Should Conservatives Give The New York Times a Break?

Townhall.com ^ | 8/6/05 | Mark Tapscott

[untenured]

How about instead we offer Keller encouragement and praise for ‘fessing up’ to serious problems of longstanding and for putting his own career and prestige on the line in making the effort to deal with those problems in a systematic and reasonable way?

On their Op-Ed page recently they've hired a neoconservative (David Brooks) and a libertarian conservative (John Tierney). But they still can't bring themselves to hire a social conservative. That is the most important wing of revitalized modern American conservatism, but it is the one that to NYT readers and writers sounds most like it comes from outer space. Reaching out will never be serious until they hire writers who, for example, are arguing passionately to Times readers that abortion on demand is wrong.

Globalization and Getting Along.

[DuckFan4ever]

Should conservatives give the New York Times a break?

Absolutely not. Let the free market decide. The New York Post is increasing circulation, while the NY Times is in decline. They will either learn or continue to lose market share. That's the perfect way to let this play out. Same thing with the Washington Post and the Boston Globe.

[PGalt]

For the damage they do to this country on a daily basis? Propagandists. NEVER!

[Polybius]

He also warned about “the misuse of [the phrase] ‘religious fundamentalists’ to describe religious conservatives.”

"Guys, I've been thinkin' this over. Let's stop using the N-Word and let's come up with a brand new slur."

[proxy_user]

You got it in one. Property rights plus free speech produce liberal newspapers.

You are free to start your own, if you've got a couple billion sitting around.

[AzaleaCity5691]

The NYT is now running a national ad campaign to try and hock their paper, cause apparently, they want it to be "America's paper", they're even running ads here.

If they want it to be "America's paper" then they need to start hiring conservative journalists to their staff to balance out the liberal bias that it currently has

[Brilliant]

It wouldn’t hurt, either, for Times critics on the Right to show some patience...

They don't call the Times the "Grey Lady" for nothing. It's been a liberal rag for decades, and it will continue to be until Hell freezes over.

[Grampa Dave]

Maybe Doug can come with a catchy rewrite of "You deserve a break today!"

Of course the Break the NY Slimes deserves is the constant breaking by conservatives when the Slimes does its bashing of our side via lies spun as news.

[Obadiah]

I'll go a step further, the Old Gray Whore is actually on the side of America's enemies.

In the face of overwhelming evidence, it is hard not to wholeheartedly agree with this statement.

[roaddog727]

November
Fox-trot
Whiskey

(NFW)

[gpapa]

Much of the commentary on the Right side of the Blogosphere has been rather predictably negative, snarky or sarcastic, or some combination thereof

Jim Robinson: As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-God, pro-life, pro-family, pro-Constitution, pro-Bill of Rights, pro-gun, pro-limited government, pro-private property rights, pro-limited taxes, pro-capitalism, pro-national defense, pro-freedom, and-pro America. The NYT is none of that and more, e. g., negative, snarky, sarcastic, etc., etc., when it bloviates endlessly promoting socialism in our country..

[blackie]

When the NYT starts telling the truth ~ maybe.

Actions speak louder than words!

Be Ever Vigilant!

[small voice in the wilderness]

The NYT disgusts me. They have put themselves where they find themselves today. No credibility, no respect, and no subscribers. And now they want understanding and tolerance from the public. We just aren't *sophisticated enough to distinguish between news coverage and commentary*. One man's sophistication is another man's tripe. I KNOW when I'm reading tripe. The New York Time's UP.

[rlmorel]

I believe in staying on top until they drop!

[demkicker]

How about instead we offer Keller encouragement and praise for ‘fessing up’ to serious problems of longstanding and for putting his own career and prestige on the line in making the effort to deal with those problems in a systematic and reasonable way?

How about Keller acknowledging the FACT that the only reason he wrote this damn memo is because the NY Times readership has plummeted so drastically that he's trying to salvage what he can to hold onto as many subscribers as possible?

Nice try, but a two year old can figure out that the Jason Blair scandal didn't "do in" the NY Times. It's the daily onslaught of obnoxious biased reporting that has been going on for years. Not only have the snarky libs escalated their biased tones, they have gotten down right unbearable to read. Unless Keller fires most print reporters and replaces them with ones not educated in the most liberal universities, nothing will change.

Personally, I'm hope to watch the Gray Lady die a very slow death.

[rlmorel]

Unfortunately, there are millions who might subscribe to the NYT.

Personally, I prefer the free interchange of ideas and information on Free Republic with many people to the static, lonely indoctrination that takes place in a vacuum when people get their news from Television or Newspapers.

[Wuli]

Mr. Kellar is not admiting he has a problem, other than one of presentation not substance. The only change he is looking for is one of appearance, the way Hillary wants to appear more "moderate".

[Generic_Login_1787]

HA. It's not like they depend on my nickel for support while they get their act together. I'll give them my support when they earn it, not before.

[calex59]

I don't think having patience will do it. Look at the fact they are investigation Roberts' adoptions of two children. What has that to do with politics? Nothing, except they want to smear the man personally and don't care who they hurt to do it or what laws they break doing it.