Letters to the Editor
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Now Joan calls those who disagree with her "GOP trolls posing as Obama supporters"
Ah, yes... the vast right wing conspiracy strikes again. Hmmm... who was it that coined that expression anyway? Oh, gosh, wasn't it her favorite gal -- dear, sweet Hillary? What a coincidence!
By the way, Joan, in a letter to the editor in The Washington Times, you wrote that Salon "is a news organization, not a left-wing advocacy group." Well, if that’s true, why wouldn’t you welcome diverse opinions – even from people with (gulp) a GOP ideology? Or is it simply easier to label them as “Trolls.” Jeeze, that's rather “elitist” of you, don't you think? I certainly do. Especially after telling Jon Friedman at MarketWatch, “I don't apologize for trying to reach a wider audience," and then going on to stress that Salon is moving beyond simply targeting "ideologically-committed" readers. So wouldn't that target therefore include people with a "GOP” ideology -- if they really ARE lurking in the shadows here at Salon. Why wouldn't you simply welcome them in the spirit of lively, respectful debate. Isn't that what you were saying -- albeit implicitly -- when you spoke to Jon Friedman?
But maybe it’s not “GOP trolls” or "Obamatons" you really despise, Joan -- maybe it's just men in general. I mean, how many articles can a girl write about sexism? It seems like that theme springs from your DNA itself. In fact, I seem to recall an article you wrote going all the way back to March 31, 2007, called "Men who hate women on the Web." And you counted yourself self among them.
Golly, Joan, isn't it just possible that all the negative letters you get from GOP trolls and Obamatons and sexist men are simple a response to your shoddy, biased journalism? Because, frankly, Joan, your "writing" of late has become an "obamanation" -- pun very much intended.