Wednesday, July 30, 2008
The New York Times - Behind the times?
This is sort of funny and sort of sad.
I guess they wrote about what they'd like to think as opposed to what they really know.
Obviously, the New York Times leaves a lot to be desired...
I guess they wrote about what they'd like to think as opposed to what they really know.
Obviously, the New York Times leaves a lot to be desired...
At NewsBusters.com, Mark Finkelstein uncovers this:
"Whoops. On the very day that the New York Times takes President Bush harshly to task for failing to promote human rights in China, the president meets at the White House . . . . with five Chinese human rights activists.
Railed the Times in this morning's editorial, Past Time for Speaking Out:
Two weeks before he goes to the Beijing Olympic Games, President Bush remains unacceptably silent about China’s crackdown on basic human rights.
[H]is refusal to speak out publicly and clearly about China’s repressive behavior is an abdication of leadership and a blot on his record.
But just hours later, the president was hosting the group of Chinese activists, in a meeting that had been planned in advance."