I am going to be a little sympathetic here. The NYT has lost its way.

The NYT has a lot of power to sway voters. It rather obvious which way they want to sway voters.

Why is the NYT acting like this though? I am not talking about taking a political position, but rather that for a paper that claims to be a defender of "human rights" it does an awful lot to destroy those "human rights" with tabloid style journalism, as in the case of Cindy McCain and the rest of the Palin family.

Senator McCain's and Senator Obama's background are fair game, but even Senator Obama said that families were off limits to the press, not to limit the rights of a free press, but because that is just the way it should be.

So far the MSM has done a lot to dig up family issues on McCain, Palin and even Joe the plummer, yet it has left untouched the family issues of Obama's family, of which there are many. Why the double standard? Is that the "honor code" by which the MSM lives?

The MSM has even failed to dig up certain truths about Obama, that might include his secret plans from out of his past that could be damaging to over 300,000,000 people's lives, and even hundreds of millions around the world. I mean has the MSM really thought this through to give him a "pass" on his background instead, even to the point of rationalizing it away, since there could be some very serious negative consequences to all these people due to an Obama presidency? Does the MSM want this on their conscience?

(And there have been some very negative consequences in the past by many a politician supported by the MSM, from all political parties, such as crime, scandal, bribery, misconduct, damaging policy, etc., which proves that the MSM was not doing its job.)

Now both candidate's personal backgrounds are "fair game" for the press, since this is very much like anyone applying for a job, so a country needs to know if the candidae is qualified, not just from experience and education, but also with respect to character, trust, honor, accountability, judgment and number of other important human traits that should apply, especially to politicians. So their backgrounds are "fair game."

The press has been given a sacred right, not to be trampled on. Has the MSM trampled on others' rights in the process of reporting on the candidates, since the Bill of Rights has more than just the "free press" rights in it?  I mean look at the hounding of Princess Diana, for example?

In summary, the NYT needs a reality check, not for the sake of its political views, but for the sake the welfare of everyone. I am sure they believe that means Obama is the right choice. However, Obama's background may very well indicate he is not the right one, but the NYT could very well be contributing to a great "destruction" to virtually eveyone's life in this country, and even some places in the world,  if Obama's polices are implemented.

And the lack of scutiny by the MSM into Obama's real past may be a root cause in the harm Obama could do. In otherwords, the MSM could even be that much more in the wrong.

TM,

If it weren't for newspapers like the NY Times, you'd all be living in a undemocratic country. 

Really? It's newspapers like the Times that are responsible for us living in a democracy?

Hmmm. All this time I thought it was our Founding Fathers and all the folks over the centuries willing to die for our country and this form of government.

I guess I was wrong. ns

P.S. Do you think that Barack and Michelle Obama are also fair game? Or is it racist for media to go after them?

As it pertains to your response, I'm breathless with antici.........pation.  

Are the Guilty Democrats trying to Take the Republicans down with them  over Freddie Fannie Mae FHA ?

The NYT did NOT give Early Warning on that one, because the NYT did NOT cover Bush'es asking Congress to FIX IT . . . Some investigative reporting. . . . If it happens already, the NYT will print it. . . . UNLESS........it's a War that is WON by the greatest Military in the World.

VICTORY goes Unreported, NYT DUFUS......

 ...the liberal playbook. When liberals are caught red handed lying, perjuring, obstructing, smearing, taking bribes, harassing women, giving away state secrets, or hanging out with domestic terrorists, black racist preachers and/or Communists their first response is to spin, deny and attack.

If that fails, usually due to overwhelming proof, liberals' fallback position is 'moral equivalency' (examples: 'everyone does it', 'both sides are guilty', or 'Stop the finger pointing, folks')

I don't accept moral equivalency. Whatever some Republicans did or did not do, Democrats ran Congress for nearly two years. There were NO Democratic efforts to reform the shaky housing market. In fact they repeatedly fought GOP efforts to minimize taxpayer exposure to the imminent mortgage train wreck.

NOLI PUGNARE ME OCCIDERE

A quick look at history TM, will show that biased newspapers have also produced pro-nazi support, anti Israel furor, communist backing, racism, and influenced a plethora of other social problems. So don't get all self righteous about a biased rag that has lost all sense of objectivity.

 Under Keller, the N Y Times has lost all credibility. Media that does that deserves to disappear. And btw the NY Times has virtually nothing to do us living in an undemocratic country yet. If Keller has his Obama loving way though, we will soon be living in a socialist nanny state.  

The curtain might be closed if the dims take over completely and institute and enforce the fairness doctrine. Especially if they can get a couple supreme court members installed when the republicans take it to the SCOTUS.

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If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank a Soldier. - My barber

And I forgot 2 mention the ChiTrib...REALLY? after MAYBE some democrats over a million yrs they could have endorsed? ...they pick OBAMA??

Jeez..I WAS from Chicago....was I the last Republican 2 leave?   I should have turned out the lights.

What do people do to prevent this move from journalism to propaganda? Boycotts? What?

Just eaxactly what's happening now...people cancelling their subscriptions to this rag! I always laugh when I see these scoundrals trying pawn off subscriptions on cable.

Don't worry, the NYT's subscription rate continues its downward sprial. They've been laying off people left and right. Just be patient; every story they do like this, the more readers they lose!

have on all their college and Chicago ties that have their lips zipped so tightly?  I consider it amazing that no information is forthcoming other than what Stanley Kurtz can find out on his own.

When the NYT goes out of business, conservatives across the nation will celebrate by dancing in the streets!