Comments on: First Eric Alterman. Now Jim Naureckas: The Silly Left-wing Effort to Prove that I.F. Stone was Never a Soviet Agent. http://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2009/04/25/first-eric-alterman-now-jim-naureckas-the-silly-left-wing-effort-to-prove-that-if-stone-was-never-a-soviet-agent/ Just another Pajamasmedia.com weblog Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:39:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt F http://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2009/04/25/first-eric-alterman-now-jim-naureckas-the-silly-left-wing-effort-to-prove-that-if-stone-was-never-a-soviet-agent/#comment-2892 Matt F Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:45:39 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/ronradosh/?p=774#comment-2892 You are doing a disservice to your argument. Try to actually represent what Naureckas said, all of what he said. Whether you agree or not, it is absurd to say that his article made one argument and used on method of evaluating the claims made by Commentary. Please reconsider your journalist ethics. If you disagree with Naureckas style of investigation, perhaps take the high road and do honest criticism by showing the complexity of both sides of the argument. It's not essential to agree on things like this, but it is crucial to represent what the other person is saying accurately. Otherwise you cheapen your own argument. You are doing a disservice to your argument. Try to actually represent what Naureckas said, all of what he said. Whether you agree or not, it is absurd to say that his article made one argument and used on method of evaluating the claims made by Commentary. Please reconsider your journalist ethics. If you disagree with Naureckas style of investigation, perhaps take the high road and do honest criticism by showing the complexity of both sides of the argument.

It’s not essential to agree on things like this, but it is crucial to represent what the other person is saying accurately. Otherwise you cheapen your own argument.

]]> By: Richard F. Miller http://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2009/04/25/first-eric-alterman-now-jim-naureckas-the-silly-left-wing-effort-to-prove-that-if-stone-was-never-a-soviet-agent/#comment-2882 Richard F. Miller Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:17:51 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/ronradosh/?p=774#comment-2882 Ron: Many years ago (late 1980s, early 1990s?) I guiltily watched Alterman on CNN's Crossfire (I think) after services one Kol Nidre. Strange to say, the subject was I.F. Stone and his communist connections. When Alterman was asked about them, he melted down the likes of which I had never witnessed (up until then) on television. I don't mean impassioned, or emphatic, or slightly over the top. I do mean that he became emotionally upset, disturbed, actually, began to sputter, red faced, before walking off the set. The whole thing was simply bizarre and my genius as a prognosticator was proven for all to hear. "Well, that's the last we'll hear of that sicko," declared. (I've since answered for my loshan hara.) My larger point is that there's something very odd about Alterman on this particular subject. I disagree with most of what he does, but have seen him behave rationally since then in many a forum. But not on the subject of Izzy Stone. Ron: Many years ago (late 1980s, early 1990s?) I guiltily watched Alterman on CNN’s Crossfire (I think) after services one Kol Nidre. Strange to say, the subject was I.F. Stone and his communist connections. When Alterman was asked about them, he melted down the likes of which I had never witnessed (up until then) on television. I don’t mean impassioned, or emphatic, or slightly over the top. I do mean that he became emotionally upset, disturbed, actually, began to sputter, red faced, before walking off the set. The whole thing was simply bizarre and my genius as a prognosticator was proven for all to hear. “Well, that’s the last we’ll hear of that sicko,” declared. (I’ve since answered for my loshan hara.)

My larger point is that there’s something very odd about Alterman on this particular subject. I disagree with most of what he does, but have seen him behave rationally since then in many a forum. But not on the subject of Izzy Stone.

]]> By: David Thomson http://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2009/04/25/first-eric-alterman-now-jim-naureckas-the-silly-left-wing-effort-to-prove-that-if-stone-was-never-a-soviet-agent/#comment-2881 David Thomson Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:28:02 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/ronradosh/?p=774#comment-2881 "That certainly settles the issue as far as Jim Naureckas is concerned." Jim Naureckas is a destructive human being. He, minimally on a gut level, doesn't care if his comments make any sense. Naureckas merely needs to make noise to be diabolically effective! Many Americans don't bother to seriously study the issues. Deceitful propagandists therefore easily sucker them. Regretfully, these individuals too quickly conclude that all complaints of media bias cancel each other out. The fact that conservative complaints are usually well documented while leftist complaints normally border on the absurd is ignored. “That certainly settles the issue as far as Jim Naureckas is concerned.”

Jim Naureckas is a destructive human being. He, minimally on a gut level, doesn’t care if his comments make any sense. Naureckas merely needs to make noise to be diabolically effective! Many Americans don’t bother to seriously study the issues. Deceitful propagandists therefore easily sucker them. Regretfully, these individuals too quickly conclude that all complaints of media bias cancel each other out. The fact that conservative complaints are usually well documented while leftist complaints normally border on the absurd is ignored.

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