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CNN's John King Gets Upset

By Big Tent Democrat

with Glenn Greenwald for not recognizing his journalistic prowess. He fired off an e-mail with a level of vituperativeness that would make any DFH angry blogger proud:

I don't read biased uninformed drivel so I'm a little late to the game. But a friend who understands how my business works and knows a little something about my 20 plus years in it sent me the link to your ramblings. Since the site suggests you have law training, maybe you forgot that good lawyers to a little research before they spit out words. . . . You clearly know very little about journalism. . . . When I am writing something that calls someone's credibility into question, I pick up the phone and give them a chance to give their side, or perspective. . . .

Pretty funny. Glenn makes a good point in response (for the substance of the dispute follow the link):

Ponder how much better things would be if establishment journalists -- in response to being endlessly lied to and manipulated by political officials and upon witnessing extreme lawbreaking and corruption at the highest levels of our government -- were able to muster just a tiny fraction of the high dudgeon, petulant offense, and melodramatic outrage that comes pouring forth whenever their "reporting" is criticized

Indeed.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on January 16, 2008 (boomark / email).