Comments on: Bob Sipchen: An Honest, Funny, and Gutsy L.A. Times Editor

By: Black Jack

Black Jack — Wed, 03 May 2006 21:11:41 +0000

AMac,

Thanks for the link. It’s the Pitts. If one goes in for cheap-shot journalism, Leonard’s your man. This column alone should get him a nomination for a Hiltzik in the character assassination division. But that’s a tough category.

BTW, once upon a time, about a year ago, I thought Leonard’s sock puppet might be commenting here and at a related site. I had no tracking evidence, of course, but I thought there were distinctive similarities in the use of language and technique. But, who knows, I sure don’t.

By: AMac

AMac — Wed, 03 May 2006 04:02:15 +0000

Sharon #8,

If you’d like to read another Open Borders column that is all about cheap name-calling and straw men, you’ll enjoy Leonard Pitts’ op-ed.

By: Vermont Neighbor

Vermont Neighbor — Wed, 03 May 2006 01:26:45 +0000

If mean people come around and try to use inappropriate language, we just do a google search and post heartless reviews of all their movies.

By: sharon

sharon — Tue, 02 May 2006 10:38:36 +0000

JW, you forgot one. He didn’t call anyone wanting to stop illegal immigration racist. I have to say this has become my favorite site because (a) virtually all of the posters give thoughtful posts without name-calling, regardless of whether I agree with them or not and (b) Patterico doesn’t pull a post just because he disagrees with the sentiment.

By: JJ

JJ — Tue, 02 May 2006 03:51:09 +0000

Good post.

By: Big Lizards

Big Lizards — Mon, 01 May 2006 23:51:21 +0000

Bob Sipchen: Superjournalist

Patterico just directed me to a thought-provoking column by Los Angeles Times editor Bob Sipchen. Well, not “me” in particular; he didn’t send me e-mail (he doesn’t link, he doesn’t write….) He had this post here, which directed me (I’m…

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Traction Control » Blog Archive » Headline Summaries: Border Security — Mon, 01 May 2006 16:17:51 +0000

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By: paul from fl

paul from fl — Mon, 01 May 2006 15:49:34 +0000

Well,
What an unusually refreshing breeze that piece was! Or is that the start of a new ‘front’? One could hope!!!

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » May Day: El Gran Boicot

Hot Air » Blog Archive » May Day: El Gran Boicot — Mon, 01 May 2006 15:41:10 +0000

[...] The blogosphere is starting to hum. My pal Patterico demonstrates the strangeness of the day by linking favorably to an anti-illegal piece … in the L.A. Times. Confederate Yankee doesn’t mince words: “This May Day protest is a celebration of the illegal importation of poverty, and an attempt to legitimize the violation of this nation’s sovereignty.” Over at Fidel Castro’s least-favorite blog, Cuban-American George Moneo isn’t mincing his words, either. And Tammy Bruce — who’ll be interviewing Hot Air’s own video wizard, Bryan Preston, at 12:30 EST on her radio show — notes that she’ll be joining KABC radio’s live coverage of the L.A. protests when her show ends at 3 p.m. Listen live over the web here. [...]