[Migraine]

Spiro Agnew once said that the media were "nattering nabobs of negativity."

Any idea who wrote those words for him (and it was negativism)? William Safire! Same speech in which he said the constant critics were but "an effete corps of impudent snobs, elected by no one...". The fact that we're still quoting it means it was memorable, whether the media liked it or not!

[SamAdams76]

I stand corrected. It was "nattering nabobs of negativism."

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

"nattering nabobs of negativity."

Any idea who wrote those words for him (and it was negativism)? William Safire

Yes, it was "negativism." No, it wasn't Safire--not if Pat Buchannan's claim of authorship can be believed . . .