Comments on: Late Nite FDL: Devaluing the Pulitzers http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:29:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Arcturus http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70598 Arcturus Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:59:44 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70598 <p>Wasn’t Risen (along with Pincus) one of the guys who lead the charge to smear Gary Webb who exposed CIA involvement with drug running?</p> Wasn’t Risen (along with Pincus) one of the guys who lead the charge to smear Gary Webb who exposed CIA involvement with drug running?

]]> By: RickBoston http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70359 RickBoston Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:02:42 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70359 <p>I heartily endorse the idea of anti-Pulitzers. Take as a model the Golden Raspberries–which are awarded on the eve of the Oscars. Maybe time to start planning for a ceremony for next year on the eve of the Pulitzers….</p> I heartily endorse the idea of anti-Pulitzers. Take as a model the Golden Raspberries–which are awarded on the eve of the Oscars. Maybe time to start planning for a ceremony for next year on the eve of the Pulitzers….

]]> By: graphicus http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70308 graphicus Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:18:53 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70308 <p>How in the hell could the NYT win a Pulitzer for a story they held onto for a year (until after the election)? This is reporting?</p> How in the hell could the NYT win a Pulitzer for a story they held onto for a year (until after the election)? This is reporting?

]]> By: Dru http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70273 Dru Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:31:44 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70273 <p>JaneK 104; I can see how it could be interpreted either way; My take was that it was amusing to see a Pulitzer for politicofashion snark! (And fwiw; I do recall a discussion about gowns on Oscar night here at fdl!!)</p> JaneK 104; I can see how it could be interpreted either way; My take was that it was amusing to see a Pulitzer for politicofashion snark! (And fwiw; I do recall a discussion about gowns on Oscar night here at fdl!!)

]]> By: AvengingAngel http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70261 AvengingAngel Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:12:52 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70261 <p>If there is one common attribute many of the Pulitzer winners share, it is holding up a mirror to the scandals and corruption of the Bush administration and his Republican Party.</p> <p>For the details, see:<br /> <b><a href="http://www.perrspectives.com/blog/archives/000368.htm">“The GOP’s Pulitzer Prize Winning Scandals.”</a></b></p> If there is one common attribute many of the Pulitzer winners share, it is holding up a mirror to the scandals and corruption of the Bush administration and his Republican Party.

For the details, see:
“The GOP’s Pulitzer Prize Winning Scandals.”

]]> By: JaneKnowles http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70250 JaneKnowles Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:02:11 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70250 <p>@ Dru/98: I did follow the link, and I couldn’t figure out the take though admittedly I’m sleep-deprived and given how tough Jane tends to be on the Post (and how people in general regard all things fashion-related), I figured the scales were tipping in the direction of disgust with her winning an award.</p> <p>Anyway, I should add that I am very happy for her. A couple years back, I read an article by her that inspired me to figure out her email address (the Post lists some addresses online but not others but it’s easy to guess what one’s might be), and sent her an email complimenting her. I 100 percent sure she had no clue who I was, but she still responded with a very humble and gracious thank you.</p> @ Dru/98: I did follow the link, and I couldn’t figure out the take though admittedly I’m sleep-deprived and given how tough Jane tends to be on the Post (and how people in general regard all things fashion-related), I figured the scales were tipping in the direction of disgust with her winning an award.

Anyway, I should add that I am very happy for her. A couple years back, I read an article by her that inspired me to figure out her email address (the Post lists some addresses online but not others but it’s easy to guess what one’s might be), and sent her an email complimenting her. I 100 percent sure she had no clue who I was, but she still responded with a very humble and gracious thank you.

]]> By: David Ehrenstein http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70230 David Ehrenstein Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:43:30 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70230 <p>In light of his role in the Wen Ho Lee affair, I don’t consider Risen to be worthy of anything at all.</p> <p>Hey Jane — you’re in town? Gimme a ringy-dingy!</p> In light of his role in the Wen Ho Lee affair, I don’t consider Risen to be worthy of anything at all.

Hey Jane — you’re in town? Gimme a ringy-dingy!

]]> By: Sarah G. http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70219 Sarah G. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:32:19 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70219 <p>TBogg is so quick to tar a woman journalist (when you stop being useful to him, you just be a “dumb bitch” too) that he crops the Givhan article unfairly. It’s not briliant, but if you read the whole thing, it’s not pointless tripe either. Here are the two concluding paragraphs:</p> <p><i>Dressing appropriately is a somewhat selfless act. It’s not about catering to personal comfort. One can’t give in fully to private aesthetic preferences. Instead, one asks what would make other people feel respected? What would mark the occasion as noteworthy? What signifies that the moment is bigger than the individual?</i></p> <p>But the Roberts family went too far. In announcing John Roberts as his Supreme Court nominee, the president inextricably linked the individual — and his family — to the sweep of tradition. In their attire, there was nothing too informal; there was nothing immodest. There was only the feeling that, in the desire to be appropriate and respectful of history, the children had been costumed in it. </p> TBogg is so quick to tar a woman journalist (when you stop being useful to him, you just be a “dumb bitch” too) that he crops the Givhan article unfairly. It’s not briliant, but if you read the whole thing, it’s not pointless tripe either. Here are the two concluding paragraphs:

Dressing appropriately is a somewhat selfless act. It’s not about catering to personal comfort. One can’t give in fully to private aesthetic preferences. Instead, one asks what would make other people feel respected? What would mark the occasion as noteworthy? What signifies that the moment is bigger than the individual?

But the Roberts family went too far. In announcing John Roberts as his Supreme Court nominee, the president inextricably linked the individual — and his family — to the sweep of tradition. In their attire, there was nothing too informal; there was nothing immodest. There was only the feeling that, in the desire to be appropriate and respectful of history, the children had been costumed in it.

]]> By: mikey http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70210 mikey Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:12:52 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70210 <p>Lets have dinner, Jane. ;-)</p> Lets have dinner, Jane. ;-)

]]> By: Shez http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70207 Shez Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:10:14 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/17/late-nite-fdl-devaluing-the-pulitzers/#comment-70207 <p>New thread upstairs</p> New thread upstairs

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