Comments on: Enough Navel-Gazing, Already http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/06/enough-navel-gazing-already Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: terry http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/06/enough-navel-gazing-already/comment-page-1#comment-38376 terry Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:17:24 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=4411#comment-38376 Bloggers just love to "hear themselves talk". In some cases, like Tim Russert's death, it would be nice if they would just be quiet. Bloggers just love to “hear themselves talk”. In some cases, like Tim Russert’s death, it would be nice if they would just be quiet.

]]> By: Matthew Elias http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/06/enough-navel-gazing-already/comment-page-1#comment-38365 Matthew Elias Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:01:37 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=4411#comment-38365 I actually think that is one of the more obnoxious pieces I have ever read. Is John Cole <i>(and don't get me wrong I like and respect him)</i> really think that what he "thinks" regarding the coverage of Tim Russert means anything. No offense to Cole but Russert impacted politics and the way it was covered more then any of us could dream of, and yes that includes Cole as well. When I first read the excerpt I thought hmmm, is this a Malkin post? No, the grammar was too advanced for our good friend Michelle, then I though it must be Hugh Hewitt, or maybe even Christopher Hitchen's - again, wrong, and wrong. I finally hit the link and I see it's John Cole - and all I can say is - <b>"tacky, very tacky."</b> Does he have a point? I suppose, I have heard a lot of people make arguments that were ethically bastardized in my time, and this one's right up there with the best of em. You don't like it? Fine, don't watch it - But realize that when it comes to the passing of a man who was as well liked and respected as Russert was, a million John Cole's <i>"I'm over it"</i> pieces such as this one will not change a thing. I actually think that is one of the more obnoxious pieces I have ever read. Is John Cole (and don’t get me wrong I like and respect him) really think that what he “thinks” regarding the coverage of Tim Russert means anything. No offense to Cole but Russert impacted politics and the way it was covered more then any of us could dream of, and yes that includes Cole as well.

When I first read the excerpt I thought hmmm, is this a Malkin post? No, the grammar was too advanced for our good friend Michelle, then I though it must be Hugh Hewitt, or maybe even Christopher Hitchen’s – again, wrong, and wrong. I finally hit the link and I see it’s John Cole – and all I can say is – “tacky, very tacky.”

Does he have a point? I suppose, I have heard a lot of people make arguments that were ethically bastardized in my time, and this one’s right up there with the best of em.

You don’t like it? Fine, don’t watch it – But realize that when it comes to the passing of a man who was as well liked and respected as Russert was, a million John Cole’s “I’m over it” pieces such as this one will not change a thing.

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