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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Matt Taibbi's piece: How the 'New York Times' Sandbagged Bernie Sanders [View all]ChiciB1
(15,435 posts)26. It Seems The Fourth Estate Has FINALLY DIED! Thomas Jefferson Has Been Eaten
by John Adams. They both died on the same day July 4th, but Jefferson was younger. They had quite a relationship where Adams, who fought so hard for the Constitution became much more Conservative. For years they fought each other, but in the end made up right before their deaths.
But Jefferson always fought for THE FOURTH ESTATE! I weep with you Thomas Jefferson, this country it seems may soon go the way of Rome.
Thanks for posting this, I've seen both these newspapers turn to the right over the years and hardly recognize them anymore.
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Matt Taibbi's piece: How the 'New York Times' Sandbagged Bernie Sanders [View all]
Nanjeanne
Mar 2016
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Media analysts have pointed out repeated that media has patently been trying to torpedo Bernie.
merrily
Mar 2016
#4
Let people see what the allegedly liberal NYT's does in the pursuit of truth. K&R
Jefferson23
Mar 2016
#6
Clinton Times is probably one step below tabloid trash for journalistic integrity. n/t
Skwmom
Mar 2016
#7
The Corp-Media is clearly behind Clinton the Ruling Class candidate. It only makes sense that the
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#8
Apparently, the NYT thinks that what Europe already has is "promising the moon," and then some.
reformist2
Mar 2016
#9
How is this a conspiracy? It's an article presenting factual information. The
Nanjeanne
Mar 2016
#13
Crap! I've been using it for "pee pee" paper for my Maltese for years....
Peregrine Took
Mar 2016
#16
Hey, if your carefully trained animal craps on their paper, why shouldn't theirs? n/t
winter is coming
Mar 2016
#18
ny times has been systematically anti-Bernie and pro-hillary; today's paper has an op ed
amborin
Mar 2016
#19
Thought I had heard it all. There is more in the Taibbi article than the title suggests.
Land Shark
Mar 2016
#28