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Politics > Politics-USA |
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"Ubiquitous" |
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31 May 2007 11:40:11 AM |
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Pundit Wannabes |
Here are a couple of more examples of writers who wish they were political
pundits showing us why it's good that they aren't. Chicago Sun-Times
television critic Doug Elfman has this to say about a new show:
The trouble with "Starter Wife" isn't [actress Debra] Messing or
money. The show just kind of lies there, like the bird poop that
fell on our president's face at a press conference the other day.
Oh, I mean, his shirt. Sorry. Wishful thinking.
Ivan Maisel, a commentator for the sports network ESPN, defends University of
Arkansas football coach Houston Nutt, who is dealing with accusations of
personal scandal--and guess whose fault it is?
A self-described supporter of Arkansas athletics acquired Nutt's
cell phone records through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Media members across the nation, including this one, received pdf
files detailing Nutt's communications.
The innuendo came at no extra charge. Nutt's detractors have put
him in the impossible position of proving a negative--he must
have cheated on his wife because there is no proof that he did not.
It is a maneuver borrowed from national politics, Rovian in style
and execution. Karl Rove, the chief political advisor to President
George W. Bush, made his career on attacking an opponent's strength.
In the 2004 presidential election, the Swift Boat Veterans for
Truth eviscerated Sen. John Kerry's stature as a war hero. Kerry's
candidacy never recovered.
Rove had no visible affiliation with the Swift Boat Veterans,
except that a tactic he made famous benefited his candidate.
Three years later, the tactic has been imported to Arkansas and
used against Nutt.
Doug and Ivan, we're sure you're very good at TV criticism and sports
analysis, respectively. But please leave political punditry to the pros. We
offer this advice for your own good.
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| Title: Pundit Wannabes |
06 Sep 2007 06:48:07 PM |
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See if you can guess the source and topic of the article that includes this
sarcastic aside:
Don't believe me? OK, Larry Craig is not gay. We're winning
in Iraq. Global warming is a hoax. Housing prices are headed up.
It's from Dana Blankenhorn and Paula Rooney's Open Source blog on ZDNet--a
technical site. The topic is the effort "to make Microsoft's OOXML, or Open
XML, an international standard."
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| User: "Ubiquitous" |
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| Title: Re: Pundit Wannabes |
02 Jun 2007 07:54:44 PM |
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What follows is an excerpt from the New York Post. See if you can guess which
section it is from and what the topic of the article is:
They were all instant gratification with no concern for
the future, kind of like driving a Hummer today with no
concern that will some day lead to your grandchildren
clearing the polar icecaps from their back yards.
No, silly, the Post doesn't have a science section. Actually, this is a sports
column by Joel Sherman, complaining about the dismal performance of the New
York Yankees.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/05302007/sports/yankees/cut_bloat_biz_yankees_joel
_sherman.htm
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