PC Janitor with more tall tales being a NY Times "insider"

[Ralph Wiggum]

This is several days old, but it is still on the DUmp General Discussion front page. Didn't see this blather posted yet, so apologies if I missed it.

Star Member PCIntern (23,424 posts)


I have a New York Times insider story for you...

In a previous life, I was related by marriage to one of the significant hot shots of the Times. I am not overstating this, this guy was known for decades at the time by name by much of the public who read the paper. I don’t want to name names, because that would Violate a certain level of trust, which has been placed in me by my former family, which I respect.

At one family dinner, it was a time when the paper had been a source of some controversy concerning stories which they had been printing about political individuals and these stories were clearly biased against the Democratic side of the equation. So I took it upon myself to casually, and in a rather friendly manner, mention the coverage, and what did he think of it, considering this, that, and the other thing.

It was as though I had purchased a Ford Taurus, which was having problems and was having dinner with the president of Ford Motor Company. it was pure corporate spit-back of journalistic tropes, hogwash, and thinly veiled excuses which you would read on a corporate website. I smiled and said something like “come on you’re not in the building now, you can give me a real answer to the question”. He got so angry and offended that I thought he was going to leave the table. I never brought it up again and only saw him one or two more times before he stopped coming to family affairs for a variety of personal reasons I gather.

I was not shocked by this, but I have to say it might surprise that he would not even give me the “time of day“ to have a discussion. He imperiously shut me down, I would say, successfully in this instance, and I was all done with him and his bullshit. Some issues arose following him and his partner, and when they were being described to me later on, I just said that I didn’t care what happened to him one way or another and exited the conversation somewhat gracefully.

I did, however get my end in the last time I saw him when he mentioned something about journalistic integrity, and I replied that , I wasn’t sure if that extended to Tom Wicker when he wrote a review of the film JFK before it was even released and excoriated its premise. He just gave me “the look”. I never saw him again, and as things turned out I never will, and that’s just fine with me.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217637527

[RuralNc]

liberalla (8,201 posts)

11. This comment is not in response to this one post, and I'm sure I'm not alone in saying this -

but I often think when I read your posts that...

I like your stories! That's it, that's all. You tell a good tale.
Thank you!

Im thinking this Island Inhabitant is questioning the legitamacy of PC Janitor? 

[CollectivismMustDie]

The 'desperation to be somebody', is strong over there, particularly with that one, though we've seen it with others, such as the recently resurfaced nads.

When I see it, all I think is 'oh my, they must be so unsatisfied with who they are, to the point of actually hating themselves and their hollow lives'.

If it weren't for all the evil shit they support and attempt to foist on everyone else, I might pity them.

[FunkyZero]

The 'desperation to be somebody', is strong over there, particularly with that one, though we've seen it with others, such as the recently resurfaced nads.

When I see it, all I think is 'oh my, they must be so unsatisfied with who they are, to the point of actually hating themselves and their hollow lives'.

If it weren't for all the evil shit they support and attempt to foist on everyone else, I might pity them.

That is what is one of the gems to be noticed when reading the DUmmie posts.
Always clawing for credits, in desperate need of acknowledgement or to be viewed as somehow "special"or better-than.
It's like "Lord Of The Flies II"

[Ralph Wiggum]

The 'desperation to be somebody', is strong over there, particularly with that one, though we've seen it with others, such as the recently resurfaced nads.

When I see it, all I think is 'oh my, they must be so unsatisfied with who they are, to the point of actually hating themselves and their hollow lives'.

If it weren't for all the evil shit they support and attempt to foist on everyone else, I might pity them.

He's just an arrogant horse's ass, looking for DUmp street cred. And to be an "insider" from the New York Times...as if that's bragging. I personally find it a badge of shame that a person would associate with such scum.

I've met my fair share of celebrities many of you would know. Guess how many times I've talked about it at the Cave?

ZERO.

[ADsOutburst]

That is what is one of the gems to be noticed when reading the DUmmie posts.
Always clawing for credits, in desperate need of acknowledgement or to be viewed as somehow "special"or better-than.
It's like "Lord Of The Flies II"

That goes for the left in general. Their whole self-image is built around being right about everything and being seen as the smart one in the room.

[jukin]

In the land of the single digit IQs, the story teller, excuse me THE BIGGEST LIAR will be king!

[USA4ME]

... and these stories were clearly biased against the Democratic side of the equation.

From the NYT?!? This has bouncy written all over it on that statement alone.

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[RuralNc]

That is what is one of the gems to be noticed when reading the DUmmie posts.
Always clawing for credits, in desperate need of acknowledgement or to be viewed as somehow "special"or better-than.
It's like "Lord Of The Flies II"

Oh yeah. One easily notices the same needs from "Social Media Peeps", TikTok, YouTube, whatever else. Where the need for "please notice me" is not only encouraged, but rewarded. "Insta-Famous" I believe is the word.

[CollectivismMustDie]

Oh yeah. One easily notices the same needs from "Social Media Peeps", TikTok, YouTube, whatever else. Where the need for "please notice me" is not only encouraged, but rewarded. "Insta-Famous" I believe is the word.

It reminds me of the 'need for affirmation' stage children/teens, particularly female, go through,. Except that DUmmies/dems/leftys seem stuck  in it permantly.

[freedumb2003b]

That goes for the left in general. Their whole self-image is built around being right about everything and being seen as the smart one in the room.

Ironically that is NEVER the case.

[RuralNc]

It reminds me of the 'need for affirmation' stage children/teens, particularly female, go through,. Except that DUmmies/dems/leftys seem stuck  in it permantly.

Yeah, patting them on head to much and they get spoilt on it.