The LA Times Has….um… Image Issues - UPDATED
September 23rd, 2008 by 
Celeste Fremon
Look, I like cute cat and dog photos as much as the next person. (Actually, to be honest, I probably like them more than the next person does. )
But we are in the middle of the worst financial crisis of our lifetimes, not to mention a very close presidential race during a year when the stakes couldn’t be higher. Oh, yeah, then there’s the matter of the about-to-be-signed California state budget, plus literally hundreds of other bills that the governor either must accept or reject in the next few days.
Added to all that, Pakistan is coming apart at the seams, and Pakistani soldiers are shooting at American Chinook helicopters.
Soo-o-o-o-oo, with this plethora of vital issues to choose from what does the LA Times put in the most prominent spot on its front page for hours and hours late last night?
Answer: a creepily cute cat photo with a caption so gag-me sweet that it requires an insulin shot just to read it.
(To wit: “AS GOD IS MY WITNESS I NO EATED THE COOKIE.”)
Will somebody find out who is making these idiotic decisions and ask them to please, please, PLEASE stop it? (Mommy! Make the bad person go away!)
Okay. I’m going to walk away from my computer now and hope—really hope—-that when I come back that freaking cat is gone.
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NOTE: I see that Kevin Roderick over at LA Observed is similarly infuriated.
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UPDATE: The SF Weekly, after linking to us and LAO, has its own happily snarky suggestion for a substitute here-kitty-kitty photo that the LA Times might want to consider.
Posted in Los Angeles Times, media | 
September 23rd, 2008 at 6:55 am
Cats are not smarter than dogs: 8 cats won’t pull a sled.
September 23rd, 2008 at 7:31 am
It might be time to consider that, given the point we’ve collectively reached (and in at least some small measure due to lack of consistent journalistic excellence over the years) the LA Times may be doing y’all a favor by just giving up and printing cute animal photos. Do you really want Henry Paulson staring out at you daily over coming months as he writes checks to his friends using your account, with the caption, “Hey - we ate the whole box of cookies! Now you get to buy us some more!”
September 23rd, 2008 at 7:35 am
All the editorial cut-backs at the LA Times are starting to show.
September 23rd, 2008 at 7:45 am
“”President Bush’s proposed solution, which he wants Congress to authorize immediately, tells taxpayers to write a check for $700 billion and trust the government and Wall Street to do the right thing — with inadequate regulation and virtually no oversight.”"
These crooks and thieves and murderer’s from the Bush/Cheney Republican administration never give up and want to keep fleecing the American people right down to the wire.
Oh yeah, let’s just give them the money with no guarantees or oversight or even a clear plan, after all look at what these fascists did when we gave him all the power to conduct preemptive wars after 9 11.
We’re looking at a new “Shock and Awe” attack but this time it’s against our financial future.
It’s time for impeachment and prosecution of these criminals.
September 23rd, 2008 at 7:46 am
Sorry, the first paragraph above was from todays NYT editorial
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:23 am
Could this possibly be Tony Pierce’s latest blunder?
September 23rd, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Cats are clearly smarter than dogs, even eight of them will not pull your stupid sled!
September 23rd, 2008 at 12:57 pm
God forbid anyone have fun ever!
September 23rd, 2008 at 8:43 pm
The LA media is f**ked. The blogs are worse. Michael Mayor Sam Higby is so bitter hes calling Senator Biden “Osama bin Biden”. But his bitterness is so big, he has so little respect, that he gave crazy me the control of his hotsheet today. Where I promote my civil law suit in a fake photo of myself. Im a sick loon. Whats Higby’s excuse?
September 23rd, 2008 at 9:27 pm
I say Fire Ed Boks for killing dogs. But elect Sarah Palin for shooting exhausted wolves. Im La La Haiku Mary Cummins a notorious loon. Who is Mayor Sam now? Judge for yourself.
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:23 pm
LMFAO! Michael Higby requested a point/counterpoint on Witness L.A. Come on Michael Higby, bring Haiku, and let us have it.
September 24th, 2008 at 12:49 am
There you go, Celeste. There’s your Don Quixote (#9,#10, and #11) in all his twisted glory. He fragments and rants like an ADD kid needing his Ritalin. Remember, if you defend him and his immature acts it only encourages him.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:05 am
DWT,
I don’t think it’s who you think it is. All those comments appear to be coming from a different location than his.
Look, I’m not saying I can’t be fooled. But those three comments you flagged all appear to be routed from the same area. One can certainly change one’s IP address, but the routing’s a tad more difficult.
But I’ll have my kid, who IS a tech, take a look at it.
This appears to be a ploy to get attention for one of the posts at Mayor Sam’s.
September 24th, 2008 at 8:11 am
#12 continues with his “donquixotephobia”, hey get a life and take your meds loco!
Hey Celeste why do you even bother to patronize this nut?
September 24th, 2008 at 9:02 am
Thank you Don. And it’s not “twisted” for telling the truth about wrongdoings of Mayor Sam on this blog about the malaise of LA’s media. On the night of the Metrolink crash, with Kevin Roderick (who they attack at every turn) putting up constant updates, and 20 known dead, Michael Higby and Haiku were posting that Palin is “hot”.
September 24th, 2008 at 10:42 am
Celeste,
The comments section has been infested by raging Id’s. What a shame.
September 24th, 2008 at 11:17 am
trust me celeste, don quixote is the nut. just ask around.
September 24th, 2008 at 11:42 am
Chill, people, or I’m going to start deleting again.
September 24th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Not to start a mutiny, but Mayor Sam should get rid of Haiku whoever it is. She disrespects bloggers and makes a big ol’ deal of her checking the counter. Does it mean she gets the isps of the bloggers? Did he give this crazy the keys to the institution? The first amendment bloom is off the rose on Mayor Sams. And I believe she is the anonymouse attacking Valley Doll, Don, anyone who makes good contributions that conflict with hers. Higby’s new motto can be ‘Play On Our Highway And Blog In Fear’.
September 24th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
And it is relevant to post it up here. Its about the LA media asleep at the wheel.
September 25th, 2008 at 9:10 am
there you go celeste, don with his multiple personalities.it will only get worse, but out of respect for your blog i won’t comment on it anymore just beware.
September 25th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
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