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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

It's really not about being left wing, Chuck, it's just about doing a shoddy job of reporting. The most left wing person I have ever known has been disgusted with their reporting ( and very much favors the WSJ ) for many years.

However, as you said, they aren't looking for a response. They are very simply dramatically misstating facts and butchering the interpretation of this story. This editorial is a woefully incompetent rendering of the situation. However, no NYC paper has made any attempt to understand anything about the current racing situation, and the reporting has reflected that.

One other thing.....by the logic of the author of this article, every bar in NY should also be closed, as surely many more rent dollars are spent there and many more lives are also wasted and ruined by alcohol. Who knew the NY Times was an advocate of bringing back Prohibition. It is, however, good to know.

Isn't the morality of gambling argument a little stale in 2007 considering state of our society?