Reply #13: RichM, you hit the nail on the head

[kurtyboy]

Even the NYT is not as liberal as many would have us believe. It's a complete setup--beat the drums for years about how the NYT, PBS, and NPR are staunch liberal mouthpieces--then when the need is there (selling an unjustifiable war), use these assets to convince middle of the road libs to acquiesce.

Let the mid-liberal buzz become, "Shucks, I saw it on PBS..." or, "Hey, I heard Mara Liason say that..." and BOOM--we got us a real war with real dead people (and American casualties that are starting the slow march to catch up with Iraqi deaths.

Fuck You, Tom Friedman, and the herd you run with.