Posted on 11/21/2007 3:14:18 PM PST by Syncro
NYT: SUICIDE MANUAL FOR DEMS
November 21, 2007
Here's a story that may not have been deemed "Fit to Print": In the six months that ended Sept. 25, The New York Times' daily circulation was down another 4.51 percent to about a million readers a day. The paper's Sunday circulation was down 7.59 percent to about 1.5 million readers. In short, the Times is dropping faster than Hillary in New Hampshire. (Meanwhile, the Drudge Report has more than 16 million readers every day.)
One can only hope that none of the Democratic presidential candidates are among the disaffected hordes lining up to cancel their Times subscriptions.
The Times is so accustomed to lying about the news to prove that "most Americans" agree with the Times, that it seems poised to lead the Democrats -- and any Republicans stupid enough to believe the Times -- down a primrose path to their own destruction.
So if you know a Democratic presidential candidate who doesn't currently read the Times, by all means order him a subscription.
On Sunday, Times readers learned that despite this year's historic revolt of normal Americans against amnesty for illegal aliens: "Some polls show that the majority of Americans agree with proposals backed by most Democrats in the Senate, as well as some Republicans, to establish a path to citizenship for immigrants here illegally."
Was the reporter who wrote that sentence the Darfur bureau chief for the past year? By "some polls," I gather he means "a show of hands during a meeting of the Times editorial board" or "a quick backstage survey in the MSNBC greenroom."
As I believe Americans made resoundingly clear this year, the only "path to citizenship" they favor involves making an application from Norway, waiting a few years and then coming over when it's legal.
Americans were so emphatic on this point that they forced a sitting president to withdraw his signature legislative accomplishment for his second term -- amnesty for illegal aliens, aka a "path to citizenship" for illegals.
This was the goal supported by the president's acolytes at the Fox News Channel as well as a nearly monolithic Democratic Party and its acolytes at ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, MTV, Oxygen TV, the Food Network, the Golf Channel, the Home Shopping Network, The in-house "Learn to Gamble" channel at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and Comedy Central (unless that was just a sketch on the "Mind of (Carlos) Mencia").
But ordinary Americans had a different idea. Their idea was: Let's not reward law-breakers with the ultimate prize: U.S. citizenship. And the ordinary Americans won.
The Times disregards all of that history to announce that it has secret polls showing that Americans support a "path to citizenship" for illegals after all! These polls are living in the shadows!
Only those "angriest on immigration," the Times said, are still using the various words related to immigration that liberals are trying to turn into new "N-words," such as, for example, "immigration." With an exhausting use of air quotes, the Times reports that: "The Republicans have railed against 'amnesty' and 'sanctuary cities.' They have promised to build a fence on the Mexican border to keep 'illegals' out."
In liberal-speak, that sentence would read: "The Republicans have railed against 'puppies' and 'kittens.' They have promised to build a fence on the Mexican border to keep 'baby seals' out." (In my version, the sentence would read: "Believing New York Times 'polls,' Democrats irritate 'voters.'")
Mexico already welcomes Mexicans who become citizens of the US to vote in both elections.
Americans were so emphatic on this point that they forced a sitting president to withdraw his signature legislative accomplishment for his second term — amnesty for illegal aliens, aka a “path to citizenship” for illegals.
You know what irks the heck outta me? The fact that we don’t remember every SECOND of every day that Government is, “Of the People, By the People and For the People!” Grrrrr!
I’ll be in my bunker readying torches and sharpening my pitchforks. Wake me when the Revolution starts. ;)
ping!
Ann, as a political essayist you are truly gifted in the use of sarcasm to illustrate key facts.
My worry here is that this is all pre-primary hijinx, and that once she gets the nod, Hillary will immediately run to the right of her Republican opponent on immigration.
I would wager a large sum that this will happen (only that would be internet gambling, so I won't.)
I think that it's entirely up to Mexico to decide who can vote in their elections. If Mexico wants to allow US citizens to vote in their elections, it's no skin off my nose.
I also think it's imperative that we prevent non-citizens from voting in our elections. With motor-voter and all the document fraud going on, though, I'm afraid that's just not happening.
Yep they sure do. And the liberals here want Mexico chit-zens that are not citizens here to be able to vote in both countries. Progressive Democrats. Sorry dems, that is not progress.
I misspelled citizens and spell check came up with chit-zens. I kinda liked that.
The author doesn’t look like a “Sam” to me.
Half the English language is becoming the "N-word" as far as liberals are concerned. Words are always bad for liberals. Words allow people to understand what liberals are saying.
According to the Times, all decent, cultured Americans cringe when politicians use foul words like "illegals" to describe illegals. Apparently, what most Americans are clamoring for is yet more automatic messages that begin, "Press '1' for English." That, at least, is the message the Times got from the stunning victory of grassroots over the elites on the immigration bill this year.
It is against my best interests to mention how utterly out of touch Times editors and reporters are with any Americans east of Central Park West and west of Riverside Drive. I enjoy watching the Democratic presidential candidates take clear, unequivocal positions in favor of driver's licenses for illegals and then denouncing those very positions a week later (after the real polls come in).
Some people love watching the trees change color every fall. I enjoy watching the candidates' positions on immigration change.
But it is too much for any human to endure to read the Times' version of history in which "most Americans" agree with the Times on illegal immigration in the very year Americans punched back against illegal immigration so hard that the entire Washington establishment is still reeling. It's not like we have to go back to the Coolidge administration to get some sense of what Americans think about amnesty for illegals. (I mean "amnesty" for "illegals.")
Using the Times' calculus, "most Americans" have also enthusiastically embraced soccer and the metric system.
Read The New York Times, Democrats. Make my day.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Sucks (a bit--after all, I AM getting paid)!
And her I thought Esteban Toledo was legal..... If true I'm disappointed in the Golf Channel. K.J. Choi? All those Euro-peons?
Thanks for the ping Syncro. Happy Thanksgiving!
What about George W Bush? Why does he get a pass? He has done nothing to stem the flow. And when he had a Republican House they did nothing to stem the flow. They just acted like Democrats with earmarks and spending.
Bush didn’t even make noises about being born inside the US does not make one a citizen. You need citizen parents.
Its amusing and sad to read posts selecting the NEXT presidential candidate based on their tough stance on immigration, next day, same as the last. No changes.
Ron Paul will make changes. Return to the Constitution!
Tomorrow Fieri is cooking a Turduckey up in a isolated area in the Redwoods north of here 150 miles or so.
He has three restaurants here in Sonoma County and one in Sacramento. Tex Wasibi's Rock & Roll and Johnny Garlic's
Oh and Happy Thanksgiving to you to!
I’m heading up to the redwoods tomorrow to join the rest of my family right by the Drive Through Tree.
Second!
It is skin off of MY nose when Mexican Nationals try to indfluence the political leadership of MY country while still pledging allegiance to their HOMELAND.
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