It will be interesting to see the New York Times try to wiggle an excuse to get out of the consequences of this, if they even have the decency to try. It will be interesting to watch the backlash and the apologists. It is interesting, but sadly not shocking.
This doesn’t need much added to it:
Every major daily paper in New York took note of President Bush’s decision to bestow the first Medal of Honor of Operation Enduring Freedom on Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy - a Long Islander who gave his life for his country and his fellow SEALs.
Every paper but one, that is.
And it shouldn’t be particularly hard to guess which one.
Indeed, it wasn’t hard to guess. Every chance they get to reveal our secrets to the enemy, they have delivered. Every chance they get to destroy moral, report negatively on the war efforts, or defame our troops, they go page one. I stand with the New York Post in awarding the Times the Medal of Dis-honer.
What do you think the New York Times focus on instead?
What did the paper of record focus on yesterday? No fewer than three stories reported on how Americans had killed innocent Iraqi civilians.
It makes me sick.
AJ Strata says there will be backlash:
The man died in the service of his country, receives one of its top commendations and the NY Times impugns him by turning their back on his life story. Well, that will create a backlash as most Americans will now be returning the favor to the NY Times and turn their backs on it. I would bet this just may be the moment the NY Times went out of business. Optimistic? Harsh? I’m not so sure. How else do you honor the man and all those who died or were injured fighting for us? Even if you don’t agree with the war or how we got in it, most people would find this an even worse infraction in simple human decency. You honor them by making clear the contempt and disgust we hold for such a petty act. And no pretend excuse will save them from their just desserts. In fact it may make the matter even worse.
Almost shocking and certainly sad. It’s a wonder New Yorkers don’t run the paper right out of town for this one. But then perhaps it mirrors at least a majority of New Yorker’s sentiments, too?
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October 13, 2007 - 18:14 ET by Gat New YorkNavy SEAL Lieutenant Michael Murphy became the first Medal of Honor recipient for the war in Afghanistan. “Murphy is credited with putting his life in danger in an effort to save the lives of three of his subordinates during a fierce firefight in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border in June 2005.” It was a firefight that took his life.
Murphy is from Long Island, New York and a number of articles and commentaries appeared in:
Newsday
New York Daily News
New York Post
But today’s New York Post noted that not all New York newspapers felt this was news.
The New York Times did not even feel compelled to pick up the AP wire service and devoted zero linesto the Long Island hero.
This is a public site so unfortunately I cannot print what exactly I feel about Pinch Sulzberger and Bill Keller right about now and what I could only hope for them.
There can be no credible
October 13, 2007 - 18:19 ET by Gat New YorkThere can be no credible excuse for what the NYT did with this omission. Not when you even had liberal columnists in New York like Ellis Henican doing excellent pieces. It was in the newspaper, on radio, and TV.
This was intentional.
No it doesn't echo anything
October 13, 2007 - 18:22 ET by NortonPeteNo it doesn't echo anything about New Yorkers sentiment.
Its basically out of business.
I have been able to make enough money this year shorting NYT to buy a boat.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=NYT&t=1y
Stock has fallen 25% just this year. Pretty soon the stock price and the paper price will align.
Unfortunately, people will
October 13, 2007 - 19:00 ET by chessplayerUnfortunately, people will still buy that rag.
Unfortunately, they will
October 13, 2007 - 21:40 ET by terrigUnfortunately, they will buy this rag. It's sad but the elites think this is an unimportant story while heaping praise beyond the skies to Al Gore.
But their circulation base
October 13, 2007 - 21:50 ET by Gat New YorkBut their circulation base continue to decline and with it also goes ad revenue.
But there are still the
October 13, 2007 - 21:52 ET by terrigBut there are still the idiots who buy this rag. I know it's in a decline but it doesn't seem that it will ever go away.
Eventually the shareholders
October 13, 2007 - 22:23 ET by Gat New YorkEventually the shareholders will force the change and remove the family from power.
Murphy is an American
October 13, 2007 - 20:34 ET by Sonny LykosMurphy is an American military man. As such he's a child killer, a rapist, and a dupe for the "Bush's war."
Now Islamic terrorists - I mean "freedom fighters" - on the other hand, are.................
Understand now?
disgraceful ...
October 13, 2007 - 23:38 ET by pmohbuckbut not surprising ... NYT is the modern day "tokyo rose" or "lord haw haw" ... congratulations
Supporting the troops
October 14, 2007 - 10:54 ET by WingletDriverJust remember, they support the troops. You'd better not question their patriotism or their love for our men and women in uniform.
/sarcasm off
Ignored Valor ... Sinful!
October 14, 2007 - 11:30 ET by drillanwrIs Rome worth one good man's life? We believed it once. Make us believe it again. He was a soldier of Rome. Honor him. ... Who will help me carry him? - "Gladiator"
BTW :
I've been MIA this weekend while attending the funeral formalities of a local Army Ranger (a lifelong friend of my son-in-law), who within the first hours of his fourth deployment in Iraq (a week ago this past Friday), was gunned down by an "insurgent" while moving from the transport plane to the housing facilities. Two others were also killed, and six wounded ... Having just arrived, the Unit did not have on their combat gear. His funeral is today.
http://www.ohio.com/news/10518387.html
drill
October 14, 2007 - 11:34 ET by BlondeI'm very sorry for the loss of your son-in-law's friend.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
I'm so sorry.
October 14, 2007 - 14:16 ET by ReformedLib Re-FormedConI hate hearing about our brave men and women losing their lives. Knowing that they died doing the one thing they wanted most- serving and protecting- doesn't make me feel better, but prouder. I thank our military personnel whenever I get the chance: in the grocery, buying gas, out in the field working, and to see the looks on their faces sometimes is both heartwrenching and heartbreaking. It doesn't matter that we don't know each other because we are all Americans.
BTW- the last time I got a call from the NYT asking me to subscribe, I laughed and told them that I wouldn't take their liberal rag for free to line the table for a crawfish boil.
Times stays true to form
October 14, 2007 - 21:46 ET by GalvanicMove evidence of the agenda at the NY Times --- the paper that Dan Rather declared totally centrist.
The Times may be opposed war, but Murphy died fighting our enemy in Afghanistan -- the base from which the 9/11 attracks were planned and commanded. If the Times had any sense of honor, it would've featured the Murphy MoH story. But they continue to prove that they have about as much journalistic conscience as the campus rag at Berkeley.