2009 began as a year of smiles at the Times, with rapture over the "historic" Obama administration. Reporters showered partisan praise on Obama's Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor and first lady Michelle Obama. Meanwhile, the Times resolutely buried emerging left-wing scandals over ACORN and Obama adviser Van Jones. But the smile curdled into a defensive snarl during the long hot summer of "angry," "white," and "bitter" tea party protesters, while Times columnists blamed conservative talk show hosts for a spate of ideologically motivated killings.
But perhaps the apex of outrage at the Times in 2009 was a textbook case of liberal hypocrisy. In Timesland, unions are vital to the lifeblood of a sound economy -- just not at the Times itself.
In ascending order of awfulness, here are the Top 10 lowlights of the Times in 2009 (you can also read all the gory details at Times Watch).
10. Swooning Over Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
9. Ignoring Left-Wing Scandals ACORN and Van Jones
8. Editor Sam Tanenhaus, Undertaker for Conservative Movement
7. Birthers vs. Truthers
6. Obituaries: Ted Kennedy vs. Jesse Helms
5. Reporter Rachel Swarns's First Lady Fixation
4. Conservatives to Blame for Killings
3. 2009 GOP Wins Don't Matter; 2005 Dem Wins Were Big Deal
2. Hostile Coverage of Tea Party, Townhall Protests
1. Union Hypocrisy: Outsourcing High-Paying Union Jobs to Florida
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Par for the Course
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 15:01 ET by countmein5050Liberal is as liberal does and it's always ugly...always hypocritical...always biased...always insane.
Just look...
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 15:42 ET by unkeeafJust look what they've done to our cities. That is the best proof available of what liberal policies enacted do to people and communities. Here's a classic example:
http://bit.ly/5wVlve
NYT - best work ever for the DNC
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 16:23 ET by BO STINKSThe old, dead lady has completed her very best year in 150 years. Yes, that's right - I said it. Congratulations NYT.
The Times has done more in this year to ensure that conservatives win at the polls in 11/10 than any other arm of the SCM. Good job! Keep it up! Thank you, thank you - you nasty gray lady, you.
"How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the Plain Meaning of Words!" ~Sam Adams
In Deadline U.S.A. . . . (TCM)
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 20:32 ET by DoktorFranken. . . a movie about another dead newspaper, there is a line:
''A journalist makes himself the hero of the story. A reporter is only a witness.''
Sarah Palin: The Most Dangerous Conservative In America
How in the Hell . . .
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 19:53 ET by DoktorFranken. . . did they ever narrow it down to just ten?
Sarah Palin: The Most Dangerous Conservative In America