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New York Times Columnist Apologizes to Tea Party Republicans

New York Times Columnist Apologizes to Tea Party Republicans

During the last few months of heated political debate ugly and at times slanderous statements have been routinely directed towards those associated with the Tea Party. One New York Times columnist is recanting his words:

“That anger reached its apex on Tuesday, when I wrote a column comparing the Tea Party Republicans to terrorists. The words I chose were intemperate and offensive to many, and I’ve been roundly criticized. I was a hypocrite, the critics said, for using such language when on other occasions I’ve called for a more civil politics. In the cool light of day, I agree with them. I apologize.”

The apology came after a rambling few paragraphs of the columnist, Joe Nocera, explaining his liberal roots in Providence, RI, and how his views have evolved to the point where he now sees himself as a pragmatist who favors common-sense solutions over ideology. The Tuesday column for which Nocera was originally criticized was entitled “Tea Party’s War on America,” and included such common-sense one-liners as:

“These last few months, much of the country has watched in horror as the Tea Party Republicans have waged jihad on the American people.”

“Inflicting more pain on their countrymen doesn’t much bother the Tea Party Republicans, as they’ve repeatedly proved.”

“For now, the Tea Party Republicans can put aside their suicide vests. But rest assured: They’ll have them on again soon enough.”

Newsbusters Scott Whitlock has pointed out that Nocera‘s comments just fit the norm in relation to the paper’s habit of comparing congressional GOP members to murderers.

“On July 25, columnist Nicholas Kristof used similar language. Also speaking of the Tea Party, he declared, ‘Well, wake up to the national security threat. Only it’s not coming from abroad, but from our own domestic extremists.’

Kristof insisted that the biggest threat to America ‘comes from budget machinations, and budget maniacs, at home.’

On July 4th, 2011, another columnist, David Brooks, proclaimed the Tea Party has ‘no sense of moral decency.’

Finally, on June 26, columnist Thomas Friedman referred to the group of conservatives as the ‘Hezbollah faction’ of the GOP.”

I guess the other columnists may be waiting to issue an apology from the entire paper.

While Nocera’s regrets may satisfy some, it’s likely that many still feel he is just one of many who owe an apology. Earlier in the week National Review’s Jonah Goldberg perhaps summed up the frustration of many Americans who feel that conservative Republicans and individuals who affiliate with the Tea Party have been demonized by many commentators, and that the media has unfairly covered vindictive statements made by liberal politicians:

“All over the place, conservative Republicans are ‘hostage takers’ ‘terrorists’ and ‘traitors.‘ They want to ’end life as we know it on this planet,’ says Nancy Pelosi. They are betraying the Founders, too. Chris Matthews all but signs up for the ‘Make an Ass of Yourself’ contest at the State Fair. Joe Nocera writes today that ‘the Tea Party Republicans can put aside their suicide vests.’ Lord knows what Krugman and Olbermann have said.

Then last night, on the very day Gabby Giffords heroically returns to cast her first vote since that tragic attack seven months ago, the vice president of the United States calls the Republican party a bunch of terrorists.

No one cares. I hate the ‘if this were Bush’ game so we’re in luck. Instead imagine if this was Dick Cheney calling the Progressive Caucus (or whatever they’re called) a ‘bunch of terrorists’ on the day Giffords returned to the Congress. Would the mainstream media notice or care? Would Meet the Press debate whether this raises ‘troubling questions’ about the White House’s sensitivity? Would Andrea Mitchell find some way to blame Sarah Palin for Dick Cheney’s viciousness? Would Keith Olbermann explode like a mouse subjected to the Ramone’s music in Rock and Roll High School? Something inside me hidden away shouts, ‘Hell yes they would!’”

If you identify yourself with the Tea Party do you accept Nocera’s apology? Do you agree with Goldberg that many commentators and politicians have made outlandish comments that would have been covered very differently if made by conservatives directed towards liberals?

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  • cookcountypatriot
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:21pm

    its about time i see a liberal come to his senses,,,sure i accept his apology….as long as he,s at it, take a good long look at what liberal progressive policys have done to this country and write about that….were in a bad way and we need common sense…truth to power…the die hard progressives are stuck on stupid…at least his gear shifted…

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    • IntransigentMind
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:31pm

      Will he also apologize for helping to wreck the country?
      http://markamerica.com/2011/08/06/downgraded-america-we-warned-them/
      We warned, and we warned, and all we got was to be called ‘terrorists’ by people like this clown. He can shove his apology.

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    • 12 gauge
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:44pm

      Apology accepted. With that distraction out of the way, everyone at the Times can get back executing their mission statement, “Make stuff up to fit the Lib agenda”.

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    • Sheepdog911
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:46pm

      Apology not accepted. Your attitude and words wee unacceptable, too. You wrote it, your employer published it. Sorry, but your “flagship” newspaper sank a long time ago in the eyes of anyone who really cares about the news.

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    • Secret Squirrel
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:58pm

      .
      It’s a trick.
      He’ll be bashing you next week.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 8:00pm

      Saul Alinsky’s Thirteenth Rules for Radicals

      Pick the Target, Freeze It, Personalize It, Polarize It. The spotlight of truth, thru Rush, Glenn, Savage , Hannity, the TEA Party, has these cockroaches scurrying. Mr. Nocera, being truthful is a full time job that most MSM so-called journalists can’t do.

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    • Shiroi Raion
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 8:10pm

      He sounds sincere. If he seriously puts ideology aside, I imagine he’ll see the Tea Party was right. Politicians need to end the waste and reduce regulations killing business. The tax code is so complicated we spend (I think they said) 76 billion JUST TO PAY FOR THE THE TAXES every year. That’s just stupid.
      Art Laffer said that we shouldn’t be borrowing money except for emergencies and if it enhances the economy. We don’t need to waste money on “bridges to nowhere,” studying the sex lives of Chinese prostitutes, campaigns, and so on and so on….
      Honesty and the desire to serve America must win. If lies, corrupt motives, raising wealth off the taxpayers’ backs, and politicians’ megalomania is their motives, the result can only be another evil empire. Character matters! The parties don’t.

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    • 338lapua
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 8:12pm

      Premise not accepted. If you apologise to “tea party republicans, then what about tea party libertarians, tea party democrats, tea party independents….
      These people have NO IDEA who we are.
      Another liberal stupidity, if I just APOLOGISE everything will be forgiven.
      Apologies mean NOTHING, if you are truly repentant for your actions…..then you need to make things right. Meaning, be honest for a stinking change!

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    • davecoolworld
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 8:26pm

      I tentatively accept the apology. Although he is probably just hedging so he can find work in the future after we take back our country.

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    • carbonyes
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 8:45pm

      Believe it or not there is hope for some of these liberal leftists. It’s called the Great Awakening.

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    • 101
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 8:51pm

      Apology not accepted. Once the bullet leaves the barrel of the gun there is no taking it back, he took too many shots at the TEA PARTY (honest hard working Americans) to take back his uncivil psychotic rants, remarks that he truly meant and only recanted his story due to the outpour of public anger! F-off

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    • tifosa
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 9:15pm

      Oh for goodness sakes. Rhetoric flies on both sides. What’s a little “teahadists” toward a group who is willing to take our American economy down….meh ;^)

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    • raspberrytea
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 9:26pm

      @ Intransigentmind…… thank you for the wonderful link.
      the column brought out so many feelings of
      hope and sadness for our country. anyone who
      was at 8/28 rally will love it. (even those who weren’t)

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    • 101
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 9:31pm

      Somebody swat this little tifosa fly

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    • woodyl1011fl
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 9:38pm

      Liberals have no sense, honor, decency, or have a rational thought in their wicked depraved little minds! If they functioning conscience and gray cells they might actually see what misery, hopelessness, oppression, tyranny,their Bloshevik democrat party has inflicted upon this nation. The real problem though is these mindless plavolians keep voting for these demagogues!

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    • 63maxcar
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 9:38pm

      All I know is the astro turf movement Nancy Pelosi made reference to several months ago seems to have sprouted roots. Maybe its a chia pet Nancy, maybe but I don’t think so. You will get a first hand look at “We The People” in November 2012. What’s so un-AMERCIAN about a balanced budget?

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    • Rumrunner3
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 9:42pm

      I do not accept, he has been leading up to and fueling this all along. Along with his fellow compadres. You don’t get to do all you did then just say sorry. Its as ungenuine as you are. Ask your lord for forgiveness, its between you two anyway.

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    • GeorgieJo
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 9:54pm

      TOO LATE JOE

      You work for NYTimes
      A newspaper seething with BIAS and CORRUPTION

      You are using the Tea Party to get recogntion
      Go Take A Swim in the Hudson Doofus
      Maybe you will feel better after your swim

      or maybe you will find a few of Tony’s fishes
      NY IS NOT the center of the UNIVERSE
      wake up you LOSER

      NO BO in 2012
      and NO NYT excuses!!!!

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    • getalong
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 10:10pm

      I accept his apology. Let’s show these progressive idiots that the difference between our way of living is that we remain honorable and forgiving as Jesus would want us to be. The Tea Party is the best thing to happen to our government.

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 10:10pm

      I never accept appologies. If you were sorry, you wouldn’t have said it. All I want is for the behavior to stop.

      If Nocera had any integrity, he’d resign.

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    • yougottabekidding
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 10:50pm

      Are you apologizing to the Tea Party Democrats also?

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    • Mil Mom
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 11:09pm

      @Jaycen
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 10:10pm
      I never accept appologies. If you were sorry, you wouldn’t have said it. All I want is for the behavior to stop
      ***
      Were you ever at a “Pep Rally” when you really didn’t care if this game was won or not, (maybe Veeball or some such thing.) You get around enough people yelling and cheering and chanting, and first thing you’re all worked up, and excited enough that if you talk to someone from the opposing team, (or about them) you say all kinds of things which you never would have said before the pep rally. THIS IS THE KIND OF THING LYNCH MOBS ARE MADE OF, AND WHAT THE LIBS & PROGS ARE TRYING TO DO AGAINST THE TEA PARTY! {Guess what, it’s working}
      Maybe after a little sleep, some of the hysteria is wearing off, and Nocera’s conscience is getting to him for being part of a “Lynch Mob” !
      I say let’s pray for Joe Nocera that our God will reach his heart, and cleanse him from all this hatred. I also quote John The Baptist, “Bring ye therefore fruits meet for repentance.!
      May God deliver you and many others from the mob being incited to evil, Joe!

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    • frenchfry
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 11:13pm

      No, I don’t accept it, it is not real.

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 11:35pm

      If this is a sincere apology, I’ll accept it. It does my heart good to see liberals recognize their hatefulness that makes no sense whatsoever. I’m hoping this guy takes this as a lesson, that you can’t call out a group of Americans and call them terrorists. We’re all supposed to be Americans and need to stand by each other during these terrible times for our Country that we all love.

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    • MastrSSG
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 11:53pm

      I will accept his apology as well, but I would like some questions answered by a number of people throwing out accusations regarding violence and blaming the Tea Party for the nations financial situation.

      Please tell me what legislation has the Tea Party passed that has added to the 14 trillion in debt we face today ?

      Name one event sponsored by the Tea Party that has erupted in violence?

      Name one person in the Tea Party that has incited a violent act?

      What member of the Tea Party as exclaimed Obama is unqualified or unfit to lead this country based on the color of his skin?

      I could go on but what’s the point……

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 12:13am

      @Mastrssg: All good points and I’d like a few answers too. It doesn’t help us holding a grudge if there is true sincerity and not just PC to placate us. The T Party consists of many political points of view, and they cannot pin us down, but none of this group has created violence like we’ve seen most recently from liberal leaning Unions and those who consistently compare themselves to democrats. They have shown themselves as very angry, violent types (Wisconsin),so let’s show we are the civil party, and God willing, they will notice the difference by how we act and react, unlike themselves.

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    • dr_funk
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 7:45am

      When did you figure out you were wrong and the Tea Party was right? When the credit downgrade still happened?

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    • jhrusky
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 8:12am

      We must take the moral high ground on this if we are to be seen as reasonable people with common sense solutions. We should all send this gentlemen a “thank you” and accept his apology. We can let him know we disagree with him in many/most areas, but we certainly admire anyone who can recognize wrong behavior and apologize for it. Now, this does not mean we will necessary give blind trust to this person, yet it would go a long way in showing the world that we truly are reasonable people. Granted, the mainstream media won’t ever let anyone know if he receives a bunch of “thank yous” from tea party people, but he will know, and he surely will tell some people who will tell some people, and he may well even write about it in a good fashion.

      Divisiveness should be the absolute last effort at fighting this fight. Reasonable people try every possible way to discuss/debate issues and instances in a reasonable fashion. Civility does not mean trust … but it does mean honorable. Let‘s give this a try and thank this person and see if that does not begin having at least some on the left understand we are not ’crazy‘ peoples with ’crazy’ idealogies.

      WOLVERINES!

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    • PAULA J ANDERSON
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 9:15am

      External pressures that he/they(NYT) doesn’t like allowed him to apologize and attempting to save face. I was first taught to look closely to the people doing the talking before I assess what they say. He represents and is backed by what he first said. The feedback created the apology, not his/their conscience. No, not sincere. He can stay at the Times where he belongs

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    • TAKE_NO_PRISONERS
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 9:21am

      In the confessional I lie about being sorry for my transgressions, I fooled the Priest, but the Big Kahoona didn’t buy it cause words are cheap,actins speak louder than words,just ask Barry Jr, the proof will be in the atonement for the trangressions,. Can he handle it?

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    • amsmith41974
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 9:59am

      I don’t think he has come to his senses. He seems more apologetic that the sentiment reached the printed page. He espoused the same talking points that all other media outlets have used in the last few months.

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    • kandeman
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 11:11am

      This apology will last only as long as it takes for his progressive colleagues to “make his mind right” again.

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    • johnannegalt
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 12:04pm

      This is a fake apology, as usual.. We the Tea Party scapegoats, huzzah!

      Not unusual.. this guy chronicles it well..

      http://markamerica.com/2011/07/31/bi-partisan-war-on-the-tea-party-and-sarah-palin/

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    • VegasGuy
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 12:26pm

      If you identify yourself with the Tea Party do you accept Nocera’s apology?
      ___________________________________________________________

      I did not care when the TEA Party was called any the myriad of vile names because I do not respect the liberals who made those baseless comments. Now that the same liberal mindset has issued an apology, I still could not care less.

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    • jakartaman
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:11pm

      his guy has not changed his mind – You can not fix social progressive liberal stupidity.
      Hopefully some of our independent citizens will stop drinking the Barry cool aid before our Republic
      goes beyond the point of no return.

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    • progressives-are-retards
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:55pm

      Well that makes it all better.

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    • vivrobbins
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 3:40pm

      No! I don’t.

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    • rja444
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 4:40pm

      A liberal will never come to his senses, if he did he would not be liberal anymore

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    • thoseontheleftwillbecast
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 6:24pm

      Look real close people, it’s just a new strategy with these deceivers. It’s election time. Don’t trust anything any of them do between now and election time.

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    • militarybrat1
      Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:32am

      I thought Thomas Friedman loved Hezbollah. lol The whole liberal party takes the terrorist side over their fellow GOP Tea Party Americans.

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    • indy1
      Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:25am

      Will he ask the Vice President to apologize?

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    • drbage
      Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:55am

      I hear the apology, but doubt the sincerity and veracity of the statement. Have seen too many examples in my lifetime of the left saying one thing with the left hand, yet doing something completely different with the right. Conservatives and Republicans need to start challenging/confronting the Dems at every chance. For example, the Dems latest meme of quoting Ronaldus Magnus at every turn, why not come back with another quote where the Dems PROMISED $3 in spending cuts for every $1 in Debt Ceiling hike….we are still waiting for that to kick in.

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  • junior1971
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:20pm

    There will be no forgiveness for the abuse of power that these people utilize to turn Americans against Americans. Feeding the masses with lies and hatred. I have lost the ability to forgive these animals and I will never forget!! Apology not f….ing accepted!

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:32pm

      A liberal NEVER changes his spots. He /She /It goes Alinsky. No deal.

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    • pscully17
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 8:23pm

      Steny Hoyer April 1, 201 thehill.com : Hoyer: Looming debt debate…. cites refusal by demns to address the runaway spending, colassal debt, and massive entitlement liabilities.. then says we wont bring up the issue until after the Novemeber elections because we dont really give a **** about the state of our country and potential collapse, we are more worried about or political asses and our elite status as congressmen and senators. meanwhile.. same day, April 2010 Politico.com article : DEBT DEISASTER DEAD AHEAD hilites moodys dire warnings of a down grade in credit rating, warns of our colassal debt/deficit spending, and huge potential for collapse with interest payments doubling should we be downgraded. Oddly, the demcrats had the full super majority vote, plus the always reliable Lieberman, Collins and Snowe votes from Maine ( my state). So, if anybodys gotta blame anybody, I dont care who the hell you are.. the Liberal Faction Failed to address this, decided to gamble and go to war with the Republicans and Teaparty Caucus, declined to use the lame duck session to raise the debt limit, and pass legislation to correct the spending spree, and then, gladly extended the bush tax rates ( they arent cuts anymore, its the going rates its been 10 years and you liberals had the majority House control since 2007.. for the math impaired.. Thats 4 full years!!! and you did nothing to address this debt issue except ADD 6 Trillion to it!!! Blame yourselves!!!

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    • amsmith41974
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 10:06am

      The media has grown to a point that it is overwhelming the system. We have bloggers and pseudo photo journalists are ubiquity. The “journalists” flood the markets with senseless stories about Casey Anthony and all the other unimportant non-news news stories. We get Lindsey Lohan 24/7 but struggle to find pertinent info on the status of Joplin MO. I feel this over-saturation is deliberate as it causes a majority of Americans to turn their heads.

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    • orkydorky
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 12:27pm

      I’ll be looking for a knife in our back soon from this and any other of the progressive bigots that seem to have seen the light. Trust with these guys are a thing of the past, they never do anything without a commie motive behind it. All they want to do is destroy our country in any means they can. For every action there is a reaction and this is mine, fu-k you, you commie bastard!

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  • StevenL1955
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:18pm

    I don;t mind the name calling, heck, I say Looney Liberals all the time. :-)

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    • one years food ration like glenn says
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 8:03pm

      Yeah but you don’t write in a column in the newyork times that millions of people read, daily.. There are some very impressionable people reading that paper and once they read it that’s what they believe now you will hear millions regurgitating those very same words.. ” The Tea Party ? What those bunch of terrorist holding the country hostage ? Nah, can care less for them”.. Apology ? it’s funny but the apologies never sink in as much as the original story does.

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    • michael48
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 10:48am

      I MIND…Blindside me with a 2 x 4, and when I don’t go to the ground, you don’t want to fight???? well good luck on that one…Comrade. The NEW LYING, BACKSTABBING, CONTROL FREAKS that make up the DEM-WIT MARXIST PARTY can get lost….with or without assistance…been watching this movie for 64 years…had enough!!!! and you youngsters…if you want a shot at THE DREAM, you’re going to have to GET RID these insects …this is a designed process with NO GOOD OUTCOME…

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  • beverlee
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:17pm

    Actually, I look forward to the media using more of this language. My Democratic friends take the media less and less seriously when they call tea party members extremists and not the left wing of their own party (such as violent union rallies and ideologic left wing groups up to their special shenanigans.) They find it funny that I would be called an extremist because of my views. While they don’t agree with my views they have no problem with my right to have them…quite unlike the media.

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    • 338lapua
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 8:27pm

      Ask your friends when they are going to re-take their party. It would be great to see ACTUAL democrats back in the party. I don’t agree with them…..but socialists and marxists just make my blood boil!

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 11:33pm

      My Grandparents and Parents were Democrats, I don’t think they
      would approve of what it has become..No personal responsibility.
      If anyone can remember the Rosenbergs,. well thats what they
      thought about Communist and Marxis…
      Catholic, Family and Hard Work, was the order of the day,Can’t
      remember leaching off the Government for anything…

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  • Viet Vet
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:17pm

    We don’t want their apologies, we just want them to leave the country NOW! Better yet, yesterday!

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  • heavyduty
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:16pm

    They think that they can say whatever they want about the Tea Party and then apologize and its over. It’s is time that all reporters and politicians feel the wrath of the Tea Party when they want to make stupid comments. They are nothing more than idiots trying to pass themselves as respectable news persons or politicians. Especially the idiot that is in the second highest chair. Anyone that would call an AMERICAN a terrorist is an idiot and they need to be removed from office immediately.

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  • fatsomann
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:15pm

    I am a conservative and unfortunately the mainstream media is full of progressives calling conservatives names and telling the rest of the world how evil we are. Grandma killers, hate polar bears, don’t like women and children, want to destroy the environment, all rich racists, blah blah blah. The proof of his sincerity will be the length of time before criticism/comments start again. If conservatives directed these kinds comments towards progressives you can bet the main stream media would be up in arms, demanding all kinds of apologies. I just consider the source.

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    • witehous66
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:55pm

      I too, consider the source. I also refuse to help pay them. If all conservatives refused to give their nickels to these obviously lefty organizations, they would have to change their by-product to something more useful than wrapping dead fish! I, do not patronize their business if they do not please me (as I would any other business). And I’m not just talking about reporting my point of view, just report the truth. This particular rag does not.

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 12:31pm

      Have always hoped conservatives do not support these liberal types in any way. I quit buying newspapers, magazines, going to movies (made mostly by die-hard liberals) and can’t watch most of the liberal trash on TV. Oprah is a user and Obama lover, all the MSM are out.

      Seems tough, but I’m tired of hearing what these people stand for: ” FEAR of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, BUT,(liberal) fools despise Wisdom and Instruction” If the shoe fits……….

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  • doc glenn
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:13pm

    TEA PARTY you mean (Tough Educated Americans Party) all the politicians that did not go our way will be in the unemployment lines looking for their voted on entitlements.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:18pm

      @Doc Glenn
      I like the “TEA” definition. Unemployment lines? No, they will retire on full pensions with Healt Care.

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    • rodamaa
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:21pm

      You bet! already working on it

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:13pm

    I would like him to go on Fox News and apologize. I want to see his eyes and his facial expressions before I decide if he’s telling the truth or not. Reading it in a newspaper just dosen’t cut it.

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  • McFreedom
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:12pm

    He can stick his fake apology.

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  • PleaseStartBrainb4engagingmouth
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:11pm

    I don’t know who to be more upset with..

    The progressives that use proproganda to build false prespective of and try to define who common sense conservatives ( i would include most Tea Party members in this group) are, to the uninformed and/or progressive follower sheep .
    OR
    The dumb republicans that give the left enough evidense for the left progressives to use to point to and say “see, see look look see how the conservatives are out to distroy America/ as most people have only known America .. ( i. e. the last 50 years give or take )

    If you ask me we just have to be true to the founders belief Americans and fundimental truth will win out in the end… ( hopefully in my life time)

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  • KeithOlberdink
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:11pm

    Apology not accepted. You’re our enemy and will be shellaked once again in 2012.

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  • momsense
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:11pm

    Liberal ” compassion’ is the most self- serving feature of all those who espouse their big government and tax and spend philosophy. Their compassion is only evident if a vote is for sale.

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  • cheeze is crust
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:11pm

    We won!! Praise The One True Almighty God!! We won!!

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    • tifosa
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 8:41pm

      and America lost, but cheers.

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    • Blue Collar Conservative
      Posted on August 7, 2011 at 1:54am

      We did not win, it’s a head fake. bzzzzzzzz, bzzzzzz, what is that annoying, insufferable thing. Oh it’s a fairy, splat.

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  • evenhand
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:09pm

    And what was said in the British House of Commons during deliberations about what to do about their troops being surrounded in Bunker Hill in 1775? Edmund Burke said in paraphrase, “…what is this continued condemnation of attributing Americans call to independency?…is by continually trumpeting that condemnation that you will actually drive them TO declare independance?” So, liberals, levelers, and those who would control our behavior with fiats and taxes…beware what you say to us. By your continual false witnessing you might drive us to actually engage in all the heinous things you attribute to us. I am on the moral side. You do not have the right to redistribute. Your kind is in the wrong and there is only one way this is going to resolve itself….ya’ll keep driving us to that point…we are in the car and are not afraid of where you are driving us…keep driving, fools.

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  • CFHeather
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:07pm

    I really don’t care whether he apologized or not. You can’t unring a bell, and the liberal talking points referring to Tea Party as terrorists have already metastatized from the NYT to the rest of the MSM. These people will never like us, and we need to stop expecting that they will show us any respect or courtesy. Tea Party needs to quit wasting time complaining about this kind of stuff, and focus on the real issues that are plaguing our country

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  • AlansTigg
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:05pm

    don’t accept the apology, he only apologizes for what he considers going a little too far

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  • dsm
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:03pm

    I hardly call that an apology. The tea party can put aside their suicide vests for now. But rest assured we will have them on again soon enough. That is not an apology. No tea partier in their right mind will accept that as an apology. Of course the msm would have covered it differently if roles were reversed.

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    • AlansTigg
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:07pm

      umm the vests comment wasn’t part of the apology….it was part of the article that he was apologizing for

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    • Dustyluv
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:12pm

      Its good to know I am now only a racist….Liberals are such fools.

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  • BuckOfama
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:02pm

    Apology not accepted, because I know you didn’t mean it…..

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  • Marci
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:02pm

    I wasn’t looking for an apology. Some of us don’t want their “apologies”. We want them to wake up and realize where we are headed and quit playing partisan cheerleader for the progressives and this destructive president. If Nocera is waking up—that is good enough for me. An apology doesn’t encompass an understanding of the issues which is a REQUIREMENT in order for us to repair this country. We want the demonization of ordinary Americans to stop–because we all know when they call the candidates the terrorists, they mean US. I am through with thugs and American haters fighting to take property of others out of selfishness and greed after they spend day after day saying GREED is what got us here. The rhetoric isn’t working, you are thugs who believe you have some human right to the property and wealth of others. That is evil. Continue down this road and you’ll see all too soon where the roadblocks are, and they are NOT in your favor.

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    • right
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:13pm

      Marci, thanks for putting it so well. It’s just what I was thinking when I read it.
      I’d like them to open up their eyes and see what is happening in the US. And report it truthfully and without bias.

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    • hifi74
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:14pm

      ^This^

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  • blazingaway
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:01pm

    Sarah Palin’s comment ” Well, if their terrorist, then Barack Obama would probably want to hang out with them”. Must be hitting home with folks so it’s time for the New York Times and liberals to back-peddle on that comparison.

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    • Steel Awesome
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 8:05pm

      Wishful thinking, but I don’t think so. Don’t let Evil lull you into a false sense of security. Make no mistake – we’re in a battle between Good and Evil.

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    • Mil Mom
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 11:24pm

      @Steel Awesome
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 8:05pm
      Wishful thinking, but I don’t think so. Don’t let Evil lull you into a false sense of security. Make no mistake – we’re in a battle between Good and Evil.
      ***
      And we must remember not to let the watch the cobra lest it hypnotize us before striking! Ever watch POTUS with his teleprompter, his rhythmic back and forth reminds me so much of the hypnotists’ watch, he must be furious that God broke the spell and he just can’t get it back.

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  • dscon
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:00pm

    and the divisive ones continue relentlessly!
    chiping away from all sides……
    divide the classes…
    rich
    poor
    gay
    white
    male/female
    atheist/cristian/allother’s
    left/right
    UNION/nonunion

    keep it up commander in hate
    oh great chief divider mr prez!

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 11:43pm

      The Great Devider and The Prez. that lost our AAA Rating..

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  • BILLH8R
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 6:59pm

    The next update will be … “New York Times writer FIRED!”

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    • dscon
      Posted on August 6, 2011 at 7:06pm

      yes fired and then rehired later………

      as mr halper…wth (sp) msnbc guy who called potus…..

      “kind of a dick”

      same ol shiite

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  • Alphonso
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 6:59pm

    I will accept his apology only if he stops with the hateful and divisive words–until at least after the 2012 election.

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  • Wishkah
    Posted on August 6, 2011 at 6:59pm

    No I do not.. as he does not mean it. simple as that.. He is not sorry at all for saying those things, he may be a little sorry for getting some flack from some people.. but not for what he said.

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