That's Rall, Folks: Seeing 'Red' After Election

Editor & Publisher ^ | November 13, 2004 | Editor & Publisher Staff

[tvn]

"The best newspapers, which routinely win prizes for their in-depth local and national reporting and staffers overseas, line the coasts"

And just what organizations and groups give these prizes and awards? Talk about preaching to the choir!

[68skylark]

Rall has applauded the death of Americans in war. I guess that gives him the credentials to speak for blue America.

[Fiddlstix]

Ted Rall is an Idiot!
(Wait! I take that back! Ted Rall would make an idiot look smart.)
(My apology to all real idiots.)

[Freepdonia]

In his latest column, "Confessions of a Cultural Elitist," Rall declared, among much else, that "living in the sticks doesn't make you more American" and "by any objective standard, you had to be spectacularly stupid to support Bush."

That's the attitude that will make the next hundred years the Republican Century. Keep working on it, Ted!

[raptor29]

Regarding the Blue State-Red State comparisons, I fully expect that if you broke down the Blue State PRODUCERS, the people who actually make those states run economically, you would find a strong Bush majority. Freeloaders and social engineers flock to wealth, where they have a playground to use others' resources. But the playground was created by the producers, and they are generally the conservatives.

[gidget7]

Typical arrogant self rightious ponpas a**. I didn't know we Republicans were radical??? LOL the term means Democrat!!!

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Rall should really consider going on the "Karen Carpenter diet."

Not that he's overweight or anything, he would just be doing the rest of us a huge favor.

[JLS]

Sorry Rall you are not really a member of the elite. You are a marginal wacko cry baby.

[Maceman]

But don't demand our respect. You lost it on November 2.

Well, I guess we can't have everything.

[John Thornton]

Rall concluded: "So our guy lost the election. Why shouldn't those of us on the coasts feel superior? We eat better, travel more, dress better, watch cooler movies, earn better salaries, meet more interesting people, listen to better music and know more about what's going on in the world.

Define "dress better."

Did you know, Ted, that black is not the only "color" for clothing? Watch "cooler movies"? With DVDs almost all movies are accessible anywhere.

"Earn better salaries." Yeah, but spend much more on housing and other things.

"Meet more interesting people." Define "interesting." If Hillary Clinton is your benchmark for "interesting" I guess he is right.

"Know more about what is going on in the world." Because he reads the New York Times? Jayson Blair would be proud.

[wordsofearnest]

Ted Rall wouldn't make pimple on Pat Tillman's ass!!!

[gidget7]

But don't demand our respect. You lost it on November 2.

To have YOUR respect we would have to reducr yourselves to you moral code! NO THANK YOU! I like looking into the mirror and not suffering revultion at what I see.

[Grendel9]

Nothing sadder than watching/listening to some poor dumb
chap who doesn't realize the hatred he spawns within is literally eating him up. Hard to imagine the number of
new cases of ulcers being treated on both coasts!
Maybe the doctors will start getting payback for some of the loss in those malpractice suits!

[M Kehoe]

Schadenfruede, the gift that keeps on giving.

5.56mm

[gidget7]

sorry bout that spelling, it posted before I could do the spell check, I don't know why??

[FrankRepublican]

I thought I read that Rall was actually a Canadian like Peter Jennings. I thought Rall held dual citizenship. He is a piece of garbage.

[eagle11]

"Addressing media coverage, he wrote: "Inland Americans face a bigger challenge than coastal 'cultural elitists' when it comes to finding high-quality news coverage."

GIVE ME A BREAK!

[RJL]

All this coming from a guy who can't even draw a decent stick figure for his "cartoons"!

[gorush]

"Why shouldn't those of us on the coasts feel superior? We eat better, travel more, dress better, watch cooler movies, earn better salaries, meet more interesting people, listen to better music and know more about what's going on in the world.

Those in the red states are happier and significantly less delusional.

[Maceman]

Define "dress better."