Keith Olbermann: “New York Times Punk’d By Anti-Union Plant”

Posted on Monday, February 28, 2011, 10:11 am by GottaLaff
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I woke up to a message from Keith Olbermann linking to his post at his new site, Fok News Channel.

I’ll give you a taste, but hop over, visit Keith’s new digs, and catch up on the rest of this little nugget (bolding mine):

Few news stories better spoke to the destruction of union solidarity and the realization that even those public employees collectively bargaining in Wisconsin were going to have to give something back, than the New York Times’ piece a week ago tomorrow titled “Union Bonds In Wisconsin Begin To Fray.”

The by-line was shared by no less than Arthur G. Sulzberger, the son of the publisher and official carrier of the Times’ family name. The piece ran prominently on the front page. Sulzberger himself interviewed the main ‘get’ in the piece. Beyond the mere reporting was the symbolism of the Times - even the sainted liberal media Times – throwing in the towel on the inviolability of unions, conceding that an American state could renege with impunity on a good faith contract with anybody, and that maybe the Right is right every once in awhile.

Problem is, A.G. Sulzberger’s featured disillusioned unionist interviewee…wasn’t in a union.

Your librul media at work. The story got out there, the correction got out there. Guess which one will stick?

Please go here for the rest. Keith nails it… hard.

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  • Walt

    The idea of “Freedom of the Press” in the First Amendment was that the press would have the freedom to report the abuses of any entity whether it be the government or the money interests that promotes tyranny and undermines our Democracy. Of course that has been turned upside down and quite abused.

    Yesterday I stomached watching the Meet the Press and the corporate obedient, pseudo journalist, David Gregory seemed more interested talking about a few offensive protester signs that talking about the truth of the situation going on in Wisconsin. No one dare talked about how these public union pension are paid for 100% by the public workers and that it was Wall Street that nearly destroyed these pensions. Lawrence O’Donnell was the only one that suggested the rich are not paying their fair share. And there was no discussion about it.

    We know what the purpose of FOX News and the domination of right wing radio (on our free airwaves). But if the rest of the multinational owned corporate media is their to tend to the interest of the multinational corporations and not the people, how is that not a form of oppression? We have an epidemic of low information voters in this country.

  • Jpatuto11

    I hate to say it but I smelled something with the original story and it wasn’t perfume.When will the mainstream realize that they are viewed as simply pawns by the right winger. Useful idiots. Yeah the Tea Party was spontaneous, about as spontaneous as an arson fire. Sure everybody is worried about the deficit , that’s why no one touches ag subsidies or oil and gas breaks. Equivalency is king, even when it ain’t equivalent , or should I say especially when it’s not Equivalent.