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NYT opinion editor Andy Rosenthal’s hiring of conservative Bill Kristol causes leftoid anger:

Rosenthal told Politico shortly after the official announcement Saturday that he fails to understand “this weird fear of opposing views.”

“The idea that The New York Times is giving voice to a guy who is a serious, respected conservative intellectual — and somehow that’s a bad thing,” Rosenthal added. “How intolerant is that?”

Sounds like he’s just learned something about his readers.

UPDATE! The Art Sulzberger memo announcing Kristol’s frightening appointment.

Posted by Tim B. on 12/30/2007 at 08:09 AM

  1. It’s time to open the sluice gates and relieve the pressure.

    If we don’t, the Dam wall is gonna gooooooooooooo!!!!!

    Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 30 at 09:02 AM • permalink

  2. Good for Andy Rosenthal!

    Wait, do you hear that distant “popping”?

    More heads exploding. Yay!

    Posted by kae on 2007 12 30 at 09:16 AM • permalink

  3. It’s just one more thing that the opinion editor of the New York Times doesn’t understand that the average conservative does understand.  Nay, even the below-average conservative understands. 
    Ivory tower is as ivory tower does.

    Posted by Diggs on 2007 12 30 at 10:24 AM • permalink

  4. all those heads popping just caused a power outage here!

    Posted by missred on 2007 12 30 at 10:31 AM • permalink

  5. Poor Andy is so very late to the party. Again.

    I reckon he also doesn’t grasp why so many people dismiss the mainstream media.

    Posted by Harry Bergeron on 2007 12 30 at 12:37 PM • permalink

  6. It’s called disappearing revenue, and even the NYT understand that if they understand nothing else.

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2007 12 30 at 01:23 PM • permalink

  7. Check out this searing criticism of the New York Times. It’s about two thirds of the way down, titled, ‘Bias from the media’. Be sure to read the paragraph above it too. It seems the New York Times prefers ideology over evidence! Who knew???

    Posted by Brian on 2007 12 30 at 06:17 PM • permalink

  8. I think (it’s very hot in Melbourne—thinking is discouraged) that the NYT is setting itself up continue to present some semblance of a “Paper in Opposition” by hiring conservative authors in anticipation of a Democrat in The Oval Office…?

    (Whew, I really must take these Weather Channel warnings more seriously—that hurt.)

    Posted by MentalFloss on 2007 12 30 at 08:12 PM • permalink

  9. #8 Glad I’m not the only one suffering MentalFloss. In another Global Warmy twist, it’s very hot and I have a cold. That doesn’t seem fair.

    Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 30 at 08:25 PM • permalink

  10. Ash_ - it’s plenty warm here in NE Florida & I have a cold, too. Help is on the way, though, we’re headed for a low of +27F by Wednesday. ‘Bout time, considering it’s WINTER!

    Try some hot tea & ginger snap cookies. Hope you feel better soon, smooch the young’un for me!

    Posted by KC on 2007 12 30 at 08:59 PM • permalink

  11. #10 Thanks KC, I’ll try that. I’m not very impressed with this global warming/cold scenario. I think I’m gonna file a lawsuit against AlGore for pain and suffering.

    Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 30 at 09:18 PM • permalink

  12. When you have to act as if you really, really, really believe in ‘Teh Truth’ (you know, like any cult), then the idea of principled opposition is anathema.  The Left is obviously so uncertain as to its actual central tenets that they simply cannot abide opposition of any sort.

    Posted by JorgXMcKie on 2007 12 30 at 09:58 PM • permalink

  13. Ash,
    For a cold, chicken soup, aka Jewish penicillin.

    Posted by Michael Lonie on 2007 12 30 at 11:39 PM • permalink

  14. I’ll give that a try Michael. Anything to shake this.

    Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 30 at 11:57 PM • permalink

  15. See this proves the great hero Hicks that the Jews are in charge of the media!!! lol

    Posted by Wylie Wilde on 2007 12 31 at 11:03 AM • permalink

  16. Ash_: add hot pepper to the chicken soup. That’ll help clear the sinuses. Unless, of course, you’ve got an upset stomach as well—in which case skip the pepper.

    Posted by Andrea Harris, Administrator on 2007 12 31 at 08:51 PM • permalink

  17. I also recommend adding lemon juice to the chicken soup.  I hope you feel better soon!

    Posted by Mary in LA on 2008 01 02 at 03:18 PM • permalink

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