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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:07 PM Original message |
Erica Jong Writes to New York Times |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Whoa. |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:11 AM Response to Reply #1 |
42. She's not questioning their right to hire whomever they please-- |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. Damn well said (n/t) |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
3. Fear of infotainment |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
4. The K and the R |
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travelingtypist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
5. Almost the same letter I wrote. |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 06:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. Well done! |
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Maat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 07:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. That was a great letter (email)! |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:10 AM Response to Reply #5 |
44. True, yours wouldn't necessarily "make it" to the OpEd pages, but... |
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ninkasi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 11:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
49. Great letter... |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
6. Brava! |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
7. I would read a Jong column |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:16 AM Response to Reply #7 |
43. Indeed, a waste of ink and paper. |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
8. What she said. |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
9. WTG Erica! K & R |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
10. Sorry, when judith jumped the shark and the times was lax in their |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:51 AM Response to Reply #10 |
37. Judith Miller-gate was the most recent of a long line of right-wing attacks --- |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 11:02 AM Response to Reply #37 |
47. Very True about the crossword, I was trying to be nice and throw them a bone... |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
11. A M E N |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
12. That's it, right on the button |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
13. Kicked and recommended. |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
14. Any thoughts on the motivation of the NYT? Sell more papers? Push the Neocon agenda? nm |
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G_Leo_Criley (553 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
15. Say it sister! |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
16. Sing it, Sister Erica! |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
17. Great letter, Ms. Jong. A very polite slap in the face of the NYT. |
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Cass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
18. Excellent letter! |
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Glimmer of Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
21. Very nice!b |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
22. I could understand the NYTimes |
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Danascot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:32 PM Response to Reply #22 |
62. Don't be knockin' my man Billy Crystal |
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live love laugh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
23. Thank you Erica Jong, n/t |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
24. K & MF'n R |
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TexasLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
25. Bill F'ing Kristol???!!! I thought newspapers were trying to get "relevant" |
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txwhitedove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
26. K & R. Great letter. |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
27. That is one damned good letter. |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
28. Kick ass! |
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Mike Nelson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
29. Why would ANYONE hire Kristol? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:52 AM Response to Reply #29 |
38. Do we think this is the result of reasoning? Or politics? |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
30. Erica, you made my day! |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
31. Jane Smiley chimes in |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:58 AM Response to Reply #31 |
39. Right --- and the NY Times is also doing all they can to kill Letters to the Editor --- !!! |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 01:15 AM Response to Original message |
32. *SMACK* - very well done. And NYT deserves it too... |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
33. Her points are well taken--The NYTimes has become a rag. If it weren't for Krugman, |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:21 AM Response to Original message |
34. Watch them stop reviewing her books. They need a dedicated NeoCon at the NYT to make war on Iran |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:38 AM Response to Original message |
35. Another great catch Babs. Rec'd n/t |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:49 AM Response to Original message |
36. The NY Times has been a farce for quite some long, long time --- |
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pjt7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 06:36 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. I wish I could write like that |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #40 |
56. Good question ... !! Someone at the NY Times might give us a hint along the way??? |
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BleedingHeartPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
41. Erica Jong hits it out of the park This country needs to give more women a voice, but |
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Giant Robot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
45. Ms. Jong |
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Caoimhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. No joke |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
46. Spot on, Ms. Jong. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
48. Thanks, Erica. Get ready for Ann Coulter, NYT columnist |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 11:47 AM Response to Reply #48 |
52. ... or Michelle Malkin or Debbie Schlussel or ... |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
50. Amen!!! |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
51. Bravo, Erica |
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Tom Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
54. the job of the New York Times is to promote war. Their job is to misinform the American public |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
55. did she forget about Paul Krugman? |
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SlingBlade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
57. Why hire William Kristol ? Elementary my dear friends. |
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iamahaingttta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
58. Dear Mr. Rosenthal? |
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Marnieworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
59. What exactly is a "woman's" point of view? |
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Mrspeeker (671 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
60. Judith Miller |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
61. William Kristol, Dan Quayle's gift of herpes to America. |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
63. Chick-lit was really one of the worst fads |
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