Thanks for the laugh.
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Ah, yes, there it is again: guilt by association, the assholeâs favorite argument. Thank you so much for providing another fine example of what I was talking about.
I guess to you, it doesnât matter what kind of valuable work a journalist does on an underreported beat â if he doesnât pass some kind of political purity test, he might as well be Glenn Beck. Hell, if someone admires said reporterâs work, he must be on the Koch payroll, right?
Can you do me a favor? Which journalists on the nat-sec/police abuse beat is it okay to like? Do you have a list?
âAssociationâ being being paid by said associates to promote smoking. Sorry that your hero is a right wing creeper. Watch your mouth too.
Thatâs not remotely true (opposing public smoking bans â promoting smoking), but even granting your stupid premise, what you refuse to acknowledge is that âright wing creepersâ can perform valuable journalism in the public service.
Iâll steal my last words on the subject from Christopher Hitchens: âTheir accounts were essential reading; the allowance for prejudice and inflection was part of the fun of oneâs bookkeeping.â
As for my mouth, you seem to be watching it enough for both of us. I canât say I blame you: it is luscious.
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