I don't think the NYT has ever criticized Obama this harshly before in his presidency.
— Dina Fraioli (@DinaFraioli) June 6, 2013
Yep, this one’s gonna leave a mark.
The New York Times, normally a reliable ally of the current administration, is suddenly not so keen on The One anymore. In response to the news about the NSA surveillance scandal, the Times’ editorial board penned a scathing indictment of the Obama administration’s “overreaching” and willingness to abuse executive power at the expense of citizens’ freedom:
The @NYTimes editorial board has finally had it with @BarackObama. My only question: What took you so long? http://t.co/6sCzgrtkIM
— Kerfuffle Actual ??? (@shoshido) June 6, 2013
The Obama administration had credibility?
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) June 6, 2013
Welcome to reality, New York Times:
The administration has now lost all credibility. Mr. Obama is proving the truism that the executive will use any power it is given and very likely abuse it.
NYT: This development "repudiates constitutional principles governing search, seizure and privacy."
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) June 6, 2013
NYT: To casually permit this surveillance "fundamentally shifts power between the individual and the state"
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) June 6, 2013
Recommended
NYT: "The defense of this practice offered by Senator Dianne Feinstein…was absurd."
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) June 6, 2013
NYT says internal review by Obama Admin "is no longer good enough" and this "is the very sort of thing against which Mr. Obama once railed".
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) June 6, 2013
Hey, @davidplouffe, @PressSec, and @davidaxelrod: Go ahead. Call the NYT a right-wing smear machine. Just so I can say I saw you do it.
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) June 6, 2013
Will this be the straw that breaks the Times’ back?
https://twitter.com/SalenaZitoTrib/status/342741695919697921
What do you know? RT @NickKristof: Scathing NYT editorial on Obama: "The administration has now lost all credibility" http://t.co/tyyDjoMdlk
— David Limbaugh (@DavidLimbaugh) June 6, 2013
And what happens next?
It will be interesting to see whether lead Democrats follow the NYT shocking editorial or cling to the President.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) June 6, 2013
Man, I can't wait for the Media Matters article about the NYT drubbing of Obama.
— RBe (@RBPundit) June 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/342736970897821697
Heads exploding everywhere!
Skip the recap. Go straight to the comments section. PURE COMEDY. http://t.co/zGWhpxfO57
— RBe (@RBPundit) June 6, 2013
I think @Hardball_Chris Matthews just lost all feeling in his legs http://t.co/tYgjilonMB #NSA
— Seth (@dcseth) June 6, 2013
Every MSNBC producer is grinding their molars to dust right about now.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 6, 2013
Quick! Somebody do a wellness check on Martin Bashir!
Has Martin Bashir declared editorials to be racist yet?
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) June 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/JimmyPrinceton/status/342740440870686720
Uh-oh.
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