Staff of the newspaper wrote the op-ed - according to Republican friend. Said it was analyzed

[patricia92243]

by an "expert" and that was their conclusion.

Anybody hear of anything like that? I don't watch Fox and am afraid to ask friend any more about it because they go into a screaming tirade,

[Hortensis]

1. No, and not a chance. Thanks for this indication of

how some on the right are trying to deny this devastating development.

This below was at the top of this anonymous op-ed essay. In spite of knowing that the NYT conspired with the FBI to subvert its own coverage of Trump-Russia in an article published October 31, 2016 (a week before election day!), and provided overall severely biased coverage against Hillary and the Democratic Party, I do believe this implicitly.

The Times is taking the rare step of publishing an anonymous Op-Ed essay. We have done so at the request of the author, a senior official in the Trump administration whose identity is known to us and whose job would be jeopardized by its disclosure. We believe publishing this essay anonymously is the only way to deliver an important perspective to our readers. We invite you to submit a question about the essay or our vetting process here.

The NYT knows who this person is and believes he or she is too senior to ignore. Personally, I think who actually wrote it is mostly an entertaining parlor game for the media and us. It's not the most important thing going on here or even in the top three, but it provides a big distraction from Trump's grave unfitness for office.

[marylandblue]

3. But Trump is obsessed with it, therefore the media follows suit

[Hortensis]

4. Well, the NYT op ed piece exploded on the nation,

then Trump found out about it. Imo, the big issue isn't Trump's tantrums (what's really new?) on learning about it but the claim that he is so dangerously unfit for office that many around him are usurping and subverting his authority.

[marylandblue]

7. I don't think the subversion element is new either

How many jokes do we have on DU about Kelly tackling Trump before he can send or tweet or push the red button? How many times did staff say one thing and he said another?

The only news here is someone in the administration actually admitting to it.

[Hortensis]

11. Agree. They've been doing it all along, but it might

have built to a much worse level over time. There also may have been some action(s) someone really doesn't want to come out. Seems likely even.

[marylandblue]

2. Not heard of that, but I think such an analysis is impossible

If a piece has multiple writers, it can't be analyzed. It's sort of like mixing DNA samples. The mixing creates too many possibilities.

[ailsagirl]

5. Nope. Don't buy it

[TheBlackAdder]

34. If that were true, why is Trump trying to ferret out the person in the White House?

[Bleacher Creature]

6. That's 100% false and made up.

Seriously, this is a joke. I have plenty of issues with the NYT, but it's lunacy to think that they don't take their journalistic obligations seriously and that they don't have policies in place to avoid such a thing.

Anyone who would believe this story has serious, serious issues.

[GeorgeGist]

8. Why people give a fuck, seems to me, to be ...

a lack of critical thinking skills.

[TeamPooka]

9. Yup. And Trump is still being faithful in his first marriage too. nt

[Nitram]

10. Not a chance. The NYT is not some yellow rag.

[Cicada]

12. That is completely illogical

The NYT is 167 years old. There has never been any evidence nor credible claim on dishonesty like that. And consider the risk reward circumstances. Truth often comes out. That would destroy the NYT and the careers of those involved. And for what? The op ed does not do much harm to Trump that hasn’t already been done. The damning idea is that those who work with Trump view him as a dangerous incompetent bozo. But we already know that. The Bernstein book documents that, an extremely credible source. Omarosa too. Wolff book too. Many reports many places by many reporters.

It is absurd to think the NYT and staff risk total ruin just to add a bit of trim to the cake already baked.

It did not happen.

[Runningdawg]

13. The usual suspects

On a far right wing forum I follow, they of course believe it was Hillary, Obama, Soros or kinda of surprisingly - the most vocal Parkland survivors.

[sharedvalues]

14. Tell friend: "Fox Lies... to get votes for billionaires "

“If you watch fox, you’re a sucker. GOP billionaires are laughing at you. Sucker”

[MineralMan]

15. Nope. No way the NYT would do that.

Impossible.

[Marie Marie]

16. Pfft - they wish.

Who is their expert - Alex Jones?

[unitedwethrive]

17. There is so much 'juicy' news these days, that no one needs to make up anything

to sell papers.

[Boomerproud]

18. You need a new friend or they're gaslighting

You or themselves.

[JHB]

19. "We had top men analyze it." "Who?" "... Top. Men."

[lunasun]

20. Decoy set up by the enemy of the peoples trying to bring down trump yeah ! dye crazy

[Quixote1818]

21. Zero % chance that occured

NO WAY the NYT's would risk their reputation doing something like that. That would lead to the end of the paper.

[Garrett78]

22. Can you unfriend the person?

[patricia92243]

23. Thanks everybody for answering. I was sure it was a bunch of phooey. But, I will bet

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that the theory will eventually be put to Trump and he will jump at the chance to blame the "fake news."

[struggle4progress]

24. "This White House runs like a well-oiled machine! Thousands of parts, moving harmoniously together!"

[Blue_true]

25. Ask that person to explain why a respected paper would destroy itself with such a stunt. nt

[mcar]

26. What possible reason would NYT have for destroying their

Century old reputation to pull such a stunt?

[Me.]

27. Absent The Details Provided

any of us could've probably written the piece, but the devil is in the details and the piece had them. You had to be on the scene to know them. And while the Cons are trying another ploy to cover their desperation regarding truth being told, tHey know this is so and they know we know. They also know we can't do anything about it ....for the moment. But circumstances change and fate/destiny always takes a hand because nothing ever lasts forever. And when it does they will be done and it will take a century to recover from the monumentous betrayal of their country.

The only thing that has surprised me about all this is why his heart, or brain, hasn't exploded from the stress of the constant anger, tantrums, rants, lack of sleep, poor diet and the fat hanging over his belt.

[RhodeIslandOne]

28. More bullshit

Republicans just make up anything to distract from the fact Trump is a certifiable moron.

[appleannie1943]

29. According to the BBC's expert linguist, it was Pence

[Grasswire2]

30. Huntsman.

Was just reading a very good argument for it being Jon Huntsman.

[FSogol]

31. Did they write it in the basement of a dc pizza shop?

The correct thing to do when rightwingers promote bullshit is to laugh at them

[AJT]

32. The NYT legal department would not allow that.

[highplainsdem]

33. Don't know which "expert" your friend meant, but Dinesh D'Souza was pushing that conspiracy theory

the day the op-ed came out. Said it was "blindingly obvious" it was written by the Times staff. Gave no details on Twitter as to why he thought it was obvious.

[fleabiscuit]

36. Who's the author and link? nt

[FuzzyRabbit]

37. Ignore this Trump supporter.

His head is so far up his *** that nothing you say or write will change his mind.

[Paladin]

38. Sounds like they're getting more desperate. Good. (nt)