'N.Y. Times' Picks John Tierney for Op-Ed Page (to replace Safire)

[Quetzal]

'N.Y. Times' Picks John Tierney for Op-Ed Page

NEW YORK The New York Times has named columnist John Tierney to its op-ed page after the departure of Times legend William Safire, the paper announced Tuesday. "Safire retired, and now we have John Tierney as a new Op-Ed columnist," Diane McNulty, a Times spokeswoman, told E&P. "You don't replace William Safire."

Tierney, who joined the Times in 1990, will begin writing a twice-weekly op-ed column in April, the paper said. Since joining The Times, Tierney has been a general-assignment reporter, a staff writer for the Sunday magazine, and a columnist. He wrote the weekly “Political Points” column during the 2004 presidential campaign. Tierney moved from New York to the Washington bureau in 2002, and he reported from Iraq for several months in 2003.

"My goal is to do a lot of reporting and come up with columns that surprise readers and entertain them at the same time," Tierney, 51, told E&P. "I've always tried to look at things from a contrarian view. It all depends on what is in the news."

“John is a smart reporter and innovative thinker who will always come up with an unexpected take on the issues of the day,” Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. said in a statement. “He delighted us as a Metro columnist, and as the ‘Political Points’ writer during the 2004 election. We’re looking forward to seeing what he does in this new format.”

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'N.Y. Times' Picks John Tierney for Op-Ed Page

[dweller]

1. GIGO

Libertarian Rhapsody
http://www.prospect.org/print/V12/16/mooney-c.html
Two Cheers for John Tierney
http://www.objectivistcenter.org/articles/rdonway_two-cheers-john-tierney.asp
John Tierney On Cousin Marriage As Reform Obstacle In Iraq
http://www.parapundit.com/archives/001667.html
Ruthless" Rudy Attacks Kerry
http://www.timeswatch.org/articles/2004/0901.asp
NYT Columnist Finds Huge Bias for Kerry Among Reporters
http://www.timeswatch.org/articles/2004/0802.asp
"Feisty" Teresa Heinz Kerry
http://www.timeswatch.org/articles/2004/0728.asp#8
John Kerry's Photo Flop
http://www.timeswatch.org/articles/2004/0728.asp#7


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dp

woops, almost forgot, his grand work...
http://www.williams.edu/HistSci/curriculum/101/garbage.html

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

2. Sorry, I am not following something here...

Timeswatch is a conservative shit-rag, unless I am mistaken.

Are you saying GIGO as in Garbage In, Garbage Out?

[dweller]

3. perhaps i should have written GOGI

as in one goes out, another in.

yep, Timeswatch came up as a leader in a Google search for Tierney's writings...

i'm just providing some previous work of Squarefire's replacement.

dp

[98geoduck]

4. Wow, his columns appear to be oversimplified trash. Arguing for the sake.

I can't believe his takes on landfills not being hazardous. Our neighboring school had a leukemia outbreak that was linked to the local landfill seeping into drinking water. This was in a rural upstate NY town with a population of a few thousand. Anyone who doesn't believe that mixing plastics (PVC) with acids and heavy metals and allowing it to seep into the ground would have no consequential effects is beyond ignorant. What a freak!

[Quetzal]

6. This guy sure is a royal pisser

Every one of his columns will be about how global warming is myth :eyes:

Now if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. only ran for AG of New York State - that would really piss off Tierney it seems :P

[Oilwellian]

5. Is it any surprise...

they replace one rightwing piece of shit with another?

[hvn_nbr_2]

7. I'm surprised they don't replace one POS with two

the way the media operates today.