Hence the. #nottheonion tag. Some very loose and irresponsible "journalism" on the part of the NYT's. What's worse is now detractors can quote this steaming like of poo with their brand giving such fear mongering credence. I heard it quoted this morning on a radio program espousing that it's "more dangerous than previously thought."
Aw man, that's the problem with a paper like the NYT. Even when they print garbage it gets quoted. Well, I guess this article just speaks to the state of reportage in the US, unfortunately. I know theadvancedapes has talked about decoupling politics from money and I think that idea certainly has its merits, but I also think that decoupling journalism from its dependency on money and outside/private interests is also something that needs to happen.
Fortunately the worst that can happen is going to war on false pretenses.