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Bernie: "Don't Believe Everything You Read in the New York Times" :) (Original Post)
Donkees
Jan 2016
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CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)1. That's good advice. nt
rurallib
(62,416 posts)2. for instance there was Judith Miller selling us a war
The Times is the paper for the powers that be.
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)3. I haven't in years because of two words: Judith Miller
mmonk
(52,589 posts)4. Yep. Someone with the last name Miller comes to mind.
DefenseLawyer
(11,101 posts)5. Now what are you going to believe?
The New York Times or your lying eyes?
RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)6. The New York Times is "liberal" in the same way that HRC is "liberal"
Once people grasp this concept, certain things become a little clearer.
It's the newspaper of record for an enlightened ruling class that nonetheless wants to remain the ruling class. It is open-minded and progressive on many issues. However, anything that threatens the wealth and status of the ruling class tends to be ridiculed, dismissed, or ignored. And if that doesn't work, it gets dealt with rather harshly.
ViseGrip
(3,133 posts)7. Miller and Novak....haven't read the Times since