[NB: check the byline, thanks. /~Rayne]
Remember back in 2016 when Hillary Clinton’s emails were all The New York Times could write about? Flooding its front page instilled FUD – fear, uncertainty, and doubt, a well-known and frequently used tactic to undermine opposition.
That. We’re watching a reprise of a FUD flood right now, this time with NYT’s uppermost management in on the effort.
In 2016 it was so bad it became a joke memorialized as a meme.
That was then, this is now. Welcome to NYT’s 2024 election FUD operation: “But His Debate.”
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LOLGOP pointed out how bad the NYT’s front page was in a Mastodon post:
Recall how the media bleated on for months about Clinton’s emails and how later after investigation her emails were a nothing burger. All that NYT energy trying to make fetch happen; but fetch wasn’t Clinton being prosecuted but losing her race to Trump
You can expect the same thing from here on forward, the entire NYT once again focused on making fetch happen.
Meanwhile, the one man crime spree goes on. Former Assistant AG for New York State and MSNBC commentator Tristan Snell nailed it:
Two stories. That’s it. Nothing the day before about the trial.
NYT’s Editorial Board published an op-ed – Donald Trump, Felon – in which the NYT made no call for Trump to step down as the GOP candidate.
This is the last graf from that op-ed which summarizes the trial and the editorial board’s opinion:
In the end, the jury heard the evidence, deliberated for more than nine hours and came to a decision, which is how the system is designed to work. In the same way, elections allow voters to consider the choices before them with full information, then freely cast their ballots. Mr. Trump tried to sabotage elections and the criminal justice system — both of which are fundamental to American democracy — when he thought they might not produce the outcome he wanted. So far, they have proved resilient enough to withstand his attacks. The jurors have delivered their verdict, as the voters will in November. If the Republic is to survive, all of us — including Mr. Trump — should abide by both, regardless of the outcome.
That’s it. It’s on us, the voters. Don’t expect the NYT to sully itself with informing voters about candidate’s policy positions, they’ll be too busy trying to tank Biden’s candidacy for re-election.
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It’s nearly impossible at this point to come to any conclusion except that the NYT has been and remains in the tank for Trump based on its history of coverage of Trump and his opponents Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Biden in 2024.
This POS from October 2016 is still incredibly offensive:
We already lost a far better POTUS in 2016 with NYT’s help, resulting in the loss of many American lives thanks to Trump’s corruption and incompetence.
Now we may lose a candidate for re-election who’s managed to fix many of the fuck-ups Trump generated, who’s ensured the U.S. economy has thrived in spite of pandemic pressures.
It’d be laughable if the stakes weren’t so high.
Trump’s engaged in criminal behavior which included not only trying to overthrow an election but the willful unlawful retention of classified materials including national defense information?
NYT: *yawn*
Trump says he wants to be a dictator on Day One, ordering a concentration camp for undocumented immigrants?
NYT: *bigger yawn*
Biden, suffering from a cold, has a poor showing at the first debate?
NYT: Oh we can’t have that! Biden must step aside!
I really thought it was the Washington Post which was racing to the basement with its hiring of Will Lewis and abortive hiring of Robert Winnett.
Nope. WaPo has nothing on the NYT.