[dinasour]

From the public editor of the NYT, courtesy of the lovely and talented and smart and lovely Michelle Malkin.



Dear Reader,

Thanks for writing to us.

While the public editor does not usually get involved in pre-publication
matters, Bill Keller, the executive editor of the paper, told us that he
would not stand for any gratuitous reporting about the Roberts's children.
He said that as an adoptive parent he is particularly sensitive about this
issue.

In addition, a senior editor at the paper wrote, "In the case of Judge
Roberts's family, our reporters made initial inquiries about the adoptions,
as they did about many other aspects of his background. They did so with
great care, understanding the sensitivity of the issue. We did not order up
an investigation of the adoptions. We have not pursued the issue after the
initial inquiries, which detected nothing irregular about the adoptions."

Sincerely,
Joe Plambeck
Office of the Public Editor
The New York Times

Note: The public editor's opinions are his own and do not represent those
of The New York Times

[Laverne]

What was it that Novak said on CNN tonight? Regarding the NYTimes response -- I say "bull kaka". There were/are going after the kids.....just like they tried to go after the wife. They are low-lifes, paid for by the DNC, I'm sure. Pigs.

[CFC__VRWC]

That NYT response is pure unadulterated bullsqueeze.

They succeeded in sending their message, and now they're hunkering down waiting out the return fire. Once it dies down a bit they'll check and see if Roberts understood what they were telling him, and if he didn't (that is, if he stays in as a Supreme Court nominee), they'll send an even stronger message.