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COVERING UP FOR THAT COVER (More New York Times Krugmanfreude!)
The Conspiracy to Keep You Poor and Stupid ^
| November 30, 2003
| Donald L. Luskin
Posted on 11/29/2003 11:39:39 PM PST by Timesink
COVERING UP FOR THAT COVER A rare Paul Krugman correction in the New York Times? Not quite. Today's corrections section states,
"An article last Sunday about the differing covers on the American and British editions of a book by Paul Krugman, the economist and Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, Page, referred incorrectly to a caricature on the British version. According to groups that distribute the image, the drawing of Vice President Dick Cheney, with the words 'Got Oil' on his forehead and a dark mustache, was intended to evoke the 'Got Milk' advertising campaign, not to suggest a comparison with Hitler."
Why the Times cannot name "groups that distribute the image" is unknown (perhaps they don't want to be associated with it -- according to the book-jacket's inside back flap, the group [singular] is Magnum Photos). It is also unknown why such "groups" (or group) would be able to authoritatively state exactly what the "drawing" (it is actually a photograph) was "intended to evoke," since the "groups" (or group) do nothing but "distribute the image" and have nothing to do with the creation of the protest-march sign contained in the image. But more relevant here: it doesn't really matter what the original protest-march sign was "intended to evoke." What is relevant is what the use of the image on a book-jacket in the UK where, (as Robert Musil has exhaustively pointed out), the "Got Milk" advertising campaign is virtually unknown. A week after distancing itself from Krugman, the Times has gone back to covering up for him.
Posted by Donald Luskin at 1:39 AM
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antiamericanism; changingstories; clymer; donaldlluskin; donaldluskin; donluskin; gotmilk; gotoil; krugman; krugmanfreude; lyingliars; mediabias; mediafraud; medialies; newyorktimes; nyt; nytimes; nytschadenfreude; paulkrugman; schadenfreude; thenewyorktimes
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posted on
11/29/2003 11:39:40 PM PST
by
Timesink
To: martin_fierro; reformed_democrat; Loyalist; =Intervention=; PianoMan; GOPJ; Miss Marple; Tamsey; ...
This is the New York Times Krugmanfreude Ping List. Freepmail me to be added or dropped.
Please, somebody teach me how to think!
This is the Mainstream Media Shenanigans ping list. Please freepmail me to be added or dropped.
Please note this is a medium- to high-volume list.
Please feel free to ping me if you come across a thread you would think worthy of this ping list. I can't catch them all!
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posted on
11/29/2003 11:41:40 PM PST
by
Timesink
(I'm not a big fan of electronic stuff, you know? Beeps ... beeps freak me out. They're bad.)
To: Timesink
Hey Timesink, have you seen this yet?
WAG THE TURKEY: Surprise Thanksgiving dinner at 6 AM? It's not a major media idiocy, but it's a Bush hit piece based on a WP typo and is worth some serious schadenfreude! (The author can't tell time and refuses to retract it. Hint: Bush's dinner was at 6 PM not 6 AM.)
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posted on
11/29/2003 11:56:39 PM PST
by
stands2reason
("Don't funk with my funk."--Bootsy Collins)
To: Timesink
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posted on
11/30/2003 12:05:27 AM PST
by
RJayneJ
To: Timesink
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posted on
11/30/2003 12:06:29 AM PST
by
RonDog
To: stands2reason
Hey Timesink, have you seen this yet? WAG THE TURKEY: Surprise Thanksgiving dinner at 6 AM?No I haven't! I'll ping it to the Shenanigans list. Thanks!
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posted on
11/30/2003 12:11:07 AM PST
by
Timesink
(I'm not a big fan of electronic stuff, you know? Beeps ... beeps freak me out. They're bad.)
To: Timesink
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posted on
11/30/2003 1:15:03 AM PST
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the TrackBall into the Sunset...)
To: RonDog
I knew that name sounded familiar. I have just discovered a copy of The Great Unravelling by Paul Krugman on my bookshelf, purchased by my husband. I haven't read it yet, and I don't think he has either.
To: Timesink
So, help me out here.... The Times is a left wing publication? Right?
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posted on
11/30/2003 5:23:04 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(PROUDLY POSTING WITHOUT READING THE ARTICLE SINCE 1999 !)
To: RonDog
I noticed that W has "Enron" tattooed on his forehead. Does the book mention that Krugman took $50,000 in consulting fees from Enron and touted the company in his column.
Remember: Krugman, paid tout for Enron.
To: Lazamataz
So, help me out here.... The Times is a left wing publication? Right? Not really. They've been getting better. They now feature conservative columnists on days ending in "q".
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posted on
11/30/2003 7:13:51 AM PST
by
TomB
To: Timesink
Of course, anyone who can tell the difference between a broom mustache and a Hitler mustache would have dissed the Hitler comparison as soon as he saw it. I did. Got flamed. Was proved right. Only later did I realize the Got Oil connection, especially when you see a black liquid dripping from the lower lip. That's your basic Got Milk.
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posted on
11/30/2003 9:29:42 AM PST
by
gcruse
(http://gcruse.typepad.com/)
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