The right-wing Politico cesspool

Salon by Glenn Greenwald | May. 30, 2008 (Opinion)

When he referred to "left wing haters," he just meant "critics" of the administration -- war "skeptics" and Bush "opponents." That's all synonymous in his mind with "left wing haters" -- interchangeable terms. Thus: "you can call them 'critics' or 'skeptics' or 'opponents'" -- or the phrase I used: "left wing haters" -- "or whatever." So according to Politico's chief political correspondent (the former White House Correspondent of Time), administration ... Full Story »

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Beth Wellington
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 by Beth Wellington - Oct. 1, 2008

I'm usually a fan of Greenwald. When he writes about constitutional issues such as warrantless wiretapping and telecom immunity, he's among the best, carefully documenting his claims and writing clearly and passionately. Media criticism he's not as good at. He tends to be a bit overwrought and less eloquent and fact-based. While he raises valid points about hate-mongering, his conclusion about Politico, which has shortcomings, but produces some good pieces, seems over-the top. "I once thought that Politico would be a pernicious new addition to our rotted media culture. Instead, it actually provides a valuable service by packing every destructive and corrupt journalistic attribute, in its most vivid form, into one single cesspool." Ouch.

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