Saturday, July 24, 2004
How Can Such a Smart Magazine Be So Dumb?
The New Yorker prohibits its political reporters from contributing to political campaigns.
That doesn't mean much, though. Because Hendrik Hertzberg writes about politics every week. He contributed 900 bucks to Kerry's campaign.
Well, a spokesman for the New Yorker is now saying that there's no problem; Hertzberg's an opinion writer, and not a reporter.Mmmmk.
How about film critic and porn fan David Demby?
He contributed 1,250 dollars (he's got some extra cash thanks to his exquisitely written book, American Sucker).
Oh. He doesn't write about politics.
Excuse me...how can anybody who reviews Fahrenheit 9/11 (his review was positive) be said to not write about politics?
Just how dumb does the New Yorker think its readership is?
Splash, out
Jason
That doesn't mean much, though. Because Hendrik Hertzberg writes about politics every week. He contributed 900 bucks to Kerry's campaign.
Well, a spokesman for the New Yorker is now saying that there's no problem; Hertzberg's an opinion writer, and not a reporter.Mmmmk.
How about film critic and porn fan David Demby?
He contributed 1,250 dollars (he's got some extra cash thanks to his exquisitely written book, American Sucker).
Oh. He doesn't write about politics.
Excuse me...how can anybody who reviews Fahrenheit 9/11 (his review was positive) be said to not write about politics?
Just how dumb does the New Yorker think its readership is?
Splash, out
Jason
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