Democratic Primaries

highplainsdem

(62,226 posts) Sun Jan 19, 2020, 11:44 PM Jan 2020

LOL. The NY Times is being mocked on Twitter for doing a TV show on their endorsement

They haven't announced their choice yet.

Even Dan Rather is commenting on the silliness of this:

Link to tweet

Apparently the Nee York Times has turned their endorsement into a bit of a reality show. I’m comfortable flipping around Netflix and waiting until tomorrow for their announcement.

I've just been watching the ridicule pop up:

https://twitter.com/search?vertical=news&q=times%20endorsement&src=typd

The Times' own Twitter account form their show, The Weekly:

https://twitter.com/TheWeekly

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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LOL. The NY Times is being mocked on Twitter for doing a TV show on their endorsement (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 2020 OP

Who reads newspaper editorials anymore? RandySF Jan 2020 #1

Seriously, they are making their endorsement a brand focused media event? Heaven fuckin' help us. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2020 #2

Yep. highplainsdem Jan 2020 #3

This ain't helping..... OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2020 #4

Rubin: I'm not sure how NYT could have done a better self-parody of itself. highplainsdem Jan 2020 #5

love that second quip! thanks. nt spooky3 Jan 2020 #6

LOL Scurrilous Jan 2020 #7

RandySF

(84,384 posts)

1. Who reads newspaper editorials anymore?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Jan 19, 2020, 11:46 PM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

OAITW r.2.0

(32,172 posts)

2. Seriously, they are making their endorsement a brand focused media event? Heaven fuckin' help us.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Jan 19, 2020, 11:47 PM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

highplainsdem

(62,226 posts)

3. Yep.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 19, 2020, 11:48 PM

Jan 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

OAITW r.2.0

(32,172 posts)

4. This ain't helping.....

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 19, 2020, 11:53 PM

Jan 2020

Monetizing your endorsement means your endorsement is corruptible. I'm sure some MBA whiz kid came up with this angle to deliver marketing sizzle.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

highplainsdem

(62,226 posts)

5. Rubin: I'm not sure how NYT could have done a better self-parody of itself.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Jan 19, 2020, 11:54 PM

Jan 2020

Two tweets starting here:

Link to tweet

I'm not sure how NYT could have done a better self-parody of itself. All about THEM

I would just like to say nothing screams working class bona fides like an endorsement from the NYT conference room. Perhaps if they had the winner's name delivered on a silver platter and opened by a butler

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden