Happy birthday to the Gray Lady, who today turns…158 years old. Whether she’s aged well or not is, I guess, an open question…still, as she blows out her candles and makes her birthday wish, I think there’s one sentiment all of us watching her can agree on: And many more…
The Kicker — September 18, 2009 02:00 PM
Happy Birthday, New York Times
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And the last time the NYT endorsed a Republican Presidential candidate in November was to re-elect Eisenhower.
Before that, to re-elect TEDDY Roosevelt.
Like CJR and Victor Navsky, they both are more loyal to the Left then to say, actual reporting news against a Democratic Administration.
Mr. Navsky, Where is your ACORN piece?
#1 Posted by JSF, CJR on Fri 18 Sep 2009 at 03:04 PM
The Gorgon had surveyed the building again in the night, and had added the one stone face wanting; the stone face for which it had waited through about two hundred years. It lay back on the pillow of Monsieur the Marquis. It was like a fine mask, suddenly startled, made angry, and petrified. Driven home into the heart of the stone figure attached to it, was a knife. Round its hilt was a frill of paper, on which was scrawled:
"Drive him fast to his tomb. This, from Jacques."
--A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
#2 Posted by vanderleun, CJR on Fri 18 Sep 2009 at 04:16 PM
Happy Birthday NY Times ... may it be your last.
#3 Posted by Mike H, CJR on Sun 20 Sep 2009 at 03:06 PM
wala lang po
#4 Posted by john, CJR on Wed 28 Oct 2009 at 11:45 PM