Friday, June 08, 2007

Herald columnists: A-list or B-list?

In my discussion of the Herald ed page's leftward shift this week, I mention the "sundry B-list conservative columnists who grace the opinion page most days."

Yesterday, a Media Log reader took vigorous issue with this description, noting that the Herald gives its readers George Will, Charles Krauthammer, Robert Novak, and Bill O'Reilly. In other words: Who you calling B-list, fool?

It's a fair question--and in retrospect, my characterization was too harsh. O'Reilly is inherently B-list, but Will, Krauthammer and Novak are all marquee names. I confess that my low esteem for the Herald's weaker conservative columnists--including Star Parker, Jay Ambrose, and Holly Robichaud--got the better of me.

That said, a question and a comment:

1. Word on the street is that Robichaud won't be writing her Herald column anymore. So who should the Herald replace her with? I nominate Jonah Goldberg.

2. My too-damning description was NOT meant to encompass Wayne Woodlief or Brett Arends, both of whom I regard as nonpartisan and quite good.

6/8/2007 11:42:32 AM by Adam Reilly | Comments [3] |

Friday, June 08, 2007 11:08:20 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Novak has been B-list since about 1978.

Dan Kennedy

Friday, June 08, 2007 3:08:07 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

And let's not forget Michael Graham. People in 50 years are going to use that guy's columns to give their kids an idea of how advanced and prevalent cretinism became in the early 21st century. That is, if people can even read in 50 years.

Joe Keohane

Monday, June 11, 2007 10:27:36 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

The Doughy Pantload?
In this market?
The mind, she boggled

Charles Pierce

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