense to tax locally to provide revenue for local programs.
Well Stated!
The Dims can only dream that our most gracious would lower themselves to the level of "Wellstoning" our Ronald.
God bless him and help Nancy through this difficult time.
Thanks! Feel free to quote me. :)
Newsday used to be a "city" paper, but some years ago they decided to officially be a suburban paper (Long Island, really). They were not competitive in the city with the Times, Daily News, and Post. The Post consistent improves its circulation while the Times and News have been stagnant.
"Shrug. Let 'em rant, the losers. :)"
Agreed!
#1 - This is a free country. It's his right to be an idiot. I support that right, and think that everyone should recognize this man as an idiot. :)
#2 - It's so much fun to watch liberals squirm when something is really getting to them. The fact that people, the world, in fact, loved Ronald Reagan is more than the liberals can take. The liberals are about to blow a gasket, isn't it fun to watch?!
Breslin: another good reason to ban booze.
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