http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/thenewyorktimes/ en-us Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:45:44 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159124/posts Here’s an idea so atrocious that that it should send shivers down the spines of those who are fighting media bias — forcing taxpayers to subsidize said bias. Many newspapers are in serious financial trouble, due to a number of factors — including alienating former subscribers with bias so blatant that it leaps off the pages. The New York Times saw its ad revenue fall 16.2% from October 2007 to October 2008. Last year, its stock lost 66.8% of its value. The paper is planning to take out a $225-million mortgage on its Manhattan headquarters to cover operating deficits. No... Boycott The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159124/posts#comment Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:45:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2151621/posts The headline on a critique in today’s New York Times says it all: “Wonderful? Sorry, George, It’s a Pitiful, Dreadful Life.” Nothing more clearly illustrates the paper’s hatred of normalcy than its revisionist perspective on “It’s A Wonderful Life.” The moral of the 1946 Capra classic — life has meaning. Even if we don’t achieve our dreams, even if our existence is seemingly hum-drum, those who lead good lives will never know how much good they’ve done. George Bailey does, by glimpsing what his world would look like if he’d never been born. He discovers (to paraphrase the film) that... Boycott The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2151621/posts#comment Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:42:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2149195/posts An article in yesterday’s New York Times by Public Editor Clark Hoyt, “Separating the Terror and the Terrorists,” is a nauseating example of the paper’s moral relativism applied to the war on terrorism. Hoyt tries to rationalize The Times’ reluctance to apply the “terrorist” label to people who take hostages, blow up bystanders and shoot 5-year-old girls in their beds. Hoyt admits “The Times is sparing in its use of ‘terrorist’” when reporting on Palestinian atrocities. In an effort to be even-handed, the paper has decided to call the murder of Jews inside the 1948 boundaries of Israel “terrorist,” but... Boycott The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2149195/posts#comment Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:45:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2146328/posts The New York Times’ financial woes continue to mount, and that’s good news for America. To offset shrinking revenues, the paper plans to borrow $225 million by mortgaging its 52-story Manhattan headquarters. This should be a cause for celebration for patriots everywhere. The company’s stock lost half its value this year. According to the December 9 Financial Times, “advertising revenue at the paper fell sharply in November.” The Times owes $400 million on two revolving lines of credit. Analysts believe mortgaging its building is the only way to secure the capital it needs for 2009, which is expected to be... Boycott The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2146328/posts#comment Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:23:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2137679/posts Andrew Rosenthal, editorial page editor of the New York Times, moonlights as a standup comic. Rosenthal recently told the annual conference of the Association of National Advertisers that his paper "aims to ensure opinion and news are kept separate, even as the Internet increasingly blurs the lines," the Oct. 17 edition of Advertising Age reported. Stop, you're killing me. The New York Times is to objectivity what Jack the Ripper was to women's rights. If the Times strives to keep reporting and commentary separate, you and I aren't the only ones who've missed it. Earlier this year, a Rasmussen Reports... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2137679/posts#comment Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:43:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2137545/posts An article in Advertising Age reports that The New York Times slashed its quarterly stock dividend from 23 cents in the third quarter of 2007 to 6 cents for the same period of 2008. America’s “newspaper of wretched” is in a steady - and, in some cases, steep - decline. While many factors are involved, clearly, a lot of readers are fed up with the Times’ inveterate bias, highlighted in its coverage of the 2008 campaign. With the announcement of the dividend cut, shares of New York Times stock fell 6.64% to close at $5.34 on Friday. In the past... Boycott The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2137545/posts#comment Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:05:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123897/posts In an editorial in today’s paper, The New York Times misrepresents an anti-Obama message, which it claims amounted to “character assassination.” One of its targets is an e-mailing sent by a group of Pennsylvania Jewish activists to 75,000 Jewish voters in the Keystone state, warning of the dangers of an Obama presidency. According to The Times, the e-mailing equates “a vote for Barack Obama with the ‘tragic mistake’ of Jews who ignored the warning signs of the Holocaust.” This implies the communication suggested that Obama would somehow facilitate another Holocaust. It did no such thing. The e-mailing, from a retired... Boycott The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123897/posts#comment Mon, 3 Nov 2008 20:38:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2120944/posts In this campaign, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is easily The New York Times’ favorite target. John McCain’s running mate represents everything the mainstream media despise - pro-life, pro-family, pro-traditional marriage and anti-big government. Once upon a time (before he secured the GOP nomination), The Times actually liked McCain, and called him a “maverick,” its term of endearment for Republican lawmakers. Sarah Palin it could never like, even if she was running against Gen. Pinochet. The Times’ latest Palin hit is a “news story” in today’s paper, the gist of which is that his running mate is a major liability for... Boycott The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2120944/posts#comment Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:07:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2118886/posts In an article today, The New York Times continues to distort the debate over judges by equating constitutionalists on the U.S. Appeals Court to judicial activists. To illustrate what it calls conservative judicial activism, The Times cites a recent decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit upholding a South Dakota law requiring informed consent for women seeking an abortion. Under the law, doctors must explain to women that abortions “terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique human being.” In upholding the law, the Appeals Court overturned a district court decision which held the measure somehow... Boycott The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2118886/posts#comment Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:27:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117853/posts On the release of an October 22 Pew Research Center survey that found 70% of Americans think the media favors Senator Obama over Senator McCain, Boycott The New York Times editor Don Feder noted that media bias reached new lows in this election. “As bad as The New York Times has been before, it’s nothing compared to the way the paper has managed, manipulated and mangled coverage of the 2008 campaign,” Feder observed. “Not a day goes by that The Times doesn’t misrepresent John McCain, ridicule Sarah Palin, refuse to report a revelation that reflects badly on the Obama-Biden campaign,... Accuracy in Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117853/posts#comment Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:39:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2116763/posts Speaking at the annual conference of the Association of National Advertisers, New York Times editorial page editor Andrew Rosenthal said the paper “aims to ensure opinion and news are kept separate, even as the Internet increasingly blurs the line” (as reported in Advertising Age on October 17). Stop, you’re killing me! The New York Times is to journalistic integrity what Vlad The Impaler was to “can’t-we-all-just-learn-to-get-along?” The public doesn’t share Rosenthal’s perspective. Earlier this year, a Rasmussen Reports survey found that just 24% of American voters have a favorable opinion of The New York Times - making the paper as... Boycott The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2116763/posts#comment Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:11:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2116715/posts Maureen Dowd has never been known for her consistency of logic, but the poor dear is getting on in years and it’s becoming increasingly clear that her memory has started to slip. Read more here. The Stiletto Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2116715/posts#comment Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:28:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2112460/posts In a story in today’s New York Times, the paper once again goes to bat for illegal immigration - this time by attacking a border fence in Friendship Park near San Diego. Formerly, the Park “stood out as a spot where international neighbors [i.e., Mexicans in Mexico and Mexicans residing in the United States] can chat easily over the fence,” The Times gushes. But now, the once-tattered chain-link fence is being replaced with a more formidable barrier, making it harder for cross-border socializing - a tragedy of unparalleled proportions, from The Times’ perspective. Typically, The Times quotes one individual who... Boycott The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2112460/posts#comment Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:00:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2111338/posts WASHINGTON, October 21, 2008—As The New York Times increasingly comes under fire for an October 18 story that delved into Cindy McCain’s personal life, a prominent critic of the paper is calling for a boycott of what he terms “America’s newspaper of wretched.” Don Feder, the editor of the Boycott The New York Times website http://boycottnyt.com, says the lengths that The Times went to in order to “trash” Mrs. McCain is further proof of a relentless pro-Obama bias at the newspaper. “How low will The New York Times go to trash John McCain and his wife Cindy? Think the bellies... Accuracy in Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2111338/posts#comment Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:57:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2110322/posts It’s not enough for America’s “newspaper of wretched” to smear John McCain and Sarah Palin. In an October 18 “news” story, “Behind McCain, Outsider in Capital Wanting Back In,” it went after the candidate’s wife, Cindy McCain. In the guise of a profile piece, The Times rehashed Mrs. McCain’s past addiction to pain-killers - a story that was old news 20 years ago. It also reported that John and Cindy spend much of their time apart - he in Washington, she in their Arizona home. This is so common for Congressmen and their wives that’s it’s hardly worth noting. But... Boycott The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2110322/posts#comment Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:12:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2108407/posts When the left is desperate to smear someone, it inevitably resorts to accusations of racism. In a recent editorial, “Politics of Attack,” The New York Times charged: “But Senator McCain and Governor Sarah Palin have been running one of the most appalling campaigns we can remember.” Every Republican presidential campaign is the “most appalling” The Times can remember. Still, the paper insists that McCain and his running mate have moved beyond mere “distortions” of Obama’s record “into the dark territory of race-baiting and xenophobia.” Boycott The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2108407/posts#comment Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:22:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2053648/posts Citing President Bush’s agreeing to a “time horizon” for troop withdrawals from Iraq (second item) and the administration’s having authorized high-level talks with Iran and North Korea, The New York Times notes that McCain – who remains opposed to a timed withdrawal that is not based on conditions on the ground, as well as to diplomatic engagement with “axis of evil” countries – is creating “the perception that he is more conservative than Mr. Bush”: Essentially, as the administration has taken a more pragmatic approach to foreign policy, the decision of Mr. McCain to adhere to his more hawkish... The Stiletto Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2053648/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:59:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960995/posts It is often said that the best way to find out how a candidate would act in office if elected, is to see who he/she surrounds himself with. Money is another factor, what people and industries are backing the candidate. These answers should be an indicator of what to expect. Who is behind the man should gauge what kind of man he is. The great Richard Viguerie tells the story of how he and other conservatives had a “seat at the table” of the presidential campaigns of Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan for. His thinking was if Conservatives aren’t at... PoliPundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960995/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:08:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1917961/posts If it’s Monday morning, it means I’m talking to one of the Thompson Associates, who offers his thoughts on Jay Cost’s contention that Fred Thompson is running against the mainstream/drive-by media and its expectations as much as his rivals. The Thompson Associate said that he and others close to Thompson had studied the campaign of McCain in 2000, and began to wonder if glowing profiles from the mainstream media, and the traditional definition of ‘good press coverage’ no longer applied in Republican primaries. “What happens if you start from the assumption that the conservative base has no respect at all,... The National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1917961/posts#comment Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:16:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1910679/posts Every major daily paper in New York took note of President Bush's deci sion to bestow the first Medal of Honor of Operation Enduring Freedom on Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy - a Long Islander who gave his life for his country and his fellow SEALs. Every paper but one, that is. New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1910679/posts#comment Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:32:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1890213/posts You’ve heard of institutional memory? Well The New York Times has developed institutional Alzheimer’s.Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus outlines the details of a story that is familiar to anyone who’s picked up a newspaper, watched the news on TV or listened to talk radio over the past few days: [A]n important political figure, arrested for engaging in lewd conduct in a public men's room. Married, with children, he told no one. Instead he pleaded guilty without even hiring a lawyer, hoping the problem would quietly disappear. When, as was inevitable, the press got hold of the story, his erstwhile supporters... Blogger News Network http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1890213/posts#comment Sun, 2 Sep 2007 17:05:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877872/posts Can the Second Coming be far distant? Given the glimpses of truth beginning to filter through the pages of darkness typically published by the Main Stream Media, one wonders. First, in June, The New York Times surprises all several hundred of its remaining readers with a major news story reporting the developing sense of peace spreading across the battlefield that was Anbar province. Anbar, for nearly three years it was regarded as the most hopeless space and people in all Iraq. It was hopeless. A year after putting into effect the strategies developed by General David Petraeus, Anbar knows evenings,... Leibowitz's Canticle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877872/posts#comment Wed, 8 Aug 2007 00:38:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1862991/posts WASHINGTON (AFP) - Faced with Republican defections, senior US officials are debating whether President George W. Bush should announce soon his intention to begin a gradual withdrawal of US troops from Iraqi cities, The New York Times reported on its website late Sunday. Citing unnamed administration officials, the newspaper said Bush and his aides once thought they could wait to begin those discussions until after September 15, when the top military commander and the US ambassador are scheduled to present a progress report. But some of Bush's aides now believe forces are combining against him just as the Senate prepares... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1862991/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jul 2007 13:58:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1738754/posts For the second time this year, the New York Times has taken an interest in the vast collection of documents captured in postwar Iraq. The Times first noticed these materials six months ago, when the U.S. government began posting images of them on the Internet. In a dismissive report, the Times noted that intelligence professionals opposed the document release but had gone along under pressure from Republicans engaged in a quixotic attempt to find an ex post facto justification (terror connections, weapons of mass destruction efforts) for the Iraq war. By now, thousands of documents have been posted, and... The Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1738754/posts#comment Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:42:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1557443/posts Forget Sam Alito's tenuous ties, two decades ago, to the Concerned Alumni of Princeton. Where's the outrage about Sen. Edward Kennedy's continuing membership in the Owl Club? Kennedy relentlessly badgered Judge Alito for listing the Princeton group on a job application in 1985, but The Washington Times reported Thursday that the Massachusetts senator remains active with the Owl - one of nine males-only fraternities that in 1984 Harvard "booted from the university for violating federal anti-discrimination laws, authored by Mr. Kennedy." TheNew York Times examined the records of CAP and found no evidence Alito was an active member. Yet the... Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1557443/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:45:19 GMT