The New York Daily News calls itself "New York's Hometown Newspaper" and it's aimed at a blue-collar audience, like joe-da-plumma.
For over 70 years, until 1991, the paper touted itself as "New York's Picture Newspaper" in apparent recognition of its customers' limited literacy.
For over 70 years, until 1991, the paper touted itself as "New York's Picture Newspaper" in apparent recognition of its customers' limited literacy.
Its editorials have generally been conservative. Letters-to-the-editor are frequently anti-government, anti-politician, and recently pro-Tea Party.
That's why it seems particularly strange that last week the paper published a collection of signs with bad spelling and bad grammar hoisted by protesting Teabaggers.
OTOH, maybe it's not so strange. Also last week, the largely white-collar New York Times published results of a poll (co-sponsored by CBS) that revealed that Teabaggers are "more well-educated than the general public."
So, maybe the News is engaging in a bit of class warfare by pointing out that even those highly edgimikated protistors kant spel gud.
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Apparently Dan "Potatoe Head" Quayle has a new business -- copyediting teabag signs.
ReplyDeleteIf the NYTimes criticized the teabaggers' signs, the NYNews would criticize the Times for elitism, and defend the baggers.
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