John08, you say the article is one-sided, yet it pretty much makes your point below: Did you not even bother to finish reading it?
"She reiterates a sentiment expressed by many interviewed for this story who say the statement does not reflect the attitude of the people involved in the organization.
'I've grown to love all the awesome people who work there, parents who I have worked with volunteering untold hours for each production,' Sullivan says."
I agree with the Style editor. The duty of a journalist these days is not to simply report that "Side A says its raining outside," BUT "Side B says its sunny outside." End of story.
The journalist's job is to look out the effing window and say which is true.
Unfortunately, thanks to Google and Facebook controlling all online ad revenue, there are less journalists than ever before to perform this essential duty.
And Bob M: Philip Van Cleave? You mean the same guy who was nationally humiliated on Showtime for trying to give toddlers under 3 guns disguised as puppets? If that's your model, then I just feel sorry for you.
Hey Ray,
having one comma before "data" in your whiny complaint is incorrect. There should be no comma. Clearly you can't be trusted.
Um Richmond lister. I think it makes sense if an interviewer asks a political comedian a question or two about politics. But gee, I don't know .... maybe they should've done a "regular interview" and talked about snowcones. It is summer!
Good plan, "Edward Snowden" allow the worst candidate to win so you can make a point -- I'm sure that will help your cause. You're just making my argument for me.
I agree with the lock on the debate, that's why you fight to change the system BEFOREHAND, as I said. The "huge percentage" who don't vote - deserve the horrors they get. And they deserve to be called out for helping make the situation much worse for more vulnerable groups. Saying that things wouldn't have been MUCH better under Hillary is just plain wrong.
And yeah, I read the article above. They ask a political comedian for his take on the left and he gives it to them. You should probably stick to reading only outlets that agree completely with you. I'm sure the magazine editors will be heartbroken that they don't fit your particular mold of activist agenda. That is, the kind with no chance of ever getting anything done until the country is in shambles.
Dear "Julian Assange" - I'm no Clinton fan, and I'd happily vote for a third party candidate (my money went to Bernie) but you have to CHANGE the system first.
That means do real work before the election instead of complaining to people online afterwards and calling 'got ya' to anyone who doesn't recognize an obscure Honduran environmental activist reference.
My point was simply this -- and (likely one of your idols) Noam Chomsky agrees -- when you only have TWO choices thanks to an admittedly corrupt system and one is going to do a lot more damage than the other: It's your moral responsibility to vote for the lesser of two evils. It's a simple concept.
The only person bullying here is you.
Re: “What’s Next?”
Realist, did you even read the article? Does this not fit your snark definition:
"You can't make this stuff up, folks." Also its a straight news story, not an opinion piece.
More likely, you didn't read it. Since you seem to spend most of your waking hours trying to bash Style for being supposedly too liberal. Which GOP social media-influencer operation pays you to make all these comments? Much like Ed Gillespie, they're wasting their money.