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You could call this latest “coordinated” hit on big, bad President Donald Trump ‘The Dog Day of the American Newspaper Industry’ D-Day for the 340-something newspapers who took up the Boston Globe’s lead to publish anti-Trump editorials on their largely ignored-by-the-public editorial pages, and only Rex Huppke’s dog over at the Chicago Tribune is getting to lap up any attention. The progressive-left’s running dog media hoped to gain public trust by coordinating against the president they live to hate in a single day, but their efforts went over like the proverbial lead balloon.

About 350 newspapers in the United States will have editorials Thursday decrying President Donald Trump's description of the media as the "enemy of the people." Here are some of the newspapers blasting Trump's anti-press rhetoric.

But Politico senior media writer Jack Shafer wrote that the Globe’s effort is “sure to backfire” and simply offer Trump extra ammunition. “It will provide Trump with the circumstantial evidence of the existence of a national press cabal that has been convened solely [to] oppose him,” Shafer wrote. “Trump will reap enough fresh material to wale on the media for at least a month.” Shafer’s piece, “America’s newspapers just played right into Trump’s hands,” notes that Thursday’s editorials will allow Trump to criticize the Globe’s coordinated effort during upcoming rallies and speeches. The Politico writer even predicted Trump’s rhetoric. “By...

As a first step, I would like to challenge Sen. Rubio to publically explain why any American civilian actually needs to own a military assault weapon. The 2nd Amendment of our Constitution consists of 26 words written in arcane language that has caused much confusion down through the years. Since the amendment was written at a time in our history where virtually every home contained a flintlock musket and gun ownership was an accepted, normal part of everyday life, it’s reasonable to believe that, rather than dealing with individual gun ownership, the 2nd Amendment was intended to protect the right...

A newspaper in Harrisburg, PA, PennLive/The Patriot-News, informed its readers yesterday that the paper would no longer be accepting anti-gay marriage letters or op-eds. After nationwide outrage was expressed, the paper revised its policy slightly; you could submit anti-gay marriage tracts for a limited amount of time. Daily Caller: After receiving strong pushback, the newspaper’s editorial board, which is overseen by Editorial Page Editor John Micek, quickly revised its policy. Freedom of speech will be allowed — but only for a “limited” period of time. Micek explained on Twitter: “Clarification: We will not foreclose discussion of the high court’s decision, but arguments that...

“Everyone talks about the weather,” Mark Twain (apocryphally) observed, “but nobody does anything about it.” To some extent, the same is true about editorial bias. People have complained about bias in news coverage for decades, but only recently have the barriers to market entry been so low as to allow critics to build their own platforms to do anything about it. That frustration with editorial bias led in large part to the explosion of the blogosphere, which forced news outlets to deal substantively with the criticisms they created with their editorial biases.That is the free-market approach. Should there be a...

Wasn't there a time when the country had great newspapers with great editorials that regularly thundered and whispered, sighed and screamed, were outraged or outraged others? Where did they all go? Newspapers had character in those days of yore, whether good or bad. The reader could depend on it. And the editorials were a window into their soul. Those editorials might be loved or loathed, admired or despised, but they were read. Like the newspapers themselves. No day could start properly without at least a glance at the editorial page. Sensational or thoughtful, brief or discursive, each editorial might have...

In reaction to the defeat of gun control in the U.S. Senate yesterday, editorial pages across the nation are seething with anger, lashing out at rural America, gun manufacturers and the NRA.

ZZZZZZZZZZZ OOOK! EEEEEK! AAAAAAAK! ZZZZZZZZZZZ (to self: already promised Bucky last word. Must not respond. What are all those angry chimp noises I hear?) ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ OOOOOH! OOOOOH! EEEEEEEEH! OOOOOH! EEEEEH! (must not read Bucky's last post. If I do, I'll respond and Lord Jim will emerge from a Joseph Conrad novel and start posting editorials in breaking. Must not. Willpower. Do not read. Must not) ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Oh, Bucky! So much is completely beyond you---NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! What? Wha? It was all a dream, wasn't it?

Shoot it down: Senate must kill amendment that would dangerously gut gun laws Tuesday, July 21st 2009, 4:00 AM The pistols-for-everyone-everywhere crowd in Washington has engineered diabolical legislation that would blow gaping holes in New York's gun control laws. The measure must be stopped.Republican Sen. John Thune wants Americans across the country to be able to carry concealed weapons, including Americans who live in, work in or visit this city and state. That's apparently the way of life, and death, in his beloved South Dakota. But what flies in Sioux Falls, population 150,000, or capital city Pierre, population 14,000, does...

The recent cases of a right-to-life extremist accused of killing an abortion doctor in Kansas and an elderly white supremacist accused in the fatal shooting of a Holocaust museum guard in Washington, D.C., match warnings in the report. It concluded individuals with white supremacist views, acting as so-called lone wolves, pose the most significant domestic terrorism threat because they are difficult for law enforcement to detect before they commit crimes. Right-wing extremism is not a liberal figment of the imagination. As the DHS report and recent incidents make clear, it is a growing threat and a valid concern for federal...

Major U.S. newspapers express misgivings about California Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decision An analysis of major newspaper editorials published in response to the California Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a ban on same-sex marriages shows that a majority of the editorials opposed the ruling. The analysis, provided by the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy (iMAPP) of Manassas, Virginia, examined 20 of the highest-circulation newspapers in the United States. Twelve of the 20 published editorial reactions to the California court’s decision. Of the twelve editorials, seven were opposed to the decision while only four were in favor. One major paper...

Times Executive Editor Bill Keller delivered the Hugo Young Memorial Lecture in London in November, sponsored by the liberal Guardian newspaper, and said some things to his journalistic friends he might not felt comfortable telling a more general audience. "...And I would argue that in this clattering, interconnected, dangerous world, journalism that cuts through the noise has never been needed more. We have a war going very badly in Iraq, and another one in Afghanistan where our declaration of victory looks very premature." "...Third, we are agnostic as to where a story may lead; we do not go into a...

In reference to the liberal New York Times' publisher, the new owner of the Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch, said in a recent interview reported by Editor and Publisher, "I won’t meddle any more than Arthur Sulzberger does…. I just think The Journal needs a little more urgency.” According to the report, there may be some changes at the venerable newspaper under its pending new leadership. "We have lots of decisions to make,” Murdoch said. "How much should we really spend developing the Saturday paper? What should we do digitally? Should we remain subscription-based on the Web, or should we...

CHICAGO The Chicago Sun-Times is turning left. The tabloid that shifted toward political conservatism under the brief ownership of Rupert Murdoch more than two decades ago now says that it is "rethinking our stance on several issues, including the most pressing issue facing Americans today: Bush's war in Iraq."

Let’s Read the G.O.P. Tea Leaves (5 Letters) To the Editor: In “How to Win by Losing” (Op-Ed, Sept. 13), Ramesh Ponnuru argues that Republicans could “win by losing” if they fail to maintain control of the House but keep the Senate in 2006, because this would put the G.O.P. in a better position to win in 2008....

See this thread for more information. Plagiarized from myself in fact... WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE INVOLVING FELINES, AND OTHER OFF-COLOR "GREY" LANGUAGE and PUNS! (Scroll down for text) A columnist's publicity stunt To say we can't be like Mike Hunt He didn't say that Instead, more like "cat"... Never mind, I'll just fall back and punt! While fighting the war on terror A columnist made an error A publicity stunt left him out of the hunt Naming aught from the sex that is fairer! A columnist's take on the war: One of his words left people sore. It sounds like wussy...

There are a number of magazines/newspapers and other periodicals who take advantage of readership by publishing editor's opinions in the form of news. An example: Vanity Fair.These articles are readily available, and free, on the Vanity Fair website:The first article is from the Vanity Fair editor-in-chief, Graydon Carter. In this letter, Carter describes how he believes that "the Bush Administration has attempted to remake America into everything we have long deplored".In what I find a most disturbing and worrying piece, Vanity Fair film critic Michael Wolff reviews a number of films, including 'V for Vendetta' which he describes as '...

Judge Alito: The Final Showdown (7 Letters) To the Editor: Re "Senators in Need of a Spine" (editorial, Jan. 26): You write that Democratic senators are in need of a spine to filibuster Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s Supreme Court nomination.............

Happy New Year Mr. Farmer, I hope you enjoyed your vacation. Some interesting things happened since you been gone that you might want to write about. I guess the first thing is about the Baltimore Sun columnist who plagiarized and left the paper in shame. He was one of the administrations biggest critics. I don't think he heard about Jason Blair. I thought honesty and accuracy was a big thing in the media. Which of course brings us to the tragedy in West Virginia. Twelve people died in a mine explosion and the media gets it totally wrong. Again. Just...