Comments on: New York Times Rejects McCain’s Op-Ed

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:09:22 +0000

In the first place, this has nothing to do with the ACLU. The New York Times is a privately owned newspaper, which can publish what it wishes to publish. This is not a Constitutional or free speech issue in any way.

Second, the Times was right to reject McCain’s piece. It’s not news and it doesn’t meet the Times’ standards for several reasons, as Mr. Shipley of the Times cogently explained.

By: B. Johnson

B. Johnson — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:45:06 +0000

Put it in perspective: since when would a news agency NOT run an article written by one of two people running for president?

This is why news papers are losing circulation.

By: Howard

Howard — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:59:49 +0000

THE FOURTH ESTATE IS STARTING TO RESEMBLE
THE THIRD REICH.
Like Joseph Goebbels, American main stream media has replaced objectivity, integrity, and free choice with one sided reporting, that reflects their bias for Barack Obama. The American Press used to be the last bastion of truth. When special interests got out of hand, the press came to the rescue and exposed them to the public. Now, the press is the special interest with their own agenda.

By: Jeff Molby

Jeff Molby — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:24:19 +0000

The Obama piece worked for me because it offered new information

What’s so hard to understand about that? Have you ever submitted an op-ed piece? A decent-sized paper isn’t going to print the same old talking points just because someone wants some attention.

McCain’s position is exactly, word for word, the same as it was 18 months ago. Anybody who cares can recite from memory by now. Unless he plans on elaborating, there’s not a dime’s worth of news in his position.

By: Findalis

Findalis — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:17:48 +0000

They should change their slogan to:

All the liberal news fit to print!

By: James

James — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:37:34 +0000

I wouldn’t use the NYT as toilet paper, let alone a serious newspaper to read. This really doesn’t surprise me. Only serious newspapers are truly balanced. And we all know that the NYT isn’t a “real” newspaper.

By: Hank

Hank — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:12:52 +0000

Read the email again. McCain, like Bush, offers no concrete solutions, just more airy-fairy Republican murk. Besides, none of you stable conservative types read the New York Times, at least you claim you don’t, so what do you care?

By: KennyandOlayemi

KennyandOlayemi — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:35:52 +0000

Maybe McCain’s editorial just sucked really bad. Who cares if Shipley denied it, he’s just doing his job. Clearly attacking Obama a week after he posted his own editorial wouldn’t even make sense on McCain’s part so I think Shipley did him a favor.

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