tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post8771700548923832769..comments2023-08-19T06:19:28.990-04:00Comments on the nytpicker: We Hate Defending The NYT This Early In The Morning. But Today's David Paterson Story Deserves Praise, Not Attack.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-6132766801465780222010-02-18T09:11:05.274-05:002010-02-18T09:11:05.274-05:00By any standard it's a non-story. Any standard...By any standard it's a non-story. Any standard, that is, except The Slimes'.<br />When viewed in the context in which it's proffered, i.e. the desperate need for the Dems to depose Paterson so they can run a stronger candidate, the non-story makes perfect sense. But only by the standards of the Dem party's mouthpiece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-18005608094796407902010-02-17T22:11:44.075-05:002010-02-17T22:11:44.075-05:00Anita Hill? Geez. Her virgin ears heard less from ...Anita Hill? Geez. Her virgin ears heard less from Clarence Thomas's mouth than she hears from a single episode of neo-feminist "Sex In the City"-- and that's if we take her side of the story. Why is she even mentioned in the same context as violence against women?<br /><br />Sheesh. Stick to the point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-32544254370422471802010-02-17T17:34:32.914-05:002010-02-17T17:34:32.914-05:00I'm going to disagree, Anonymous. It's the...I'm going to disagree, Anonymous. It's the job of the National Enquirer (with a tip of the hat to their Tiger Woods scoop, so let me substitute the Weekly World News) to "raise the point". It's the job of "the paper of record" to nail that sucker down tight. <br /><br />I agree it was interesting; I'm just saying it needed to go further, that it was weaker than the material warranted. And I bet the smile on Paterson's face today backs me up.Robertohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658466320690980920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-34077403069378097722010-02-17T14:34:06.983-05:002010-02-17T14:34:06.983-05:00My issue is more about play. Front page, above the...My issue is more about play. Front page, above the fold seems a stretch.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-18419649938839485762010-02-17T13:28:17.603-05:002010-02-17T13:28:17.603-05:00Harassment has only one "r."Harassment has only one "r."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-77304785093952665082010-02-17T12:20:03.734-05:002010-02-17T12:20:03.734-05:00Anita Hill comes to mind as a rare and noble examp...<b>Anita Hill comes to mind as a rare and noble example of a woman who dared to subject herself to attack, when she came forward to accuse Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harrassment.</b><br /><br />That's a joke, right? False accusations of sexual impropriety in a coordinated, partisan attempt to keep a judge from being confirmed are noble? News to me.bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742074797155358401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-14197956682405418102010-02-17T10:53:14.285-05:002010-02-17T10:53:14.285-05:00Interesting point, Roberto, but I'll go with N...Interesting point, Roberto, but I'll go with Nytpicker on this. There was enough in the story to raise the point, which was all the Times needed to do. It isn't their job to try and convict the guy. It says a lot about Paterson that this is his right-hand man, and that was the point. I found it interesting and well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-17506830392335707212010-02-17T09:33:14.834-05:002010-02-17T09:33:14.834-05:00"The revelation that a top personal aide to t..."The revelation that a top personal aide to the governor of New York State has been repeatedly accused of violence against women strikes us as significant, relevant and worth the space."<br /><br />Certainly by the standards of the political apocalypse we were expecting, the story was a yawn. <br /><br />As an expose of odious behavior by a powerful person who has flown high and far, very quickly, the story lacked punch. The women were reluctant to identify themselves? Well then, get better secondhand corroboration from witnesses, responding police officers or others with firsthand knowledge of Johnson's relations with women. <br /><br />Poke a bit harder at the appointment of someone whose chief qualification to be "one of the most senior people in the governor's administration" appears to be height and a booming voice. [Yes, perhaps "every now and then it was good to have a big guy in the office", but ... is Patrick Ewing really happy as an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic?]<br /><br />Explain why Johnson was treated, on his second arrest, as a youthful offender. Is that standard for second-offense 18-year-olds? Perhaps it is, but I suspect it isn't.<br /><br />Poke a little harder when soliciting comment from the mayor's hand-picked 'witness', who says for the record: "if there had been anything violent, I’m trained in domestic violence, so I would have had a duty to file a report.” The words "would have had a duty to" sound particularly well chosen. Are Times readers to believe this woman has always done her duty? Or might we believe that an admitted 'friend' of Johnson's might have – as the mayor says he is doing – gave Johnson a break?<br /><br />The story is legitimate ... it just doesn't hit hard enough. The mayor's weaseling, and that of his aides, is permitted to stand, and Johnson, STUNNINGLY, is quoted only via "a spokesman for the governor".<br /><br />Story idea win. Reportorial (and editorial) fail.<br /><br />[But the governor breathes a massive sigh of relief anyway ... Johnson can and will take a metaphorical bullet for the governor, but as of this story, he doesn't have to.]Robertohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658466320690980920noreply@blogger.com