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To: Thomas M. who wrote (360)	4/18/2003 2:01:07 AM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

Thomas, I looked at enough at that site to know how credible it was. Even if the New York Times published the article, it proves absolutely nothing. The NYT publishes all manner of articles that have little or no basis in fact or reality as do most biased media outlets, be they liberal or conservative. 'Complaints about the <New York> Times’ liberal bias have grown stronger since the 2001 promotion of Howell Raines from editorial page editor to executive editor. As even Newsweek reported: “A hard-charging editor’s crusading style is coloring the Gray Lady’s reputation.... [the] Times is being criticized for ginning up controversies as much as reporting them out” (Seth Mnookin, December 6, 2002). ' 04/16 The Wall Street Journal’s Dorothy Rabinowitz wonders if the Times was watching the same war as the rest of us: See Story 04/15 The Village Voice’s Cynthia Cotts reports on Howell Raines “Republic of Fear” at the Times and suggests Raines killed stories unfavorable to Democratic Sen. Candidate Robert Torricelli. See Story Maureen Dowd Uncowed by War’s Success - Maureen Dowd breezed by Iraqi jubilation in one snotty sentence: “We were always going to win the war with Iraq.” She’s back on Iraq, just in time to criticize the U.S. for not stopping the looting of Baghdad’s museums and libraries. More... timeswatch.org I could go on ad nauseam with more. I could do the same for some conservative leaning media outlets as well. Their bias allows them to report spurrious, albeit unsubstantiated dogma too. Just because it gets reported, does not make it true. When it is widely reported in all manner of liberal & conservative media with little variation, then I'll be inclined to believe it.