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21. Not when Dorothy Schiff owned it, or when FDR was a co-owner...

Sat Dec 22, 2012, 03:40 PM

Dec 2012

the Post spent most of its life, since Alexander Hamilton started it, as an intellectual alternative to other media and became famously liberal under Schiff.

Alas, Dolly Schiff was the last liberal owner, and it has fallen on hard times, intellectually nd financially, since.

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GOD DAMN. Have you see the front pages of the NY Post and NY Daily News (re: LaPierre)? [View all] WilliamPitt Dec 2012 OP

I vote Dennis Hopper plays him in the movie! n/t brewens Dec 2012 #1

Dennis Hopper died 2 years ago. Son of Gob Dec 2012 #2

That's why he'll play LaPierre so well; still won't capture LaPierre's natural ghoulishness REP Dec 2012 #24

Hah! Very good. Ed Suspicious Dec 2012 #33

I was noticing that about him in recent pix. He looks like the Grim Reaper. What a coincidence! Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #46

i lol'd Blue Palasky Dec 2012 #55

Welcome to DU, Blue Palasky! calimary Dec 2012 #105

Maybe I saw that and forgot. That's a shame. I just watched Hoosiers again. One of the brewens Dec 2012 #72

Harry Dean Stanton, then? eom Kolesar Dec 2012 #91

Don't say that! Never say that! He's not dead. He's just unavailable. Kennah Dec 2012 #109

No, you need Crispin Glover to properly convey the crazy Scootaloo Dec 2012 #3

I vote for Mickey Rourke, Charlie Sheen or Christian Slater (of "Heathers" vintage) - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #12

Christopher Walken Would do himself proud on this one, too. nt aka-chmeee Dec 2012 #40

I vote for Walken! Excellent pick. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #48

I'd pick Al Pacino personally, or maybe Joe Pesci. Initech Dec 2012 #10

Joe Pesci is too classy... HoosierRadical Dec 2012 #41

Chris Cooper could do a credible job as a gun nut. TheOther95Percent Dec 2012 #15

I second Chris Cooper. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #42

THIRD! WinkyDink Dec 2012 #82

Steve Buscemi drm604 Dec 2012 #29

Another great suggestion. I like him a lot anyway, and he would be great for this sociopath. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #67

It's impossible to dislike Buscemi in any parts he plays. KittyWampus Dec 2012 #90

except Boardwalk Empire kwassa Dec 2012 #95

To be fair ellisonz Dec 2012 #112

I think he has been exceptional Cosmocat Dec 2012 #118

Jack Nicholson unless he's too old azurnoir Dec 2012 #45

How about Bruce Dern? They_Live Dec 2012 #70

he would good too or Brad Douriff too n/t azurnoir Dec 2012 #108

How about R. Lee Emery ?? (The drill instructor from Full Metal Jacket) King_Klonopin Dec 2012 #113

Philip Seymour Hoffman exboyfil Dec 2012 #127

Whoa! GOD DAMN is right. K&R MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #4

Holy crap, the New York Post? Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #5

Good observation there Whoopdedoo Dec 2012 #23

Exactly what I was thinking. I am completely shocked. smirkymonkey Dec 2012 #79

Rupert Murdoch tweeted that he is pro-gun control like at home in his beloved Australia. Leopolds Ghost Dec 2012 #122

If you look at the polls out today, mainstream america does not think its all that crazy.. Mr Peabody Dec 2012 #6

Try doing a poll after tying in the expense to implement those plans. LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #7

Let's put a whopping "social cost" tax on guns, ammo, etc, to pay for the.... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #66

+1000! Walk away Dec 2012 #86

It would be only right LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #88

Excellent idea! Plucketeer Dec 2012 #89

Make the gun users share the burden, unless they donate. They boast about donating & charity. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2012 #123

Didn't the NRA say that they were going to pay for it? ComplimentarySwine Dec 2012 #69

They want the American people to pay for it AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #85

What polls are you referring to? Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #8

gallup poll added Mr Peabody Dec 2012 #62

So the poll did not ask about LaPierre's speech... Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #73

yes it shows most people want armed cops in schools... glad u agree. n/t Mr Peabody Dec 2012 #96

I don't agree with that position but I can believe the poll that the majority support that position Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #97

why would you not want cops in schools but I assume you are ok with them in... Mr Peabody Dec 2012 #107

The "soft-target" is an idiotic piece of shit argument. Care Acutely Dec 2012 #116

Link? n/t Bonhomme Richard Dec 2012 #9

link added Mr Peabody Dec 2012 #63

Show the polls. Control-Z Dec 2012 #14

poll added Mr Peabody Dec 2012 #61

While I do not see a link in your post, I sure do see those scathing headlines as will millions... Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #18

poll added Mr Peabody Dec 2012 #60

Go to hell gun nut and take your murder toys with you. n/t leeroysphitz Dec 2012 #125

I saw something about Freeping polls splat Dec 2012 #22

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #26

Hmmm. Got a link or are we just making a personal observation based on derp? nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #36

What is derp? senseandsensibility Dec 2012 #56

Derogatory reference to someone being mentally challenged. Neoma Dec 2012 #64

A word to indicate an act of foolishness or stupidity... PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #102

Of course a jury allowed absolute NRA gibberish to remain standing. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #52

harharhar tj_crackersnatch Dec 2012 #11

The Post was always the rag of the low info viewer skiptomaloo Dec 2012 #13

Not when Dorothy Schiff owned it, or when FDR was a co-owner... TreasonousBastard Dec 2012 #21

I remember my grandmother (this is back in the 40's) reading Eleanor Roosevelt's marybourg Dec 2012 #34

Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #27

Your derpometer kurtzapril4 Dec 2012 #37

someone say derp? spanone Dec 2012 #65

Dwell on this. WinkyDink Dec 2012 #83

El Rushbo is so very cruel to poor little dittoheads like that Care Acutely Dec 2012 #117

When he's lost Rupert Murdoch, he's completely screwed! n/t backscatter712 Dec 2012 #16

Welcome to Sane World, Rupert. tblue Dec 2012 #76

Last night, on my way to Ramona, to cover a nooz story nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #17

I saw that this morning - the NY Post especially, conservative rag adigal Dec 2012 #19

Funny how what LaPierre proposes is as close to the first step of "Red Dawn" one can imagine. nt patrice Dec 2012 #20

Those two got it right for once! Little Star Dec 2012 #25

Time for a National Don't Wanna Get Shot By A Rifle Association. Help collect 4 million signatures Dems to Win Dec 2012 #28

The Second Amendment The Wizard Dec 2012 #44

It's a living document so well regulated is defined by the times... WCGreen Dec 2012 #50

If those two publications think you're crazy, you're fucking crazy. Initech Dec 2012 #30

Somehow a whole string of 2naSalit Dec 2012 #47

LOL! smirkymonkey Dec 2012 #80

Of course, they both endorsed Romney Danmel Dec 2012 #31

You couldn't script this if you tried. As Mark Twain observed, WheelWalker Dec 2012 #32

Didn't this lunatic say, we need more good guys with guns. sarcasmo Dec 2012 #35

What would Rupert Murdoc do? vinylsolution Dec 2012 #38

The Low post count Derps are increasing in population these days sellitman Dec 2012 #39

I loved the part in the Daily News where they said he sounded insane. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #43

My Precious... tavernier Dec 2012 #49

There's a man who could use Don Draper. Bucky Dec 2012 #51

Draper says: AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #87

I'm impressed. Has the tide actually, finally, turned? Hekate Dec 2012 #53

We need headlines like those in papers across the US, such as Dallas, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. LonePirate Dec 2012 #54

I'd hate to have this guy walking into my school! Chemisse Dec 2012 #57

WRP, I love your posts! n/t Duval Dec 2012 #58

k&r...fox news is way ahead of them, there's nothing on their website about mr lapierre spanone Dec 2012 #59

Texas needs to pick up on this - please, or just go secede already toby jo Dec 2012 #68

WOW!!! That's all I can say ... WOW!!! nt Raine Dec 2012 #71

Wow, we are in an alternate universe shenmue Dec 2012 #74

NY Post ran a pro-gun control editorial. Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #75

Reminds me of an older version of the Faiilng Down character that Michael Douglas played lunasun Dec 2012 #77

K&R!!!! hue Dec 2012 #78

the fat lady has sung for the NRA yurbud Dec 2012 #81

Perhaps. But won't some other group pop up in its place? SomeGuyInEagan Dec 2012 #99

"I want the gun industry to become the next tobacco industry." Lex Dec 2012 #101

Like Occupy Wall Street: ignore the puppets and go for the guys on top of the strings yurbud Dec 2012 #103

so what do you expect from the liberal media? Douglas Carpenter Dec 2012 #84

Yes, somebody has to say it: NY Post is Murdoch/Newscorp Kolesar Dec 2012 #92

in the words of the renowned White House correspondent, Jeff Gannon - " I would hardly call Fox Douglas Carpenter Dec 2012 #93

What a disgusting asshat. NealK Dec 2012 #94

I don't trust them. UtahLib Dec 2012 #98

I bought a copy of each this morning. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2012 #100

If it looks like a tabloid, and it walks like a tabloid-- janx Dec 2012 #104

Shared far and wide on FB. Great post will. nt stevenleser Dec 2012 #106

Title needs heavy editing -- try "GOD DAMN ... LaPierre" eppur_se_muova Dec 2012 #110

walks like a duck, quacks like a duck upi402 Dec 2012 #111

k&r nt steve2470 Dec 2012 #114

K & R. Fuck the NRA and their idiotic right-wing parrots. Care Acutely Dec 2012 #115

Nutburger With Fries Shuhered Dec 2012 #119

I saw these papers on the newsstand and I was stunned! Vietnameravet Dec 2012 #120

Nutters know a nutter when they see one. lonestarnot Dec 2012 #121

This is one of those posts that makes me LOVE finding Democraticunderground!!!! you onecent Dec 2012 #124

Guess he knows CRAZY! liberal N proud Dec 2012 #126

And he qulaified to purchase guns... humbled_opinion Dec 2012 #128