Lawrence, Maddow Bow To New York Times Before Criticizing It

Yes, MSNBC's two remaining heavy hitters, Lawrence O'Donnell and Rachael Maddow, want to make it very clear that they lurve The New York Times.

Lurve, lurve, lurve the Times. Because New Amsterdam is a small town for people in the media business, and you never know when you'll need the favor of the dragon on the mountain, so whenever you approach the dragon, 'tis best to first make supplications. What a mighty tail you have. And such glossy scales. And have you done something with your hair? It seems so bouncy and manageable.

First, always declaim your lurve. Its depth and irreplaceability

Take it away, Edgar Allan Poe:

I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea,
But we loved with a love that was more than love—
I and my Annabel Lee—
With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven
Coveted her and me.

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It's just that, well, sometimes, the Times gets drunk. After all, it's under a lot of stress and has many mouths to feed. And when it gets a little drunk, sometimes it gets reckless. And verbally abusive. And sometimes -- well, frequently -- it uses the media clout it harvests from its loyal readers like Mr. O'Donnell and Ms. Maddow to engage in petty, vindictive, democracy-corroding vendettas on the paper's front page. And because it is the dragon on the mountain, those petty, vindictive, democracy-corroding vendettas tend to get the whole media herd moving in that direction.

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