Gothamist: The Sun Hits Nadir, Burns Out and Sets, Eclipsed by Money Woes

NannyState

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:17:01 -0500

The next time these guys want to pursue a 19th century hobby, they should take up stamp collecting.

Legalist

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:53:01 -0500

#22, I agree. Neocons are a different breed, and based THEIR war off of an ill-informed theory. Conservatives, on the other hand, are all nice peoples. Bit of a tangent, but check out http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/thinkingpoints/ThinkingPoints_Chapter2.pdf I guess we all have some neocon lurking inside of us.

smokedgouda

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:19:01 -0500

TheEdge: there were conservatives who thought, rightfully, that the Iraq war was a mistake. It's not about conservatism and much of the last 8 years has had little to do with traditional conservative values. Maybe this election will set the GOP straight and get them back to basics and away from their divisive and cynical ways.

JenChungsBra

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:16:23 -0500

You got FOX, you got the Post, the Wall Street Journal, countless kooky radio commentators -- there are plenty of prominent conservative outlets to preach to the right wing choir (and boy do they love being preached to). Those people at the Sun should have no problem getting new jobs in this market. But hey, at least they won't have to start making those COBRA payments until January.

The Edge

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:02:22 -0500

#19- Most of which that don't get the same kind of exposure.

JacqueMehoff

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:42:52 -0500

yea and the myriad of Internet sites.

The Edge

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:36:29 -0500

So I guess our only sources for news should be CNN, the Times, and NPR, right? Because all conservatives are bad and all liberals are good. Yea?

smokedgouda

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:26:16 -0500

While I enjoyed columnists such as Michael Stoler and Sam Stern, the NYSun has been part of the problem of the last 8 years. Do a google seach on "iraq war" site:nysun.com and see how misguided their editorials have been. They sound like W on steroids.

nycviabos

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:16:00 -0500

In the marketplace of ideas, it turns out that The Sun's neoconservative, free marketeers are big losers.

JenChungsBra

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:12:26 -0500

The only thing I'll miss about the Sun is the value the newsprint had for wrapping fish when it arrived free and unsolicited at my door every morning. They had good arts coverage but that's already been done to death in NYC. Their news coverage was disjointed and all over the place.

JacqueMehoff

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:42:08 -0500

before my building provided plastic bags for dog crap people used their free copies of the sun to pick up after their dogs. did anyone really pay for this paper and to those that did, it was expensed, right?

felixthecat

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:34:51 -0500

Good riddance, an one-sided paper that spew rhetoric. I am glad they are gone. They even monitored the comments. No respect for the truth or real journalism. Also they seem to have some inside into city hall. Wonder why? I wouldn't use the sun to wipe my ass.

Toby von Meistersinger

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:33:40 -0500

They had some good arts coverage and the paper had a great look to it. The rest of the content, well. . .

zodak

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:30:29 -0500

"The Sun Hits Nadir, Burns Out and Sets, Eclipsed by Money Woes" sphincter

JacqueMehoff

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:29:47 -0500

and the big gulp cup to her left.

Art Stewel

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:19:54 -0500

Bye, bye Sun. Also, goodbye Steve Dunleavy. I wonder if the woman resting her head on her arm with the pad had anything to do with some of the elevator and bathroom plumbing problems referenced.

drewo

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:35:01 -0500

Another viewpoint that will be sorely missed - whether you liked 'em or not. It would be great if they could maintain a Web presence.

gimme

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:25:25 -0500

good riddance

sidenote

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:20:04 -0500

The title on this is a little over the top even for you JDS.

John Del Signore

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:03:26 -0500

I agree completely, #3 & #4. Another day, another step toward complete monoculture.

WesleySnipesAlot

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:59:06 -0500

Although I didn't really agree with the conservative opinions espoused by The Sun, I did like that there was a newspaper that was opposite my views without the jingoistic mouth-breather mentality (*cough* Daily News *cough* Post *cough cough*)

thenamesdave

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:57:30 -0500

Too bad. I like my political opposition to at least be intelligent, and the Sun was.

JacqueMehoff

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:50:26 -0500

whatev, the mayor can't buy it?

Jen Chung

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:47:24 -0500

What a shame--there was great reporting from the Sun.