The dangers of Fisking

The Spectator (UK) ^ | November 13, 2003 | David Pryce-Jones

[Pikamax]

classic case of western guilt.

[diggerandscraper]

Bof. Fisking, Coultering, whatever. Media essayist types always edit selectively. You can either pick one and slavishly follow whatever they say as gospel truth (the new prophets? I hope not!), or pick 'em all apart and get at the real meat for yourself.

[Democratshavenobrains]

Are the non-deluded Brits finally waking up? Fisk should be acknowledged for what he is. An anti-semitic laughingstock full of white guilt.

[aculeus]

That's not the definition at all.

I know that. But I thought his "fisking" of fisk was worth posting anyhow.

[dighton]

Eminently bumpworthy.

[ohioman]

If Fisk ever gets his sorry ass on American soil, he should be locked up as an enemy combatant. He is doing a better job than Tokyo Rose. Hell, I would give a months salary to have one swing at the guy.

[hellinahandcart]

‘How, I kept asking myself, could the Americans batter their way through these defences?’

Oh, I remember that one. I think Fisk got an award of some kind. Spectacularly Bad Timing? I'm almost sure that was it...

[dighton]

Iraqi Army’s Defenses Seem Impenetrable

[hellinahandcart]

ROFL!

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93 posted on 04/09/2003 11:39 AM EDT by general_re (If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, riddle them with bullets.)
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[Shermy]

#3

You're right.

This fellow's definitin of "Fisking" is all wet.

[hellinahandcart]

or pick 'em all apart and get at the real meat for yourself.

I'll save you some time and point you toward the only "real meat" you'll find in any Fisk story:

Bon appetit!

[general_re]

Ah, yes - no doubt, Fiskie has that stuff delivered to him by the barrel... ;)

[aculeus]

If Fisk ever gets his sorry ass on American soil, he should be locked up as an enemy combatant. He is doing a better job than Tokyo Rose. Hell, I would give a months salary to have one swing at the guy.

You missed his visits to some US universities just last year.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=3&q=http://globalplace.gmu.edu/provost/Robertfisk.html&e=7421

[tet68]

Robert gets the verbal thrashing he deserves.

Fisking, that's good, very good.

Robert....stop Fisking or you'll go blind.

[Billthedrill]

Towards the end of April, Fisk seems to have abandoned his gas mask and loo rolls for a well-deserved rest from his mission.

There's something about this British usage that is gloriously funny. In American it would be "toilet paper" and lose its scansion entirely...

[Pokey78]

BTTT

[UnklGene]

I hope that Fisk lives forever. He takes idiocy to a new art form.

[sauropod]

I'd rather be frisked than Fisked.