Nobody's posted this yet? Whitlock on Kornheiser?

I think that column was worth it, just for the fact that Whitlock let me know that the PTI crew will be wearing "Anchorman"-style jackets on Mondays.
I'm now setting the Tivo.
So much thanks to Whitlock.

 

the tv critic at the kc star, aaron barnhart, takes a jab at whitlock in this blog post:
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/09/shales_and_bark.html

the underlined part is linked to the aforementioned whitlock column on kornheiser.

 

The answer is designers. They hate reading and writing, so they redefine the industry to appeal to the people "who are too busy to read the newspaper."

 

It's one thing if a story isn't well written and/or does nothing to hold the interest. But that's a matter of execution, not length.

And I know Dye beats the designer drum so much that people tend to tune him out.

But he's right.

 

That column is an abomination! I agree with Jersey that you don't get to columnize on people you have a financial interest with. Too many columnists get away with that garbage on a regular basis. In addition it was self-serving and didn't really tell me anything. TK's feud with the Post reviewer (Farhi) who blasted him was pretty well glossed over. Makes me wonder. Whitlock lost any credibility with me writing that pablum.

 

Will his own name be at the top of the list? That sounds like a jealous slam at others whom he thinks are trying to out-pimp him on his own corners.

 

That's just mean, and I'm sure JW will set you straight on the next episode of PTI/Around The Horn/Rome Is Burning/The Sports Reporters.

 

I like Whitlock.
I love Kornheiser.
I don't give a rat's rear that the two of them ate steamed rice and veggies.

 

I might be compelled to give one-tenth of a fuck if I ever watched any of those shows. However, since I don't watch, I don't give.

 

yes, the fat man can write, especially when he's going on and on and on about one of his favorite topics, himself.

 

Exactly. Not to mention the obvious conflict of interests here (financial windfall from appearing on Tony's show -- "I'll write really nice things about him, say how delicious the dinner was, how nice his wife was, so someday, when I'm all grown up, I too can be rich and famous. Hooray for me!"). Whitlock comes across as a 12-year-old fawning over his big-league hero outside the ballpark. Pathetic.