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Jared

With all the negative coverage in that supposed paper of record during and after the most recent war, The Weekly Standard made a funny parody of what the New York Times might have said after the Revolutionary War. Look over the whole thing! :)

Click here to see the parody!

Melissa · Junior Member Joined: 20 Apr 2003 Posts: 130

Funny! Very funny! Very Happy

Were my eyes deceiving me, or was that a vulture in the top corner?? If it was, is it normally a vulture, or in real life would it have been an eagle?

Jared · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 2:11 pm Post subject:

In the parody, yes... It's a vulture.

In real life? Well, a long time ago, it USED to be an eagle... But that was apparently WAY to patriotic. The current New York Times front page just has a box in the left corner with their slogan printed inside: "All the news that's fit to print."

Some conservatives say that the "Gray Lady" (NYT) should adopt a new slogan, though: "All the news that's fit to punt."

Gandalf · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 5:02 pm Post subject:

How about "all the news that's fit to print, some that isn't, and a lot we just made up 'cause we're not smart enough to find the real stuff"

hawkeye · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 6:58 pm Post subject:

ROOCMLOL (@ Gandal's comment)

Jared · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 8:24 pm Post subject:

I think that they DO find the real stuff, then bury it. I mean, the fact that the Iraqi people have been liberated really, really pales in comparison to the fact that - gasp - women can't play golf at Augusta National!

The Times devoted FORTY-SIX articles to the supposed controversy at Augusta National and to crazy feminist Martha Burke, who has led this insane charge.

They'd never dare do HALF that many stories on something of significance...