>>>I really get annoyed sometimes when the Times is dismissed as some loony left wing attack dog. When people say that I know they are picking it up from right wing "pundits" and don't even read the damn paper.
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>>Why should they read "the damn paper"? Life is short and reading sources are unlimited. Hopefully, you don't suggest pushing your favorite reading down the other people throats?
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>I think Mike was saying that those who don't read the Times can't really know whether it's left, right or center. IOW, he was suggesting that to have a meaningful opinion about that requires reading the paper.
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>Tamar

It is hilarious. Should people read Times again and again to get the same conclusion, or is it permitted to make this conclusion at some point and apply it in future? Please, note that this is how any logical mental process works, i.e. it is not necessarily NYT related.