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Smarmie Doofus

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2. Their coverage has been so ridiculously biased that I had to look back up top last week to see...

Reply to jakeXT (Original post)

Thu Apr 24, 2014, 06:08 AM

Apr 2014

what paper I was reading.

I think the occasion was the story about how the *Russian* media was making outrageous claims, ginning up the threat posed by the Ukrainian nationalists, misleading the poor unsuspecting *Russian* people into thinking there was some kind of existential threat, when in fact here was none.

This from the paper of Judith Miller, Bill Keller.

The lack of irony, the lack of self--consciousness.

I think its a hoot.

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New York Times tries to whitewash publication of faked Ukraine photos [View all] jakeXT Apr 2014 OP

NYT used to sell ads... That dried up. So they decided to sell wars instead. nt Democracyinkind Apr 2014 #1

Their coverage has been so ridiculously biased that I had to look back up top last week to see... Smarmie Doofus Apr 2014 #2

The Times has always been biased starroute Apr 2014 #3

The MSMedia is mostly propaganda, people gladly soak it up and gossip all day Corruption Inc Apr 2014 #4