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Ocelot II

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29. NYT has waffled and both-sided infuriatingly and far too often,

Sun Oct 27, 2024, 10:51 AM

Oct 27

although some of their reporting has been excellent and they have some fine opinion writers. WaPo also has had excellent reporting and fine opinion writers, and much less waffling and both-siding. But when push came to shove NYT came through and WaPo blinked.

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NYT Sunday Opinion page: [View all] demmiblue Oct 27 OP

See that, Jeff Bezos? It can be done. Ocelot II Oct 27 #1

Maybe NYT is trying to pick up those fleeing WaPo subscribers? RandomNumbers Oct 27 #25

NYT has waffled and both-sided infuriatingly and far too often, Ocelot II Oct 27 #29

Maggie Haberman wolfie001 Oct 27 #54

In our darkest hour NYT is coming through MadameButterfly Oct 28 #73

Should have been the front page imo SheltieLover Oct 27 #2

+100 KS Toronado Oct 27 #31

Well well well... wouldja look at that. IcyPeas Oct 27 #3

They have normalized him for 8 years. ramedy Oct 27 #4

I Agree Biglinda 52 Oct 27 #11

Yea. Now they see the light. What we've been talking about paleotn Oct 27 #12

When push came to shove Arthur did the right thing & endorsed. TBF Oct 27 #14

Agreed edisdead Oct 27 #20

Well said. (nt) Paladin Oct 27 #39

DAMN!!!!!! Coexist Oct 27 #5

So... does the NY Times support this? HagathaCrispy Oct 27 #6

LOL, right. It's so ambiguous. maxsolomon Oct 27 #43

Hmmm... good question.... 6502 Oct 29 #78

ok, I cancelled the WaPo -for this I upgraded my subscription to the NYT! Coexist Oct 27 #7

Pardon my skepticism, but the motive for wnylib Oct 27 #26

I completely understand, but the article has been up on their site since before this, Coexist Oct 27 #27

Just wondering - Do the staff of newspapers wnylib Oct 27 #48

NYT editorial board has NEVER supported Trump. Elessar Zappa Oct 27 #50

Buffalo? I was raised in Lackawanna! Coexist Oct 27 #63

I grew up in Erie, PA but live in western NY now. wnylib Oct 27 #68

Gee thanks Coexist Oct 27 #69

Sorry, but growing up there, you must know what I mean. wnylib Oct 27 #72

Sure - we have no idea if they considered TBF Oct 27 #28

The Editorial Board been unambiguous in their dislike of MFer maxsolomon Oct 27 #44

Thank You! RobinA Oct 28 #76

True, but NYT endorsed Harris almost a month ago. Ocelot II Oct 27 #30

?? I missed that. wnylib Oct 27 #49

It was in the Sunday NYT. maxsolomon Oct 27 #59

Thanks. wnylib Oct 27 #61

They endorsed Harris at least a week before WP said they would not JohnSJ Oct 27 #52

The NYTimes Editorial Staff Will Say What the Publishers Won't -- Bravo! Espoir Oct 27 #8

You don't think AG Sulzberger approved this opinion page? maxsolomon Oct 27 #58

Not suggesting ... Espoir Oct 27 #67

Way way way too late. But better than nothing. n/t KatK Oct 27 #9

A change of heart for the sane washers? n/t. NNadir Oct 27 #10

Text is up on pastebin, less the Star Wars graphic 😀 usonian Oct 27 #13

What is pastebin? LearnedHand Oct 27 #42

It's a place mostly for programmers to share blocks of code. usonian Oct 27 #53

SWEET! LearnedHand Oct 27 #66

djt's hometown newspaper NBachers Oct 27 #15

I had kept NY Times my subscription for the puzzles & glad I did - TBF Oct 27 #16

Same here! Mossfern Oct 27 #19

What happened? Did they lose too many subscribers? This is a real about change. Bev54 Oct 27 #17

Really? Can you point to any NYT Editorial Board opinions that support that MFer? maxsolomon Oct 27 #45

Wow Lulu KC Oct 27 #18

You've been sane-splaining him for months, NYT. Day late, dollar short. AZLD4Candidate Oct 27 #21

Some backbone being grown? NotHardly Oct 27 #22

No, they see which way the wind is blowing ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 27 #56

YEP uponit7771 Oct 28 #75

Hell yes. orangecrush Oct 27 #23

Let's not lose sight of the fact that markodochartaigh Oct 27 #24

I say Bravo, but too bad they didn't include "enslave women." Diamond_Dog Oct 27 #32

Put an end to his reign of terror. VOTE! dalton99a Oct 27 #33

Well, it's about time! peggysue2 Oct 27 #34

Oh. Kind of like kairos12 Oct 27 #35

Unexpected. BadgerMom Oct 27 #36

SO NOW THEY SCREAM Figarosmom Oct 27 #37

Good for the NYT. Fuck Bezos. Martin68 Oct 27 #38

The Magats do believe him mdbl Oct 27 #40

If all the US newspapers REALLY cared about democracy, they'd run things like this daily Blue Owl Oct 27 #41

Is this the NYT everyone seems to hate around here? bif Oct 27 #46

Very good to see this. Thx Hekate Oct 27 #47

It's about time. Passages Oct 27 #51

If you believe that, you don't read the NYT. maxsolomon Oct 27 #57

Excuse me? Passages Oct 27 #60

I was supposed to understand your 3 word comment was specifically about maxsolomon Oct 27 #64

Then ask a question. Passages Oct 27 #65

Too little, too late SocialDemocrat61 Oct 27 #55

Wo!!! nt LAS14 Oct 27 #62

Wow.. TY & the NYT! Cha Oct 27 #70

All the while Habermann normalizes the Bund rally at MSG. pecosbob Oct 27 #71

Yep. NYT talks out of both sides of its mouth. Still glad I cancelled my 35 year subscription. ancianita Oct 28 #74

K&R spanone Oct 28 #77