POLITICS: New York Times strike, Letters

New York Slimes

There was a time when The New York Times set the standard of exemplary journalism (“New York Times tech staffers could walk off the job on Election Day in ongoing contract spat,” Nov. 3).

Then its founder passed away and bequeathed it to those who failed to share his integrity and passion for objective truth. It dishonored Adolph Ochs’ motto, “All the news that’s fit to print.”

The Times has since devolved into a propaganda machine that only reports those sides of a story that promote an agenda. I suppose we can’t expect anything different from its current staff. Apparently, the acorns have fallen far from the “Ochs” tree.

James Evans, Worcester, Mass.

Mayor Moron

Wait, Rudy Giuliani — a twice disbarred attorney, who owes two women (whom he foolishly chose to defame) more than $140 million — actually wants to be mayor of New York again (“Rudy ‘eyeing mayoral run,’ ” Nov. 4)?

This guy has never been more than a self-promoting propaganda machine like his buddy, Donald Trump. Actually, the clown we now have in Gracie Mansion, if he doesn’t go to jail, is a better choice for mayor, as ridiculous as that may sound.

Louis J. Maione, Manhattan

Firing squads?

Two days before the election, Sen. Marco Rubio told “Face the Nation” there was only one possible meaning for Donald Trump’s remark about standing Liz Cheney up in front of nine guns aimed at her face: Trump was saying she should have to experience what troops must go through on the battlefield (“The Dems’ Pathetic Outrage Machine,” Editorial, Nov. 2).

However, enemy troops are most often hundreds of yards away from each other. Having nine guns aimed at her face is much more likely referring to a close-range firing squad scenario, sir.

Kimball Shinkoskey, Wood Cross, Utah

F train death

Nicole Gelinas raises the question of how jury members should have been selected in the homicide trial of Daniel Penny (“Not His Peers: Penny jury won’t have many subway riders,” Oct. 28).

Penny has admitted he rode the subway multiple times a day, and Gelinas suggest he should have a jury composed of subway commuters. Furthermore, Gelinas traveling by subway to the Penny trial observed behavior that threatened to erupt into violence.

She provides statistics that felony assaults have soared 56% higher, and the underground murder level since 2019 has increased five times — a stressful aspect of commuting that fellow subway riders might potentially be familiar with.

However, Gelinas’ most compelling statement was: “That stress doesn’t give you the excuse to kill someone, of course.”

That’s allegedly what Penny did: commit, if not homicide, at least manslaughter.

Marc D. Greenwood, Opelika, Ala.

Fair and just?

It is one of the great virtues of the American political system that no one is above the law (“Dem lawfare is defeated at ballot box,” Nov. 7).

Judge Juan Merchan is considering tossing President-elect Donald Trump’s felony conviction. Ideally, someone elected president or vice president should not be immune from sentencing, but the judge should have the authority to delay the penalty until after the person’s term has been completed.

Bruce Couchman, Ottawa, Canada

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