Former Wichita Eagle managing editor Clark Hoyt (1981-85) did a “soft launch” Sunday of his soon-to-be regular column as the New York Times’ new “public editor.” Hoyt’s job is to examine and critique the Times’ news judgments, and he said he couldn’t resist writing about the newspaper’s decision not to put on its front page an article about the alleged terrorism plot at Kennedy Airport in New York City. Some readers — and Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly — had accused the Times of bias for not giving the story better play. But Hoyt reported that the news decision was based on the Times’ determination that — contrary to the apocalyptic statements that a U.S. attorney made in announcing the charges — the ability of the accused men to carry out an attack “was very much open to question.” Nonetheless, Hoyt agreed the article would have been better on the front page, because it “would have told readers that the Times knew what they were concerned about, that there was something real here, but that it wasn’t anywhere near happening and there was no need for alarm.”
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Yeah, But that would have given readers a clue about the phony “war on terror” being just that, a phony slogan and not for real, and “Homeland Security” being nothing more than a Bushco burocracy to scare Americans into supporting neocon/Zionist Jew plans for conquest of the Middle East oil fields.
That “Kennedy Thing” was right up there with those 7 kids from Florida, which the FBI had taking an “al-Qaida oath” to knock-down the Sears Tower in Chicago, when the whole lot didn’t have the wherewithal to even buy themselves matching boots which they requested from the FBI after submitting their shoe sizes.
The phony “war on terror” needs a lot of help to seem real and the NYT just didn’t want to “play along” with Bush’s Zionist Jews of Israel, whose only claim to fame is killing defenseless Palestinians in refugee camps.
The world of propaganda and the Zionist blogger who calls itself: “Republican,” aw yes,….will it never end?
{ The rules: It you catch Jews doing rotten things or lying {speaking } and point it out, that’s called anti-semitism even though Arabs are also Semites }
Go Figure…
Ed is a Bigot.Even the New York Times can probably figure that out, but the rest of the world, reading this Blog, needs to realize that most people in Kansas can see Ed for what he is.Ed doesn’t seem to realize that Hamas and Fatah are currently killing each other, and that Israel and the United States have nothing to do with the Palestinian civil war.The most common form of death in Gaza is “honor killing” or the brutal murder of Moslem women for the “dishonor” of their family.With Palestinians constantly killing their own, in large numbers, Ed seems to think that everything can be blamed on Israel or the “Jews” — even though there is NO stable Palestinian leader for Israel to negotiate with, and even though the Palestinian people have been kicked out of every Arab or Moslem Country that COULD kick them out.Other Arabs treat Palestinians like dogs.The Israeli government employs Arabs.There are Arabs who serve as elected officials in the Israeli government.There isn’t a Jew, anywhere in the world, that serves in an Arab or Moslem government.
Ed and the New York Times do have one thing in common:
Neither of them want you to know any of this!
When the New York Times calls me, in violation of the “Do Not Call List,” in order to sell me a subscription, I usually tell the telemarketer that she or he works for a treasonous rag and that their editor and publisher both belong in jail.
— Maybe some “wisdom” from Kansas will improve that liberal rag. Clark Hoyt’s explanation of the latest NYT outrage doesn’t quite cut it, however.The NYT does not WANT stories about terrorist plots that were stopped.The NYT wants to print FAILURE because the NYT is UnAmerican and wants Bush to fail so badly that they will not print any success stories concerning the War on Terror.
The NYT also will not do a story on how many people on the anti-war left are also Jew-hating bigots like Ed!
Not to mention their whole concept was flawed, and would not have produced the terrorist desired results, guess that’s just a trivial matter.
From the headline, I thought maybe the article addressed the Eagle’s bias. Guess in a way it does.
Me too phantom. I was hoping anyway, that there would be SOME explanation about the bias of the columnists they print.
Especially values boy, who ostensibly writes about “values” (straight christian white male values) but NEVER met a republican he didnt heart or a democrat he didnt want to condem to hell.
Why dont you at least call him what he is? Yet ANOTHER republican shill, wrapped in the bible but transparent as hell.
Hmmm, figuring the ability of the men in a crime is a standard now for assessing crime?
I suppose that leaves the gates wide open for blue-eyed, blond-haired, clueless surfer girls to become the next crime syndicate as no one would suspect them to have the ability to do so.
Since when did just reporting the news become less significant than editorializing and placing one’s own value on the story that important?
I’m sure they talk about this in journalism class don’t they?
I’m mean, consider these statements:
Factual reporting, no editorializing first.
“Three men with masks entered the First Federal Bank and robbed it of thirty three dollars. The suspects fled on foot and disappeared.”
Now with editorializing the news.
“Three black men, thought to be gang members perhaps of the notorious Capcha gang, terrorized customers and employees of the First Federal Bank. It is not known if these are the same hoodlums who robbed the Second National last week. Reporters on the scene found personal effects on the bank floor scattered indicating a rifling of purses and wallets. The bank manager, a frail elderly man thought to be having a heart attack was later rushed to the emergency room. Whereabouts of the bank robbing gang members were thought to have fled the bank by foot and most likely rounded the corner to a get a way vehicle. Citizens should be on the look out for a dark SUV with tinted windows as one was driving by shortly after the crime.”
The Police Report:
“Three men, all Hispanic were caught on surveillance tape had entered the First National Bank at 0901 a.m. this morning. A woman exiting the bank the same time the men were entering bumped into one of the suspect and spilled her purse on the floor. One of the three, an elderly Hispanic was helping the woman pick up her contents and noticed the bank robbery in progress. The elderly man fled from the scene and called 911. The other two Hispanic males went to one window where they demanded cash and the bank teller gave them thirty three hundred dollars of the drawer money. The suspects walked from the bank, crossed the street and got into a red, 1978 Datsun four door sedan. No more details at this time as the case is still under investigation.”
“I usually tell the telemarketer that she or he works for a treasonous rag and that their editor and publisher both belong in jail.”
Ooooooooooh! I bet THAT scares them….
Must be a rethuglican tactic. Sounds like billo sending fux security to the homes of callers he doesnt like.
One good thing about paulie the shillie, he’s ALWAYS good for illustrating the latest repuke meme or failed strategy…
Clark Hoyt will say anything that gets him promoted.
EconI don’t know what a Muslem is. But I do recognize the Muslim faith. Please make this correction in future posts hating the Muslim religion. Misspelled makes your slanted arguments hard to read. I know you attended the same english class as George “nuclyear” Bush, but please do us all a favor. Spell Check!
What, the “media” is shaping the news to maintain the social order. I guess that explains why the Carr brothers and the recent savagery in Knoxville never made the national news but the Duke rape hoax and the Imus nonsense did. The fourth estate has become a rotten fith column!
There are jews and christians serving in the Iranian parliament.
There are jews and christians serving in the Iranian parliament.
Posted by: sgt. slaughter | June 15, 2007 at 09:57 AM
Yes, Sgt. true.. But technically, Iran is NOT an Arab nation… They are Persians, and speak Farsi…
Ed’s steaming like boiling pot!
Look out Captain! She’s gonna blow!
oops, too late. :)
Everytime I happen to have to watch O’Reilly he makes me utterly sick. Did you even hear what he said about that “and I broke this story first by the way”…
The man is such a gloating pig over every little thing he does, even when unwarranted….and the lies…omg the lies.
Olbermann should dedicate his whole show to making fun of O’Reilly.
“Olbermann should dedicate his whole show to making fun of O’Reilly.”
Yesssss P_M I would love to see that myself!!
Yes, Olbermann, the former Sports Caster, is qualified to give the news in a non-biased way…
And O’Reilly has credentials as a former… what??
O’Reilly has been in the news business a long time. He worked for CBS as I recall.
You all call what O’Reilly does “news”??? LOL
Nope not news, it’s an editorial or talking points segment.
However, O’Reilly makes the news (appearances) more often than anyone else on TV.
I suppose O’Reilly should thank the MSM from all the quotes they keep distributing and keeping him popular. :)
Billo has said that he was one time a schoolteacher.
Handed Tom his ass? heheheheheheh!
Meadowpoop is a paid republican shill, by his own admission and the Ethics Commission reports.
No surprise there. He’s the first shift wingnut on call most days. Yawn.
Gee, folks who give money get political appointments? Color me shocked, SHOCKED I say.
The real shocker is that they are for sale, in many instances, for less than $200. Hee hee. And meadow justifies his own contributions as minimal, but thinks contributions of the same amount for this article were somehow a scandal?
Color me shocked again…
MikeThe dumbest people on this Blog are usually the people who resort to spelling corrections.
MoslemMuslim
Both are allowed in Websters.
I don’t beleive that I used the spelling you attribute to me, but what if I did?
The fact is, Arabic does NOT translate directly into English, and several spellings of the same word are common in translation.
You have proven yourself petty and pedantic.
Now spell check that, would you, and prove your secretarial skills for us all!
Ya know meadow, you could put those skills to GOOD use if you wanted REAL dirt on governor leadership.
I gotta wonder why you hype such non stories as this, and the lie about jazzfest, but you dont post REAL info that REALLY could damage sebelius?
I wonder WHO pays you sometimes.
Post some info on Steve Irsik, Don Paxson, the members of the water board and the water authority. THERE is the real dirt on governor leadership that might REALLY bring her down.
But hell no. You’d rather nibble on the edges with nonsense than go after the REAL stories.
Whatsamatter, you just a jokester or do you really want to put important info out there?
You should really get trifocals KFG, you replied to a post I made in another thread.
Maybe too much tater salad has increased your eye level blood pressure causing decreased visual acuity. :)
hint:I before e accept after clol
Congrats Econ!You are correct. Muslim, however is spelled M….U…..S…..L…..I…..M.
Your diatribes are easier to understand if you spell correctly. And please post facts to back up your assertion that Muslim can be spelled Muslem.
EdYou dont know what YOU are talking about, how in the hell are we supposed to understand your garbage?
MikeYou claim that I “hate the muslim religion” (your spelling, not mine) — why?If I hated the Moslem/Muslim religion, why would I care about the Palestinian Civil War or the brutal “honor killing” of Moslem/Muslim women?
Also, Mike, I think spell-check obessive compulsives like you are boring as hell, and rather petty and stupid, but I do not believe that I mispelled the name of any Religion.
If you are going to correct someone, make sure your correction is correct, would you?
And-Mike and ALL liberals — Ed is obviously a hate-filled Jew bashing racist bigot. Yet, Ed hates Bush and Ed is against the war. Therefore, NONE of you liberals has the guts to tell Ed he is out of line. In the same thread, you call me “hateful” for pointing out the truth, but you liberals don’t even give Ed a light scolding — Why is that?I think I have the answer: Many US liberals hate Jews!
obsesive, lolthere, get out your red marker again Mike, you anal freak!
Econ 101, you piece of shit jew, what else do you have to offer the world besides your shit?
I think we should send Ed and a Rabbi to the Holocaust Memorial for some remedial treatment. :D
Everbody hates Jews, haven’t you figured that out yet?
Stick the fake Holocaust up your ass. Germany did issue death certificates, but you made 1.6 trillion dollars faking what the world knows is a big lie.
Prove it with your forged documents…
Sweat it Jew boy sweat it, sweat it….until your lies explode.
EdI was raised Catholic.There isn’t a single Jew in my family tree, that I know of.
Of course, Jesus was a Jew, so I would be proud to find Jewish relatives, if I have any.
EdYou are full of hate.I am sure you can find a few Jews that are as twisted as you are, on the other side of the fence.However, that does not forgive your hatred and bitterness.You are a kook on the Jewish and Israel and Palestine issues.I wish I could get the other Democrats on this Blog to condemn you, cowards that they all seem to be.However, it is enough, for now, that nobody seems to defend you.
EdYou are full of hate.I am sure you can find a few Jews that are as twisted as you are, on the other side of the fence.However, that does not forgive your hatred and bitterness.You are a kook on the Jewish and Israel and Palestine issues.I wish I could get the other Democrats on this Blog to condemn you, cowards that they all seem to be.However, it is enough, for now, that nobody seems to defend you.
Ed has his way of saying things. While he IS often vitriolic, he is usually correct with his facts. Sometimes even before they happen. Econ Paul Rosell has yet to EVER be caught presenting facts.
So little has changed here…
Bias? There is NOTHING in ANY media to compare with the obvious bias of faux fox news and rant radio.
JRYou are also a Jew Hating liberal I see.
I could have predicted as much.
Face it, JR, no political candidate in America could declare, in public, what Ed declares, and get elected to any office in the land!
JRDo you ALSO deny that the Jewish Hollocaust ever happened?You have stated here, for all to see, that “Ed — is usually correct with his facts—”
Can I now call YOU “Hollocaust denier JR?”
Econ101
Why do you hate America so much?
After all we’ve done for you rotten-ass Jews?