tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post3927925513761972588..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: Kristol Klearyellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-23990376615343208912008-01-08T08:09:00.000-05:002008-01-08T08:09:00.000-05:00I like my pundits opinionated too. The wittier the...I like my pundits opinionated too. The wittier the better. I just can't take anything that Kristol says at face value because he is such a shill.<BR/><BR/>And josh, over on the Achenblog someone asked the rhetorical question: Fatuous hack or flatulent flack?<BR/><BR/>I said why not both?yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-32927203214351774242008-01-07T18:26:00.000-05:002008-01-07T18:26:00.000-05:00You have to enjoy being able to write that he "has...You have to enjoy being able to write that he "has never been right about anything in the past decade" and then "has never uttered a word that wasn't complete horseshit." I mean... that kind of laughable predictability has got to be worth something. It's funny to read anyway. ;D<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I like my pundits opinionated and irate.Lydia Netzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448861273955788158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-84131059758385085832008-01-07T12:39:00.000-05:002008-01-07T12:39:00.000-05:00The only pundits I read (or listen to) are the one...The only pundits I read (or listen to) are the ones with an entertaining twist, like Maureen Dowd. I don't care if they are wingnut or bleeding heart liberal, but they have to add something to the analysis up and above the standard spin, or it's just a waste of my time.trusty gettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428191762443615975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-23379975981293132642008-01-07T08:48:00.000-05:002008-01-07T08:48:00.000-05:00To be fair, if you're being hired as an opinion co...To be fair, if you're being hired as an opinion columnist, you're being hired for your strong point of view, not because your objectivity. But there's definitely a distinction to be drawn between people like David Brooks, who I think is generally thoughtful even if he drives me up a wall, and Kristol, who is fairly obviously a fatuous hack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com