New York Times smears Houston

The American Thinker ^ | September 7th, 2005 | Thomas Lifson

[AmericanMade1776]

Today, a different kind of line was crossed. The Times has messed with Texas. You don’t tug on Superman’s cape, you don’t spit in the wind, and most of all you don’t mess with Texas if you have even a shred of common sense.

KTRK-TV, the ABC affiliate in Houston has caught (hat tip: Austin Bay) the New York Times Company slurring Houston’s rescue efforts in a sneaky yet stupid maneuver. How do like this for the first sentence in a story about Houston’s sheltering efforts on behalf of the evacuees, by Houston-based NYT reporter Simon Romero?:

“No one would accuse this city of being timid in the scramble to profit from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina."

Excuse me? The City of Houston has thrown open its heart, pocketbook, homes, churches, schools, and all public facilities to its neighbors in need. The Astrodome was prudently stocked with disaster supplies because nearby Galveston might need them in the event of a big hurricane. Without a thought, Houston stepped up and became evacuation central. It will cost Houston taxpayers a lot of money, but nobody is giving a thought.

And you paint this city as a crass profiteer on its neighbor’s misery. That is beyond despicable. It is crazy.

[JustAnotherOkie]

AmericanStinker Magazine is more like it.

[tiki]

Its kind of like accusing foster parents of taking in children for the money.

[Howie66]

The NYT is determined to remind us that all their rag is good for, is lining bird cages.

Keep up the good work, NYT!

[Old Seadog]

That wasn't just stupid, it was "goofy".

[cynicom]

Many years ago, I had an option, take a big promotion in NYC or transfer to the hinterland in a dead end job. I opted for the dead end job and never regretted it. At the time NYC was starting to put armed guards in the elementary schools, we left and never looked back.

[TexasTaysor]

Not only has Houston taken in the great number, Lubbock took 1,000, Amarillo took 500 hospital patients, and little ole Big Springs was in the paper yesterday having taken some 25 families.

Texas has gone way above what any other state has done or offered, and if truth be known, we don't need any more drain on our welfare system that most of these folks will be. But there is no way we could turn our backs to these people in such devastating need who have lost so much. That wouldn't be humane, much less Christian. How many did New York take, or Connecticut, or Ohio, or.....I could go on and on.

Texas is majority conservative/Republican....and yet we are portrayed as not being compassionate.

[Milhous]

"No one would accuse this city of being timid in the scramble to profit from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina", said Hillary Clinton in an interview today.

Someone ought to get Hillary's take on yesterday's trial balloon floated to see if NO can successfully stick taxpayers for a new $1b Super Dome.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Multiple redundancy. :)

Redundant redundancy.

[OC_Steve]

Well stated.

[ClancyJ]

The times has totally destroyed their own reputation - they are merely a propaganda rag. I don't believe anything printed by the NYT.

[Beth528]

All I am going to say on this is,when Houston schools teach these children how to read and write then these low life democrats had better watch out..I see so many sweet faces when I look at these kids..I really hope the dems do not get their hands back on them.I hope they can get an education and keep loving not hating like the low life dems..
SHUT UP, you sluts and leave our wonderful city and people alone..

[Doogle]

“No one would accuse this city of being timid in the scramble to profit from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina."

..typical liberal rot from stupid people while people die

Doogle

[ClancyJ]

We have to come up with an alternate new source, compete with the NYT and eventually show them as the propaganda rag they are.

[andy58-in-nh]

Their "Times" up. Miserable b@st@rds, all of them.

[dirtboy]

We have to come up with an alternate new source

We already have. It's called FR and talk radio and, to a lesser extent, Fox News.

We don't need to kill trees to compete with the Slimes. Just peel off one reader at a time into alternative media.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Typical narcissistic NYT.

[YaYa123]

I saw Raines on a week=end talk show.... oh now I remember...it was George Stephanopolis. Raines was sitting next to Cokie Roberts. Yes, I believe he has left the NYT, maybe that's why he didn't bother to mask his utter contempt for George Bush.

I got a chuckle out of Louisiana bred Cokie saying that after her Mother left one of her appointed positions, and after Livingston was forced out of congress, with John Breaux gone, it was harder for Louisiana to get it's fair share of oink oink money.

[Fido969]

Screw the New York Times.

[Milhous]

We have to come up with an alternate new source, compete with the NYT and eventually show them as the propaganda rag they are.

Done.

Americans 8 to 18 spend an average of 6 hours and 21 minutes a day with media of all sorts, but just 43 minutes with print media.

Not your father's Oldsmobile' (George Will)

[texgal]

So, in Houston you prepare for emergencies by stockpiling food, water, blankets, cots, etc., in the event Galeston needs to evacuate to Houston's Astrodome?

Living in Houston all my life, we have always done this. I expect that most people who have lived here long enough to go through a hurricane or tropical storm disaster do keep a hurricane kit stocked and ready to go with water, food, medical supplies and pet supplies in the event that we do need to make a run for it.

Texas was built by neighbor helping neighbor and inviting newcomers to become one of us. We went through something like this in 2001 with the tropical storm that innundated Houston with as much as 35 inches of rain in some areas. Lots of people found themselves flooded and needing rescue. Our friends in Louisiana provided assistance in our time of need.

We're not perfect in Texas and we do have our faults. One of them is that we do not suffer fools lightly.