Didn't read the entire article as I won't register with NYT. However, the parts that are posted reveal the article is not only clearly an editorial but it is dripping with liberal smugness. It's a concern that you would post something without being able to recognize this.
Play devil's advocate for a moment; wouldn't the people at DU say the exact same thing you just did if a Fox News or WSJ article were posted there?
Isn't it telling to anyone else that the only thing the left and the right have in common is a distrust of the media? At some point, people are just people - once you start embracing conspiracy theories about entire groups of people, you're just a hop, skip, and a jump away from being a "9/11 Truther" or a JFK assassination kook.