New York Times whitewashes Gary Locke’s ethics/campaign finance scandals

Don’t read the New York Times if you want to know the full truth about Commerce Secretary nominee Gary Locke.
The paper “reports:”
Although the Commerce Department job is not the most prominent in the cabinet, it has been one of the hardest for Mr. Obama to fill. Two previous picks have withdrawn.
Supporters say Mr. Locke, the nation’s first and only Chinese-American governor and now an expert on China issues as a partner in a prominent Seattle law firm, brings something new: an international focus, centrist pragmatism, strong skills in public policy and a largely scandal-free résumé.
What wasn’t fit to print in the fishwrap of record:
The Chinagate/Buddhist temple cash skeletons in Gary Locke’s closet
And yet more reasons Gary Locke is another Obama mispick
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“a largely scandal-free résumé.”
Ooh, they used “é” instead of “e“.
Very classy. Makes me forget that they are using the adjective “largely.”
Now there’s a surprise.
He’s an expert on “China issues”, all right, especially as pertains to Clintonian fundraising.
MM, here’s where you should have stopped that sentence:
Better yet:
Who reads the NY Times? Who reads any of these fossils called newspapers?
If I want the opinions of a bunch of smug anti-American, anti-God rejects pretending to be a legitimate news agency I’d watch MSNBC.
NY Times = no longer relevant
MSNBC = complete joke
What the heck does this statement mean? His resume is either scandal-free or it’s not. The ‘largely’ addition just gives them a pass on reporting the facts. They are directing the reader to ‘move along, there’s nothing to see here’.
They were too busy exposing secret US military operations in Pakistan to do the actual research on this, so they just went with it.
Is this like largely HIV free??
In the last few days, the NY Times Roger Cohen has written glowingly about Iran’s human rights record toward its Jewish population. The NY Times announced through Cohen that Iran’s talk about eliminating Israel and its denial of the holocaust was mere rhetoric for domestic comsumption, not to be taken seriously. Cohen wrote that in any event, any Iranian statements like that were an understandable reaction to Israeli conduct. So nobody should be surprised by one more Times whiewash.
Who wants to go sledding!
If you think the ny times article is bad, you should see this piece of fluff from the Everett (Washington) Herald
The seattle times obviously forgot to go back into the archives and look at Michelle’s original reporting, because this article absolves locke of any blame for his shenanigans…
Exactly what I have come to expect from much of the MSM. Someday they too will be called on it, but not before more Americans realize they NEED to be in the “Chattering Class”
Look, nobody is perfect, ahem, I “get that”. But could we start with integrity and work from there please Mr. President?
On February 25th, 2009 at 10:17 am, flmom said:
largely scandal-free résumé.
What the heck does this statement mean?
As you know, it means “relatively”, such as:
The explosion at Hiroshima was largely a small energy release when comparing it to a supernova
Or a little bit pregnant?
Or largely dead? [visions of a favorite Monty Python sketch]
Well, Obama just officially named him. Here we go.
You had to hit rock bottom and then dig to dredge Locke up.
Troubled San Francisco paper in danger of closing
San Francisco Chronicle to be sold or closed if owner can’t lower expenses dramatically
Perhaps the Gray Lady will be next. Whitewash that Sulzberger family.
What the NYT says:
All the news that’s fit to print
What the NYT actually does:
All the news that fits our agenda we print
or this NYT slogan:
All the news that gives conservatives the fits we print
Yeah, Capone was an expert on tax issues…
mr locke fits right in with the obambi party. can you say illegal campaign contributions. the chicago way!