Comments on: iowahawk Lampoons David Bell

By: Another Drew

Another Drew — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:33:33 +0000

Of course, we should remember that Mr. Arkin used to write for our local Dog Trainer.

By: Bill's Bites

Bill's Bites — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:55:27 +0000

9/11… Not Your Grandfather’s Kind of Apocalypse!…

Was That Headline Really That Bad? Apparently, Yes Patterico David Bell’s “terrorism? schmerrorism” piece from Sunday was originally titled “Was 9/11 really that bad?” — at least on the Web. A Google search for that title reveals numerous h…

By: DRJ

DRJ — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:38:00 +0000

I meant to bring together Arkin’s and Bell’s screeds, including Iowahawk’s lampooning of Bell (not Arkin), but I ended up conflating the two. I apologize.

By: DRJ

DRJ — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:22:28 +0000

I was unable to leave a comment for Mr. Arkin at the Washington Post website. Apparently there is a glitch or they may have disabled comments. Either way, it’s not surprising given the flood of responses I’m sure Arkin’s articles caused. Perhaps the WaPo editors are enthused to see an increase in traffic.

Arkin confuses opinion with judgment. We all have the right to our opinions, no matter how misguided others feel they may be, but not everyone’s opinions demonstrate good judgment. Sadly, he used his position and intellect to attack our military as ignorant mercenaries. His follow-up accuses them and his fellow citizens of arrogance and intolerance.

I can disregard Arkin as a pitiable fool, and Iowahawk’s skewering of him was (as always) a comedy classic. In addition, however, we should acknowledge the poor judgment and bias demonstrated by the Washington Post’s editors who published his screeds. Both Arkin and his editors are the equivalent of people who spit on our soldiers, and they should all be ashamed.

By: G

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:48:30 +0000

Wow, Arkin is totally insane.

By: Meatss

Meatss — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 07:16:28 +0000

Between David Bell on the west coast and William Arkin on the east coast, http://blog.washingtonpost.com/earlywarning/2007/01/the_troops_also_need_to_suppor.html
I think the elite press has just shown the country just how far over the edege they can go.