DoubleStandards

Times Finds "Nasty" Politics, Unpleasant Opponents of Illegal Immigration in Illinois

Alex Kotlowitz: "Over the past two years, more than 40 local and state governments have passed ordinances and legislation aimed at making life miserable for illegal immigrants in the hope that ...

Tom Tancredo Too Extreme for Even Tough-Talking GOP - But What About Obama Remarks?

Marc Santora: "Tough is a brand all the Republican candidates want to own as they run for president. Tough on terrorism, tough on crime, tough on Democrats. But Representative Tom Tancredo, ...

Abuses of Eminent Domain? The Times' Glass House (Headquarters)

In a story on local governments' abuse of eminent domain, the Times neglects to mention the NYT Co.'s own apparent abuse - its new Times Square headquarters.

Data Mining: Bad When It Fights Terror, Good When It Boosts Times Bottom Line

A reminder of hypocrisy at the Times.

Increase in Iraq War Support Baffles Times' Pollsters

The Times actually did another poll and got the same result. Would the Times have questioned the apparent anomaly if it had gone the other way?

John Edwards' Event "Could Not Have Been More Picturesquely American - Democracy in Action..."

A glowing profile of the Edwards' campaign: "Surrounding him were about 100 voters, all seated on outdoor chairs provided by the local Congregational church, in a scene that could not have been ...

After Duke, Sudden Concern for "Racial Overtones" in Rape Allegations

Faced with a black athlete as a suspect and an alleged rape victim who is white, the Times displays a concern for "racial overtones" totally absent in its shoddy coverage of the Duke lacrosse ...

Hillary Sweetens Up the Press

"For the record, The New York Times initially ordered a small vanilla malt - $2.25 - but succumbed to peer pressure after Mrs. Clinton and others joked that vanilla seemed a little, er, vanilla. ...

Debate Double Standards

GOP candidates flashed "conservative credentials" before an "overwhelmingly conservative" crowd - but Democrats don't try to appeal to liberals?

Gossipy Times: Giuliani's Children Dragged into the Campaign

The Times talks about Giuliani's "estrangement" from his 21-year-old son and ponders if he's still close to his high school-aged daughter. Did Chelsea Clinton get this kind of scrutiny?
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