Letters to the Editor
SusanMc
Published Letters: 458 Editor's Choice: 1
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Ephemerality
[Read the article: Fred Hiatt and Iraq -- Together Forever]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]GG: Clearly, Hiatt has learned so very many lessons.
Clearly. Is it possible he doesn't re-read or reflect back on his own columns? How could he forget so soon the exact words he'd written such a short time before? Maybe he has a ghostwriter. More probably he didn't really believe what he'd written so promptly dropped it from his mind. Thanks once again, Glenn, for highlighting the hypocrisy.
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No Clue Indeed
[Read the article: Fred Hiatt and Iraq -- Together Forever]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]rtf100: the actions of the nutcases on the left who have no clue past next week.
See? Here's your problem: You have been ignoring the visionaries on the left who correctly predicted this entire debacle, many years ago, and you've been absorbing the talking points of the nutcases on the right, who have been wrong about everything so far. Just pay more attention to the folks with better track records. No crunchie bars for you, until you get it straight.
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China
[Read the article: Iran-Britain conflict shows the dangers of our ongoing presence in Iraq]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]from Kristol and Kagan's article: "As Richard Perle, Charles Krauthammer and others have said, China must now pay a price for its appalling and bellicose behavior."
As if. Anyone advocating taking on the Chinese has a serious death wish. Of course, we may end up on China's bad side anyway if we attack Iran. They do have a few interests there.
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Satellite Photos
[Read the article: Iran-Britain conflict shows the dangers of our ongoing presence in Iraq]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Sky-Ho: Is it possible to do a FOIA request for satellite photos of the area during the appropriate date/time? in an appropriate resolution to determine position of all vessels?
There are other sources for satellite photos now. I know, for instance, that anyone can purchase them from IKONOS. Whether they'll have the exact date and time in question, I don't know:
http://www.satimagingcorp.com/svc/imaging.html
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Crunchie Bar for You
[Read the article: Iran-Britain conflict shows the dangers of our ongoing presence in Iraq]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]clownsense: I've been so bewildered, I've been on a day-old site.
That kept happening to me, too-- my bookmarked link was defaulting to yesterday's column. I thought it might be a Firefox problem, because when I refreshed it behaved.
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TV Time
[Read the article: The most revealing three-minute YouTube clip ever]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]GG: What makes it all extra revolting is how impressed they are with their own insider wisdom, even though there is not a molecule of insight, originality, critical thought or value to any of it.
I can't watch this crap anymore, either; I can spend less time reading a few of the best blogs and get far better, more timely information and much more intelligent analysis. Besides, TDS or Colbert summarize (and ridicule) the TV pundits quite nicely for me at the end of each day.
Thanks, once again, Glenn for your succinct criticism and righteous, but detailed and evidenced, outrage. I watched "Good Night and Good Luck" the other day, and despaired. Will we ever be graced with journalists the caliber of Edward R. Murrow again? I find it somewhat hopeful that Keith Olbermann reveres him, but otherwise I'd have to paraphrase Ed: "A sheep-like media begets a government of wolves," indeed.
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Nerves
[Read the article: The most revealing three-minute YouTube clip ever]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]AkaDad: With all the extra critics visiting here today, it's apparent that Glenn has struck a nerve with this topic.
No kidding. My kingdom for a "kill" button. Salon! I'm telling you-- there's an unmet need here and I'll pay extra.
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Gathering Evidence
[Read the article: The most revealing three-minute YouTube clip ever]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Rusty: By your own rationale, I can only assume that you support the administration's tapping of phone lines without warrants of the American citizenry?
The Dems have illegally wiretapped phone conversations with Gonzales?! Now wouldn't that be something? He doesn't use email; has surely shredded everything he handwrote; but we know he talks on the phone and Repubs have demonstrated a psychotic need to record themselves (and others). Man. Hoisted by his own petard-- this is going to get good!
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I "Love" It
[Read the article: The most revealing three-minute YouTube clip ever]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]... when trolls ask: Has anyone explained yet...?
Do your own friggin' homework.
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Performance Review
[Read the article: Follow-up to this morning's post re: Chris Matthews Show]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Glenn: Why don't pundits on MSNBC -- including the Managing Editor of Time Magazine -- recognize those same basic constraints?
My guess is they are either really, really bad at their jobs OR their idea of what their job should be varies quite a bit from what we think it should be.
Thanks for the update, Glenn. I did a Google blog search and your post today is quoted all over the place. [Favorite titles: "Glenn Greenwald Finds Teh Stoopit" and "Pundits protecting their assets."] That likely explains the unusual interest you generated from the wingnuts. See? Now you do your job very well, and I sure wish the 72% of Americans who are looking forward to Congress investigating the Administration would all subscribe to Salon and demand similar intelligent, informed commentary from the networks. That's not too much to ask, I don't think.
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Re: American media 101
[Read the article: Follow-up to this morning's post re: Chris Matthews Show]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Hank Essay: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/europe/
Any questions?
Amazing. They really don't trust us with information, do they? Maybe we can't handle the truth? Thanks Hank.
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Adverbally
[Read the article: Drudge and the Politico -- poisonously joined at the hip]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Orson asked: How exactly do you "poisonously join" two things?
"Adverbs describe or limit verbs, sentences, adjectives, or other adverbs."
I think Glenn is saying here that the joining of Drudge and the Politico has a corruptly infected nature. This joining, in essence, has killed any attempt at good journalism. I think he's saying that the joining of Drudge and the Politico not only has a venomously withering effect on the truth, but that the fact that it is Drudge with witch Politico is joined at the hip-- I mean, Drudge! -- makes the joining an order of magnitude more toxic. In other words, the "joining at the hip" is described as, but not limited to, "poisonous," because Glenn feels it is, indeed, a radioactively doomed connection.
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Unanswered Questions
[Read the article: The Politico's John Harris replies]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]He didn't answer this question (in the exchange you published. at least):
GG: On what conceivable basis do you label me an "ideological critic"?
I'd like to know the answer, too. Perhaps he's heard of you from some other "ideological critic"? I'd also be interested in the specific "lot" of work they've published "that [he's] proud of ." If he's truly in this for the "long haul," I don't think trashing Democrats through inaccurate stories is going to help him realize his long-term business plan.