Lamenting The Times
David Broder, the supposed “dean” of political reporters, laments the mauling of the New York Times:
The series of fabrications that resulted last week in the resignations of the top two editors of the New York Times is a calamity for all of American journalism.Executive Editor Howell Raines and Managing Editor Gerald Boyd were more than the leaders of a distinguished and influential newspaper. They are friends of many of us who are roughly their contemporaries, colleagues on past assignments and role models for a whole generation of younger journalists.
Anyone who can gloat at their discomfiture is worse than a fool. This is far more than a personal embarrassment or a black eye for the Times. It is a serious blow to the credibility of the press, and it comes at a time when public trust is fragile.
Then call me a fool, because I’m certainly going to “gloat at their discomfiture.” And I’m going to do everything I can to make it worse.
I think it’s about time these arrogant socialist “journalists” got their comeuppance. Virtually all of them are hard-left haters of the conservative agenda and their inflated self-importance shows it.
For instance, why is it that only liberals get to be “deans?” Crazy old hag Helen Thomas is supposed to be the “dean” of White House correspondents. Even crazier old hag Molly Ivins is supposed to be the “dean” of Texas political reporters. Robert “Sheets/KKK” Byrd is supposed to be the “dean” of the Senate. Ultra-liberal tax hike proponent David Broder is supposed to be the “dean” of political reporting. Longtime Tom Daschle buddy David Kranz is supposed to be the “dean” of South Dakota political reporters.
All these “deans” deserve to be brought down. Hard.
Whether it’s on taxes, or the death penalty, or gun control, the liberal media wages a daily war against popular conservative ideas and pretends that it’s somehow above the fray. Well, not any more.
Welcome to the mud pit, dean Broder. We conservatives are going to give as good as we get. We’ll expose you “mainstream” media types as the lying, traitorous, socialist scum that you are. You think the Old York Times had it bad? You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!
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