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"Captain Compassion" |
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27 Aug 2004 11:13:21 AM |
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New York Times Has Strong Ties to Kerry's Campaign |
New York Times Has Strong Ties to Kerry's Campaign
Jonathan M. Stein
Friday, Aug. 27, 2004
The New York Times, which advertises itself as containing “All The
News That’s Fit To Print,” a slogan that suggests objectivity, has
myriad and dubious financial and political ties to John Kerry’s
presidential campaign. These links between Kerry and the Times
seriously call into question the objectivity of that allegedly
impartial media outlet, which has enormous power and influence over
public opinion.
According to major news outlets, including the Times, the fact that a
major Republican donor has contributed money to the group known as
Swift Boat Veterans for Truth calls into question the impartiality of
that group and ties it to the Republicans. If that is indeed the case
– that an exchange of funds between an entity and a partisan
contributor dispositively links the entity to a partisan cause – then,
by their own logic, the Times is unquestionably linked to Kerry's
campaign and other far-left groups.
To understand the severe implications of such a link, one must fully
comprehend the power and reach of the New York Times.
As of March, the Times had a total circulation volume of 1,133,763
copies daily. However, the circulation volume of the paper itself does
not reflect the paper’s total impact on the marketplace of
information. The New York Times Co. publishes the New York Times, the
Boston Globe and 16 other newspapers; owns eight network-affiliated
television stations and two New York radio stations; and has more than
40 Web sites, including NYTimes.com and Boston.com.
Columns appearing in the NYT are syndicated throughout this extensive
media network. Further, network and cable news anchors tend to lead
with stories substantively taken from the front page of the NYT.
Thus, the reach of the NYT and its incalculable power to influence the
marketplace of information and ideas evince a media juggernaut beyond
that of any other single information source in existence. More
salient, though, is the fact that the Times, as an alleged media
outlet, escapes regulation under McCain-Feingold campaign finance
"reform."
The network of financial connections between Kerry's campaign and the
Times is extensive. Although the Times has an allegedly official “ban”
on political campaign contributions, a simple search on
“opensecrets.org” reveals that at least two editors in the employ of
the Times, Christine Muhlke and Elizabeth Stewart, have contributed at
least $1,500 to John Kerry’s campaign efforts.
These are individuals who have direct influence on the selection of
stories that run in the Times and its companion magazine – and they
are on the record giving money out of their own pockets directly to
the Kerry campaign.
At least two other employees of the Times – Alan Flippen and William
Usuik – have contributed $1,250 to Kerry.
Alternatively, not a single employee of the Times has contributed to
President Bush or any other Republican candidate or organization. This
fact, i.e. the fact that influential individuals working for the New
York Times have contributed money directly to Kerry, and Kerry alone,
is quite troubling and seriously calls into question the objectivity
of that news outlet. Further, the financial connection between John
Kerry, the Democrats, and the New York Times goes beyond mere
employees.
The New York Times Co. is effectively owned and controlled by the
Sulzberger family. At least one Sulzberger family member, Dr. Judith
P. Sulzberger (who owns, de jure, approximately 5 percent of the New
York Times voting shares, or over about 7 million shares), has donated
the maximum ($2,000) directly to Kerry (on March 8).
Dr. Sulzberger has also contributed $5,000 to “Victory Campaign 2004”
(which finds radical leftist 527 groups such as Americans Coming
Together and The Media Fund) and $20,000 to the Democrat National
Committee (DNC Services Corp.). So, in the aggregate, an individual
exercising de jure ownership/control over the New York Times Co. has
donated in excess of $27,000 to Kerry and other far-left efforts to
defeat the president.
The New York Times, in major stories, has used donor-donee connections
to call into question the credibility and objectivity of Swift Boat
Veterans for Truth. Therefore, in all fairness, the same standard
should be applied to the Times in assessing its credibility and
objectivity.
When applied to the New York Times, the financial connections between
that media outlet, John Kerry, and other far-left groups organized to
defeat the president raise serious doubts about the objectivity and
credibility of the Times itself.
Jonathan M. Stein is a third-year law student at Hofstra University
and has been published in NewsMax, the Washington Times, the
Washington Dispatch and FrontPage Magazine.
In June he filed a formal complaint with the Senate Select Committee
on Ethics against Sen. John Kerry for receiving his full salary in
violation of 2 U.S.C. Section 39, which mandates that senators shall
be docked their salary for missing work. The committee dismissed the
complaint, but Stein will be pursuing further legal action in Federal
District Court.
He also filed a petition with the Federal Trade Commission in August
claiming that the New York Times' slogan "All The News That's Fit To
Print" and the Times' use of "push-polling" violate section 5 of the
Federal Trade Act and are illegal "deceptive practices" under that
section of the federal law.
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"John Kerry gave the enemy for free what I and many of my comrades in
North Viet Nam prison camps took torture to avoid saying." -- Paul
Galanti POW Jan. 1966 - Feb. 1973
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Joseph R. Darancette
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| Title: Re: Conservative desperation is showing |
27 Aug 2004 11:21:46 AM |
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"Captain Compassion" <res0mp8t@NOSPAMverizon.net> wrote in message
news:ismui01u8bq8po5b3uotl66sb9b4umrmhj@4ax.com...
New York Times Has Strong Ties to Kerry's Campaign
Jonathan M. Stein
Friday, Aug. 27, 2004
The New York Times, which advertises itself as containing "All The
News That's Fit To Print," a slogan that suggests objectivity, has
myriad and dubious financial and political ties to John Kerry's
presidential campaign. These links between Kerry and the Times
seriously call into question the objectivity of that allegedly
impartial media outlet, which has enormous power and influence over
public opinion.
ROTFLOL
Boy, you guys are sure desperate to change the subject now that
1) GDP for this year is being downgraded
2) The fact that American's wages are going down is come out
3) Economy is sputtering
According to major news outlets, including the Times, the fact that a
major Republican donor has contributed money to the group known as
Swift Boat Veterans for Truth calls into question the impartiality of
that group and ties it to the Republicans.
It's guys who are tied to the Bush family who are doing the funding.
But the problem with the swifters is that they are proven liars who's
assertions have fallen in the face of records and facts.
If that is indeed the case
- that an exchange of funds between an entity and a partisan
contributor dispositively links the entity to a partisan cause - then,
by their own logic, the Times is unquestionably linked to Kerry's
campaign and other far-left groups.
Cool - list 5 things the Times has said about Bush that were lies.
1.
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| User: "SmirkS" |
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| Title: Re: New York Times Has Strong Ties to Kerry's Campaign |
27 Aug 2004 11:34:00 AM |
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Captain Compassion <res0mp8t@NOSPAMverizon.net> wrote in
news:ismui01u8bq8po5b3uotl66sb9b4umrmhj@4ax.com:
New York Times Has Strong Ties to Kerry's Campaign
and sean hannity narrarates the how-to-survive-nyc video mailed to gop
convention-goers.
whoopie.
--
TheTruthHurts.
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| User: "T.Carr" |
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| Title: Re: New York Times Has Strong Ties to Kerry's Campaign |
27 Aug 2004 08:17:38 PM |
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"<SmirkS>" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message news:<Xns955261632CF47itsmemcd@130.133.1.4>...
Captain Compassion <res0mp8t@NOSPAMverizon.net> wrote in
news:ismui01u8bq8po5b3uotl66sb9b4umrmhj@4ax.com:
New York Times Has Strong Ties to Kerry's Campaign
and sean hannity narrarates the how-to-survive-nyc video mailed to gop
convention-goers.
Hannity doesnt pretend to be a news source
The NY Times does
As long as the bias is in favor of your candidate everything is fine right?
T.Carr
whoopie.
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| Title: Newsmax.com has strong ties to Bush's Campaign |
27 Aug 2004 11:46:53 AM |
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Captain Compassion wrote:
New York Times Has Strong Ties to Kerry's Campaign
Jonathan M. Stein
Friday, Aug. 27, 2004
johnlebout@johnlebout.com
gpierce@washingtontimes.com
rush@eibnet.com
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