The Dead Imagination of the New York Times

...and just how isolated do you have to make your mind in order to not know how Americans would react to such an event. Did we not have a similar terrorist act on September 11, 2001? Thousands of people of all ages, genders and ethnicities killed by hate mongers who worship an evil God the rest of us would not recognize. We KNOW how Americans would react. The question is how would the thoughtful apologists of the NY Times editorial board react?

Posted by J.R. at September 4, 2004 11:04 AM

Some of us have already imagined it, and are taking action. Apropos of your sidebar post "ARM THE TEACHERS NOW," some people of my acquaintance--not gangsters, not students--now go to school armed.

Posted by slimedog at September 4, 2004 3:22 PM

"... at some future dark day the sight of dozens of the children of New York's media elite lying shot and burned in body bags on the sidewalk outside their private schools in New York City might do the trick."

Perhaps. Or perhaps those members of the media elite who want to keep their jobs at what they fondly imagine to be the Newspaper of Record will still be forced to follow the party line: "Unless the United States begins to negotiate with the legitimate leaders of the Muslim insurgents, we can expect more such terrible attacks."

Posted by Rick Darby at September 4, 2004 4:27 PM

An extremely well written article that demonstrates the media elite never let facts alter their prejudice.

Posted by Conrad at September 5, 2004 11:03 AM

An extremely well written article that demonstrates the media elite never let facts alter their prejudice.

Posted by Conrad at September 5, 2004 11:03 AM

"It is unfortunate that, to judge by declining circulation and audience figures, the rabble is also distinguishing itself from the major media."

What an exquisitely beautiful line. One can only hope. I know it was for balance, but I would have dropped the 'unfortunately'.

Posted by jdwill at September 5, 2004 1:09 PM

Belatedly happened upon your diatribe on the Times editorial. Thanks for one of the most nonsensical outpourings of bile I've encountered in many a blog moon. Your apoplectic "analysis" is so overwrought it's comical. Maybe that's what you were after -- The Onion effect. If so, nice job, and thanks for the hoot.

Posted by Shuggie Otis at September 24, 2004 7:48 PM