Remember last April when The New York Times switchboard reportedly was slammed with cancellation calls after the initial offering by “conservative” columnist Bret Stephens, who dared caution against “claiming total certainty about [climate] science,” even though he added the caveat, “None of this is to deny climate change or the possible severity of its consequences.” That didn’t matter to outraged readers, though.
Then it happened again in November when actress Debra Messing allegedly canceled her subscription … all because the paper ran a profile of Ben Shapiro.
Now, The New York Times is getting hammered again after tweeting an open call for Trump voters to get in touch.
Did you vote for Donald Trump for president? We’d like to hear from you. #NYTLetters https://t.co/0SMcE48jrg
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) January 8, 2018
Is the president performing as you hoped, or has he fallen short? Whatever outcome the Times is hoping for, readers have heard enough from Trump voters from the “right-leaning” New York Times. Check out the butthurt:
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/950514882025283584
@nytimes @nytopinion This is insane…stop it. https://t.co/eST2XjQkw8
— Jeff Davies (@JeffDavies206) January 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/Lee_Rosenberg/status/950525402136461312
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?? https://t.co/9yVkmFxVv4
— ScrabbleAl (@scrabbleal) January 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/clausofipire/status/950525027048239105
Hahahahaaaa! Anyone still subscribe to this piece of trash? https://t.co/mRZSuAbEFl
— Mrs. Raven Needs More Quinlan Vos (@CassandraCorvid) January 9, 2018
WHY CANT THIS JUST DIE https://t.co/BQcG0Htk54
— arepatricolor (@clausofipire) January 9, 2018
Man – I’d love to see a story about some of the 65MM who voted for Hilary who are of the “We fucking told you” or “He’s worse than imagined” persuasion. https://t.co/qGmZVM7WYO
— Erin P (@erin2024) January 9, 2018
OMFG SHUP UP SHUT UP SHUT UP https://t.co/LP6Y9E4oQd
— Jen ? (@AdviceChicken) January 9, 2018
Burn it down. https://t.co/5yhOilEnJy
— IHOt (@theFakeTLo) January 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/AuroraRuns/status/950517532775124993
You all are going to make me cancel my subscription aren’t you https://t.co/G5e7TN8VWV
— ???????????? (@eparillon) January 9, 2018
I'm done with y'all. Cancelling my subscription STAT. https://t.co/HahokiDSnh
— Jenuinely (@JenDritt) January 9, 2018
Christ! I have 3 months FREE of the @nytimes through March, and I might just cancel already. https://t.co/19LHMlcu37
— Leah (@LBfromKC) January 9, 2018
Are you kidding me? The constant focus on Trump voters is one of the many post-election reasons that I actually canceled my subscription to the NYT. I no longer care what any DT voter thinks and refuse to pay some two-bit rag to hear about them. #WashingtonPostIsBetter https://t.co/AZePx4TQJ8
— I Like Legislators Who Like Us (@wtime90) January 8, 2018
I really feel like the @nytimes is just trolling the country at the point. https://t.co/WH5rs8gq0P
— Sarah Bagley (@redoctober516) January 9, 2018
@nytimes pandering to Trump voters. Again. If you’re subscribing to #NYT, might I suggest you reconsider? https://t.co/1X2LTrz1Ts
— Kris Z. Massey (@Kris_Z_Massey) January 9, 2018
The New York Times — the same paper that, the month before the election, ran a full, two-page spread chronicling “every insult Donald J. Trump has made on Twitter since declaring his candidacy” — is pandering to Trump voters again.
Think we've heard enough from these ignorant people who brought this idiot President upon us. Stop giving them voice. They voted for him because he is a racist misogynistic ahole. Exactly what they were looking for. Enough already. Focus on kids/families losing healthcare. https://t.co/xEjhlAM9oR
— GlennG (@lilandyprods) January 9, 2018
Because there certainly isn’t a deluge of Trump voter profiles…. https://t.co/EbzSmctphb
— jordan (@JordanUhl) January 8, 2018
They've interviewed every last trump voter but don't understand why they can't find any damn more of them. Geezus. https://t.co/9Z1C9l0ooh
— Nioshii (@Nartist) January 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/Dave_von_Ebers/status/950516855810162694
*throws the entire internet into the sun* https://t.co/AIMrA5MsQs
— Pezzuzu (@MAPezzula) January 9, 2018
Dear God. When will the NYT stop this? https://t.co/cBcbTluaNC
— Susan Gardner (@SusanGDailyKos) January 8, 2018
Literally no one else wants to hear from them https://t.co/c2Hun31TJd
— Sara Athina (@pugfacesara) January 8, 2018
Oh my god. I think I’m having a stroke https://t.co/DvJFxOQF6K
— ?Imani Gandied Yams? (@AngryBlackLady) January 8, 2018
Here's the @nytimes finally asking to hear from women who lead the #resistance … oh wait… https://t.co/RIkPsdPC1L
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) January 8, 2018
Cry more, Peter Daou.
What in the actual fuck? How many times are you going to beat this dead horse? https://t.co/vPrgtv9Y3D
— Brian K (@bktandem) January 8, 2018
Why do you love Trump so much? He won’t stop calling you Fake News no matter how much you kiss his nasty ass. https://t.co/EpAU5ecPUt
— ? Sarganiyah ? (@RadAstria) January 8, 2018
Seriously, @nytopinion? Again with this? The majority of us are well-past tired of hearing what Trump voters think. 3 million more of us voted against him than for him, so why not ask us what we think? And why not write about real news instead? Like GOP voter suppression tactics. https://t.co/Nyc1xEndrr
— Mattie Gage (@BlueSkyDays17) January 8, 2018
I’ve been a subscriber for 25 years. I’ve heard enough from Trump voters over the last year, thanks. Enough already. https://t.co/t1C30Gjhbw
— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) January 8, 2018
WHY DO YOU CARE?! Why do we need twenty fluff pieces about why 30% of the people in middle America screwed over the rest of us? Puerto Rico still has no power, Flint still has no water, and the idiot in chief is holding fake awards shows!
DO YOUR DAMN JOBS! https://t.co/GnaxStQsCP
— Boo-Rian Cereal, Now With Marshmallows (@BrianWithCheese) January 8, 2018
Who fucking cares @nytopinion?? Not this reader. Interview the voters who voted for a Dem in Alabama. Interview families impacted by DACA and the Haitian- and Salvadoran-American families whose relatives are being deported. Interview EVERY LAST Puerto Rican! https://t.co/xMk52wxJia
— Ellen Ronan (@sgtpup) January 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/PolitikMasFina/status/950511722619719681
More like …
Our reporters are sick and tired of being sent to the Rust Belt and Appalachia, so call us instead https://t.co/tWSqU2qHXA
— Mark Rankin (@sugarbuzz12) January 8, 2018
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