Eugene David<br>...The One-Minute Pundit

Posted 9:39 AM by Gene

The admission by THE PAPER OF RECORD's public 'editor' that his employer is LIBERAL is less earth-shattering than it would first appear. We should remember that ombudspoops are essentially employed to deflect criticism of their rags and little else. As I wrote over a year ago,

There's no difference between the Jack the Wizened Prune's ratings system and the powerless, self-serving ombudsmen at most newspapers; both are intended...to appease, and to create a fiction of responsible behavior, not to serve the public.

Anything ombudspoops say that might seem the slightest defensive should therefore be taken as mere spin. The Public 'Editor' has no power at THE PAPER OF RECORD. PINCH does, his real editors do, his reporters do. THE PAPER OF RECORD employs hundreds of them. The power still lies with THE INSTITUTION -- and with the HUNDREDS of OTHER INSTITUTIONS that repeat its word as GOSPEL. Moreover one of PINCH's top factotums says THE PAPER OF RECORD isn't liberal; whether she's lying or truly believes it doesn't matter; the whole press business shares her discomforting position. No, THE PAPER OF RECORD has changed precious none since L'Affaire Blair. We can hardly expect much more change even if the package reads "Guaranteed Liberal or Your Money Back."