List Your Five Favorite Essayists/Commentators. And Your Five Least...
Well, as per the subject heading, mine would be, in no particular order:
--Paul Krugman
--Ian Buruma
--Leonard Pitts
--Bob Somerby
--Digby
And (avoiding such obvious picks as Anne Coulter, e.g.) my scheisse list:
--Tom Friedman
--Bill Kristol
--Charles Krauthammer
--Mona Charen
--Richard Cohen
And yours? Any and all feedback appreciated.
Robert
--Paul Krugman
--Ian Buruma
--Leonard Pitts
--Bob Somerby
--Digby
And (avoiding such obvious picks as Anne Coulter, e.g.) my scheisse list:
--Tom Friedman
--Bill Kristol
--Charles Krauthammer
--Mona Charen
--Richard Cohen
And yours? Any and all feedback appreciated.
Robert
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Favorites to add: Bob Herbert, Eugene Robinson, Nicholas Kristof, Frank Rich, Joe Klein,
Least favorite to add: Maureen Dowd (I think her attitude is becoming irrelevant. The current times are too serious and she is too trite and silly.)
Conservatives I can tolerate: David Brooks, Kathleen Parker
December 1, 2008 4:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh - I forgot Gail Collins. She's a favorite.
December 1, 2008 4:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
David Brooks is a jerk! He called me a disaster!
I'll tell you what's a disaster, David, your geeky little glasses. Probably should check out my supplier,
http://www.visionglasses.com/kkp-704.html
Let me know if you need a pair, I'll order them for you. Cindy must be doing the books, because the McCain campaign Visa still works! You betcha!
December 1, 2008 4:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
Modern Favorites:
Gore Vidal
Noam Chomsky
Joe Bageant
Andrea Dworkin (RIP)
Studs Terkel (RIP)
I may not agree with them all or even some of the time, but they always challenged/enlightened me and are powerful thinkers.
Least Favorites:
Tom Friedman (if I could repeat him five times, I would)
Maureen Dowd (Facile, derivative, and mean-spirited)
Norman Podhoretz (Third Generation Dickhead)
George Will (nearly unreadable drivel)
Bob Novak (for casually commiting treason and getting away with it)
December 1, 2008 8:30 PM | Reply | Permalink