Posted on 07/12/2015 6:54:03 AM PDT by Isara
NYT Spox Refuses to Produce Evidence or Issue Apology, Stands By Cruz Bestseller Snub
Cruz Spox: “If it lied deliberately—if the Times tried to slander the character of Senator Cruz and his publisher, knowing the charge to be false—then that goes directly to the journalistic integrity of the institution. How many other lies has the Times told?”
HOUSTON, Texas — Last week, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s new book A Time for Truth sold more copies than all but two of the 20 books on the New York Times best-seller list. And yet, the Times refused to list Cruz’s book.
In an effort to deflect the widespread condemnation for their partisan blacklisting of the best-selling book, the New York Times made a specific—and false—attack on Cruz: that he had somehow engaged in “strategic bulk sales.”
In an unusual (and potentially risky) move for a major book publisher, HarperCollins explicitly called them out: “HarperCollins Publishers has investigated the sales pattern for Ted Cruz’s book ‘A Time for Truth’ and has found no evidence of bulk orders or sales through any retailer or organization.”
At that point, the Cruz campaign publicly called on the Times to either release their so-called “evidence” or issue a formal apology for impugning the integrity of Sen. Cruz and HarperCollins editor Adam Bellow.
Rather than do either, New York Times spokeswoman Eileen Murphy said the newspaper is “standing by” their previous falsehood regarding bulk purchases and offered a “no comment” when asked about producing evidence of the claim or issuing an apology to Sen. Cruz and HarperCollins editor Adam Bellow (NRO.com, 7/10/15).
As a factual matter, there are only two possibilities: (1) the Times possesses some mysterious, hidden evidence of bulk sales—that neither HarperCollins nor any other best-seller list could manage to discover, or (2) no such evidence exists, and the Times deliberately lied in order to hide their partisan bias.
“The New York Times holds itself out as the ‘newspaper of record,’” said Cruz campaign spokesman Rick Tyler. “If it lied deliberately—if the Times tried to slander the character of Senator Cruz and his publisher, knowing the charge to be false—then that goes directly to the journalistic integrity of the institution. How many other lies has the Times told? Are they only directed at Republicans? Under what circumstances does the Times believe it is appropriate for journalists to deliberately deceive the public?”
“If the New York Times desires to be seen as anything other than a partisan and dishonest attack dog for the far Left, then the only responsible course of action is either to release their so-called ‘evidence’ or to publicly apologize for making false charges. Silence—hiding from the truth—only screams confirmation that the Times intends to continue lying. Any journalist concerned about their institutional integrity should be embarrassed, and should demand corrective action.”
Brian Williams and Dan Rather have open invitations to join the Slime’s news staff.
Integrity and the NYT parted ways a long time ago. The paper’s motto should read, “All the news that fits”.
One need never read the op-eds to get a drift of the paper’s orientation. It seeps out of every news story that somehow becomes an editorial, and every editorial that suppresses real news. The guest op-eds, which sometimes pretend to serve a contrary opinion, are a sop to a much more general critique of the finest fishwrap on the planet.
It’s time for some enterprising organization to initiate a legitimate best sellers list. NYT does not have any credibility. Why let them be the only voice on the subject?
Now NYT is into "reporting" about praising Kenyan's march to communism while hiding his destruction of US and building of Caliphate.
If you wish to inquire about such “evidence” yourself or just let em know what you think...
It’s more likely that this will mean the slow death of the importance of the NYT’s Best Seller list
So, where's the suit? Given their intent and propensities, Cruz is better off treating the Times like the enemy they are and set them on their heels, looking at every word to make certain they can't be caught. It's better than where we are now with those evil creeps.
If it's in the New York Times, you can pretty much bank on it being a lie.
If you want to know what is NOT happening, the NY Times is a good place to start.
Was the Hildebeasts recent book on the NYTBS list?
Didn’t the Unions buy her book in bulk?
The days of merely noting the perfidy of the enemedia are coming to a close. What actions will follow remain to be seen but the ethnic cleansing of America IS going to end. One way or another. The treasonous Rat bastids and their enemedia friends can choose. One way might be reasonable another won’t be pretty and they get to choose but the days of doing what they have been are over.
Just love sending those emails to the NYT. What a pathetic bunch they are.
Didn’t the Chicago Mob use bulk book sales as way to do campaign money laundering for Baraq?
I wonder if Boobs & Nitwits has a copy of Cruz,s book? I remember when I found a conservative book on a low shelf in the back of the store. It wasn’t an accident! That’s when I started doing the same thing to liberal books.
I am remembering more clearly now. I didn’t find the conservative book on a low back shelf, I asked the store manager if they had it and he got red faced and went and got it for me.
Does anyone pay attention to the NYT’s best selling list? It gets the book put in a special display area of the bookstores but people who want to read this book will find it. Liberals will never buy it anyway.
By the way, can Cruz publish a book while in office because of the rule they changed to allow Hillary to sell hers?
Well done Cruz. The left always lets you know who they fear.
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