New York Times Puts 'Son of Satan' Ryan on Front Page

weeklystandard.com ^ | August. 30, 2012 | Michael Warren

[Free ThinkerNY]

Here's the front page for the New York Times's national edition, the day after Paul Ryan's speech at the Republican National Convention:

Peter Roskam, the Illinois Republican congressman and deputy majority whip, said the front page makes Ryan look like the "son of Satan."

[JennysCool]

Forget the “Son of Satan” stuff; apparently someone thought it was “artistic,” but it just comes off as a terrible photo.

[wareagle7295]

LOL...what?? No halos or glowing orbs for a Republican?

[svcw]

I guess I am more surprised that people are surprised by this depiction of Ryan by the NYT.

[basil]

I think, as they say, spell the name right, and nothing else matters—LOL!

[TexasNative2000]

Not a terrible photo from the NYT point of view. They want him to look small, insignificant, and out of place. Looks like the only way they can do that is photographically.

Very deliberate. Very intentional. Very telling.

[napscoordinator]

Oh FREEPERS....Come on. If you look at that, I don’t get that impression at all. The way this propaganda story is I thought that was going to be the title. Too sensative for such a dishonest story.

[sf4dubya]

If that doesn’t get every free minded conservative off his/her tuckas, then I don’t know what will.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The NYT has identified itself as a niche market so their opinion really isn't important.

NYT's Abramson rebuts Brisbane charge ....""In our newsroom we are always conscious that the way we view an issue in New York is not necessarily the way it is viewed in the rest of the country or world. I disagree with Mr. Brisbane's sweeping conclusions [Progressive worldview 'bleeds through' the Times] ," Abramson told POLITICO Saturday night.

"I agree with another past public editor, Dan Okrent, and my predecessor as executive editor, Bill Keller, that in covering some social and cultural issues, the Times sometimes reflects its urban and cosmopolitan base," she continued."

[DoughtyOne]

IMO, it seems to try to portray Ryan being pushed forward by dark men in the background, pulling strings for dastardly purposes.

F the DNCp...

[MestaMachine]

I have a picture for them.

[haroldeveryman]

Oh my God! Somebody ought to have brought it to the attention of the New York Times the presence of all those anonymous, shadowy figures behind Ryan. I mean, what if it turns out that they are ......... corporate bundlers!

[dainbramaged]

$2.50 a copy for that fish wrapper? Good grief.

[Onelifetogive]

I think they wanted to run a photoshopped picture of him beheading a senior citizen, but they were worried about offending their Muslim friends.

[cableguymn]

So.. If Obama had a son, he’d look like Paul Ryan??

Who knew?

[Never on my watch]

I took some photography courses in college many years ago... I would have been kicked out for submitting something that was composed like that. I have accidentally taken photos of my feet that are better composed.

[sf4dubya]

Slash 5 on that one! :)

[RoosterRedux]

The Communist Left is petrified that Romney-Ryan is about to destroy their demonic messiah at the polls in November.

They are thinking "all those years of planning and lying and scheming...for what?"

Make no mistake, this is war...only the shooting hasn't yet started.

[Perdogg]

please...0bama doesn't have the work ethic to be the devil.

[Spktyr]

Even if so, it doesn’t matter.

Nobody subscribes to the NYT outside of NYC any more.

[bronxville]

Peter Roskam has a good point.

[JennysCool]

Unfortunately for the Times, the VAST majority of the readership is going to think it's either a failed "artistic" photo or a failed attempt to make some sort of comment. Likely both.

It's a failure, in any event.

[Mach9]

I know what their aims are, but the photo is surprisingly flattering, better looking than an animated Ryan. It’s more like some Spanish Jesuit blackrobe in South America or Japan with the pagans.

[kcvl]

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[Cindy of Nashville]

I like the picture. To me he looks like a sweet, nice guy who is the only real and honest guy in a room full of no face politicians. Only he in the picture emerges as real. All those guys behind him are phony and probably Democrats.

[Eva]

It looks like it was taken by a 10 year old with her first camera, or a granny with a cell phone.

[dforest]

No he doesn’t, he looks the the wonderful and engaging Paul Ryan.

Satan’s son is the current president. Even the flys like him.

[RRusso1982]

I will never forget how during the 2000 election, the New York Times sat on the story about Bush’s DUI until 10 days before the election. Now, had I been Bush, on January 21st, 2001, the New York Times would find itself being audited by the IRS.

[AZ .44 MAG]

Looks pretty bad to me.

[9YearLurker]

I’d fault the RNC for giving the NYT the opportunity to capture that.

They’ve had too much of that blazing red background behind the speakers, though it seems they used it less after the first day.

[BenLurkin]

What a weird choice for a picture!

It's like saying, "Yes. We are biased!"

[Berlin_Freeper]

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

[AZ .44 MAG]

Yep. Not like it’s a secret lately anyway.

[yldstrk]

NY Times is evil

[ModelBreaker]

“Not a terrible photo from the NYT point of view. They want him to look small, insignificant, and out of place. Looks like the only way they can do that is photographically.”

And controlled by evil shadowy forces.

[Jim Scott]

A transparent and clumsy attempt to diminish Paul Ryan by composing a photo of him with (a) a 'flaming' red background, (b) larger, shadowy men behind him and, (c) Ryan cut off so that he appears to be about three feet tall. This probably pleases the Marxists at the New York Times who, no doubt, think they are clever beyond belief but most observers can see it as the puerile attempt at mockery and insult that it really is. Besides that, few Americans actually see (or read) The New York Times anymore and their attempt to denigrate Paul Ryan with this lame photo will have no effect on the election.

[JediJones]

[Brooklyn Attitude]

“What a weird choice for a picture!
It’s like saying, “Yes. We are biased!”

Absolutely. There is no reason to publish a picture like that unless you are deliberately trying to depict someone negatively.

[double_down]

Would you expect anything different from the bath house boys.

[double_down]

Would you expect anything different from the bath house boys.

[ebshumidors]

Isn’t son of satan a compliment in nyt circles?

[WOSG]

Houston Chronicle went more with the Hitler theme ...

God Forbid they just show him being happy ...

[WOSG]

New York Times sat on the story about McCain dating a lobbyist for *10 years* and then unleashed it after he wrapped up the nomination. It was a nothingburger. but they really showed their biased hand going after their favorite Republican at precisely the time when it was convenient for the liberals.

[cableguymn]

True.. But idle hands are the devils play ground.. And Obama.. well.. he is not exactly a hard worker..

[I still care]

When you look at the photo, you think it is cut off at the fold, but no, it is a small head at the bottom of the picture in a sea of red.

This is no accident. This is pure MSM hatred and bias. Can we post Biden’s convention picture from the NY Times in 2008 for comparison?

Next time anyone disputes bias, just reference this picture.

[Gene Eric]

Ryan is not Obama’s son.

[Bon mots]

They always show Obama taller or higher onthe page thananyonę else, and sometimes with a halo. They have Ryan stuffed to the bottom of the page, made to look low, mean and evil and anonymous faces are higher.