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The Times published Tom Cotton's opinion piece advocating to "Send In the Troops". -- (link*)

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Jun 3 '20, 15:26

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/opinion/tom-cotton-protests-military.html (www.nytimes.com)

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I canceled by subscription today. They need to fix their op-ed page approach if they want me back. -- nm - ty97 Jun 3, 16:18
Is it just me or does he look like the oldest kid on Succession? -- nm - spamlet Jun 3, 15:53 1
- Ed Norton plays him in the HBO movie. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 15:54
Good news, fascists and racists! "The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor." -- nm - David Jun 3, 15:47
Jesus effing Christ on a pogo stick ... -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 3, 15:37 10
- lol just wait if he replaces Esper. - Jovian Jun 3, 15:38 9
  - I feel the outrage here isn't with Cotton. We all know he's a racist asshole. It's the Times giving him a pulpit. -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 15:39 8
    - I actually don't mind the NYT publishing his op-ed. - ReluctantCynic Jun 3, 16:19 2
      - On the contrary, publishing it in the 'paper of record' lends it a level of credence. - ty97 Jun 3, 16:24 1
        
        He's a U.S. Senator. I think that is credence enough (regardless of what I think about him as a person, his morals and ethics, etc.). - ReluctantCynic Jun 3, 16:34
    - They're being "balanced," right? -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 16:17 1
      - I think they're being crafty. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 3, 16:20
    - It's his 2024 campaign announcement. -- nm - Tim Jun 3, 15:49 1
      - RACIST / ASSHOLE 2024 -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 16:05
    - Can't it be both? -- nm - pmb Jun 3, 15:43
"Probably sounded better in the original German" -- nm - Molly Ivins Jun 3, 15:28

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