tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458161926216714198.post1548061269613651346..comments2023-10-17T05:18:36.318-07:00Comments on <i>Watchdogs and Lapdogs</i>: Bono: He isn't just the King of Ireland anymore...M. Deryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09642995185292648416noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458161926216714198.post-77969509175900946132008-11-05T18:13:00.000-08:002008-11-05T18:13:00.000-08:00Errata:Why "vertically challenged"? Is he short? H...Errata:<BR/>Why "vertically challenged"? Is he short? How is that relevant? How do we know that from a photo of the man in pornstar glasses?<BR/>Pet Word Alert! "will pen between 6 and 10 editorials"/"waiting around for Bono to start penning." <BR/>Erm, Brian May is Queen's <I>guitarist</I>, not the group's drummer. Check all facts.<BR/>Where's the link for the Rosenthal quote? When and where did he say this? ALWAYS source your quotes by linking.<BR/>Last two links link to same Krugman Nobel article. Is that intentional?<BR/>"But do we want our celebrities mixing with politics, science and social issues in long-print form? Well, maybe not to deliver straight news, but why the heck not when it comes to them writing an editorial." Is this your thesis? Feels a little thin on the ground, a bit obvious. Not much here to disagree with, or to chew on, intellectually. Why not note that most big-media pundits become celebrities, after a fashion? Thus, the celebrity turned op-ed writer merely inverts that logic, right? Also, are there any celebs who've turned out to be incisive, better-than-competent editorialists? HUFFINGTON POST is crawling with Hollywood liberals, thumping their tubs. Can any of them write? Or think? And how far back does the history of this phenomenon stretch? Eleanor Roosevelt famously wrote a column for some women's magazine, back in the day.M. Deryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09642995185292648416noreply@blogger.com