Posted on 09/06/2018 7:00:49 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Make no mistake. Publishing such an anonymous essay was an unusual, though not unprecedented decision by the newspaper of record.
And people who agree with President Trump that the anonymous assault was cowardly have a point when they argue that its author should have resigned, or accept being fired rather than continue working for a president he or she believes is impetuous, adversarial, petty and ineffective.
Imagine what Democrats would have said had if someone in President Obamas inner circle had publicly denounced his missteps or character flaws with similar disdain.
The New York Times has been struggling, as have other newspapers, with how to cover Donald Trump since the early days of his candidacy.
If youre a working journalist and you believe that Donald J. Trump is a demagogue playing to the nations worst racist and nationalistic tendencies, that he cozies up to anti-American dictators and that he would be dangerous with control of the United States nuclear codes, how the heck are you supposed to cover him? Jim Rutenberg, now the papers media columnist, wrote in August 2016. It seemed inevitable, he wrote, that such journalists would become more oppositional.
Because so many reporters and editors see the president as ignorant, erratic, and hence, dangerous, their reporting has often reflected that view. So do the swipes and sneering at him that slip, almost unconsciously at times, into news stories that according to the papers tradition are supposed to contain facts, not opinion.
But opposition has also led Times reporters to uncover important facts about the presidents cozy relationships with dictators, his familys and senior staff members conflicts of interest and self-dealing, and Special Counsel Robert Muellers ongoing investigation into Russias interference in the 2016 presidential election.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Trump is ignorant, erratic, and hence, dangerous......
She has it backwards...their ignorant and dangerous
It does show that the Deep State exists and is at war with our right to choose our leaders and the Constitution. It did serve that useful purpose.
The ruling political class and media will in natural self preservation delegitimize our election of Trump.
This will get bloody and soon.
Alternate explanation: The letter is fake. A complete fabrication published in the hope of precipitating a Saturday Night Massacre type situation.
The New York Times has been struggling, as have other newspapers, with how to cover Donald Trump since the early days of his candidacy.
Really? All the smears? The lies? They made it look so easy! Thanks Hojczyk.
Well, maybe not "inner circle", but definitely in the neighborhood...Bubba and Ted Kennedy (Orca-MA) talked about how the halfrican obama should be serving them coffee.
Well, you know what ol’ Judy means.
They’re struggling to lie convincingly about Trump.
So far, they’re way short on the convincingly part.
One would think she’d have learned a hard lesson about partisanship in media after her jail time, firing, and having everyone turn on her when she finally found work at Fox.
Learn? Seriously?
After all this time, and all the unending stream of examples, you expect a leftist to learn from experience?
Judith Miller is not a nice person. JMHO
A Red Diaper baby, her Jewish father was Russia-born, her mother an Irish showgirl. Married to editor and publisher Jason Epstein, no children. Long tenure as a New York Slimes journalist, now employed by Fox News (aaaaak). Net worth $7 million.
Leni
Mr “anonymous”?
Mattis.
Readers, follow the link to see the first line of the piece. Judith Miller was employed by the New York Times.
Maybe the name, Fox News, should be changed to New York Fox News. With crud like that op ed, that name would fit more appropriately.
Maybe Judith Miller wrote the op-ed in the NY Times, so you know pride of authorship.
Judith Miller is a NeverTrumper.
And she deserved being fired, should be in jail, and unemployed.
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