Comments on: The Intellectual Poverty of Frank Rich, Part II (A Continuing Series) http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1991/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/ Fri, 25 May 2012 16:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: GR3 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1991/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174600 GR3 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:09:13 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/30/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174600 Some of these columnists write to incite. They get lots of angry letters to the editor whcih means people are paying attention. Call me cynical. I found an interesting article on the upcoming convention by Karl Rove, of all people. Political junkies take note! http://www.newsweek.com/id/129586 Some of these columnists write to incite. They get lots of angry letters to the editor whcih means people are paying attention.
Call me cynical.
I found an interesting article on the upcoming convention by Karl Rove, of all people. Political junkies take note!
http://www.newsweek.com/id/129586

]]> By: john567 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1991/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174536 john567 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:16:39 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/30/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174536 I e-mailed Donna Brazile and asked her what part of Bill Clinton's fairytail statement was racist. And if she couldn't quote the specific racist slur didn't she owe the Clinton's an apology. She actually returned the e-mail but she didn't answer the question and accused me of not having a reason to support my candidate other than being against Obama. I guess she was calling me a racist too. I will vote against this imposter. We also return all of the fund raising appeals from the DNC with our sentiments and hopefully heat up the ears of the phone solicitors. I hope this is happening often enough to impress Howard and Donna. I e-mailed Donna Brazile and asked her what part of Bill Clinton’s fairytail statement was racist. And if she couldn’t quote the specific racist slur didn’t she owe the Clinton’s an apology. She actually returned the e-mail but she didn’t answer the question and accused me of not having a reason to support my candidate other than being against Obama. I guess she was calling me a racist too. I will vote against this imposter. We also return all of the fund raising appeals from the DNC with our sentiments and hopefully heat up the ears of the phone solicitors. I hope this is happening often enough to impress Howard and Donna.

]]> By: ybnormal http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1991/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174510 ybnormal Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:56:13 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/30/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174510 "Rich asserts, 'The newest incessantly repeated scenario has it that Mr. Obama’s fate now all depends on a stereotypical white blue-collar male voter in the apotheosized rust belt town of Deer Hunter, Pa.' " Talk about straw-man hyperbole. 1. there is no such place as Deer Hunter, PA; Frank made it up 2. while hunters of deer in PA, can and should vote just like everyone else, as a group they are unlikely to be the decisive election factor 3. apotheosis is the assignment of god status; the loudest apotheosizers I hear are those who apotheosize Obama. “Rich asserts, ‘The newest incessantly repeated scenario has it that Mr. Obama’s fate now all depends on a stereotypical white blue-collar male voter in the apotheosized rust belt town of Deer Hunter, Pa.’ ”

Talk about straw-man hyperbole.

1. there is no such place as Deer Hunter, PA; Frank made it up
2. while hunters of deer in PA, can and should vote just like everyone else, as a group they are unlikely to be the decisive election factor
3. apotheosis is the assignment of god status; the loudest apotheosizers I hear are those who apotheosize Obama.

]]> By: Mary http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1991/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174498 Mary Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:35:32 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/30/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174498 Give it up, tas. The rich white record producers are the ones who promote the rapper trash; they like the MONEY. And the white suburban teenage boys are the ones who BUY 80% of those CD's, fool. Larry Johnson is the "Wrong Honkey to Fuck Wit," tas. Rapper music is not about racism. It's about GREED. Give it up, tas.

The rich white record producers are the ones who promote the rapper trash; they like the MONEY. And the white suburban teenage boys are the ones who BUY 80% of those CD’s, fool.

Larry Johnson is the “Wrong Honkey to Fuck Wit,” tas.

Rapper music is not about racism.

It’s about GREED.

]]> By: Mary http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1991/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174495 Mary Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:27:45 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/30/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174495 He is the EPITOME of what we all know are the snobby "elitists" of the American media. His trashing of Al Gore HELPED elect George W. Bush (the village idiot) as president. But I have yet to see an intellectually honest mea culpa from ole Frankie. He just moves on to his next trashing craze.....which happens to be Hillary now. But you can thank journalists like Frank Rich for convincing the American public that George W. Bush was the good-ole guy everybody wanted to have a beer with, and Al Gore was just some wonkish nerd who wasn't cool enough to hang out with ole Frank. And THAT is what defines who Frank Rich is. Slide ole Andrew Sullivan right in there with him. He is the EPITOME of what we all know are the snobby “elitists” of the American media.

His trashing of Al Gore HELPED elect George W. Bush (the village idiot) as president.

But I have yet to see an intellectually honest mea culpa from ole Frankie.

He just moves on to his next trashing craze…..which happens to be Hillary now.

But you can thank journalists like Frank Rich for convincing the American public that George W. Bush was the good-ole guy everybody wanted to have a beer with, and Al Gore was just some wonkish nerd who wasn’t cool enough to hang out with ole Frank.

And THAT is what defines who Frank Rich is.

Slide ole Andrew Sullivan right in there with him.

]]> By: Mary http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1991/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174464 Mary Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:04:07 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/30/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174464 Yes. They have become so toxic and rabid , that they TURN OFF the very Independents and Reagan Democrats the Democratic nominee will need in November. And besides, if people are no longer reading their nonsense, then their ability to HELP Obama is hugely diminished. Their rabid hatred is diametrically opposed to Obama's call for a "new kind of politics." And everybody with an IQ over 50 can clearly see it for what it is. Obama hasn't "inspired" them to be different at all. Same ole, same ole. YUK Yes. They have become so toxic and rabid , that they TURN OFF the very Independents and Reagan Democrats the Democratic nominee will need in November.

And besides, if people are no longer reading their nonsense, then their ability to HELP Obama is hugely diminished.

Their rabid hatred is diametrically opposed to Obama’s call for a “new kind of politics.”

And everybody with an IQ over 50 can clearly see it for what it is.

Obama hasn’t “inspired” them to be different at all.

Same ole, same ole. YUK

]]> By: Mary http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1991/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174457 Mary Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:59:53 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/30/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174457 Yes, indeed. I guess Mr. Rich doesn't think Democrats remember him trashing Al Gore the same way he's now trashing Clinton. Or maybe he doesn't think Democrats remember he also trashed anti-war demonstrators and supported completely and dramatically, Bush's initial invasion. My big guess is that Frank Rich (and Eugene Robinson at WAPO) have no idea they're only preaching to their own rabid choir, and that every article they post trashing the Clintons turns OFF another voter their Obama may well need to win in November. It's sad, really, how they defeat themselves, and don't even have a clue. Yes, indeed.

I guess Mr. Rich doesn’t think Democrats remember him trashing Al Gore the same way he’s now trashing Clinton.

Or maybe he doesn’t think Democrats remember he also trashed anti-war demonstrators and supported completely and dramatically, Bush’s initial invasion.

My big guess is that Frank Rich (and Eugene Robinson at WAPO) have no idea they’re only preaching to their own rabid choir, and that every article they post trashing the Clintons turns OFF another voter their Obama may well need to win in November.

It’s sad, really, how they defeat themselves, and don’t even have a clue.

]]> By: Mary http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1991/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174454 Mary Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:54:46 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/30/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174454 Frank Rich has only been a Bush critic in the last 2-3 years. In fact, in the run-up to the Iraq invasion, he was quite the cheerleader for Bush, bashing anyone who disagreed---including the millions of Americans who demonstrated against that invasion. Josh Marshall at TPM supported the invasion, too. So did Markos Moulitsos at Daily Kos. And they literally TRASHED anti-war supporters at the time. They have only come to the "critical of Bush" team in the last few years. Mr. Rich likes to follow the "what's the popular opinion at the time" group. And when he switches, he switches with an ugly vengeance. But it doesn't cover up the fact that he was wrong all along. He and Andrew Sullivan are soul-mates , in that regard. I'm not impressed. Frank Rich has only been a Bush critic in the last 2-3 years. In fact, in the run-up to the Iraq invasion, he was quite the cheerleader for Bush, bashing anyone who disagreed—including the millions of Americans who demonstrated against that invasion.

Josh Marshall at TPM supported the invasion, too. So did Markos Moulitsos at Daily Kos. And they literally TRASHED anti-war supporters at the time.

They have only come to the “critical of Bush” team in the last few years.

Mr. Rich likes to follow the “what’s the popular opinion at the time” group.

And when he switches, he switches with an ugly vengeance.

But it doesn’t cover up the fact that he was wrong all along.

He and Andrew Sullivan are soul-mates , in that regard.

I’m not impressed.

]]> By: justus949 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1991/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174107 justus949 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:58:13 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/30/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174107 Bravo, Larry Johnson, for providing a forum for great articles such as this. I have given up on Huffington Post and other trendy so-called liberal sites and am so glad to find someone who stands up for what is right rather than popular. Bravo, Larry Johnson, for providing a forum for great articles such as this. I have given up on Huffington Post and other trendy so-called liberal sites and am so glad to find someone who stands up for what is right rather than popular.

]]> By: sisterdo http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1991/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174039 sisterdo Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:39:59 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/30/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174039 What a great article! It is pretty hilarious that your demented troll Will didn't even read the article with the volumes of proof that Frank Rich was FOR the war before he was against it. Again--- what an article. Rich is the worst columnist in America (that's why Chris Matthews calls him the best). He's an ignorant, slobbering fool whose analysis is pretty much lock step with Matthews. Glad I don't read him, I've heard his punditry and it was atrocious. He's horrifying. As an aside I have to admit I too thought he was gay like Andrew Sullivan. And I like gays, thank you. But Frank Rich doesn't come into the category of human. Some of these people really do think their pens are mightier than swords and votes. And they are determined to carve up Hillary and anyone (or any 2 states) who dare help her or vote for her. Where's the OUTRAGE over Reverend Wright! The BIGOT this week is Hillary? When you LIE, LIE, LIE to get your way you should get your pundit license revoked. What does it mean to be a columnist or a pundit anyway? If you're not willing to use facts to support your arguments then what are you doing in our major media? This BIZARRO media is so crazy-- I really believe they're becoming so unconscionable that it will catch up to them. They are not going to shove the Obamanible One on me. What a great article! It is pretty hilarious that your demented troll Will didn’t even read the article with the volumes of proof that Frank Rich was FOR the war before he was against it.

Again— what an article. Rich is the worst columnist in America (that’s why Chris Matthews calls him the best). He’s an ignorant, slobbering fool whose analysis is pretty much lock step with Matthews.

Glad I don’t read him, I’ve heard his punditry and it was atrocious. He’s horrifying.

As an aside I have to admit I too thought he was gay like Andrew Sullivan. And I like gays, thank you.

But Frank Rich doesn’t come into the category of human. Some of these people really do think their pens are mightier than swords and votes. And they are determined to carve up Hillary and anyone (or any 2 states) who dare help her or vote for her.

Where’s the OUTRAGE over Reverend Wright! The BIGOT this week is Hillary? When you LIE, LIE, LIE to get your way you should get your pundit license revoked. What does it mean to be a columnist or a pundit anyway? If you’re not willing to use facts to support your arguments then what are you doing in our major media?

This BIZARRO media is so crazy– I really believe they’re becoming so unconscionable that it will catch up to them. They are not going to shove the Obamanible One on me.

]]> By: mimi http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1991/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174025 mimi Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:23:56 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/30/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-174025 The answer has been simple for me for a long time: the NYTimes does not get my money! And old habits don't die hard, btw. Just like Obama says: <strong>Time for CHANGE!!</strong> The answer has been simple for me for a long time: the NYTimes does not get my money!

And old habits don’t die hard, btw. Just like Obama says: Time for CHANGE!!

]]> By: tas http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1991/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-173963 tas Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:16:30 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/30/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-173963 Wow Larry, you accuse Rich of race baiting a day after you wrote a post titled "The 'Wrong Nigga To Fuck Wit' Problem for Barack". <a href="http://sugarmyths.blogspot.com/2008/03/you-know-these-clintonistas-are-really.html" rel="nofollow">I call bullshit.</a> Wow Larry, you accuse Rich of race baiting a day after you wrote a post titled “The ‘Wrong Nigga To Fuck Wit’ Problem for Barack”. I call bullshit.

]]> By: Madison http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1991/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-173908 Madison Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:18:49 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/30/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-173908 Here's how's to contact Frank Rich: http://www.nytimes.com/gst/emailus.html Here’s how’s to contact Frank Rich:

http://www.nytimes.com/gst/emailus.html

]]> By: Madison http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1991/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-173905 Madison Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:15:12 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/30/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-173905 Actually, Frank Rich treated Gore awfully. He constantly smeared Gore during his campaign. He called Gore a liar and fraud. He is now doing the same with Hillary. I agree Frank Rich has been a good critic of Bush. Actually, Frank Rich treated Gore awfully. He constantly smeared Gore during his campaign. He called Gore a liar and fraud. He is now doing the same with Hillary.

I agree Frank Rich has been a good critic of Bush.

]]> By: TeakWoodKite http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1991/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-173803 TeakWoodKite Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:31:09 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/30/the-intellectual-poverty-of-frank-rich-part-ii-a-continuing-series/#comment-173803 A vampire of Broadway? What a queen! A vampire of Broadway? What a queen!

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