DoubleStandards

A Week After Tucson, NY Times Still Sees 'Right Wing' Ideas From Loughner

The New York Times twice attributed Tucson shooter Jared Loughner's nutty views to "right-wing extremist groups" - yet failed to call his 9-11 Truth beliefs or loathing of President Bush leftist ...

A Week After Tucson, Times Still Sees 'Right Wing' Ideas From Loughner

The Times twice attributed Loughner's nutty views to "right-wing extremist groups" - yet failed to call his 9-11 Truth beliefs or loathing of President Bush leftist or liberal.

A Tale of Two Speeches: Angry, 'Accusatory' Palin Vs. Obama's 'Plea for Civility, Love and Compassion'

Michael Shear reveals a stark double standard in his treatment of Sarah Palin's self-defense compared to President Obama's address to the nation.

After Urging Restraint After Fort Hood Massacre, Shameless NYT Blames GOP for AZ

After a radical Muslim Army officer killed a dozen soldiers in Texas, the Times editorialized "it will be important to avoid drawing prejudicial conclusions from the fact that Major Hasan is an ...

Inflammatory Democrat Alan Grayson, 'Liberal Folk Hero' of Congress

Defeated Democratic and "virtual-bomb-tosser" Alan Grayson gets a a rather fond send off in the Times and certainly doesn't get the Newt Gingrich treatment (the Times omits the "virtual" when ...

'F*** the President' From Democrat Ignored, But GOP's 'You Lie!' Excoriated

After taking great offense at a Republican shouting "You lie!" at Obama during his 2009 State of the Union, Carl Hulse devoted a mere seven words to a Democrat's "F*** the President" outburst.

NYT Shows Sudden Concern for Partisan Judges After GOP-Appointed Judge Rules Against Obama-Care

After downplaying partisanship of federal judges in rulings involving immigration and gay marriage, the Times plays up the fact that an anti-Obama-care ruling was done by a Republican-appointed ...

Jesus and Muhammad: NYT Hypocrisy on 'Challenging, Disturbing' Images

The Times berates the Smithsonian for pulling a video offensive to some Christians: "The exhibition is supposed to deal with culturally challenging images. Indeed, some of the most important roles ...

David Herszenhorn Shrugs Off Democratic Senators Comparing GOP to Terrorists

Compare Republican senators to terrorists, and threaten a popular uprising against them? Shrugworthy news to Times reporter David Herszenhorn. But suggest Obama is being too partisan, and you're ...

Editor Sam Tanenhaus 'Weasels' Out of Reviewing Book Critical of Paper

Author William McGowan and Times Book Review editor Sam Tanenhaus had a revealing email exchange recently over the prospects of the New York Times reviewing McGowan's new book "Gray Lady Down ...
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