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kpete

(72,013 posts) Wed Jul 24, 2013, 11:31 AM Jul 2013

The New York Times

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2008 he missed one state Capt. Obvious Jul 2013 #1

Just give him six more months ;) (nt) Babel_17 Jul 2013 #2

And this photo is highly disingenuous Capt. Obvious Jul 2013 #3

But I don't think they fired him, did they? Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #4

They're like a baseball team, hanging onto the wrong talent Babel_17 Jul 2013 #5

What would you expect from a propaganda organ? Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2013 #6

Capt. Obvious

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1. 2008 he missed one state

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jul 24, 2013, 11:42 AM

Jul 2013

2012 he hit all 50.

At least that's what Josh Marshall tells me.

Babel_17

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2. Just give him six more months ;) (nt)

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Wed Jul 24, 2013, 11:44 AM

Jul 2013

Capt. Obvious

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3. And this photo is highly disingenuous

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jul 24, 2013, 11:44 AM

Jul 2013

It suggests that Nate Silver was forced out of the NY Times as opposed to accepting a huge offer that the Times couldn't come close to matching.

Nye Bevan

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4. But I don't think they fired him, did they?

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Wed Jul 24, 2013, 11:44 AM

Jul 2013

It sounded like he had a great opportunity at ESPN.

Babel_17

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5. They're like a baseball team, hanging onto the wrong talent

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Wed Jul 24, 2013, 12:29 PM

Jul 2013

But getting things right is less important than setting a tone, at the NY Times.

Fantastic Anarchist

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6. What would you expect from a propaganda organ?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jul 24, 2013, 02:06 PM

Jul 2013

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