October 31, 2005

Old Media Columnist to Blogdom: Just Shut Up and Go Away

KATHLEEN PARKER sees enemies, enemies everywhere:

It is this latter -- our new enemies -- that interests me most. I don't mean al-Qaida or Osama bin Laden, but the less visible, insidious enemies of decency, humanity and civility: the angry offspring of narcissism's quickie marriage to instant gratification.

There's something frankly creepy about the explosion we now call the blogosphere.... Kathleen Parker, Beware the host of babbling bloggers

Should you wish to see a sweet cameo image of this babbling narcissist with an ink-stained J school degree (We presume.) just click on the link for a smile that defines, for all time, smarm.

You'll be especially amused by her assertion: "Newspapers are filled with carpal-tunneled wretches, overworked and underpaid, who suffer near-pathological allegiance to getting it right." (Getting it left?)

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Posted by Vanderleun at October 31, 2005 9:02 AM | TrackBack
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"It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood." -- Karl Popper N.B.: Comments are moderated and may not appear immediately. Comments that exceed the obscenity or stupidity limits will be either edited or expunged.

But think of the endless pride we could feel when no less than a real paid media %#* calls us "one of the egogratifying rabble who contribute only snark, sass and destruction."

It almost makes it worth all the trouble it takes to tighten up the top button on our jammies and get to blogging every day!

Posted by: AskMom at December 31, 2005 10:15 AM

"instant gratification" reminded me of an old Calvin and Hobbes cartoon strip. The punchline was something like this:

"The problem with instant gratification is that it is too slow."

Happy New Year

Posted by: TerryH at December 31, 2005 2:38 PM
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