For example, look at its lead story about Thursday night's Clinton-Sanders debate.
The first paragraph instantly sets the tone. Sanders, says the Times, "savaged" Mrs Clinton, who then "countered with steely confidence." Oh, please.
The rest of the story goes on to repeat, over and over, directly and by innuendo, how laughable Sanders' chances are of winning against Clinton - apparently hoping to engineer a self-fulfilling prophecy. Truly shameless is the Times' grudging mention that "some" national polls show Bernie faring better than Hillary against Trump. But the real truth is that - not just some - but virtually all the national polls (FOX News, CBS News, McClatchy/Marist, IBD/TIPP, PPP (D), Bloomberg, and Quinnipiac) have been showing this for quite some time.
See the national poll results for Trump vs Sanders here.
See the national poll results for Trump vs Clinton here.
But it doesn't matter what the truth is. All the corporate media are following the same playbook, from the Times and Daily News to CNN and MSNBC. Listening to what the cable "news" commentators have been saying about the debate almost makes me think I didn't see and hear what I saw and heard. No wonder both the right and the left despise the media. Only the smug and complacent "middle" believe them.
Comment: Sanders just dealt a double blow to the establishment: He not only called Clinton out for her complete bowing before the government of Netanyahu, but he gutsily undercut the establishment's chosen nominee for President in an exceedingly reasonable way for all to see.
Read the following for further context:
About time! In recent debate, Sanders slams Clinton on Israel