Updated: NYT REJECTS McCain Op-ed because Victory Definition Wanted; leaked to score Poli-points

[CatWoman]

:rofl:

This qualifies as Breaking since it probably isn't anywhere but Drudge right now, from the exclusive. It's also explosive in what it inserts into the debate.

An editorial written by Republican presidential hopeful McCain has been rejected by the NEW YORK TIMES -- less than a week after the paper published an essay written by Obama, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

'It would be terrific to have an article from Senator McCain that mirrors Senator Obama's piece,' NYT Op-Ed editor David Shipley explained in an email late Friday to McCain's staff. 'I'm not going to be able to accept this piece as currently written.'

McCain is screaming Bias

A top McCain source claims the paper simply does not agree with the senator's Iraq policy, and wants him to change it, not "re-work the draft."

Details of the BURN below... including the actual reason why it didn't run.

kubla000's diary :: ::

Why exactly did the article not get to print??

Shipley, who is on vacation this week, explained his decision not to run the editorial.

'The Obama piece worked for me because it offered new information (it appeared before his speech); while Senator Obama discussed Senator McCain, he also went into detail about his own plans.'

Shipley continues: 'It would be terrific to have an article from Senator McCain that mirrors Senator Obama's piece. To that end, the article would have to articulate, in concrete terms, how Senator McCain defines victory in Iraq.'

FINALLY, someone in the media has woken up to the side show that is John McCain's Iraq policy, all talk, no definition...

What is Victory John?

In the Op-Ed, published in full at the link above, McCain is ALL NEGATIVE offering nothing substinative... you'll have to do alot more than run as "Not Obama" to get into the NYT John... This isn't Media Bias, nope, this is actually Editorial Critique. The NY Times doesn't owe McCain column space for campaign advertising, rather it will report news when News is Made.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/7/21/12914/6796/700/554600

[ClassWarrior]

1. What is Victory John?

It should be asked repeatedly.

NGU.

[EarlG]

2. No wonder they didn't publish it

The entire thing is an extended negative attack against Barack Obama. There 12 paragraphs, McCain refers to "Senator Obama" by name in nine of them and refers to him as "he" in two others. In other words, there is only one paragraph in the entire op-ed where McCain isn't directly attacking Obama.

There's no new information in the piece at all, instead it's full of the same stale crap you've heard a million times before. For example: "But if we don't win the war, our enemies will. A triumph for the terrorists would be a disaster for us."

McCain just wants a free campaign ad. Lame.

[Enrique]

5. and he calls is "My plan for Iraq"

but it contains nothing resembling a plan at all.

[Ikonoklast]

3. Cut Gramps McCain some slack

He's just learning how to operate his new IBM Selectric, it takes a while to get used to, being all electronical and stuff.

This piece was just practice.

[Enrique]

4. here are links to both Obama's and McCain's editorials

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/14/opinion/14obama.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/21/mccain.op.ed/index.html?section=cnn_latest

[CatWoman]

6. thanks, Enrique

:hi:

[BearSquirrel2]

7. They should demand the same of their own columnists ... (nm)

[Proud Liberal Dem]

8. Where have the people who made this decision been the last 7 years????

It's great to see that some elements of the MSM actually want some more efforts at critical thinking in what they publish but why oh why has it taken 7 years of nearly total lack of concern about critical thinking to start demanding it?

[Douglas Carpenter]

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