The thoroughly corrupted New York Times
MoveOn.org says it will make up the ad rate difference. This was the most snort-worthy sentence in the Times’ coverage of itself. Via the NYTimes’ Caucus blog:
We try not to let any business force influence our reporting and judgments. That’s just a journalistic standard. You may not believe it, but it’s true.
Coffee spew in 3, 2, 1…
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Blogger Bob Owens was right all along when he smelled a NYTimes rat lurking in the MoveOn.org “Betray Us” ad deal. He reacts to the NYT ombudsman’s admission that the paper violated its ad policies in giving MoveOn.org a special, military-bashing discount here.
The paper says it was an innocent “mistake.”
Mistake, my a**.
Did MoveOn.org get favored treatment from The Times? And was the ad outside the bounds of acceptable political discourse?
The answer to the first question is that MoveOn.org paid what is known in the newspaper industry as a standby rate of $64,575 that it should not have received under Times policies. The group should have paid $142,083. The Times had maintained for a week that the standby rate was appropriate, but a company spokeswoman told me late Thursday afternoon that an advertising sales representative made a mistake.
The answer to the second question is that the ad appears to fly in the face of an internal advertising acceptability manual that says, “We do not accept opinion advertisements that are attacks of a personal nature.” Steph Jespersen, the executive who approved the ad, said that, while it was “rough,” he regarded it as a comment on a public official’s management of his office and therefore acceptable speech for The Times to print.
By the end of last week the ad appeared to have backfired on both MoveOn.org and fellow opponents of the war in Iraq — and on The Times. It gave the Bush administration and its allies an opportunity to change the subject from questions about an unpopular war to defense of a respected general with nine rows of ribbons on his chest, including a Bronze Star with a V for valor. And it gave fresh ammunition to a cottage industry that loves to bash The Times as a bastion of the “liberal media.”
The last few, lefty defenders of the New York Times continue to delude themselves that its liberal bias is relegated to its editorial pages.
No, the bias has reached full-blown metastasis.
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It seems that nothing can penetrate the self-supporting and delusional universe of the NYT and the liberal left…
The NYT is a treasonous daily publication IMHO. They are the Benidict Arnold of the MSM. I agree with MM 110% mistake my A**. They knew what they were doing right from the get go. Tomorrows headline will probably be given Ahmaddinajad an ataboy. Moveon just didn’t buy the Democratic Party they also bought and paid for the NYT IMHO.
Anyone else that subscribe to this paper, deserve each other.I hope they loose a lot more advertisers as well. Who ever holds these folks accoutable? Misleading articals everyday with hardly a peep. Talk about hate mongers.
Why do people keep subscribing to such a paper? I would have stopped for their treason about keeping track of the calls of terrorists. How much does it take before the NY Times pays big time for this stuff?
Allah had it right, family discount. Left wing activist posing as an unbiased newspaper.
The once great New York Times is great no more. Now they are viewed by a significant portion of our population as traitors and disloyal to our flag.
My oh my, how the mighty have fallen.
The best defense is a good offense, especially if you don’t have a defense. Moveon.org took out an ad correctly complaining that General Petraeus was cooperating with the White House to mislead the American people about the situation in Iraq. Something he had promised not to do. Rather than defend the General’s actions (there is no defense), you huff and puff about how much the newspaper charged them for the ad.
Oh, that was after you huffed and puffed about the wording of the ad, which had a stupid pun over the fact that Petraeus was betraying a promise.
Let’s hear you defend what the General did instead. That’s the issue here.
lgm
you’re up early spreading venom, and I just thought bashing a soldier was only a demo tactic.
Come on, how can anyone take The New York Times seriously? Their sports coverage is terrible.
But, seriously, folks…
This is absolutely crazy. Giving a discount to MoveOn should get someone fired. I think the “MSM liberal bias” card is way overplayed, but, holy cow. I very much doubt a group like the Concerned Women of America would get such a rate. And if they did, the outrage would be felt across the country.
“The New Pork Dime”
LGM -
What proof do you have that the General lied in any of his testimony, except the fact that his findings and proposals were in line with the Administrations?
It seems as if the ONLY truth to liberals is that which is in direct opposition to George W. Bush.
You, and other liberals, have completely closed your senses to anything which this administration says – or anything anyone else says which is in agreement with them.
The fact is that someone like General Petraeus, who has honorably served this country since the Viet Nam War era, and was unanimously approved for his position by the congress ( Democrats included ), has not shown one bit of dishonorable behavior in his career.
But, suddenly, because his views are lies because they are in line with a President whom you despise.
That is modern-day liberalism defined.
Funny thing is that they completely ignore their stock prices. They have plummeted significantly. Where are the shareholders?
I’ll tell you ‘lgm’ what Patraeus did. Read it somewhere other than the wonderful MSM who can’t tell their ass from their heads. Petraeus has made wonderful progress. Libs like you want to shut down success at any cost and of course in the end blame George Bush. Hopefully your ‘hippie’ era will die out soon. No more days of Carter/Mondale.
Journalistic standards.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
And don’t question their patriotism, either.
My ribs hurt.
PS: hey, all you 401K & IRA investers out there – now is the time to call your fund manager and DUMP any NYTimes stock you may have.
It’s quick n easy. Do it. Do it now!
Even democrats in Congress returning from Iraq have noticed that the surge is working so No, General Petraeus did not lie. He is a great man.
Unlike lgm and rusty, the General is a man of integrity who does not allow personal bias to influence his opinnion.
He speaks the truth and when a democrat tries to tell the truth about Iraq he is immediately attacked by moveon.org. They even eat their own. Despicable behavior.
The General worked with our government to provide a report based on his experience in both the military and Iraq.
Patraeus is not a puppet, and was not coerced or forced to say what he said.
Even Katie Couric, the darling of the MSM, admitted there was “progress” in Iraq during her recent trip there.
And I think Patraeus’ service to this country throughout his military career speaks volumes about his character. He has more honor in his little finger than the entire Democratic congress.
The issue goes beyond that, however. It goes to the conduct of the NYT and whether or not the NYT is a reliable source of information – it isn’t.
They lied about their discount to MoveOn.org, they have no journalistic standards, and continually spew liberally-biased, misinformation on a daily basis.
If you’re rushing to defend MoveOn.org and the Times, it speaks volumes about what you consider decent behavior.
The Left loves to squeal that Bushitler has chilled speech and fomented a climate of fear in which criticism has been declared treasonous and blah-blah-woof-woof.
Yet despite repeatedly revealing national security secrets and pronouncing themselves as the final arbiters over what should be a national secret and what shouldn’t – i.e. if a Dem is Prez, it would be – the Times (and WaPo) remain open for business. Would similar anti-government media outlets be permitted in Iran or Venezuela?
Dubya hasn’t shut them down and imprisoned (or executed) their reporters and editors for their treasons. Hell, Dubya doesn’t even care to find the leaks or have Gonzo prosecute Sandy Burglar for erasing history from the National Archives.
( Sarcasm on )
Gee – is that the same Sandy Berger who is now an advisor to Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton?????
( Sarcasm off )
Why yes he is! And thanks to the wrist-slapping Dubya Justice Dept. under the ruthless whip hand of Alberto “VO5″ Gonzales, he will have his security clearances restored in 2008, just in time to finish purging any records which may reflect poorly on the feckless non-response to Islamofascist terror during the Clinton Regime.
The only question remains whether Hillary! will pardon Burglar for his 2008 crimes as her first act in office or whether she’ll let him rot in prison – Webb Hubble/Susan McDougal style – until she’s finished packing the White House silver into her luggage when she moves out?
Facts vs. opinions: sounds so simple in concept, but for some people the execution seems too much to handle.
The fact is, the NYT gave moveon a sweetheart deal that even the NYT’s own ombudsman concedes was improper.
No, lgm, you are the one making derogatory accusations without evidence to back them up; and you are the one confusing his own opinions for facts. You defend what you’re claiming; it’s not up to others to prove a negative to your satisfaction.
Burglar: Yes, Hil, you should always wear pants, that way you can always steal what you like and carry it away to hide.
Hil : Isn’t that the truth – but those Rose Law papers sure made my butt look big.
Bill: Damn, I didn’t think we took THAT MANY papers …..
lgm, perhaps your statement comes from the outrage the left put up when it came time for Petraeus to submit his report. Memory serves that since his report was going to portray accurately what was going on in Iraq (i.e. progress) the left started calling it the “Bush Report”, since it ultimately would be submitted on behalf of and “by” the Bush Administration.
Trouble is, it HAD to be the “Bush Report”, since BY LAW, those reports are required to be officially submitted by the President.
If you want to take exception to the report, fine. It still doesn’t mean you’re going to be right with your criticisms. But at least do so on the grounds of the substance of the report – which was given by an honorable man doing a difficult job. Don’t take exception to the report because it was the “Bush Report”.
Glad I don’t own stock in the New York Slimes. It will be interesting to watch it slide into oblivion. The dinosaur media is in a death spiral that they will never recover because they have lost the trust of the American people. Their selective reporting and heavy liberal slant have turned the consumer off to the point a newspaper is only fit to line bird cages or be used as fish wrap.
They say the Devil lives in Las Vegas….I think he moved to New York!!!!!!!!!!!
The Jayson Blair Times is one reason why even those who are normally against euthanasia should make an exception in this case.
I do hope those who fought for Terry Schiavo will turn a blind eye and let this entity bleed to its ignominious death.
As for Moveon.org, I ignore the KKK, and will do the same with these savage animals.
http://blacktygrrrr.wordpress.com/2007/06/23/the-collapse-of-the-jayson-blair-times-palestinian-style/
http://blacktygrrrr.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/to-moveonorg-with-luv-osama/
Respectfully,
eric
SHOCKED!!!!! I’M SHOCKED.
Rick
Exempted from the McCain-Thompson=Kennedy CFR, too. How copaseptic!
Please do not train your puppies with the NY Times. They deserve better.
I believe them. I believe that that’s a journalistic standard. I believe they try to uphold it. But they didn’t say how hard they try.
I don’t think that all the people at the NY Times are idiots (just the ones that make the decisions). If their stock goes much lower maybe someone with a brain can buy the paper and put it back on track.