# New York Post Sinks To New Low

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-post-sinks-to-new-low/656078>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 18, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-post-sinks-to-new-low/656078 "2013-04-18T22:47:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-post-sinks-to-new-low/656078/98 "2013-04-23T14:55:49Z")

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> [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](#):
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> Why would it taunt liberals?

_It?_ Not I? IT posted this?

> [@Explosions at Boston Marathon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/277):
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> Sorry, libs, but this is going to be one of those days where reality has a neoconservative bias.

> [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](#):
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> I think you’ll agree an actual person of interest found at the scene of the crime is a quantity of evidence a good deal more than that marshaled by those arguing it was homegrown right-wingers.

You sound like the Post. ‘I jumped to conclusions based on shaky information, but they were plausible conclusions!’ The guy was questioned for being an Arab in the wrong place at the wrong time. The bombers weren’t Arabs, so the whole thing was an unlucky coincidence for a bombing victim. So I’m not giving anybody any points there. And yes, the people who guessed it was the Tea Party were wrong and the ones who stuck to it as the details started to trickle out looked like dumbasses. I never got into the prediction game on this one but with the benefit of hindsight I’ll say Islamic terrorism was always the most likely reason.

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