Selling The Sun's Lies With More Lies

Ryan Tate — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:58:59 EDT

Even at a quarter, the New York Sun is tough sell. The paper is such a joke we don't even make it fun of it. At best, it's like an animal shelter for unemployed New York writers. But even if it's a bizarre Zionist vanity project, someone needs to move that paper. So it falls to the telemarketers to sell the paper's lies. A tipster sent a recording of the pitch. We've dutifully transcribed the absurd stuff, after the jump.

Telemarketer: Are you familiar with the New York Sun?
Person: No, is that a real newspaper?
Telemarketer: Yes, sir. It's similar to the New York Times. It's smaller paper. It's similar to the New York Times, it's only 24 pages. ...
Person: Is it the same as the New York Times?
Telemarketer: It's a snapshot of the New York Times. It's very, very, very, very similar. Very similar. ...
Person: If it's the same exact stuff as the New York Times?
Telemarketer: It's a smaller version. It's only 24 pages. It's an excellent paper. A lot of our customers say it's very similar to the New York Times

—rebecca

Gawker: Telemarketing

Selling The Sun's Lies With More Lies