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[JK]

Why hasn't NY Times Listed Unfit for Command as a best seller on the web site??? Obviously to prevent sales and support Kerry. Another example of liberal bias in the media. Latest AP list of best selling books shows Unfit for Command as #2 in non fiction group. How do we make newspapers like the NY Times, LA Times, Washington Post more accountable, fair and balanced to the public and its readers? If these companies are listed on the stock exchange becoming a stock holder we can raise issues and require the stock holders to vote on policy. Other ways to make these papers more accountable, fair, balanced???

Lists of Best - Selling Books
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: August 19, 2004

Filed at 4:58 p.m. ET

1. ``The Da Vinci Code'' by Dan Brown (Doubleday)

2. ``Five People You Meet in Heaven'' by Mitch Albom (Hyperion)

3. ``Skinny Dip'' by Carl Hiaasen (Knopf)

4. ``The Rule of Four'' by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason (Dial Books)

5. ``Visions in Death'' by J.D. Robb (Putnam)

6. ``Lost City'' by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos (Putnam)
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7. ``Angels & Demons'' by Dan Brown (Atria)

8. ``Sam's Letters to Jennifer'' by James Patterson (Little, Brown)

9. ``R is for Ricochet'' by Sue Grafton (Putnam)

10. ``Brimstone'' by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child (Warner Books)

11. ``Shem Creek'' by Dorothea Benton Frank (Berkley)

12. ``Star'' by Pamela Anderson (Atria Books)

13. ``The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah'' by Stephen King, (Grant)

14. ``Immortal Highlander'' Karen Marie Moning (Delacorte)

15. ``Ten Big Ones'' by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Press)

NONFICTION

1. ``American Soldier'' by Tommy Franks, M. McConnell (ReganBooks)

2. ``Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry'' by John E. O'Neill, Jerome R. Corsi (Regnery)

3. ``The South Beach Diet Cookbook'' by Arthur Agatston (Rodale Press)

4. ``My Life'' by Bill Clinton (Knopf)

5. ``Bushworld'' by Maureen Dowd (Putnam)

6. ``The Purpose-Driven Life'' by Rick Warren (Zondervan)

7. ``Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation'' by Lynne Truss (Gotham)

8. ``Good to Great'' by Jim Collins (HarperBusiness)

9. ``American Prophecies: Ancient Scriptures Reveal Our Nation's Future'' by Michael D. Evans (Warner Faith)

10. ``A Matter of Character: Inside the White House of George W. Bush'' by Ronald Kessler (Sentinel)

11. ``Imperial Hubris'' by Anonymous (Brassey's, Inc.)

12. ``Shadow Divers'' by Robert Kurson (Random House)

13. ``Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim'' by David Sedaris (Little, Brown)

14. ``The Power of Intention: Learning to Co-Create Your World Your Way'' by Wayne W. Dyer (Hay House)

15. ``The South Beach Diet Cookbook'' by Arthur Agatston (Rodale

[hiyall]

They are not balanced, fair or have any concern with that perception. History has validated this. They only care about circulation numbers so that they can set advertising rates and what editorial policy they wish to adopt.

Note: the few circulation number scandals that some of the major newspapers have been caught at over the past few years -- if they were noble and honorable, then these scandals would likely not have occurred.

In addition, the Jason Blair episode at the NY Times was wrought with patronage scandal, in addition to the lies, embellishment and fabrication perpetrated on the NYT readers.

So if its "fair and balanced" reporting that you seek, you are barking up the wrong tree.

[deserturtle]

Look at the bottom of the list. Unfit is #2.
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[P3 Tweek]

Hey! The N Y Times has REALLY good crossword puzzles.
Bravo Zulu Swiftees

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[angrylady]

I despise the NYT as much as anyone. However, I don't think this is a case of unbalanced. The NYT releases their bestsellers in Sunday's edition. I read on Drudge "Unfit for Command" will premier at number 3.

...can't believe I just defended the Times, the paper not fit to line my birdcage...

[tngator]

They have it posted now:

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
Top 5 at a Glance
1. AMERICAN SOLDIER, by Tommy Franks with Malcolm McConnell
2. MY LIFE, by Bill Clinton
3. UNFIT FOR COMMAND, by John E. O'Neill and Jerome R. Corsi
4. BUSHWORLD, by Maureen Dowd
5. EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES, by Lynne Truss



Time to buy a few extra copies to move it above Slick Willie's coffee table book.....
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