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Team Bush declares war on the New York Times
Guardian ^ | October 19, 2004 | October 19, 2004

Posted on 10/19/2004 3:00:59 PM PDT by Former Military Chick

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To: Former Military Chick

Has the Guardian reported that the New York Times is at war with the Bush Administration? They are on record endorsing his opponent and calling President Bush's presidency "disastrous", but that is less objectionable than the Bush Administration criticizing the New York Times for what it claims are reporting inaccuracies and therefore refusing to cooperate with the Times.

I'm just stunned by the gall of an institution that thinks it should be able to exhibit animus against individuals without adverse reaction.


21 posted on 10/19/2004 3:17:10 PM PDT by Poodlebrain
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To: Former Military Chick

Egad....I can't wait for this election to be over with. I think I'll concentrate on MLB playoffs on weekdays and college and NFL games on Saturday and Sunday. That should be enough of a diversion until the shit hits the fan on 11/2/04.


22 posted on 10/19/2004 3:17:43 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Which Star Trek Capt. would you want for President? Picard or Kirk? In wartime, the choice is easy.)
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To: madprof98

You took the words right out of my mouth.


23 posted on 10/19/2004 3:18:47 PM PDT by raynearhood ("America is too great for small dreams." - Ronald Reagan, speech to Congress. January 1, 1984.)
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To: sarasota

It is time that the battle is joined. By punishing the NY Times by limiting their access, the President is weakening the quality of their reporting. He has nothing to lose as the Times will stab him in the back regardless.

I don't think the Times is thrilled with having stories like this written. It will inform the 10 readers left who don't know about the Times' leftward tilt, that a major party has a problem with their coverage and that they'd better check with other news sources before believing what they read.


24 posted on 10/19/2004 3:18:53 PM PDT by winner3000
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To: Former Military Chick
Or maybe they have decided to blame the newsroom for our opinion pages, though they certainly know that the editorial writers and columnists operate completely independent of reporters and editors

Damn, those guys owe me a new keyboard.

25 posted on 10/19/2004 3:19:30 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter (Liberalism: The irrational fear of self reliance.)
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To: Poodlebrain
Every day the DoD puts together a collection of articles of interest to the executives in the Department. It is widely disseminated.

Recently, Secty Rumsfeld directed that the guys who put together the Early Bird (as it's called) to print periodicals' corrections to earlier articles at the front of the Early Bird.

Since he did that, the EB prints 2-3 corrections and/or retractions a day. Probably 55% or so come from the NYT, LAT, or Washington Post.

26 posted on 10/19/2004 3:22:16 PM PDT by No Longer Free State
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To: Mike Bates; All

When I first heard Michael Savage say that Liberalism is a 'diseases of the mind', I stepped back and said to myself "whoa, this is a little extreme." However, since 2000 and especially with the crap being thrown out by these Red Diaper Doper baby journalists at the New York Times, I believe Mr. Savage is right about them. And it doesn't just stop with the NY Times - how about Dean's orgasmic shout across America or Gore's quasi-demonic rendition of an evangelist ("Rumsfeld outta resign",etc). When I heard those sound bytes, the first thought that entered my mind was "diseased mind."


27 posted on 10/19/2004 3:22:47 PM PDT by NotADove (Matrix IV - The Collapse of ABC, CBS & NBC - Rather, Brokaw, Walters, Couric are not humanitarians)
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To: Former Military Chick
What they have basically done by words and deeds is to say to the New York Times: 'We don't need you. We can get our message out without you.'"

Boo freakin' hoo.

The bosom buddies at The Guardian and The New York Times think it is 'news' that no one needs them? Man, you could have written that ten years ago, it's not news now.

28 posted on 10/19/2004 3:22:49 PM PDT by siunevada
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To: Former Military Chick
The NYT is making itself irrelevant. Even liberals now send their important op-ed pieces to the Wall Street Journal.
29 posted on 10/19/2004 3:23:06 PM PDT by colorado tanker ("medals, ribbons, we threw away the symbols of what our country gave us and I'm proud of that")
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To: Theresawithanh

For the New York Times to preach about spin, the same paper with a front page story on Abu Graib for 32 consecutive days, for just this year being forced to admit that Jayson Blair is a serial liar, and for being the textbook example of the liberal press spinning everything for its agenda, is just plain funny.


30 posted on 10/19/2004 3:23:26 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: Theresawithanh

"Time to get rid of the old gray lady."

The old gray lady is doing a pretty good job of that herself :^)
It really wouldn't be so bad if they prefaced all their stories with:
"All the news thats fit to print for liberals and UN apologists"


31 posted on 10/19/2004 3:23:42 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (W'04)
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To: Former Military Chick
It always amazes me how seriously journalist take themselves and their colleagues. They'll make excuses, rationalize, defend, cry, wail and whine when someone in power dismisses them.

They just don't get it. No longer do politicians have to suck up to these rags. Oh, you didn't get your seat on the plane? Well tough you self important little creep. I didn't get to fly with the prez either.

Sorry guy's it's true. Us in "flyover country" don't need you, don't want you, and don't care what your opinions are.
32 posted on 10/19/2004 3:24:46 PM PDT by saleman
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To: No Longer Free State
editorial writers and columnists operate completely independent of reporters and editors

That means that the reporters and editors are independently biased towards libralism. See, isn't that better than if they were colluding about their bias?/sarcasm

33 posted on 10/19/2004 3:25:22 PM PDT by techcor
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To: Former Military Chick

The NYT has been at war with Bush for a long time. Glad that Bush is finally waging it back.


34 posted on 10/19/2004 3:25:34 PM PDT by ModelBreaker
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To: Former Military Chick

I 8 out of every 10 people I know or meet started to call me biased or a racist or whatever, I thing I would do a introspective examination.

When 8 out of 10 people tell the media that they are biased, the call the 8 ignorant Republicans. The simple fact that they won't even investigate the assertions prove the assertions.


35 posted on 10/19/2004 3:26:19 PM PDT by CriticalJ
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To: Former Military Chick

Bush should be very careful, otherwise the Times will start printing false, distorted, propogandistic stories about him.


36 posted on 10/19/2004 3:26:51 PM PDT by FreedomSurge
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To: FreedomSurge
Bush should be very careful, otherwise the Times will start printing false, distorted, propogandistic stories about him.

ROFLMAO ping

37 posted on 10/19/2004 3:28:14 PM PDT by No Longer Free State
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To: Mike Bates

LOL -- Thanks, I needed that laugh!


38 posted on 10/19/2004 3:28:33 PM PDT by Continental Soldier
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To: Former Military Chick

If 8 out of every 10 people I know or meet started to call me biased or a racist or whatever, I thing I would do a introspective examination.

When 8 out of 10 people tell the media that they are biased, the call the 8 ignorant Republicans. The simple fact that they won't even investigate the assertions prove the assertions.


39 posted on 10/19/2004 3:28:39 PM PDT by CriticalJ
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To: Former Military Chick

I dread the end of the election now that Kerrys crooks are saying NO MATTER WHAT THE OUTCOME they will CHALLANGE IT....BUT if there is ONE THING this election has shown the American People ( our offical name I guess ) is the LIBERAL BIAS in the msm... it has outted every single paper, news program and talking head that is in the tank for Kerry and the DNC ....
they will NEVER again, RULE.. their day has come and gone..
LONG LIVE the INTERNET~~~


40 posted on 10/19/2004 3:29:35 PM PDT by ArmyBratCutie ("Four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:soap, ballot, jury, ammo in this order!")
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