Comments on: NYT Public Editor Byron Calame Should Resign

By: birdman

birdman — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:10:18 +0000

My fingers type about two words slower that my brain, I hope you can interpret my intent.

By: birdman

birdman — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:08:09 +0000

I am the father of a ‘difficult’ son. He sees things through his special rose-coloreed glasses. He lie even when there is no need to lie. I always catch me in his lies. Over the years I have come to the conclusion that all I ever did was to teach hims to become a better liar.

At this point in the story some responsibility needs to be shouldered. If we just slap his wrists Byron Calame simply becomes a better liar. I order to feel the penalty for his duplicity, NYT Public Editor Byron Calame Should Resign immediately.

Perhaps some sort of repentance would do the sould good.

By: Mary Katharine Ham

Mary Katharine Ham — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:45:52 +0000

NYT Ombudsman Decides, ‘All Right, Maybe We Shouldn’t Have Run the SWIFT Story’

The whole thing is worth a read, including the odd tidbit that it was “vicious criticism” from those who opposed the Times that made him stick to his guns when maybe he shouldn’t have. After all, the actual evidence about the SWIFT program is no dif…

By: tomjedrz

tomjedrz — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:38:07 +0000

Greetings ..

I could be wrong, but I don’t think he had any say in whether the SWIFT story was published. I think he was admitting error in _defending_ the decision, not in _making_ the decision.

By: Church and State

Church and State — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:24:00 +0000

NYTimes Would Rather Ask for Forgiveness than Perm

Excuses, excuses, excuses. This is a pathetic attempt to ask for forgiveness since the Times didn’t ask for permission, but Mr. Calame should be aware of one thing: Be forgiven, but there are still concequences for your actions. Forgiveness on our pa…

By: BIRDZILLA

BIRDZILLA — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:29:28 +0000

It’s a good thing we didn’t have persons like him in WW II otherwise we would all be under control of the nazis because this left-wing liberal rag the NYTs and its leftists editors would have gave out our normandy plans or even midway.

By: mj

mj — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:42:27 +0000

I think the problem is that people like some of those at the NYT are moral relativists–they don’t see terrorists as evil, because the US is also, so it doesn’t matter that we have a nation to protect.

By: The Florida Masochist

The Florida Masochist — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:14:09 +0000

The Knucklehead of the Day award

Today’s winner is Byron Calame, The public editor of the New York Times.

By: Heliotrope

Heliotrope — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:08:27 +0000

As the Times continues to “downsize” during its circulation free fall, “Pinch” ratchets up his personal war on all things with which he disagrees.

The Times long ago stopped reporting the news and moved into presenting the news. They even dabble in creation and manufacture of the news.

This poor schlub is in such “good company” at the New York Times, there is no reason for him to resign. He stands an excellent chance of getting a Pulitzer for his mea culpa which he managed to bury at the bottom of a fluff and feathers column.

Fie on the lot of them.

By: Frank Zavisca

Frank Zavisca — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:24:32 +0000

La Shawn:

I believe that the NY Times’s attutude goes beyond Bush-hating.

It is a visceral distaste for war of any kind. They feel threatened more by the idea of war than war itself. Somewhat like Euros attitude.

By: Wizbang

Wizbang — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:23:18 +0000

NYT Blabbing Admission — We Were Wrong, But It Was Bush’s Fault

Michelle Malkin has excellent coverage of the New York Times’ ombudsman, Byron Calame’s admission that he got it wrong on publishing the banking data surveillance program. My July 2 column strongly supported The Times’s decision to publish its June …

By: Weffie

Weffie — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:52:58 +0000

Why would you want Calame to resign for admitting an error? It is a rarity that should be encouraged. If he ever were to resign as a result of his turn-around, it would be seen as an effective left-wing page.

By: Webloggin

Webloggin — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:42:51 +0000

NY Times Published National Security Secrets To Get Back At the Bush Administration

We should be thankful that the New York Times decided to undermine the security of the United States in recognition of the hypersensitive fears of foreign opponents of the Bush administration.