tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post1966622315304351722..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: McFact-CheckingSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-8933640738590198072009-09-02T14:41:55.845-05:002009-09-02T14:41:55.845-05:00Thanks.
Like aimai said, they don't expect pe...Thanks.<br /><br />Like aimai said, they don't expect people to remember what they say, even if it was said only a week before. And they don't believe they should ever be held accountable, no matter how many times they are wrong.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-83421299455671634692009-09-02T14:22:49.415-05:002009-09-02T14:22:49.415-05:00Congrats Susan! I just saw this at TNR:
http://www...Congrats Susan! I just saw this at TNR:<br />http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-plank/megan-mcardles-word-games<br /><br />Great job with that question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-54358269191316541842009-09-02T13:30:37.449-05:002009-09-02T13:30:37.449-05:00...and then we get LIPSTICK with toxic amounts of ......and then we get LIPSTICK with toxic amounts of lead.<br /><br />Yay Yay, FDA!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-53900891898245351512009-09-02T13:29:10.646-05:002009-09-02T13:29:10.646-05:00Another reason we American's think were Number...Another reason we American's think were Number 1 at everything-<br /><br />Our FDA has often made European Drugs (Ibuprofin (Motrin)) wait DECADES for approval for use here. Thanks to our wonderful privately-funded (Ha) research Labs.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-37061281123775785522009-09-02T12:42:31.810-05:002009-09-02T12:42:31.810-05:00Fortunately she is driven to respond to her critic...Fortunately she is driven to respond to her critics, providing us with a little comedy.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-49968957753338893362009-09-02T11:23:29.633-05:002009-09-02T11:23:29.633-05:00And any writer who will not use criticism, even th...And any writer who will not use criticism, even the meanest and least constructive, as a tool to improve their output doesn't deserve a paid national platform. Megan's been at the Atlantic for a couple of years now and the task of simple editing still eludes her. She hasn't even so much as cracked a copy of "Journalism For Dummies." She adds absolutely nothing of value to any conversation.clever pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-63170431485829996132009-09-02T11:20:31.026-05:002009-09-02T11:20:31.026-05:00"...a journalist who won't ask questions ..."...a journalist who won't ask questions is an utterly useless creature."<br /><br />O you godless liberal cynic. There are a number of uses for a journalist who won't ask questions. They include stenographer, p.r. flack, puff-piece propagator, network news reporter, network news anchor, (voice fades away)...right-wing reporter... on-screen expert...Chris Wallace...Ellis Weinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288528417668206655noreply@blogger.com