PatrickRichardson
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Excuse me?
Aware as I am that David can be a bit strident at times, I'd appreciate it if you would refrain from libeling my character and background when you do not know me. Indeed I have written for both the Daily Caller and PJ Media. Indeed I am a conservative, and proudly so. I also have nearly 20 years in the community newspaper business. That you've worked for largely liberal rags like Newsday does not impress me. Nor does the Pulitzer prize these days, hag-ridden with with political correctness as it is.
I've broken national news stories, including Operation Fast and Furious and the fact that the Department of Labor was promulgating rules which would have kept farm kids from working on the family farm.
Sarah A. Hoyt, who is a well respected and award-winning author trusts me enough to beta-read her work and trusts my opinions on said work. She has, in fact, said that with a bit of seasoning I may be a top fiction editor.
You may continue to inhabit your ivory tower sir, and I shall continue to give your opinions the weight they deserve.
I said none of the things, and you're attributing other people's arguments to me, which I don't appreciate especially after I already told you politely I'm here to have chill conversations with an open mind. What I DID say is that, as a newspaper reporter, I would not trust the vast majority of my colleagues to edit fiction because it's a completely different skill set.
You're using this "I have a friend who's a newspaper reporter!" as a bludgeon in this conversation, but writing for a conservative rag started by Tucker Carlson does not make anyone a legitimate newspaper reporter. You dont springboard from that to a decent newspaper. But what do I know? I've only worked for the Wall Street Journal, Associated Press and Newsday. You know, actual newspapers and wire services that report the news, win Pulitzers and stick to the professional standard of objectivity instead of shilling for a political party.
But, hey, maybe some dude who has a friend whose aunt's officemate works at the East Bumble$&@£ Herald Turdsman can set me right by telling me how it's done in rural newsrooms staffed by novelists.
You've been combative on the boards, you were absolutely rude in the chat room the other night, and you seem hell bent on disagreeing with people for the sake of disagreeing. I didn't come here to have arguments, so our conversation is over and I'll avoid exchanging messages with you in the future. Cheers.
Aware as I am that David can be a bit strident at times, I'd appreciate it if you would refrain from libeling my character and background when you do not know me. Indeed I have written for both the Daily Caller and PJ Media. Indeed I am a conservative, and proudly so. I also have nearly 20 years in the community newspaper business. That you've worked for largely liberal rags like Newsday does not impress me. Nor does the Pulitzer prize these days, hag-ridden with with political correctness as it is.
I've broken national news stories, including Operation Fast and Furious and the fact that the Department of Labor was promulgating rules which would have kept farm kids from working on the family farm.
Sarah A. Hoyt, who is a well respected and award-winning author trusts me enough to beta-read her work and trusts my opinions on said work. She has, in fact, said that with a bit of seasoning I may be a top fiction editor.
You may continue to inhabit your ivory tower sir, and I shall continue to give your opinions the weight they deserve.