http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/nyt/ en-us Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:22:24 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101932/posts Sigh! Attention all you liberal journalists out there including Timothy Egan blogging at the New York Times; you really do need to come up with a better descriptive term than "lifelong Republican" which is the most obvious "tell" of all that the person in question is not quite what they claim they are. In the case of Egan, trying very hard to project "Republicans" as drifting away from John McCain, he used that overused description in his most recent blog entry: My friends: it’s not good for Senator McCain.“As a small business owner, it’s very hard to watch a lifetime... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101932/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:22:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101646/posts WASHINGTON, October 8, 2008—Accuracy in Media announced today the launch of its new website, Boycott The New York Times (http://BoycottNYT.com). AIM, which has monitored The New York Times for nearly 40 years, is encouraging news consumers to boycott the most powerful media voice in America to protest its persistent leftist bias. “The Times has, over the course of decades, blatantly distorted the news to advance an ideological agenda,” notes Don Feder, the editor of the Boycott The New York Times website. “The Times’ persistent bias is reflected in its double standard in coverage of liberals and conservatives, its misreporting of... Accuracy in Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101646/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:17:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101640/posts WASHINGTON, October 8, 2008—Accuracy in Media announced today the launch of its new website, Boycott The New York Times (http://BoycottNYT.com). AIM, which has monitored The New York Times for nearly 40 years, is encouraging news consumers to boycott the most powerful media voice in America to protest its persistent leftist bias. “The Times has, over the course of decades, blatantly distorted the news to advance an ideological agenda,” notes Don Feder, the editor of the Boycott The New York Times website. “The Times’ persistent bias is reflected in its double standard in coverage of liberals and conservatives, its misreporting of... Accuracy in Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101640/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:12:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097866/posts JERUSALEM – A prominent article by the New York Times this weekend purporting to investigate the connections between Sen. Barack Obama and former Weathermen radical Bill Ayers omits key associations between the two and in some cases seems to minimize their relationship. One law professor and blogger who was interviewed for the Times says he provided the newspaper with key documentation showing Ayers was directly involved in the formation of the board of an education organization on which Obama served as chairman. But the Times did not present that information and instead made the claim Ayers was not involved in... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097866/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 09:21:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097775/posts JERUSALEM – A prominent article by the New York Times this weekend purporting to investigate the connections between Sen. Barack Obama and former Weathermen radical Bill Ayers omits key associations between the two and in some cases seems to minimize their relationship. One law professor and blogger who was interviewed for the Times says he provided the newspaper with key documentation showing Ayers was directly involved in the formation of the board of an education organization on which Obama served as chairman. But the Times did not present that information and instead made the claim Ayers was not involved in... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097775/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 03:28:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097669/posts ’60s Bomber Ayers Repudiates NY Times, Obama Links by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace · 6 Comments (2008-10-04) — William Ayers, founder of the radical Weather Underground group which carried out a bombing campaign against U.S. targets in the 1960s, today attempted to distance himself from both Barack Obama and The New York Times. Mr. Ayers distributed a news release in response to the Times’ 2,100-word investigative story, originally titled “Obama Has Met Ayers, but the Two Are Not Close” and later re-headlined “Obama Met Ayers By Accident, Worked with Him Unwittingly, Can’t Recall What He Looks Like.” “I don’t read... Scrappleface http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097669/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 23:56:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2097548/posts The NY Times has finally gotten around to covering the Obama-Ayers relationship. The Neocon Latina http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2097548/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 19:52:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097501/posts As others have noted, today’s New York Times carries a story on the relationship between Barack Obama and unrepentant Weather Underground terrorist, Bill Ayers. The piece serves as a platform for the Obama campaign and Obama’s friends and allies. Obama’s spokesman and supporters’ names are named and their versions of events are presented in detail, with quotes. Yet the article makes no serious attempt to present the views of Obama critics who have worked to uncover the true nature of the relationship. That makes this piece irresponsible journalism, and an obvious effort by the former paper of record to protect... NRO The Corner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097501/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 18:21:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097439/posts We’ve been waiting for the mainstream media to apply one-tenth of the investigative power that they’ve put into Wasilla probing Sarah Palin into Chicago to check on Barack Obama. The New York Times offers about that — a tenth of an effort — into exploring Obama’s connections to William Ayers. Despite the fact that Obama worked for Ayers at the Chicago Annenberg Challenge for several years and with Ayers on the Woods Fund for a few more, the Paper of Record insists that the two men have no real ties at all. The first clue as to their spin? The... hotair.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097439/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 16:31:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097380/posts UNSIGNED EDITORIAL: Dick Cheney, Role Model: In all the talk about the vice-presidential debate, there was an issue that did not get much attention but kept nagging at us: Sarah Palin’s description of the role and the responsibilities of the office for which she is running, vice president of the United States. Bob Herbert: Palin’s Alternate Universe: Sarah Palin is the perfect exclamation point to the Bush years. We’ve lived through nearly two terms of an administration that believed it could create its own reality: GAIL COLLINS: Talking in Points: The Republicans were euphoric over Sarah Palin’s debate performance, particularly... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097380/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 14:32:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097111/posts At a tumultuous meeting of anti-Vietnam War militants at the Chicago Coliseum in 1969, Bill Ayers helped found the radical Weathermen, launching a campaign of bombings that would target the Pentagon and United States Capitol. Twenty-six years later, at a lunchtime meeting about school reform in a Chicago skyscraper, Obama met Mr. Ayers, by then an education professor. Their paths have crossed sporadically since then, at a coffee Ayers hosted for Obama’s first run for office, on the schools project and a charitable board, and in casual encounters as Hyde Park neighbors. Their relationship has become a touchstone for Obama’s... nyt http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097111/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:46:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2094485/posts In 1933, Franklin Roosevelt inherited an economic crisis. He understood that his first job was to restore confidence, to give people a sense that somebody was in charge, that something was going to be done. This generation of political leaders is confronting a similar situation, and, so far, they have failed utterly and catastrophically to project any sense of authority, to give the world any reason to believe that this country is being governed. NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2094485/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 01:22:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091354/posts Wachovia has begun preliminary talks with Citigroup about a potential merger, people briefed on the matter said Friday afternoon. Feelers have also been extended between Wachovia and Wells Fargo and Spain’s Banco Santander, these people said. These talks are early, however, and no deal may emerge from them. The New York Times - Dealbook http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091354/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:18:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090736/posts ROANOKE, Va. — Two weeks ago, Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign gleefully publicized a spate of news reports about misleading and untruthful statements in the advertisements of his rival, Senator John McCain. Asked by a voter in New Hampshire if he would respond in kind, Mr. Obama said, “I just have a different philosophy, I’m going to respond with the truth,” adding, “I’m not going to start making up lies about John McCain.” [...] A much criticized, Spanish-language television advertisement wrongly links the views of Mr. McCain, who was a champion of the sweeping immigration overhaul pushed by President Bush,... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090736/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:00:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090106/posts 'Ancient History, Apparently' 2003, that is, when the New York Times ran this article on proposed reforms to Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac: The Bush administration today recommended the most significant regulatory overhaul in the housing finance industry since the savings and loan crisis a decade ago. Under the plan, disclosed at a Congressional hearing today, a new agency would be created within the Treasury Department to assume supervision of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored companies that are the two largest players in the mortgage lending industry. The new agency would have the authority, which now rests with... Powerline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090106/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:41:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089457/posts A recent New York Times editorial criticizing the Federal Bureau of Investigation about its seven-year probe into the mailing of anthrax-laden letters to members of Congress, prominent media figures and others is a direct attempt to plant doubt in the minds of its diminishing readership. The editorial read, “None of the investigators’ major assertions, however, have been tested in cross-examination . . .” Sorry, that test is moot when the suspect kills himself. Dr. Bruce Ivins, a mentally unbalanced scientist at the U.S. Army’s laboratories at Fort Detrick, Maryland, killed himself once he was informed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office... familysecuritymatters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089457/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:50:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089435/posts WAZIRISTAN- NY Times editor Bill Keller, and CEO Arthur "Artie" "Little Pinch" Sulzberger have been honored with enshrinement in the International Criminal Gang of Bastards. "We are proud to enshrine our newest members into our organization." reported ICGOB President and Founder Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf. He added there were, "no drones in the Waziristan area, and Bin Laden is alive and well," in apparent delusional rant accompanying the announcement today. "Our newest members earned this honor, by leaving no doubt they were leading a leftist propaganda movement. Propaganda is what we need to make the socialist, facist, marxist world revolution a... The Waziristan Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089435/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:22:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089415/posts Today the New York Times launched its latest attack on this campaign in its capacity as an Obama advocacy organization. Let us be clear about what this story alleges: The New York Times charges that McCain-Palin 2008 campaign manager Rick Davis was paid by Freddie Mac until last month, contrary to previous reporting, as well as statements by this campaign and by Mr. Davis himself. In fact, the allegation is demonstrably false. As has been previously reported, Mr. Davis separated from his consulting firm, Davis Manafort, in 2006. As has been previously reported, Mr. Davis has seen no income from... McCain / Palin website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089415/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:01:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089096/posts News outlets as diverse as WCBS Radio; Newsday; Agence France-Presse; Fox News; The New York Sun; Russia's state news agency, RIA Novosti; and even the Voice of America elected to report on the anti-Iran rally held yesterday outside the United Nations. The protest against Iran and its president, Ahmadinejad, was sponsored by the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, UJA/Federation. CAMERA, and a number of other groups. It featured such speakers as Natan Sharansky, Elie Wiesel, and the Speaker of Israel's Knesset. Some of the reporting media included photos of the crowds and their protest signs, including Fox News,... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089096/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:22:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087946/posts John McCain's White House campaign Monday lashed out at the media and declared the venerable New York Times was "150 percent" behind Democratic hopeful Barack Obama. McCain senior strategist Steve Schmidt rebuked journalists he said had failed in their duty to submit Obama to intense scrutiny and accused news organizations of hounding McCain's running mate Sarah Palin. "Whatever the New York Times once was, it is today not by any standard a journalistic organization," said Schmidt on a conference call with reporters. "It is a pro-Obama advocacy organization that every day attacks the McCain campaign, attacks Senator McCain, attacks Governor... afp.google.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087946/posts#comment Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:58:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087921/posts NYT editor responds to McCain camp broadside Michael Calderone: NY Times executive editor Bill Keller responded, in an e-mail to Politico, to Steve Schmidt's contention that the paper is pulling for Obama, and that "it is today not by any standard a journalistic organization." "The New York Times is committed to covering the candidates fully, fairly and aggressively. It's our job to ask hard questions, fact-check their statements and their advertising, examine their programs, positions, biographies and advisors. Candidates and their campaign operatives are not always comfortable with that level of scrutiny, but it's what our readers expect and deserve." The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087921/posts#comment Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:23:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087785/posts The McCain Campaign and the Times   [Byron York] Top McCain campaign officials have just finished a conference call to unveil a new ad, called "Chicago Machine," which highlights ties between Barack Obama and Tony Rezko, William Daley, Emil Jones, and Rod Blagojevich.  The ad, the officials say, will air nationally and "across the depth and breadth of the battleground states." Among other topics covered in the call, campaign officials Rick Davis and Steve Schmidt were asked about a story in the New York Times concerning Davis' role in an advocacy group that included Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  Davis defended... National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087785/posts#comment Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:10:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087522/posts BAGHDAD — At first, I didn’t recognize the place. On Karada Mariam, a street that runs over the Tigris River toward the Green Zone, the Serwan and the Zamboor, two kebab places blown up by suicide bombers in 2006, were crammed with customers. Farther up the street was Pizza Napoli, the Italian place shut down in 2006; it, too, was open for business. And I’d forgotten altogether about Abu Nashwan’s Wine Shop, boarded up when the black-suited militiamen of the Mahdi Army had threatened to kill its owners. There it was, flung open to the world. Two years ago, when... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087522/posts#comment Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:10:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087087/posts On last nights Saturday Night Live, there was an eight minute clip that focused on the NY Times coverage of Sarah Palin. The skit addressed a fictional meeting where the Peter Conolly Assignment Editor of the NY Times explains his plans to send 50 reporters to Alaska, to dig dirt on the Palins. The media may try to play this off as SNL bringing up the topic of incest in the Palin household.  The real story is that SNL framed the NY Times and it's staff for precisely what kind of tactics they have used against the Palins so far. ... Saturday Night Live http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087087/posts#comment Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:01:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086565/posts Yes, immigration is a complicated and combustible issue for political candidates — and the economic meltdown is everyone’s top priority. No, that is no excuse for ignoring immigration or lying about it to voters, as John McCain and Barack Obama have been doing. The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086565/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:40:39 GMT