April 1, 2005

New York Times Picks Up Borders CEO Letter

PUBLISHES AP REPORT:

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Covering the web-wide kerfuffle and building blogger-led boycott of Borders since our publication of the Borders CEO's personal letter to leading bloggers yesterday (See item directly below this one.) the opening text reads:

Borders Blasts Back On Controversial Cartoons
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: March 31, 2006

Filed at 11:59 p.m. ETNew York, Mar. 31 - Gregory Josefowicz, the combative chairman of Borders Books, blasted back at his on-line critics today in a scathing on-line letter singling out right-wing blogger Charles Johnson of "Little Green Footballs".

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"It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood." -- Karl Popper N.B.: Comments are moderated and may not appear immediately. Comments that exceed the obscenity or stupidity limits will be either edited or expunged.

Heh heh. It's a beautiful April 1st. ;)

Posted by: Dan at April 1, 2006 9:46 AM

The sad thing is that this is probably at least as true as much of what's published in the Times (sigh).

Posted by: neo-neocon at April 1, 2006 9:58 AM

Congradulations Gerard. At this rate, you'll have caused an honest-to-goodness international incident before dinner on Tuesday.

Posted by: LRFD at April 1, 2006 10:15 AM

Heh.

Posted by: TmjUtah at April 1, 2006 10:22 AM

Absolutely beautiful. And a bit scary.

Actually, more than a bit.

Posted by: Jim at April 1, 2006 10:50 AM

LRFD,
You get my vote for best comment line.

Congradulations Gerard. At this rate, you'll have caused an honest-to-goodness international incident before dinner on Tuesday.

Posted by LRFD at April 1, 2006 10:15 AM

I must post it at the JOM site.

Posted by: LARWYN at April 1, 2006 10:55 AM

Really, what would we do without April 1? Or without Gerard? While we are at it, let's give thanks too for the oceans of idiotarians who keep our pencils sharp and our wits about us.

Or wherever our wits may have gotten to. I don't think it will be anywhere near dinner Tuesday before we have a genuine blue-state media cluster fuck with MoDo apologizing to Borders on behalf of the times; offering free blowjobs to the entire executive suite as penance for Gerard's transgressions.

Now there is poetic justice :)

Posted by: AskMom at April 1, 2006 11:33 AM

Gerard,
One of the best April Fools jokes, ever. I applaud you sir.
Dear fellow commenters:
Check out the URL closely:
http://nytimesfaux.com/Borders_Blasts_Back_030331.htm

Posted by: James W Cooper at April 1, 2006 11:40 AM

You've got the devil in you today! LOLOL

Posted by: Maggie45 at April 1, 2006 9:10 PM

I don't know what is better: The April Fools (and day after) joke or the fools that see can't past their nose.

Great work!

Posted by: markh at April 2, 2006 2:00 PM
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