Comments on: Chuck Philips Will Stay at the L.A. Times

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:47:21 +0000

When are people going to learn? This was all a publicity/marketing stunt to drive people to the LAT website. The Times has been looking for ways to improve their online presence and this was it. The story was published online first, and then 2 days later a shortened version was published in print. And all the people at LAT were boasting about how many “hits” the online story received. In the past, they would have been boasting about how well their investigative unit did a good job. Not this time.

By: Pablo

Pablo — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 05:45:04 +0000

At least the Times tried.

As did Franklin Foer. Just not hard enough or with sufficient integrity.

Yup, they tried…to sell some papers.

By: Patterico

Patterico — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 05:29:23 +0000

Doesn’t mean the whole story is false.

Tell that to the LAT, which has stated that it does not believe the essential allegations of the story.

Perhaps you need to get over yourself.

By: Jasonbaron

Jasonbaron — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 05:21:59 +0000

Get over yourself, Mr. Patterico. Nobody else is investigating this shit. Not even the cops. Nobody cares about Tupac.

At least the Times tried. If someone wants to pull off a forgery or a heist, they’ll do it, like the lady from the Nation said.

Doesn’t mean the whole story is false. Just that one piece of it didn’t work so a paper like the times, which has been in trouble financially, needs to retract it.

Get over yourself.

By: Jasonbaron

Jasonbaron — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 05:09:23 +0000

Get over yourself, Mr. Patterico.

By: Another Drew

Another Drew — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:27:35 +0000

I could say:
You can’t handle the truth!

But, I won’t; because that would be wrong.

It is the LAT, and its’ Eastern cousin, who have difficulty dealing with truth, fairness, and objectivity.

By: Apogee

Apogee — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:21:20 +0000

You know, re-thinking this, I’ve got to say that everyone’s out of line here. This is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist! A Pulitzer Prize! That’s like, like. . . a Nobel Peace Prize! They don’t give those away to any idiot! No wonder the Times is keeping him on!

You’ve got to have some respect here, people. Where does it end? Pretty soon you’ll be ridiculing every respectable organization, like for instance:

The Skilling Energy Trading co.
The Dillinger Savings & Loan.
The Kennedy Driving School (adjacent to the Kennedy Swim School).
The KA Soliah & Partners Arbitration Group.
The CA Dept. of Corrections Calendar Committee.
The DB Cooper Travel Agency.
Nelson, Snipes & Capone, Certified Public Accountants

By: krazy kagu

krazy kagu — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:03:44 +0000

Of course the L.A SLIMES wants all its dirty lying reptiles as it can keep

By: Bradley J. Fikes

Bradley J. Fikes — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:48:36 +0000

Apogee, thank you.

By: Perfect Sense

Perfect Sense — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:31:26 +0000

Another liberal institution bogged down in a quagmire with no exit plan.