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Chris Shaw claimed on the air that 700,000 people buy the Post each day, compared with 400,000 several years ago. Does this count the thousands of NY Posts that are given away on the street? I see copies being given away nearly every day near Grand Central. That's one way to boost circulation figures.

Even when it's free, I wouldn't read that rag.

Kudos to planetthoughts.org for pointing out an important difference between the NYPost and the Daily News.

DN obviously doesn't have the resources of a NY Times, but they do perform the ostensible function of a local paper which is to periodically investigate home town issues. And sometimes they do that very, very well.

Perv Rabbi in Schul Schocker - on a rabbi touching young guys inappropriately...

Think it was the Daily News sports section, when Jaromir Jagr's trade to the Rangers fell thru a few seasons before he joined the team:

"Canceled Czech"

Remember the huge photo of the kid who dressed up as Hitler for Halloween and was sent home from school? If it was so offensive as to get the student expelled, WHY A PICTURE OF HIM IN COSTUME ON THE FRONT PAGE???
Thanks, 'Post'. You're the worst.

The Post is garbage, because the reporting is based solely on business goals, not news goals. I am disappointed that Brian L. is giving them any attention. Not that I am a snob - in addition to the NY Times, I often enjoy the Daily News. The reason is that the Daily News often has in-depth stories about the New York City area that are missed by everyone else, and they are not the information toy of a distorted billionaire serving his personal and family business interests rather than the public's interest.

We used to have a Grand Union supermarket in the center of my village of Larchmont, and it closed 4 years ago. It was replaced with a CVS. It is a loss because the Grand Union was the only supermarket within the village and was walking distance for many elderly people living in apartment buildings in the village. It also served people who wanted to avoid using their cars and either walked there or took a bike. Now everybody must drive to the only 2 supermarkets left which happen to both be Stop & Shops!

The best:

"Axis of Weasel", during the runup to the war in Iraq, with Weasel heads super-imposed over the heads of the French and German UN delegations.

"Headless body in topless bar"

Re: Unprintable reader headline submissions:

Now THAT sounds like a great book!

The Post is not credible because it's headlines are the best part of its reporting. It's Murdoch-style reporting puts entertainment before substance.

how about when ike turner died (before tina): IKE BEATS TINA TO DEATH

Headlines?

More outrageous and sad is what is between the front page and beginning of the sports section of the Post as well of what is between the ears of Post readers.

How about when they announced Al Gore as the winner of the presidential election.

Not sure which tabs had my favorite two heds:

Sick Transit, Inglorious Monday
(subway breakdown)
and
Look Who's Kissinger Now
(Henry kissing Nancy at wedding)

Best headline when Rockefeller died
"Happy Sad"

Well as a gay man that last one was offensive...mind you I can't stop laughing at it! It's funny, c'mon.

What could have been the best ever: AXIS OF WEASEL, with the UN guys with weasel heads Photoshopped onto the bodies. Though it should have been AXIS OF WEASELS.

A: "Spot Check" over a photo of monica carrying the blue dress.

B: "Presidents poll may have climaxed"

Both too funny to believe

The New York Post is crap. Period.

Favorite Post headline-- back when Ted Turner dumped Jane Fonda: "TED NOT FONDA JANE".