New York Times: a Dreadful Parody of a Real Newspaper
Why do I feel so happy? The New York Times is writing off $814.4 million of the value of its New England newspapers. This catastrophic meltdown was presaged by a disastrous drop in quality. Need evidence? Try a search over at the Times site for the phrase "disastrous war." That's one of the Times' pathetic and oft-used catch-phrases that demonstrates a distinct lack of quality and creativity.
The Times' mission of derailing the war effort relies upon a monotonic drumbeat of defeat. Reusing the same anti-American phrases for months and years on end has turned out to be a wonderful predictor of the paper's business results. In a word: awful. Here's a breakdown of the recent use of the phrase "disastrous war." Today's editorial -- suitably eviscerated by Jules Crittenden -- even uses the phrase twice. Dammit, that's quality!
| Bullying Iran ... himself into another disastrous war, and if Congress is ... ... But his disastrous war in Iraq has done so ... February 1, 2007 - (NYT) - Opinion - Editorial Democrats And The Deficit ... country into a disastrous war. And you can even ... December 22, 2006 - By PAUL KRUGMAN (NYT) - Opinion - Op-Ed Deeper Into the Maelstrom of Iraq ... euphemisms of this disastrous war can no longer be ignored ... November 25, 2006 - (NYT) - Opinion - Letter Where Plan A Left Ahmad Chalabi ... States into this disastrous war... November 19, 2006 - (NYT) - Opinion - Letter Dissecting the General's Take on Iraq ... miserably in this disastrous war. It's time to ... November 17, 2006 - (NYT) - Opinion - Letter The Perils of Inaction ... last summer's disastrous war in Lebanon. Perhaps this ... November 10, 2006 - (NYT) - Opinion - Editorial - 396 words THEATER REVIEW; Despair Echoes From the Arms of Defeat ... countrymen into a disastrous war on foreign soil in ' ... September 18, 2006 - By CHARLES ISHERWOOD (NYT) Aiding Our Enemies ... Bush administration's disastrous war in Iraq, and that ...View free preview August 14, 2006 - By BOB HERBERT (NYT) - Opinion - Op-Ed Lieberman vs. Lamont: The Fallout ... end to the disastrous war in Iraq. Of course ...View free preview August 10, 2006 - (NYT) - Opinion - Letter Liberals, Lieberman and the War ... proponent of this disastrous war, which he advocated from ...View free preview July 11, 2006 - (NYT) - Opinion - Letter The President's Day in Baghdad ... administration about this disastrous war. It's like this ... June 15, 2006 - (NYT) - Opinion - Letter Faculty's Chilly Welcome For Ex-Pentagon Official ... fury at a disastrous war, an illustration of the ... May 25, 2006 - By JASON DePARLE (NYT) - U.S. - News The Memo About the Road to War ... us into this disastrous war? Some questions remain: ... March 29, 2006 - (NYT) - Opinion - Letter Nuclear Madness ... to launch his disastrous war in Iraq, agreed to ... March 6, 2006 - By BOB HERBERT (NYT) - Opinion - Op-Ed A Mother and a Nation Seek Answers ... president for this disastrous war. Perhaps the only thing ... August 10, 2005 - (NYT) - Opinion - Letter Supporters of the War ... critique of the disastrous war in Iraq. He observes ... May 16, 2005 - (NYT) - Opinion - Letter Stranger Than Fiction ... this clownish, disastrous war, he might have gotten ...View free preview May 9, 2005 - By Bob Herbert (NYT) - Opinion - Op-Ed Energy Alternatives ... debt and a disastrous war in a quest to commandeer ... March 27, 2005 - (NYT) - Opinion - Letter Blair Confronts Political Burdens of Iraq ... Sir Winston's disastrous war policies as blindly as the ... June 20, 2004 - By PATRICK E. TYLER (NYT) - World - News Bishops and Politicians ... voted for this disastrous war in Iraq. MARY LOUISE ... April 28, 2004 - (NYT) - Opinion - Letter |
The Times has also referred to the "Mission Accomplished" banner -- which was unfurled by sailors to mark the completion of their tour of duty in theater -- a mere 153 times.
Dowd, Rich, Herbert, Krugman... all reuse the same phrases and memes in a circular, incestuous, and inherently uninteresting quilt. It's little wonder the Times' stock price is sinking faster than Michael Moore in a kayak. You'll get more variety reading Hydraulic Fluids Weekly.
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