tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post5160759419016668737..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: Pundits on Paradeyellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-98641305186231222008-01-12T22:24:00.000-05:002008-01-12T22:24:00.000-05:00I used to read George Will when I was a teenager. ...I used to read George Will when I was a teenager. When I gloried in being a republican, for *absolutely* no reason. And I guess you can't entirely discount someone who uses the word "lachrymose."Lydia Netzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448861273955788158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-47776877700629718852008-01-12T11:49:00.000-05:002008-01-12T11:49:00.000-05:00Actually, I was thinking that Novak played the Emp...Actually, I was thinking that Novak played the Emporer in the Star Wars films, no?trusty gettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428191762443615975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-24448921737088998822008-01-11T23:22:00.000-05:002008-01-11T23:22:00.000-05:00Jesus Christ.Oh wait - you said "pundit," not "phi...Jesus Christ.<BR/><BR/>Oh wait - you said "pundit," not "philosopher." Ahem.<BR/><BR/>Not in daily papers, but I've always loved Katha Pollitt's columns in <I>The Nation</I>. Witty, smart, perceptive, and a good writer too (she's also a published poet).2fshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813487704459856169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-82204421609385415942008-01-11T18:54:00.000-05:002008-01-11T18:54:00.000-05:00I'm remembering Chuck from his TNR days before he ...I'm remembering Chuck from his TNR days before he fell in with the party hacks and neocons. It's like rooting for Darth Vader to see the error of his ways and throw the Emperor down the pit. <BR/><BR/>Gail Collins does show a lot of spunk (and unlike Lou Grant, I love spunk), but her column writing is almost a retirement job for her.<BR/><BR/>utbm, OMG, yes. An evil mastermind Mr. Limpet, but definitely hints of it.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-16291330653326921262008-01-11T17:53:00.000-05:002008-01-11T17:53:00.000-05:00Does anyone else think Robert Novak looks like the...Does anyone else think Robert Novak looks like the Incredible Mr. Limpet?Stella Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377490722474048852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-36316146414749481462008-01-11T14:34:00.000-05:002008-01-11T14:34:00.000-05:00The most underrated NYT columnist has got to be Ga...The most underrated NYT columnist has got to be Gail Collins. <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/13/opinion/13collins.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss" REL="nofollow">Check out her column on Mike Huckabee</A>, which is full of quotable snark. With all respect to your beloved MoDo, Collins is my current NYT fave.Sue T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18178527899514406682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-72981616373370671392008-01-11T12:14:00.000-05:002008-01-11T12:14:00.000-05:00I enjoyed reading your thoughts on the columnists,...I enjoyed reading your thoughts on the columnists, yello, but I think you are far too kind to Krauthammer. He metamorphosed into a Republican party hack some time ago and has been embarrassing to read as he excuses, rationalizes and cheerleads for this neocon nightmare we have been living.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-43693337181868141962008-01-11T10:08:00.000-05:002008-01-11T10:08:00.000-05:00Frankly, the IHT is more like the European version...Frankly, the IHT is more like the European version of the Possum Squat Tattler.<BR/><BR/>OK, that's a bit harsh, but it is rather on par with a typical third or fourth tier city paper. I live in a semi-rural area and out local paper has more news in it than any issue of the IHT I've ever seen. Plus, what do I need a warmed-over, rehashed, wannabe NYT for, when I have this magic box that lets me get detailed news coverage from all over the world?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-29101142738062944292008-01-11T09:28:00.000-05:002008-01-11T09:28:00.000-05:00The International Herald Tribune is the European v...The International Herald Tribune is the European version of the New York Times and publishes a lot of their columnists, but I can see where you would miss a lot of the rambling we are subjected to.<BR/><BR/>PJ O'Rourke is hilarious as well as Dave Barry. Unfortunately few political writers have a sense of humor. It tends to backfire on them when readers don't get the joke.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-35781396791836762072008-01-11T09:20:00.000-05:002008-01-11T09:20:00.000-05:00I've never been much for the chattering classes or...I've never been much for the chattering classes or the printed brethren. Now that I live abroad I would actually have to actively seek them out on a daily basis in order to read them. I suppose that if I still lived state-side, I would at least peruse whoever happened to appear in the closest major rag, but I would probably mostly skip them. The majority of my Op-Ed attention always went to the cartoons (but then, I grew up with Conrad and Feiffer).<BR/><BR/>If we're talking pundits as opposed to simple columnists (a lá Dave Barry), I used to give George Will at least a glance (you forgot to mention his heavy-handed overuse of baseball imagery). I think my favorite, though, would be PJ O'Rourke. (Although I don't know if he writes regularly enough to count. But I remember his days with <I>Rolling Stone</I>). He never takes himself too seriously and he has never been afraid to take a few jabs at his own side. Last time I looked, he was teetering on sliding into self-parody, but maybe he recovered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com