Comments on: Our Paper of Record http://cominganarchy.com/2005/01/31/our-paper-of-record/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:34:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: praktike http://cominganarchy.com/2005/01/31/our-paper-of-record/comment-page-1/#comment-809 praktike Mon, 31 Jan 2005 23:50:30 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/01/31/our-paper-of-record/#comment-809 But that was what happened. It looked like there was going to be disruption, you had the Sadriyyun potentially playing the spoilers, you had Zarqawi's threats, which sure as heck seemed credible. I think Filkins reported it straight. He's one of the best IMHO. But that was what happened. It looked like there was going to be disruption, you had the Sadriyyun potentially playing the spoilers, you had Zarqawi’s threats, which sure as heck seemed credible. I think Filkins reported it straight. He’s one of the best IMHO.

]]> By: Curzon http://cominganarchy.com/2005/01/31/our-paper-of-record/comment-page-1/#comment-807 Curzon Mon, 31 Jan 2005 21:27:36 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/01/31/our-paper-of-record/#comment-807 Perhaps we are arguing over semantics. And perhaps we should be thankful for the NYT for "lowering expectations" for the Iraqi elections, just as Mr. Rove's worker bees tried to do to Mr. Bush at the debates. But everything about the above article sequence stinks of slant and opinion. What does Mr. Filkins think his articles are, blog posts? Perhaps we are arguing over semantics. And perhaps we should be thankful for the NYT for “lowering expectations” for the Iraqi elections, just as Mr. Rove’s worker bees tried to do to Mr. Bush at the debates. But everything about the above article sequence stinks of slant and opinion. What does Mr. Filkins think his articles are, blog posts?

]]> By: praktike http://cominganarchy.com/2005/01/31/our-paper-of-record/comment-page-1/#comment-805 praktike Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:37:52 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/01/31/our-paper-of-record/#comment-805 But he wasn't disappointed. He was elated, as is clear from his election reports. But he wasn’t disappointed. He was elated, as is clear from his election reports.

]]> By: Curzon http://cominganarchy.com/2005/01/31/our-paper-of-record/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Curzon Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:07:48 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/01/31/our-paper-of-record/#comment-799 Maybe one Shiite leader did denouce the elections. Why does that lead to the prognostication that "A radical cleric's refusal to endorse the election foreshadowed a less than overwhelming voter turnout in Iraq"??? I suppose I sympathize with Mr. Filkins -- he's only writing for the NYC cocktail crowd. But it's far from objective reporting or a reporting of the facts. My only regret is that he and his ilk were so disappointed that the election was a success. Maybe one Shiite leader did denouce the elections. Why does that lead to the prognostication that “A radical cleric’s refusal to endorse the election foreshadowed a less than overwhelming voter turnout in Iraq”??? I suppose I sympathize with Mr. Filkins—he’s only writing for the NYC cocktail crowd. But it’s far from objective reporting or a reporting of the facts. My only regret is that he and his ilk were so disappointed that the election was a success.

]]> By: Mutantfrog http://cominganarchy.com/2005/01/31/our-paper-of-record/comment-page-1/#comment-796 Mutantfrog Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:49:39 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/01/31/our-paper-of-record/#comment-796 I glanced at cable news a couple of times during the day, while the voting was going on, and the predictions were pretty much the same as the ones you're quoting from the Times, although they did focus a hell of a lot on all the happy Iraqi voters scattered throughout the US. Of course turnout in THOSE polling stations was quite low, since none of them were located near the areas where Iraqi-Americans actually live. I glanced at cable news a couple of times during the day, while the voting was going on, and the predictions were pretty much the same as the ones you’re quoting from the Times, although they did focus a hell of a lot on all the happy Iraqi voters scattered throughout the US. Of course turnout in THOSE polling stations was quite low, since none of them were located near the areas where Iraqi-Americans actually live.

]]> By: praktike http://cominganarchy.com/2005/01/31/our-paper-of-record/comment-page-1/#comment-792 praktike Mon, 31 Jan 2005 15:49:15 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/01/31/our-paper-of-record/#comment-792 Well isn't that what happened? An Iraqi Shi'ite leader denounced the elections. Turnout was slow at first, and then when people saw that it was relatively safe, they came out to vote. Well isn’t that what happened?

An Iraqi Shi’ite leader denounced the elections.

Turnout was slow at first, and then when people saw that it was relatively safe, they came out to vote.

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