Letter from Mark Crispin Miller re NY Times ignoring forum

[ailsagirl]

The NY Times has been virtually mum on the subject of the Conyers' forum. Why??? Is this not news??

http://www.buzzflash.com/buzzscripts/buzz.dll/sub3

I emailed the NY Times and chastised them but does it have any effect??

And they endorsed Kerry!! I don't get it.

[BrklynLiberal]

1. I just called and cancelled my subscription, and then wrote a

letter to the editor and to that idiot Okrent, telling them what I did and why.
In my note, I told them that I was recommending that all my friends do the same.

[Skink]

2. I think they have done a good job on the Ukraine story...

They have stayed on that. It might just propel enough people to say wait a minute what about us. Nothing is gonna happen until the law suits coming out of the Conyers hearing are filed. If this then doesn't get coverage I'll change my opinion.

[ailsagirl]

3. Guess what?? NY Times now has detailed article re election

That was fast!!! I emailed them earlier and really chewed them out.
Guess it was in the works. Oh well-- never hurts to keep them on their toes...

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Unsettled-Election.html?oref=login

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I'll quote the first few paragraphs:
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Doubts Persist About Election Results
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 11, 2004

As the Electoral College prepares to certify President Bush's re-election on Monday, concerns persist about the integrity of the nation's voting system -- particularly in Ohio, where details continue to emerge of technology failures, voter confusion and overcrowded polling stations in minority and poor neighborhoods.

Few mainstream politicians dispute Bush's victory, and the incumbent's 3.5 million-vote margin nationwide was wider than any of the reported problems, which included insufficient or incomplete provisional ballots and, in some places, brazen partisan shenanigans.

But that is not stopping a disparate assortment of personalities -- prominent among them Democratic congressman John Conyers Jr. of Michigan, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and presidential candidates of the Green and Libertarian parties -- from questioning the accuracy of certified results and demanding investigations.

Of greatest concern is the extent of disenfranchisement in the critical swing state of Ohio, whose 20 electoral votes guaranteed Bush's victory.

``It's critical that we investigate and understand any and every voting irregularity anywhere in our country, not because it would change the outcome of the election but because Americans have to believe that their votes are counted in our democracy,'' John Kerry said this week, after calling for a statewide recount in Ohio.

[NJCher]

4. It's about damn time

I had written Okrent and despite the fact that he says he reads EVERY e-mail, he never returned an answer re my question about why the Conyers hearings were not being covered. This was a few days after the first hearing.


Cher