The housing market?
No.
The liberal media:
Weekday circulation at U.S. daily newspapers fell 2.1 percent in the six-month period ended in March . . . . Sunday circulation dropped 3.1 percent.
Go figure.
Furthermore here's a recent story which for obvious reasons didn't receive too much coverage by the "Fourth Estate:"
Shares of New York Times [Co.] have fallen 48 percent in three years. Net income fell 3 percent in 2004 and 13 percent in 2005, and the company posted a $543 million loss in 2006 after writing down the value of its New England publications. In the first quarter of 2007, profit dropped 32 percent.
Hmm.
On the bright side, however, when the dazed and confused malcontents who write for that pile of garbage inevitably are fired -- en masse -- it should not take them too much time to obtain replacement jobs.
There's always high demand for carnival clowns.



Comments (19)
Jayson!By your pos... (Below threshold)1. Posted by bryanD | May 2, 2007 12:55 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Jayson!
By your posts, you make me appreciate Jay Tea, Paul, Lorie, Kim, Kevin, and even DJ, all the more, cuz you REALLY SUCK!
1. Posted by bryanD | May 2, 2007 12:55 AM |
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Posted on May 2, 2007 00:55
2. Posted by bryanD | May 2, 2007 12:59 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
No, I don't wanna be banned, but DAMMIT, I'm Scotch-Irish and he's not within arm's reach, so...
2. Posted by bryanD | May 2, 2007 12:59 AM |
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Posted on May 2, 2007 00:59
3. Posted by Zelsdorf Ragshaft III | May 2, 2007 1:03 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
BryanD I thought you were warned to play nice,but with your intellect such warning are in vain. What do you expect. They, the print media in general have printed bias news since the communists took over the schools of journalism. If it were not for the false protections allowed these propaganda rags, they would be out of business because of lawsuits. Even the left knows that the print media is lying. With the advent of the internet, the lies become self evident. More than half the country is conservative or moderate. You can only spew lies so long and get away with it. They are cooked meat.
3. Posted by Zelsdorf Ragshaft III | May 2, 2007 1:03 AM |
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4. Posted by Zelsdorf Ragshaft III | May 2, 2007 1:06 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
You sound like you want to fight, BryanD.
4. Posted by Zelsdorf Ragshaft III | May 2, 2007 1:06 AM |
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Posted on May 2, 2007 01:06
5. Posted by Ran | May 2, 2007 1:13 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Jayson: GREAT POST!...*S*..Oh..and I'm Irish-Irish... stopped drinking Scotch a while back.
5. Posted by Ran | May 2, 2007 1:13 AM |
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Posted on May 2, 2007 01:13
6. Posted by Scrapiron | May 2, 2007 1:15 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Right on Jayson. You hit a nerve in a BDS sufferer and they have very few nerves left. Most have been numbed or killed by excessive drug use.
A couple more columns and you'll be on the most hated list of the BDS to total insanity crowd.
6. Posted by Scrapiron | May 2, 2007 1:15 AM |
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Posted on May 2, 2007 01:15
7. Posted by bryanD | May 2, 2007 1:21 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"BryanD I thought you were warned to play nice"
Must have been on vacation...
"but with your intellect such warning are in vain"
If only this were "Do You Want To Be a Millionaire"! (I'm RICH!!!)
Then: mumbling about media bias (yadda yadda, I agree. So?)
"You sound like you want to fight, BryanD"
Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp
7. Posted by bryanD | May 2, 2007 1:21 AM |
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Posted on May 2, 2007 01:21
8. Posted by bryanD | May 2, 2007 1:28 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Ran: I appreciate your Japanese heritage as well. Kurosawa rocks! Buy "Yojimbo" ****/****
8. Posted by bryanD | May 2, 2007 1:28 AM |
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9. Posted by Jim Addison | May 2, 2007 3:00 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
In most publicly-held companies, such performance would lead to a major shake-up in the boardroom. In the NYT and some other companies which were formerly held by a family or small group (including several newspaper companies), public stock offerings were made by dividing stock into classes. Common stock shareholders share in the appreciation and may receive dividends, but don't have the voting clout of the shares retained by the original owners.
So, Pinch Sulzberger can keep his job - no matter how many lower-level employees lose theirs.
bryanD's comments appear gratuitous and personal to me. Banning him seems insufficient. Someone should speak to his parents.
9. Posted by Jim Addison | May 2, 2007 3:00 AM |
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Posted on May 2, 2007 03:00
10. Posted by Jay Tea | May 2, 2007 6:56 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
byranD says he "appreciates" me.
I am reminded of how a Chihuahua once "appreciated" my leg.
I feel dirty now... I think I need a shower.
Ick.
J.
10. Posted by Jay Tea | May 2, 2007 6:56 AM |
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Posted on May 2, 2007 06:56
11. Posted by nikkolai | May 2, 2007 7:37 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
BraynD is a dailyKos and DU reject. Wait a minute...he'd probably be one of their shining stars. Seriously--visit one of these sites. We are talking batsh#t crazy, Rosie O'donnell insanity.
11. Posted by nikkolai | May 2, 2007 7:37 AM |
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12. Posted by baslimthecripple | May 2, 2007 8:47 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
There's always high demand for carnival clowns.
This reminded me of the Monty Python skit where Ken Shabbey is describing his job cleaning men's lavoratories. Get's asked if there is any room for advancement and replies that after four years, they will give him a mop.
12. Posted by baslimthecripple | May 2, 2007 8:47 AM |
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Posted on May 2, 2007 08:47
13. Posted by Mark L | May 2, 2007 9:11 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"There's always high demand for carnival clowns."
Jayson: You realize it's your last line that caused BryanD to go ballistic.
The last thing he needs is more competition for the jobs he applies to.
13. Posted by Mark L | May 2, 2007 9:11 AM |
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Posted on May 2, 2007 09:11
14. Posted by _Mike_ | May 2, 2007 9:25 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
By your posts, you make me appreciate Jay Tea, Paul, Lorie, Kim, Kevin, and even DJ, all the more, cuz you REALLY SUCK!
Thanks for your contribution to the discussion. Your commentary has been most enlightening. Please expound on this further so we may better understand the depth of your insight.
14. Posted by _Mike_ | May 2, 2007 9:25 AM |
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Posted on May 2, 2007 09:25
15. Posted by Wieder | May 2, 2007 10:36 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Javitz, you oughtta be down on your knees thanking the MSM, and in particular, the NYT and WaPo, for the yeoman's job they did in unquestioningly and unanalytically regurgitating the Iraq lies and half-truths from Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld et al from 2001-2003 that enabled you and your war-hugging neo-cons to sell the greatest disaster in American History.
You're gonna miss the MSM next time you have lies to sell the American public. It cou8ld be the end of your last best hope to fuel a new war in Iran.
15. Posted by Wieder | May 2, 2007 10:36 AM |
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16. Posted by Zelsdorf Ragshaft III | May 2, 2007 11:57 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
delusional: The persistant belief in something false typical of some mental disorders. The NY Times published Bush lies. I think, no I am sure it is more accurate to say the published lies about Bush and friends. To think otherwise is delusional.
16. Posted by Zelsdorf Ragshaft III | May 2, 2007 11:57 AM |
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17. Posted by Wieder | May 2, 2007 12:07 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Zelsdorrf, try out this link. The NYT & WaPo dutifully regurgitated the Bush/Cheney lies and distortions about Iraq. You can either watch the vid or read the transcript.
Oh, sorry, I forgot; it isn't animated for the simple-minded.
17. Posted by Wieder | May 2, 2007 12:07 PM |
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18. Posted by Fred Z | May 2, 2007 2:02 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Wieder, you post a link to Bill Moyers aka Comrade Lenin?
If Moyers looked at his wrist watch and told me the time I would not believe him.
There may even be some sane argument that Bush tried to deceive the American public. I have never seen or heard one, not one, ever, and that is because the left just does not get this facts and logic thing.
Feel free to argue that Bush is a crook, just do not cite a dishonest lunatic like Moyers.
18. Posted by Fred Z | May 2, 2007 2:02 PM |
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19. Posted by sean nyc/aa | May 2, 2007 5:58 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
There may even be some sane argument that Bush tried to deceive the American public. I have never seen or heard one, not one, ever, and that is because the left just does not get this facts and logic thing.
Fred Z
How's this for logic (and it's in the Bill Moyers Special which you are so quick to deplore):
An administration source (probably Condi - my opinion, not Moyers) leaks the aluminum tubes story to the NYT.
The same day the article is published (Sept 8, 2002 I think), Cheney is on Meet the Press citing that article as proof of Saddam trying to develop nukes.
So if the administration leaks story and administration official refers to this leaked story as proof, then there is a sane argument that they knowingly deceived the American public.
Also, if the press conveys these stories without doing their own investigative journalism to determine their authenticity and they do not put 2-and-2 together realizing that the administration is simply confirming their own leaks, then they are carrying the administration's water and not serving as an independent free press, which is vital to a healthy democracy.
Please provide counter-arguments in the form of a logic statement, if you wish to rebut.
Feel free to argue that Bush is a crook, just do not cite a dishonest lunatic like Moyers.
Fred Z
I'm fairly young (25) so I'm not familiar with a lot of Moyers history, but I've seen some very disparaging remarks towards him on this blog (not just this post). In all seriousness, what did he do to deserve this vitriol? Is it just the fact that he doesn't share your worldview or are there actual events which provide proof of his dishonesty and lunacy?
19. Posted by sean nyc/aa | May 2, 2007 5:58 PM |
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