new york slime
There was a time when the New York Times set the standard for exemplary journalism (“New York Times technical staff could resign on Election Day amid ongoing contract dispute” Nov. 3) .
Then its founder passed away, bequeathing it to those who did not share his integrity and passion for objective truth. This defiled Adolf Ochs's motto: “Any news fit to be printed.”
Since then, the Times has transformed into a propaganda machine, reporting only those aspects of the story that further its agenda. I don't think you can expect anything different from the current staff. It seems that the acorn has fallen far from the “Ox” tree.
James Evans, Worcester, Massachusetts
stupid mayor
Wait, Rudy Giuliani — the twice-disbarred lawyer who owes over $140 million to two women (who he foolishly chose to defame) — actually wants to be mayor of New York again. (“Rudy's 'Looking at Mayoral Election'” November 4th)?
This man, like his friend Donald Trump, was little more than a self-promotion machine. In fact, as ridiculous as it may sound, the clown currently in the Gracie mansion is a better choice as mayor if he doesn't end up in jail.
Louis J. Maione, Manhattan
Firing squad?
Two days before the election, Sen. Marco Rubio said on “Face the Nation” that Donald Trump's comment about having Liz Cheney stand in front of nine guns pointed at her face meant only one thing: He said there was no other choice. The military must run through the battlefield (“Democrats’ pathetic violent machine” editorial, November 2).
However, enemy forces are often several hundred yards from each other. Nine guns pointed at her face likely points to a close-range firing squad scenario, sir.
Kimball Sinkoski, Woodcross, Utah
F train death
Nicole Gelinas raises the question of how the jury should have been selected in Daniel Penny's murder trial ('Not his peers: Penny's jury included many subway riders) (October 28).
Penny admits to riding the subway multiple times a day, and Gelinas suggests there should be a jury made up of subway commuters. Additionally, while traveling by subway to Penny's trial, Gelinas witnessed potentially violent behavior.
She provides statistics showing a 56% increase in felony assaults and a five-fold increase in underground homicide levels since 2019. This is a stressful aspect of commuting that may be potentially familiar to fellow subway passengers.
But Gelinas' most telling statement was, “Of course, that stress is not an excuse to kill someone.”
What Penny reportedly did was, if not murder, then at least manslaughter.
Mark D. Greenwood, Opelika, Alabama
Is it fair and just?
It is one of the great virtues of the American political system that no one is above the law (“Democrat Laws Defeat at the Ballot Box,” November 7).
Judge Juan Marchan is considering throwing out President-elect Donald Trump's felony conviction. Ideally, the person elected as president or vice president should not be exempt from sentencing, but judges should have the power to postpone punishment until the end of that person's term.
Bruce Couchman, Ottawa, Canada
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