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For the record, I read mostly the Economist, the NY Times, Washington Post, and LA Times. I like the Christian Science Monitor also. The writing is good. I started reading CSM in college when my Polysci prof recommended.
The NYTimes is not leftist by any stretch. It’s right in the center. I was distraught when they supported the Iraq war. Of course, they’ve all turned against it.
I read HuffPo on the iPad. Now that AOL owns them, it’s mainstream. I do admire Ariana Huffington for what she’s achieved and for her evolution from conservative to progressive. I believe that if you’re a good person, you become more progressive with age.[/quote]
Brian: One might argue that the NYT is centrist, but one CANNOT argue that its various contributors, such as Maureen Dowd, Paul Krugman, and Joe Nocera are. They are not. They are avowed Lefties, and, in the case of Krugman, sell-out shills for the Dems.
As for HuffPo: Same thing. If Fox is “Fair and Balanced” (to the Right), then HuffPo is fair and balanced to the Left. Arianna is NOT a Progressive, she’s an opportunist and a hypocrite. Do a little digging, Brian, and you’ll find TONS of interesting stuff on Arianna.
Lastly, what you read is not nearly as important as what you believe. Its like the crucial difference between information and knowledge. Plenty of the former, not so much of the latter. You’ve adopted the rhetorically rich, but morally bankrupt philosophy as espoused by the post-structuralist New Left. That rhetoric and philosophy is found in nearly all of your responses, from bigotry against Christians, “redneck” and fat people, to the authoritarian and patronizing responses on how to deal with Christians, rednecks and fat people. Far from embracing the ideal of “live and let live”, you espouse the “do what I say because I’m smarter than you and know better” language used by hypocrites like Arianna, Dowd, Krugman, et al.
