F*ck the 'New York Times'...

[AmyStrange]

A little (ok a lot) swearing, but still a good read,

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F*ck the 'New York Times'
While you were shopping, the president of the United States wiped his ass with the U.S. Constitution. The author of www.FuckChristmas.org and www.FuckTheSouth.com brings you up to date on everything you missed over the happy, happy holidays.
BY NICHOLAS WIND

FROM: http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=25947
Goddamn it. Fuck the New York Times. Those assholes have known for over a year that Bush has been taping our phone calls and we're just finding out about it now? Good thing we weren't making any important decisions 14 months ago. The next person who starts bitching about how hard the so-called "liberal media" is on the president is gonna get a jackboot upside the head. And don't get all excited that the Times finally did get around to telling us about this little caper. They only printed it because they found out they were about to get scooped by their own reporter. All the news that's fit to printŠ on my ass.

And even after the Times got around to telling us that Bush has been pissing on the Constitution for years now, that asshole just mutters the magic word-Nineleven-and all those pesky laws disappear. Luckily, we live in a republic, so our elected representatives sprang into action and talked about maybe, possibly, holding hearings on this emperor act. If they can fit it into their busy schedules. Perhaps when the forecast is a little less patriotic.

You'll forgive my lack of enthusiasm about the Democrats' semi-realistic impression of vertebrates over the holiday break. These fuckers are so bad off that they're calling a five-week extension of the PATRIOT Act a victory? Please. Do you really think some little law is going to stop the tipsy Texan from reading your mail? Well grab hold of the reality train, assholes - it's time to start paying attention to the man behind your curtains.

The insane thing about all this spy shit is that Bush could easily have eavesdropped on us without actually breaking the law-that smirking sonofabitch is actually going out of his way to thumb his nose at the courts. That's right, Bush is totally within his rights to be tapping into our calls. All he needs is a rubber stamp from a double-super-secret court that turned him down exactly zero percent of the time in 2004, when he bothered to ask. And get this-he doesn't even need to wait for a warrant before he starts listening in. He can legally tape you talking to Aunt Louise about her recipe for exploding meatloaf and get permission later. It's like they told him he could hold an election and then figure out the rules for counting votes after the polls closed.

READ THE REST: http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=25947

[frylock]

1. kix0r..

:kick:

[AmyStrange]

2. kick (n/t)

[rman]

3. it's naive to single out the NYT

If anyone thinks the NYT should be punished somehow for their role in recent events, then i suggest to take a long hard look at the rest of the main stream media establishment.

[RagingInMiami]

4. The NY Times has always been considered above the rest of the media

They had more clout than the rest of the media, which is why their stories during the run-up to the war were so crucial in gaining the public's trust.

But it turns out, the NY Times is even worse than the rest of the MS media because they had a story that nobody else had, thanks to their clout, yet they chose to sit on it.

[PBass]

5. Disheartening to say the least

Sometimes I see people on the far right bitching about the New York Times (you know, the typical anti-mainstream media rants). Wishful thinking maybe, but you'd like to think the media is trying to do the right thing...

It's been getting harder and harder to stick up for these clowns, and then we find out they squelched the Domestic Spying story... that really takes the cake. Just indefensible, I think.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

6. blame the top dog in that organization.

Until boy wonder resigns, the NYT will continue to fail.

[RagingInMiami]

7. It will be much longer than that for them to regain their credibility

[rman]

8. I'd say that's naive to

more clout yes, certainly. But not more reliable in the sense that they don't hide or spin important issues. That is to say, they do hide or spin important issues - always done that, like the rest of the MSM.
There are many big stories out there that "nobody has".

[RagingInMiami]

9. If Pulitzer Prizes are an indicator of a paper's crediblity and reputation

Than the NY Times is far superior to every other American newspaper, having won 90 in its history.

[rman]

10. True, but it doesn't mean they are not a propaganda outlet

All i'm trying to say it that none of the MSM are above reproach.