New York Times Calls Ruth Bader Ginsburg A 'Moderate'

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

On Fox News this weekend, Jon Stewart famously denied that the New York Times pushes a liberal agenda. Perhaps the man from Comedy Central sees the paper as "moderate." After all, the Times itself apparently doesn't believe there are any liberals on the Supreme Court. In an editorial today, the paper described Ruth Bader-Ginsburg and every other member of her liberal wing of the Court, as "moderate."

The Times' mind-boggling notion of what constitutes a "moderate" came in its editorial blasting the Supreme Court's decision of yesterday throwing out a huge class-action sex-discrimination case against Wal-Mart.

Here's the relevant excerpt from the editorial [emphasis added]:

[rlmorel]

If we were to break out the Sodium Pentathol, the fact that liberals are statist Stalinists would exit their lips as truth.

In the real world, they will never admit it.

[Pharmboy]

Wow! Why had I not made that association before? Of course...

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Love those lightbulb moments - my favorite was the day I realized that the Flintstones were patterned after the Honeymooners. You just slap your head and go Wow! (Just don’t tell anyone because they’re bound to say - I thought everyone knew that).

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

They won’t come out and admit they’re stalinists but by attacking McCarthy, defending Hiss, talking about “blacklisting”, getting nostalgic about the “good fight” a la the movie “The Way We Were” etc. etc. - they might as well go ahead and admit it - because their actions belie their words as you point out.

[rlmorel]

LOL...since my break from the brainwashing of the left, I have the complete opposite tack:

Defend McCarthy, Attack Hiss, pooh-pooh blacklisting, ridicule the good fight PARTICULARLY “The Way We Were” and so on.

I’m with ya!

[NELSON111]

Remember...whether someone is a moderate...conservative...or liberal all depends on where YOU sit on the political fence. To me, Rush is a moderate.

So...with that in mind...to the Noam Chomsky's at the NYT...the desciption is probably accurate in an editorial sense.

[rdcbn]

It's all point of perspective. Ruth Bader Ginsburg technically is a moderate on this court becase the two Obama appointees are so far Left they make Ginsberg look moderate.

The “wise Latina” especially seems to enjoy far left wing judicial fiat

[HenpeckedCon]

Another NY Times half truth. She is a “moderate” if you're talking about Democratic Kampuchea or the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, but they leave that part out.