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Is the NY Times really that Stupid?

In an editorial last week, the NY Times, always 'unbiased', tried to change the constitution, and in so doing, came across looking like a bunch of fools:

The White House has tried to create an air of inevitability around Judge Alito's confirmation. But the public is skeptical. In a new Harris poll, just 34 percent of those surveyed said they thought he should be confirmed, while 31 percent said he should not, and 34 percent were unsure. Nearly 70 percent said they would oppose Judge Alito's nomination if they thought he would vote to make abortion illegal - which it appears he might well do.

Now many conservatives and right to lifers have been railing against Roe V Wade for the last 30 years.  But no Jurist sitting on the bench anywhere in this country has the ability to make abortion illegal!  Indeed, before Roe v. Wade, Abortion WAS legal, just not in every state.  And as has been pointed out on JU before, over turning Roe V. Wade would not by fiat make abortion automatically illegal.  It would just then allow laws that predated the ruling to once again go into force, which means that in only 15 states would it be illegal, while in 35 it would still be legal.

Now I understand that the 'average' American does not follow politics close enough to understand what Roe V Wade is all about.  But for a major Newspaper to be so ignorant, and to display its ignorance in black and white is sheer incompetence!  Or, worse, pure propaganda.

In either case it is a bald face lie, and one so blatant one cannot help but assume that the management of the Times are either liars, Pro Abortion Stooges, or incompetent. Or all 3.

Given their record of late, I would vote for the latter.

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Reply #26 Top

I'm one of the 70 percent, but for more reasons than Roe v Wade.

Then you are not one of the ignorant or the 70%.  For Alito could not if he wanted to.  I fully understand your objection, but at least you are conversant and honest.  2 qualities that the NY Times lacks.

Reply #27 Top

Well you can opose it if you wish....not that it'll do you much good. It has already been said that if the left tries anything silly that the republicans will bring out the nuke option. After that he'll be in. On the other hand I'd like to know "why" you would oppose his nomination?

Actually, the only opinions that count now are 100 men and women (and I use both terms lightly).  It is beyond anyone else's reach.  My point was to just point out the stupidity of the NY Times.  A paper that is supposed to be at least intelligent, even if way liberal.

Reply #28 Top
I'd be really interested to see all this pontificating you claim that I do without links. I very rarely tell you that you are wrong, mistaken, or lying without showing you evidence of such.

You slammed me for posting a link and then commenting on the link.


Are you talking about this thread? I slammed you? I said I think you were reading into the statement more than they meant. I wasn't insulting or rude about it. I merely stated my take on the issue. That's when you started getting hostile...telling me I like being wrong. You always have to get hostile and turn it into YOU'RE WRONG or YOU'RE STUPID or YOU'RE AN IDIOT. In this case, there wasn't a right and wrong side. You don't personally know the guy who wrote that editorial and neither do I, therefore neither of us knows what his intent was.

here's what I said;

You're seeing things that are not there. They weren't saying that he could, on his own, make abortion illegal. They're saying he would cast a vote to make it illegal. I think the average reader gets the gist of what they're saying. If they were implying that he could do it on his own they probably would have phrased it as "he would make it illegal".