Contact: Sarah Schaerr Norton, 202-364-4401 ext. 107, sarah.schaerr@aim.org
WASHINGTON, October 21 /Christian Newswire/ -- As The New York Times increasingly comes under fire for an October 18 story that delved into Cindy McCain's personal life, a prominent critic of the paper is calling for a boycott of what he terms "America's newspaper of wretched." Don Feder, the editor of the Boycott The New York Times website http://boycottnyt.com, says the lengths that The Times went to in order to "trash" Mrs. McCain is further proof of a relentless pro-Obama bias at the newspaper.
"How low will The New York Times go to trash John McCain and his wife Cindy? Think the bellies of snakes - lower than which you cannot go," writes Feder in an article posted October 20 at BoycottNYT.com. He adds, "We will wait in vain for The Times to unleash its investigative pit bulls on the personal lives of Barack and Michelle Obama."
Noting that the story focused on Cindy McCain's previously reported, past addiction to painkillers, Feder takes The Times to task for neglecting to probe certain aspects of Barack Obama's drug use, such as "1. Who supplied Obama with drugs when he was an addict? 2. What substances did he use besides cocaine? 3. When did his addiction end?"
Writing about a recent editorial in which The Times accuses the McCain campaign of "entering the dark territory of racism and xenophobia," - but offering no evidence to support the charge - Feder says McCain could legitimately have made an issue of Obama's 19-year association with anti-American demagogue Jeremiah Wright, "but has thus far refrained from doing so, for fear of inciting racial passions."
Feder declares, "As the campaign winds down to the last two weeks, The Times becomes increasingly reckless in its charges and biased in its reporting."
About Boycott The New York Times:
Boycott The New York Times is a project of Accuracy in Media (AIM), the nation's oldest media watchdog group. AIM was founded in 1969 by a group of concerned citizens led by economist Reed Irvine. AIM is dedicated to correcting media inaccuracies and one-sided news coverage. For more information, please visit www.boycottnyt.com and www.aim.org.
About Don Feder:
Don Feder is the editor of Boycott The New York Times. For 19 years, Feder was a Boston Herald editorial writer and syndicated political columnist. Feder has appeared on "The O'Reilly Factor," "Hannity and Colmes," "Politically Incorrect," "The 700 Club," "Focus On The Family" and "Fox & Friends." His columns have been read on the air by Rush Limbaugh, Dr. Laura and Michael Savage.
To arrange an interview with Don Feder, contact Sarah Schaerr Norton at (202) 364-4401 ext. 107 or sarah.schaerr@aim.org.
