Posted on 05/15/2003 12:55:07 PM PDT by TBP
A group of demonstrators marched outside the Washington bureau of the New York Times today demanding the resignation of Times Executive Editor Howell Raines. The demonstration was led by the DC Chapter of Free Republic and Accuracy in Media.
Demonstrators chanted "Hey, hey, ho, ho. Howell Raines has got to go." They carried signs bearing messages like "Howell, Gerald and Arthur: New York Times Liars Club," "All the Lies That Are Fit to Print," "New York Times: Credibility Quagmire," "A Fish Rots From the Head Down. Fire Howell Raines," and others. They distributed stickers saying "I don't believe The New York Times" which were very well received.
A reporter from the Times came out of the building to interview the demonstration leaders. While she was doing so, another reporter showed up. "I'm from the Washington Post," he said. "I probably have the same questions that she does." WUSA-TV, a Washington, D.C. television station, also sent a reporter and a camera.
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