  Sunday, January 13, 2008  'NYT' Public Editor Hits Hiring of
Columnist  In a piece that has drawn relatively little attention
so far, Clark Hoyt, The New York Times' public editor, today
called the paper's decision to hire Bill Kristol, the rightwing
pundit, a "mistake," and noted that the Times' had received
almost 700 letters of complaint -- and only one note praising
the choice. Then there was this: "Kristol refused to talk with
odd stance for someone who presumably will want others to talk
to him for his column."  And the fun continues: Kristol's second
column is in Monday's paper, hailing the surge in Iraq and the
Democrats refusal to join in. He writes: "Obama’s view of the
current situation in Iraq is out of touch with reality. In this,
however, Obama is at one with Hillary Clinton and the entire
leadership of the Democratic Party." Here's a full summary of
the Clark Hoyt critique:   Ian said...  greg, this is all
garbage. why is nobody talking about the main thing. the main
point. the number one pro