For instance, I cannot imagine discovering that liberal columnist Paul Krugman had been secretly advising the Obama campaign and worked diligently to make sure Sen. Joe Biden was picked as the Democratic running mate, the way Kristol reportedly did with McCain. And I can't picture the Times' Frank Rich writing column after column about Sen. Joe Biden's VP run and then showing up at a New York City media event to reveal grave misgivings about Biden; misgivings the columnist had never articulated before, the way Brooks did with Palin.
Bottom line: Do Kristol and Brooks understand the basic tenets of opinion journalism?
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Conflict of Interest?
Media Matters' Eric Boehlert questions how NY Times op-ed columnists David Brooks and William Kristol can remain pundits in good standing if they're also in the business of advising presidential candidates:
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