THE NY TIMES V. MICHAEL MOORE

Alternet's Richard Blow:

The New York Times refuses Michael Moore permission to reprint a story, claiming that it doesn't want to be "part of a political battle."

It's so amusing. While right-wing talk radio and Fox News continue to blast the NY Times as a bastion of liberalism, progressives are disgusted with its Judith Miller-dominated Iraq war coverage, both pre- and during, not to mention its campaign coverage. Ombudsman Dan Okrent is hardly an example of objectivity, and increasingly, its op-ed columnists are pro-Bush or worse, pretend-liberals spouting Repug talking points. Thank God for Paul Krugman and Bob Herbert --