LA Times Readers Canceling

NewsMax.com ^ | 10/07/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

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Angry Californians are slashing back at the liberal Los Angeles Times for its sleazy scandal-mongering during the recall campaign where the paper dredged up a slew of women who claim they suffered from groping by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

According to the Times, as of Saturday evening, about 1,000 readers had canceled their subscriptions to protest the handling of the Schwarzenegger story. In addition, the Times admitted getting as many as 400 phone calls critical of its coverage — many angry, some profane.

The paper cited reader Kathy McIver, a Democrat and longtime subscriber to The Times. Today's paper, she told the Times, will be the last that will be delivered to her door.

McIver said she is angry over the Times' biased coverage of the campaign, especially angry about the stories that the newspaper has run in recent days detailing allegations that Arnold Schwarzenegger touched women inappropriately.

None of the women cited had ever filed complaints about the alleged incidents.

"I was disappointed that The Times was being used to be the messenger," she told the Times, "and that they would do that type of investigation and not balance it out by having something negative about [Gov. Gray] Davis because, as we all know, he's done some negative things."

Said another irate reader, Debbie Mahoney, a 52-year-old Northern California resident who said she has read the Times periodically for the last five years, "To me this is a fairness issue." The Times, she added, has demonstrated "true bias" in its coverage of Schwarzenegger.

"You don't even call him by his name," she said. "Whenever I see coverage of Schwarzenegger, I see 'actor.' He's not running as an actor. He's running as a businessman."

"I just think it's a recurring pattern that the Democrats use the press with last-minute smear tactics in tight races or when the race is going against them, and I can quote history on this," Robert Rosenquist, 50, an ophthalmologist, told the Times. Schwarzenegger also struck back, charging that the paper was trying "to derail my campaign, and I think that it's part of the puke campaign that Davis launched now."

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[TheCookMan]

Great. It hits them in the only place that gets their attention: MONEY.

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Hi mom!

[Mo1]

"I just think it's a recurring pattern that the Democrats use the press with last-minute smear tactics in tight races or when the race is going against them, and I can quote history on this," Robert Rosenquist, 50, an ophthalmologist, told the Times

They can't be used unless they want to be used

[Rockitz]

Let's take this a step further. Here's a few ideas for putting these steaming turds out of business.

1. They are filling the mail with postage paid postcards for people to subscribe. They typically come in the mail in these coupon packs. Send in as many as you can with phony subscription requests (real addresses/fake names). Burn them with postage expenses and fake subscriptions.

2. Take the FREE papers and simply recycle them, then cancel when they ask you to subscribe. Give them no cash, but take as much FREE as you can.

3. Tell stores that advertise with them that you are reconsidering you patronage based on their placing ads in the LA Times.

This will drain them of cash and hopefully help put them out of business.

Signed,

a proud non-subscriber for over 15 years

[GeronL]

The paper cited reader Kathy McIver, a Democrat and longtime subscriber to The Times. Today's paper, she told the Times, will be the last that will be delivered to her door.

We need to investigate this. I truly doubt its delivered to their door, probably lands in the driveway, flower bed, neighbors yard where the Doberman eats it....

[kingu]

1. They are filling the mail with postage paid postcards for people to subscribe. They typically come in the mail in these coupon packs. Send in as many as you can with phony subscription requests (real addresses/fake names). Burn them with postage expenses and fake subscriptions.

Rather than committing mail fraud, why not just do as I do.. Use a big black marker, write 'Cancelled!' and drop it in your nearest mailbox. They pay the postage for nothing.

[Righty1]

Another way of draining the terrorist swamp!

[Rockitz]

By fake names, I'm referring to names like Grayout Davis, Cruz Bustabudget, etc. If they're stupid enough to fill those orders that's their fault.

[Kay Soze]

I pulled the LA Tmes from my Favorites and so they'll not get pop up moneies because of my visits.

I am still amazed at the trust many here have in the NY and LA Times.

[Timesink]

Schadenfreude

This is the New York Times Los Angeles Times Schadenfreude Ping List. Freepmail me to be added or dropped.

[Timesink]

Since they admit to 1,000 cancelling, the true figure is probably 3,000 -- or more!

There has been anecdotal evidence posted in the last few days to indicate that the number of cancellations is closer to FIFTY thousand than it is to one thousand.

I guess we'll find out when the next biannual audited circulation figures are released.

[FlyVet]

Heh heh. I don't know what effect Mike Savage has, but I know he beats the Slimes over the head on his radio program almost daily. Red Diaper Doper Babies BUMP.

[Howlin]

Ah..............life is good.

[Republic]

LOL----this is good news! hehe

[Tamzee]

They tried to fling mud and wound up covered in it themselves ;-)

[Howlin]

Tomorrow could be the proverbial "twofer," Davis AND the LA Times!