I was reading Captain’s Quarters Blog where the Captain has a great post on the NY Times and their excuses for not covering the Air America scandal. With all due respect, Captain Ed isn’t as good at that “research” stuff as I am, so I did some true IMAO news investigating and discovered…

The Top Reasons the New York Times has not Covered the Air America Scandal.

10. They were planning on running it as a correction on page 26.

9. Big deal. The kids at the Boys and Girls Club would have spent the money on drugs anyway.

8. The story was pushed by right wing blogs. Couldn’t figure out if coverage should come from the department reporters at Tech or at Religion.

7. NYT reporters got carried away singing songs at Camp Casey.

6. Sincerely believed that Air America was that shoe by Michael Jordan.

5. Staff too busy figuring out that darn crossword puzzle.

4. Staffing is light due to gay honeymoons.

3. Needed to make sure the story was valid - was waiting for it to be covered by Air America.

2. No information to dig up: attended AA meeting after AA meeting after…

and the number one reason the New York Times hasn't written about the Air America Scandal...

1. Couldn’t find a way to work in the words “illegal war” or “quagmire”

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