Comments on: Strike Three For The Times: Self-Inflicted Scars

By: HotAir.com Invites the New York Times On a Stroll Down Smear Memory Lane! « The IUSB Vision Weblog

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:26:18 +0000

[...] March 10: The Times has Dr. Lawrence Altman issue a prognosis on McCain’s skin cancer with the handicap of never having been in his presence. They also criticize him for not releasing his medical records, despite the fact that he did in 1999, and that no other candidate had, either. In fact, Barack Obama still has not released his medical records. [...]

By: ThePrez

ThePrez — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:00:27 +0000

I kind of like the idea of a President who looks all scarred and battle-hardened. Call it a Dirty Harry quality: “Do you feel lucky Iran, well, do ya?”

By: wepeople

wepeople — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:56:43 +0000

Coming to a NYT rag near you: McPain’s hemorrhoids a distraction. You’ll also be interested to know about his chronic ingrown toenails which make him grumpy and snappy at times! /s

By: steveegg

steveegg — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:03:27 +0000

I think they’re working on the second innning already.

By: srhoades

srhoades — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:36:27 +0000

This is getting old. What’s next? A whisper campaign that McCain likes mayo on his hamburgers?

By: Kini

Kini — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:30:39 +0000

Should know better than to read those papers at the checkout counter.

By: Bruce in NH

Bruce in NH — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:17:28 +0000

We are the Democratic National Committee and we approve of this newspaper.

By: Mattpat11

Mattpat11 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:06:29 +0000

Its like Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny

By: njcommuter

njcommuter — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:06:56 +0000

Question is, will people eventually recognize them as The Big Bad Broadsheet That Cried Wolf!

By: amkun

amkun — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:32:37 +0000

pilsener on March 10, 2008 at 10:29 AM

Yeah, because as we all know, the US’s standard for journalistic ethics is so much better than the rest of the world’s. Especially Britain’s where, you know, they just “make stuff up.” You’d never see that in the States, no sir. (Ref. to Tucker Carlson’s interview the other day if you didn’t catch it)

I hope there is no government watchdog.

davidk on March 10, 2008 at 10:56 AM

Good point.

By: TooTall

TooTall — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:08:05 +0000

At this stage why would anyone take The New York Times seriously?

By: davidk

davidk — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:56:26 +0000

NYT subscribes to the keep-throwing-til-something-sticks school of "journalism."

amkun on March 10, 2008 at 10:26 AM

I hope there is no government watchdog. The blogosphere will keep the heat on. As we talk about these kinds of things at the watercooler, more and more people will log on and begin to learn on their own what's going on. Hot Air, et al, is providing the balance.

By: pilsener

pilsener — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:29:15 +0000

The NYT has finally given up on even the pretense of political objectivity. It is now obvious to other media types that Pinch, Keller, et.al. are determined to undermine McCain using innuendo, implications, and anoymous sources.

But you know what – the rest of the media is OK with it as long as the the Times keeps touting its journalistc ethics and objectivity. Don’t let the rubes know that the press is biased.

By: amkun

amkun — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:26:57 +0000

Is there really no government body or otherwise that can hold these newspapers accountable? They’re free to spew unsourced accusations, really engage in libel all the day long, and yet no one calls them out on it.

By: fogw

fogw — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:20:38 +0000

ArmyAunt on March 10, 2008 at 10:01 AM

I hope he recites what he said, word for word, the first time he hears that accusation from Obambi in a presidential debate.

I know that’s assumming the Messiah wins ….. and he has the balls to say it to McCain’s face.

Nevermind. The coward can only say it when he is preaching to his delusional flock.

By: ArmyAunt

ArmyAunt — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:01:24 +0000

What a rag! The real scandal with McPain is his quote that he will keep troups in Iraq for 100 years! C’mon! Enough! I’m a conservative and I no longer have a dog in this hunt! I either have to vote for this loser or two communists? Sigh…

sabbott on March 10, 2008 at 7:10 AM

Here is the ENTIRE quote:

“President Bush has talked about our staying in Iraq for 50 years.” McCain responded, “Make it a hundred. We’ve been in Japan for 60 years, we’ve been in South Korea for 50 years or so. That’d be fine with me as long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed. That’s fine with me. I hope it will be fine with you if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world where Al Qaeda is training, recruiting, equipping, and motivating people every single day.”

By: cjs1943

cjs1943 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:35:46 +0000

Yeah, I saw this yesterday. The problem with your baseball analogy is that the NYT’s will keep swinging at McCain and there is no umpire to call them out.

bongo on March 10, 2008 at 7:06 AM

They will keep swinging at him like he is a pinata, you know that Mexican bag of toys and candy. Oh my God! That is exactly what he is! A pinata! John “pinata” McCain.

I either have to vote for this loser or two communists? Sigh…

sabbott on March 10, 2008 at 7:10 AM

Ain’t that the truth.

By: philwynk

philwynk — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:31:54 +0000

The speed and alacrity with which the Times went from endorsement to slander of McCain should stand as a cautionary tale for Republicans for the next 50 years at least. The switch, though predictable, was breathtaking.

Republicans: take note of who’s praising you, and for what; and don’t expect it to continue past the point that your nomination is secure.

(Unrelated to this topic, please visit my political blog, “Plumb Bob Blog: Squaring the Culture,” at http://www.plumbbobblog.com. Thanks.)

By: MSGTAS

MSGTAS — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:28:51 +0000

McCain should turn over his medical records at the same time the editors and reporters of the N Y Times hand over their mental health and police records.

Readers are not concerned with their physical well being but more concerned for their mental health which can adversely impact or influence readers.

By: D2Boston

D2Boston — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:17:02 +0000

Next up from the New York Times:

McCain’s Mysterious Ties to the Lindbergh Baby

By: Sugar Land

Sugar Land — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:14:27 +0000

There is absolutely no bedrock to how low the NY Times can go. Honestly, at some point, don’t the networks and other MSM’ers sorta kinda have to stop setting their compass by the NYT’s true north? I mean, is it 1/3 or fully 1/2 of their stories now that turn out to be mostly crap?

By: Captain Scarlet

Captain Scarlet — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:13:43 +0000

The New York Times: Proud to be the Roberta Aguilar of the Print World!

By: Nethicus

Nethicus — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:11:59 +0000

So, just how many strikes is the NYT going to get? 10? 35? 478?

Let’s just call it Presidential Tee Ball.

By: benrand

benrand — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:05:14 +0000

Does McCain play lacrosse?

Maybe the Slimes can Slime him with the charge of playing lacrosse and maybe raping a whacked out stripper.

By: rbj

rbj — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:04:50 +0000

It’s a good thing the Times is impartial, otherwise they might really go after McCain with nonstories while ignoring potentially corrupt fundraising in the Obama and Clinton campaigns.