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2007-05-01 Home Front: Culture Wars
NYT pulling out of WH Correspondents' Dinner
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Posted by Seafarious 2007-05-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 "I feel strongly that the Times has to stay clear of things that are potential conflicts of interest."

Leaving them to focus on their core principles - leaking secret information that makes the Country, and especially George Bush, look bad. No conflict of interest there!
Posted by Bobby 2007-05-01 06:04||   2007-05-01 06:04|| Front Page Top

#2 ...the dinner "illustrates how easily a propaganda-driven White House can enlist the Washington news media....,"

As long as it's not a Republican administration, it seems.
Posted by Sgt. Mom 2007-05-01 07:31|| www.ncobrief.com]">[www.ncobrief.com]  2007-05-01 07:31|| Front Page Top

#3 The NY Slimes obviously doesn't wish to give even the slightest appearance of impartial collegiality. Doubtless, the Sulzbergers would re-evaluate should Her Thighness win the White House.
Posted by doc 2007-05-01 08:41||   2007-05-01 08:41|| Front Page Top

#4 The world yawns...
Posted by tu3031 2007-05-01 08:59||   2007-05-01 08:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Couldn't meet the requirement of being a real reporter! :-o
Posted by Almost Anonymous5839">Almost Anonymous5839  2007-05-01 09:10||   2007-05-01 09:10|| Front Page Top

#6 I guess they got an adavance copy of KKKarl Roves speech where he made a joke about the NYT being part of the terrorists intelligence network (or is it a joke?). Booo Friggin Hooo
Posted by Cyber Sarge 2007-05-01 10:44||   2007-05-01 10:44|| Front Page Top

#7 This is well placed in the Culture Wars as it is indicative of the self sanctimony and loss of humor on the part of the NYT and its recruitment into the Nutroots wing of the left. This augurs well for a campaign in which the true believers exercise so much control over the donk candidate that she will be unable to move sufficiently to the center to prevail in the general election. It may also prove to be the last gasp politically of the Class of '74 and the peak of boomer political power. We can only pray.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-05-01 10:59||   2007-05-01 10:59|| Front Page Top

#8 HA, HA, the NYT can't even afford to send their reporters to expensive banquets anymore. Gotta give them a thumbs up for the "we don't want to go" cover story. Yeah, sure, right. Your reporters don't want to go. heheh
Posted by Angaiger Tojo1904 2007-05-01 12:37||   2007-05-01 12:37|| Front Page Top

#9 I'm assuming the "Rich" blankly referred to as a column writer in the middle of the article is Frank Rich, who brings his extensive knowledge of theater, drama and restaurants to his reporting on world geo-political events. TimesSelect spares us of his, MoDo's, and other dribbles from the so-called elite of the East. How's that profit-sharing plan doing, assholes?
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2007-05-01 12:42||   2007-05-01 12:42|| Front Page Top

#10 How else are we peasants going to learn about the banquet menus at international gatherings (except the WH Correspondents' Dinner) but by the timely reporting of Frank Rich?
Posted by ed 2007-05-01 13:32||   2007-05-01 13:32|| Front Page Top

#11 Don't let the door hit you in the ass.
Posted by wxjames 2007-05-01 15:15||   2007-05-01 15:15|| Front Page Top

#12 Not too long ago I got some junk mail from the NYT. They were trying to get me to subscribe to them. I noticed it had a return envelope. Not being one to miss an opportunity, I just licked it shut and mailed it back to them empty because they would have to pay the postage. Oh yeah, I also wrote something like "No way. You guys support terrorists!" on the envelope in big letters for all to see. I can't wait for them to send me another offer.
Posted by gorb 2007-05-01 15:25||   2007-05-01 15:25|| Front Page Top

#13 The WH should just revoke all press credentials that NYT has in relation to the WH. Tell them, "We're sorry, only news organizations are permitted" Course that means CNN and all the others would have to too...hmmm, no downside there.
Posted by Silentbrick">Silentbrick  2007-05-01 15:46||   2007-05-01 15:46|| Front Page Top

#14 Who would have represented them there anyway, Jayson Blair?
Posted by Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-05-01 17:00||   2007-05-01 17:00|| Front Page Top

#15 Why would the Democrats PR firm go to an event for White House journalists anyway?
Posted by DMFD 2007-05-01 18:05||   2007-05-01 18:05|| Front Page Top

#16 Why should there be a White House Correspondents Dinner anyway? That is an inappropriate activity between newsies and the White House. Whether one hobnobs or palzie walzies around the other is not appropriate for the professional relationship.
Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul  2007-05-01 22:40||   2007-05-01 22:40|| Front Page Top

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