Posted
8:30 AM
by Gene
FINALLY,
somebody (though it be Michael "The Rupert Parser" Wolff) notices what
I've noticed for a while: not only is WALTER WINCHELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "one of the most overrated figures of our time", but underneath his fedora, there's nothing there.
(Via MediaBistro)
P. S. at 8:15 p. m.He has a talent for figuring out what everyone would want to talk about, and then he writes a quick, mediocre piece on the subject that doesn't do it justice or that takes an extreme position for effect--but that says just enough to kill off the interest of other, better journalists in tackling the issue. (Boldface for effect included)
And Mickey has a talent for figuring out what WONKS want to talk about, and then writing a quick, snickering piece on the subject filled with factoids and bald "insider" assertions -- but that says just enough to kill off the interest of any non-Beltway type wanting to tackle the issue.