2007 Letter from Rev. Wright to NYT

[noel711]

This is very interesting....
It seems that journalism, even from the respected Gray Lady (NYT)
has degenerated to the level of the National Inquirer...




http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/27/flashback-wrights-lette_n_93820.html

[Fluffdaddy]

1. News is news....even if you don't like the news you are reading

[Demeter]

2. A Truly Effective Letter

I wonder that the NYT printed it.

[yellerpup]

3. Excellent letter.

Rev. Wright is understandably angry at being used by the NY Times. He lays out a very strong case. Check it out. Everyone should read his letter. K&R!

[Igel]

4. Can somebody make sense of this for me?

"Maybe it was my faith in the Jewish Holy Day of Roshashana. Maybe it was my being caught up in the euphoria of the Season of Lent; but whatever it is or was, I was sadly mistaken."

I'm fairly sure he meant 'Rosh Hashanah' (under whatever transliteration system you want). But I don't see how Rosh hashanah and Lent come close to each other. Sept.-Oct. versus what? March, +/- a couple of weeks?

[depakid]

5. Sounds to me like Wright was naive.

What did he expect from the Times? -or from any corporate media outlet?

Honesty? Context? Fair treatment?