The fact of the matter is, particularly when covering a campaign, which is a very high-speed story, it’s incredibly unusual for the reporter to be in the same place as the dateline when the story is filed. Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
Datelines are kind of an anachronism. It’s a little bit of an affectation. Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
New Yorkers were grateful when Donald J. Trump finished ahead of schedule and under budget in renovating the Wollman Memorial Rink, where the city had spent six years and $12 million trying to produce ice. Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
My father, A. M. Rosenthal, edited the ‘Times’ for nearly 20 years and worked at the paper for many more. Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
Congress passed the deeply flawed Patriot Act and authorized the invasion of Iraq. It even gave its retroactive approval to warrantless wiretapping. Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
For nearly three years, President Obama devoted a great deal of effort to finding compromises with Congressional Republicans. That was futile, in my view, since those Republicans had made it clear from the day he was inaugurated in 2009 that their plan was to oppose everything he wanted and then paint him as a failed president. Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
Ultimately, presidential campaigns are – or at least should be – about the candidates, not their spouses or surrogates. Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
Bill Clinton, who packs his own star power, has been a big draw as well as a big drag on his wife’s campaign. Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
If a columnist writes that something happened on a certain date, or that the government spent a certain amount of money on something, or that a specific number of people have died in the war in Iraq, to pick a few examples, it is his or her responsibility to make certain that information is correct. Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
