Should Conservatives Give The New York Times a Break?

Townhall.com ^ | 8/6/05 | Mark Tapscott

[wagglebee]

In a section of the memo headed “The News/Opinion Divide,” Keller conceded that "even sophisticated readers of The New York Times sometimes find it hard to distinguish between news coverage and commentary in our pages."

That's because the every page of the paper is full of lies!

Critics have charged for years that the Times newsroom is out of step with the majority of the country because the editorial staff represents but a small atypical slice of American demographics and opinion.

I'll go a step further, the Old Gray Whore is actually on the side of America's enemies.

[Indy Pendance]

"Should Conservatives Give The New York Times a Break?"

NO

[Tax-chick]

No. Next question?

[Originalist]

The first step is admitting you have a problem.

[SAJ]

"Should Conservatives Give The New York Times a Break?"

Certainly.

Both legs and a shoulder should do nicely.

[rcocean]

What an absurd article.

It plays into the conservative "Why can't we all just get along?" attitude.

The NYT is liberal because the Sulzberger family which OWNS the NTY is. It will continue to be so, until the publisher "Pinch" Sulzberger changes his views.

To believe otherwise, is to be naive.

[GVnana]

"Should Conservatives Give The New York Times a Break?"

BWAHAHAHA!

[peyton randolph]

It wouldn’t hurt, either, for Times critics on the Right to show some patience because changing an entrenched culture like that of a newsroom isn’t going to happen overnight, nor will it occur without some unexpectedly abbreviated careers and a surplus of discontent bred by an inability or refusal to change.

It certainly would change overnight if half of the current staff was fired and replaced with conservatives.

[newzjunkey]

Hmmm... NO!!

[evad]

"Should Conservatives Give The New York Times a Break?"

NO

I'm a conservative and I hope they do go broke.

[MamaB]

How about absolutely NOT?

[King Prout]

I find their newfound honesty in self-evaluation refreshing.

however, they shall have no "break" from me until they earn it.

talk is cheap.

[Shawndell Green]

"I'll go a step further, the Old Gray Whore is actually on the side of America's enemies."

Good call!

[Liberty Valance]

Sure. I'll cut them some slack. Give Ben Stein, Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter just half of the opinion page and we've got a deal. :o)

[cripplecreek]

Personally I think all "big media" people should do an internship in small towns in flyover country. Their attitudes would change if the had to face the people they insult on a regular basis.

[Libertarian444]

It wouldn’t hurt, either, for Times critics on the Right to show some patience because changing an entrenched culture like that of a newsroom isn’t going to happen overnight

Sorry, I refuse to be patient with these jerks. I'd like to see every single one of them in the unemployment line.

[GSlob]

As everybody knows, making speeches (or writing memos) about improvements is frequently considered as an equivalent substitute for the improvements themselves. Thus no credit should be given, or still more patience shown, until the actual improvements have been made. And these would have to include a wholesale importation of right-wingers, both as journalists and as editorial staff, for their existing lefties are not correctable, unless with a 2x4.

[FormerACLUmember]

I pray for the day when this evil lying deceitful propaganda rag has a circulation has collapsed to zero.

[rdb3]

I'll give them a break. They can have this broken left leg. Past that, no, they can get no other breaks from me.

[PzLdr]

As we would say in the old neighborhood, "You want the arm or the leg?"