Comments on: The Washington Post’s ‘fair and balanced’ op-ed page: four conservatives and David Broder. http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:03:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: JimboTex http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5053238 JimboTex Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:47:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5053238 <blockquote>Though Dana Milbank’s column is advertised as part of the opinion section, it’s not actually on the op-ed page. It’s carried on page A3 of the news section.</blockquote> Milbank's probably being punished for appearing on KO's show one too many times...

Though Dana Milbank’s column is advertised as part of the opinion section, it’s not actually on the op-ed page. It’s carried on page A3 of the news section.

Milbank’s probably being punished for appearing on KO’s show one too many times…

]]> By: ucsbclassics53 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5052520 ucsbclassics53 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:16:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5052520 Conservatives' idea of balance means 4 conservatives and zero liberals, but they'd still cry out that the least right-wing of those conservatives would be liberal... Conservatives’ idea of balance means 4 conservatives and zero liberals, but they’d still cry out that the least right-wing of those conservatives would be liberal…

]]> By: wizard2000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5052028 wizard2000 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:11:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5052028 About a month ago, I went to WashPost to check out Dan Froomkin's latest excellent op-ed, but he was no longer listed on the op-ed page, just a bunch of right-wing hot-air artists. So, I typed Froomkin into the WashPost search field, and tracked down his articles. Plus, I bookmarked this search result, so now to find Froomkin's latest excellent article, I just have to click this bookmark. I figure Froomkin's articles get far more hits than any of the right-wing hot-air articles, so wondered why WashPost was, in essence, censoring him by making it more difficult to find his articles. Oh right, right-wingers do love themselves some censorship, yep, yep. Creeps. Dangerous creeps. Dangerous, un-patriotic creeps. About a month ago, I went to WashPost to check out Dan Froomkin’s latest excellent op-ed, but he was no longer listed on the op-ed page, just a bunch of right-wing hot-air artists.

So, I typed Froomkin into the WashPost search field, and tracked down his articles. Plus, I bookmarked this search result, so now to find Froomkin’s latest excellent article, I just have to click this bookmark.

I figure Froomkin’s articles get far more hits than any of the right-wing hot-air articles, so wondered why WashPost was, in essence, censoring him by making it more difficult to find his articles. Oh right, right-wingers do love themselves some censorship, yep, yep. Creeps. Dangerous creeps. Dangerous, un-patriotic creeps.

]]> By: republicanSScareme http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5051916 republicanSScareme Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:42:38 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5051916 The Washington Post, New York Times and Los Angeles Times are all owned by Zionist traitors. Any questions? The Washington Post, New York Times and Los Angeles Times are all owned by Zionist traitors. Any questions?

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5051654 Marie Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:31:38 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5051654 Leonard Downie Jr. said yesterday he is stepping down as The Washington Post's executive editor, Downie, 66, said his last day will be Sept. 8. They should all follow his lead and let us begin a new day in journalism - what we have seen in the past 20 years is an insult to anyone in the field. Leonard Downie Jr. said yesterday he is stepping down as The Washington Post’s executive editor, Downie, 66, said his last day will be Sept. 8.
They should all follow his lead and let us begin a new day in journalism – what we have seen in the past 20 years is an insult to anyone in the field.

]]> By: ralph the wonder llama http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5051610 ralph the wonder llama Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:20:01 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5051610 I wish TP would give us some context on articles like this. For instance: does the WaPo have days on which all of the opinions offered are progressive ones? That's an important question to look at. I wish TP would give us some context on articles like this.

For instance: does the WaPo have days on which all of the opinions offered are progressive ones? That’s an important question to look at.

]]> By: BrianFL http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5050902 BrianFL Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:49:54 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5050902 I don't mind if they have right-leaning opinion, but people like Richard Perle have zero credibility on anything. Those are the opinions I have a problem with (the ones that have been wrong about everything, and whose goal is not to inform or debate, but to misinform and spread propaganda). Perle is one of the neo-cons who told us the Iraq War would take months, that Iraqis would love our invasion, that Saddam was linked to Al Qaeda, and that, at most, we would need 40,000 troops for this cake-walk. He basically forced General Shinseki into early retirement because he said more troops were needed. If someone was so completely wrong about an issue, why would you continue to go to them for further opinions about the same topic? How do they have any credibility? Being one of the architects of the war, Perle also has a total conflict of interest on the issue. I don’t mind if they have right-leaning opinion, but people like Richard Perle have zero credibility on anything. Those are the opinions I have a problem with (the ones that have been wrong about everything, and whose goal is not to inform or debate, but to misinform and spread propaganda). Perle is one of the neo-cons who told us the Iraq War would take months, that Iraqis would love our invasion, that Saddam was linked to Al Qaeda, and that, at most, we would need 40,000 troops for this cake-walk. He basically forced General Shinseki into early retirement because he said more troops were needed.

If someone was so completely wrong about an issue, why would you continue to go to them for further opinions about the same topic? How do they have any credibility?

Being one of the architects of the war, Perle also has a total conflict of interest on the issue.

]]> By: texaslady http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5050836 texaslady Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:40:06 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5050836 rogerease - you see no pattern of this administration stifling any dissent or opposing opinions to their policies? You can't see your Bill of Rights washing away like sand ? You think nothing is wrong with a President not owning up to the failures of 9/11 ? Refusing to answer questions unless his buddy held hands with him and no oaths required? Your man uses terror to control the masses and you agree ? rogerease – you see no pattern of this administration stifling any dissent or opposing opinions to their policies? You can’t see your Bill of Rights washing away like sand ? You think nothing is wrong with a President not owning up to the failures of 9/11 ? Refusing to answer questions unless his buddy held hands with him and no oaths required? Your man uses terror to control the masses and you agree ?

]]> By: texaslady http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5050764 texaslady Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:17:13 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5050764 I too, remember when the Washington Post was a respected paper, encouraged INVESTIGATIVE reporting. Like Watergate ? Alas, this paper along with so much of the media is pandering to easy reading no thinking required. I too, remember when the Washington Post was a respected paper, encouraged INVESTIGATIVE reporting. Like Watergate ? Alas, this paper along with so much of the media is pandering to easy reading no thinking required.

]]> By: moondancer http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5050748 moondancer Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:14:20 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5050748 The Post was once a truly world class paper. If politics was your interest, it was more important than the Times. Now it is a third rate rag. On hard times, it is probably going to founder. Pity, that to happen in one generation. I look for it to be absorbed by cult leader Sun Moon. Then the gooper bootlicking of this wacko will start in earnest. The Post was once a truly world class paper. If politics was your interest, it was more important than the Times. Now it is a third rate rag. On hard times, it is probably going to founder. Pity, that to happen in one generation. I look for it to be absorbed by cult leader Sun Moon. Then the gooper bootlicking of this wacko will start in earnest.

]]> By: PatrioticLiberalChristian http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5050722 PatrioticLiberalChristian Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:07:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5050722 rogerx2, what part of the ThinkProgress report is untrue? Are you saying that we are not entitled to our opinion that a newspaper opinion page have more diverse opinions? rogerx2, what part of the ThinkProgress report is untrue?

Are you saying that we are not entitled to our opinion that a newspaper opinion page have more diverse opinions?

]]> By: Lesly http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5050708 Lesly Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:02:37 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5050708 For once Novak is right. For once Novak is right.

]]> By: upside99 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5050672 upside99 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:51:31 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5050672 Roger2, Let me guess; you watch and believe Faux NoNooz, CNN, read the NY Post and anything that Focus on the Family send you, right? Roger2,

Let me guess; you watch and believe Faux NoNooz, CNN, read the NY Post and anything that Focus on the Family send you, right?

]]> By: GeeDubs http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5050662 GeeDubs Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:48:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5050662 Every time I hear the phrase 'fair and balanced,' I want to puke. They are sucking the meaning out of those words, too. Every time I hear the phrase ‘fair and balanced,’ I want to puke. They are sucking the meaning out of those words, too.

]]> By: RantingTommy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5050646 RantingTommy Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:43:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5050646 rogerse is afraid of news, which is why he prefers uninformed opinion we should feel sorry for people like rogerse, imagine trying to live your life when you are always scared to death of everything that you don't understand (and, obviously by his posts, that is quite a lot) it must suck to be that big of a sniveling coward rogerse is afraid of news, which is why he prefers uninformed opinion

we should feel sorry for people like rogerse, imagine trying to live your life when you are always scared to death of everything that you don’t understand (and, obviously by his posts, that is quite a lot)

it must suck to be that big of a sniveling coward

]]> By: BC in Illinois http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5050610 BC in Illinois Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:33:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5050610 I go to the WaPo website daily - - in order to be connected to Dan Froomkin in the afternoon. Always worth the trip. He'll usually connect me to the best cartoons as well. From a former WaPo paperboy and fan of the JPSouza WaPo march. That's about it. I go to the WaPo website daily – - in order to be connected to Dan Froomkin in the afternoon. Always worth the trip.

He’ll usually connect me to the best cartoons as well.

From a former WaPo paperboy and fan of the JPSouza WaPo march. That’s about it.

]]> By: Zimzone http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5050606 Zimzone Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:32:08 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5050606 I would submit that 'Too Much Hot Air' describes the paper, those writing in it, and the Republic Party in general. I would submit that ‘Too Much Hot Air’ describes the paper, those writing in it, and the Republic Party in general.

]]> By: upside99 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5050596 upside99 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:28:45 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5050596 <em>rogerse Says: Yup, and I’m sure tp would be just fine if the opinion page was liberal…</em> No, just a bit more balanced would do nicely. When you have NeoCons as the majority of your op-ed writers, you get that slant. rogerse Says:

Yup, and I’m sure tp would be just fine if the opinion page was liberal…

No, just a bit more balanced would do nicely.

When you have NeoCons as the majority of your op-ed writers, you get that slant.

]]> By: RantingTommy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5050594 RantingTommy Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:28:18 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5050594 rogerse chimes in to remind us that he is still a quivering sissy afraid of freedom and American values terrorism only works on the terrified stop falling for the terrorism from the white house rogerse is just another typical republican coward rogerse chimes in to remind us that he is still a quivering sissy afraid of freedom and American values

terrorism only works on the terrified

stop falling for the terrorism from the white house

rogerse is just another typical republican coward

]]> By: livelongandprosper http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/comment-page-1/#comment-5050592 livelongandprosper Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:28:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/the-washington-posts-fair-and-balanced-op-ed-page-four-conservatives-and-david-broder/#comment-5050592 Yup, I'm sure rogerse would be just fine if the Obama administration only spoke with MSNBC. Yup, I’m sure rogerse would be just fine if the Obama administration only spoke with MSNBC.

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