Donald Rumsfeld Speaks About Cancelling NY Times Subscription: ‘Repulsive’
- Posted on September 13, 2011 at 6:45pm by
Mike Opelka
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Last Sunday, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman’s insensitive blog post filled with strange and insulting accusations about President Bush, Rudy Giuliani and others sparked a controversy that continues to unfold.
Former Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld found Krugman’s comments so offensive that he tweeted he was canceling his subscription to the NY Times. On Tuesday, Rumsfled spoke out for the first time about his reaction.
During an interview with radio talk show host Joe Pags that aired on WOAI, Rumsfled referred to the Times story as “repugnant,“ ”repulsive,“ ”untrue,“ and ”terrible.” He told Pags about he has been reading the Times since 1950 when he was in college, but Krugman’s comments finally led him to the conclusion that “It’s been a long run, but it’s over:”
(H/T Joe Pags)
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Comments (65)
Wereuppoopcreek
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 12:39amThe only thing the NYT was good for was the crossword puzzle. Found better ones on the net. Don’t have to waste my money!
Report Post »Kevin The Elder
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 2:35amI suspect that in the end the New York Times will only have one subscriber left: Sheryl Crow, who doesn’t want to waste toilet paper.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 4:34amI don’t waste my money on any rag. Even the Dallas Morning News is extremely liberal.
Report Post »raininseattle
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 11:20pmJust wait. NY Times goes bankrupt and Obuma bails them out with stimulus to save American Jobs.
Report Post »INOGAWD
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 11:37pmLost My Job, time for the NYT to feel Obamas pain….
Report Post »mattmo79
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 10:20pmAbout time, I stopped reading the NYT about 20 years ago. It was crap then and has only gotten worse!
Report Post »snufy
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 9:52pmYou have to know your enemy, and the NYT has demonstrated their contempt for God and country. How could those fools write all this crap and not be ashamed? The Saudis and George Soros mave a lot of money invested in the NYT, I suppose.
Report Post »INOGAWD
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 11:34pmAmerican’s still read this RAG ????
Wouldn’t even make good azz wipe……..
Report Post »David_Bromberg
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 9:42pmWhy would anyone in their right mind read the NY Times?
Report Post »red1
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 9:35pmAnyone who wants to stand with Paul Krugman can do it here: http://other98.com/i-stand-with-paul-krugman/
Report Post »love the kids
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 9:42pmdid you say “stand with” or “stand on”?
Go to:
Report Post »http://www.Krugmansalooser.com
INOGAWD
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 11:58pmLooking forward to the Dixie Chickening…Ha,Ha,Ha !!!
Report Post »metalurgy
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 9:12pmNothin’ but love for ya Donnie!
Slamming a shot of Malibu in your honor Rummy!
*hic*
Report Post »johnj1952
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 9:06pmHad to read this rag in civics class in jr. high. Hated it then, really HATE it now.
Report Post »GABOB
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 8:43pmNow obama has his own website where people report smears against him. What is next, fema camps for those that have spoke out against him?
This is so unpresidential. Is he going to use the power of the DOJ to go after people?
Report Post »Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 1:47amNothing this ‘administration’ (read: R-E-G-I-M-E) does surprises me anymore. They can’t be put into prison soon enough for me. And that includes the pig Mooshel.
Report Post »welovetheUSA
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 8:39pmWho the heck reads the Time’s……..they raved how wonderful Hitler was, how amazing Mussolini was….how their lives were finally complete with Obama…..disgusting. They are a bunch of card carrying communist…period.
Report Post »godhead
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 8:39pmWow, what courage! Can’t wait for Steve Doocey and Gretchan Carlson to offer their analysis . . . “A predator drone killed al Quaeda #2 today . . . just one week after Donald Rumsfeld cancelled his NYT subscription. Coincidence? I don’t think so.”
Report Post »Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 1:52amYes, the NYT is one of the biggest terrorist tools in the world.
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 8:24pmWhat took so long ? Read someone elses copy if it meant that much to you.
Report Post »Read online. Use some imagination. It’s not that hard to figure out how to quit giving your money to a leftist propaganda shill rag.
ZengaPA65
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:32pmRumsfeld is a war criminal you brainwashed jingoists.
Report Post »Tim
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:51pmDude I think your lost. You want the Huffington post not The Blaze.
Report Post »BREAKING NEWS
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 8:13pmWhat specific “war crime” is he guilty of?
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 8:19pmHe’s guilty of this and that and lots of other unspecified stuff.
Report Post »But it’s the charge that matters, you dingleberries…. Not evidence.
SoCalWalt
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 8:31pmWhy am I not surprised your avatar shows a guy smoking a joint?
Report Post »OnceAMarine
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 9:00pmMore proof of what is great about this country
Anyone is entitled to open his mouth and prove what an ignorant ASS he is.
God Bless America
Report Post »VermontPatriot
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 9:59pmWhat a Choad!
Yeh, I’m resorting to name calling
because that’s what I think of you.
……. Choad!
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 12:26am@ ZengaPA65
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:32pm
Rumsfeld is a war criminal you brainwashed jingoists.
jingoists.—Extreme nationalism characterized especially by a belligerent foreign policy; chauvinistic patriotism. … Cool Word of the day, Tks..
Report Post »jeffyfreezone
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 8:50amGotta love Rummy! Anyone the liberal media hates is OK in my book!
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 12:51pmWar crimes that you may not know, but Bush knew. Thus the immunization vs. prosecution in the ICC. Authorizing numerous violations of the Geneva Convention (tortures and executions,) perpetrating the war of aggression in violation of the U.N. charter…Bet you don’t see him stepping outside of this country, Cheney won’t either. They, and George, are home-bound, and they know it.
Report Post »cwriter
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 3:14pmA war criminal? What you been smokin’? We’ve got a prez. that cow-tows-n-bows to marxists, communists and dictators; and he and his amazon woman are spending our money as though it was theirs, and are against all we stand for in this country. This prez. needs to be impeached. He and his czar cronies, and bud, Soros, are doing EVERYTHING they can to turn us into a third-world country. You should be disgusted with what is going on in the here and now. NY surely showed it’s opinion with the vacant weiner-seat, huh? 2012 cannot come soon enough! Tea, anyone?
Report Post »BlackCrow
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:22pmKrugman is a shining example of the problem! That nonsensical rant was insulting not only to the leadership but to every first responder and serviceman who put their lives on the line to fight those low life Muhammadans. Krugman: take your Nobel Prize and move to Iran!
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:20pmNYT‘s isn’t fit for a birdcage. Garbage all the way thru.
Report Post »Spqr1
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:16pmI can’t believe you people are still standing up for this guy. He was an incompetent micro-manager who FAILED to secure Afghanistan, and FAILED to secure Iraq. Whether or not you agree with that administrations policies, he was a FAILURE!
Report Post »bogs8
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:40pmwho the heck are you talking about? if its bush, he did what he had to do. if its obama, gee why did he follow bush’s policies?
Report Post »Spqr1
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 12:21pmIt’s the POST-RUMMY policies that Obama is following. That’s why the people who fixed the neocon mess such as Gates and Crocker were kept on. Nice try though.
Report Post »mikenleeds
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:09pmNEW YORK TIMES is a liberal ran , liberal owned rag
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:08pmIt will be interesting to see if Rumsfield’s tweet results in others canceling their subscriptions also.
Report Post »Tex Expatriate
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:06pmWhat took Rummy so long? I cancelled mine in 1968. Goodness.
Report Post »brenlynn
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:01pm@ equalizer… are you just kidding or is there some fact to that claim?
Report Post »LOOKINGFROMTHERIGHT
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:00pmRumsfeld a man of great courage, honor and one of the GREATEST PATRIOTS THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER KNOWN. THANK YOU, FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND FOR YOUR LOVE OF THIS COUNTRY. YOU WILL NEVER HOW MUCH YOU ARE LOVED BY PATRIOTS.
Report Post »Johnnyp1958
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 6:58pmAnd I thought Rumsfeld was a Republican all this time…..
Report Post »jazven123
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 6:57pmRumsfeld should have canceled his subscription a long time ago, but is never to late. Everybody else should follow his example and cancel too.
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 6:54pmSave a tree – cancel your subscription to the NY Times!
Rumsfeld is eco-friendly. Who knew?
Report Post »787
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 6:50pmGo Joe!… Getting the interview from Rumsfeld.
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