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50. WSJ's opinion dept. is an outhouse.

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James Taranto, Wall Street Journal Columnist: Gabby Giffords Could Not 'Produce 900 Publishable Word [View all] onehandle Apr 2013 OP

what a dick Danmel Apr 2013 #1

A ball-less shrivel dick. xtraxritical Apr 2013 #16

total tool. TeamPooka Apr 2013 #29

Class-less goon. silverweb Apr 2013 #2

Gunners are fucking scumbags alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #3

I disagree. Only the right-wing ones are scumbags. 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2013 #12

Which is all of them. baldguy Apr 2013 #80

never occurs to him she could have written it BEFORE the vote Skittles Apr 2013 #4

LOL NJCher Apr 2013 #34

Presidential nominees have both acceptance and concession speeches ready LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2013 #40

He had a concession speech... bobclark86 Apr 2013 #54

Classic Republican projection. bemildred Apr 2013 #5

he should go fuck off.... madrchsod Apr 2013 #6

Non-fluent aphasia does NOT mean that written expression is necessarily similarly impaired. NoodleyAppendage Apr 2013 #7

True. freshwest Apr 2013 #19

I've wondered pscot Apr 2013 #38

From the brief information I've seen about the path of the bullet... NoodleyAppendage Apr 2013 #79

But, but.... tclark0404 Apr 2013 #39

There is nothing wrong with her MIND.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #8

Even Worse is the Thought His Editors Read the Piece and Published it Anyway dballance Apr 2013 #9

Different parts of the brain.... the columnist needs to get one. alittlelark Apr 2013 #10

Hey James Taranto! blackspade Apr 2013 #11

Really Milliesmom Apr 2013 #13

Fuck off times 1000! mimi85 Apr 2013 #14

KamaAina, Longtime DUer With A Cognitive Disability: I've Got Your 900 Words Right Here. KamaAina Apr 2013 #15

ROFL! Cassidy Apr 2013 #58

Our winner! Brigid Apr 2013 #91

That's right. This man has no dick. longship Apr 2013 #17

OMGawd, my favorite scene from that flick! Thanks! freshwest Apr 2013 #22

Well, it's true! longship Apr 2013 #25

Definitely up there with Cronauer's: "In more dire need of a blowjob..." TheMadMonk Apr 2013 #28

I love that scene! ellie Apr 2013 #61

Are you sure? Even this one?... FailureToCommunicate Apr 2013 #63

Yes! ellie Apr 2013 #73

I always loved the Bill Murry line, ..."dogs and cats living together..." The no dick line awesome Dustlawyer Apr 2013 #90

What's his theory on Stephen Hakwing then? Moostache Apr 2013 #18

Exactly what I was thinking. mwooldri Apr 2013 #55

"He has written". Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #78

Thank you for the grammar lesson. mwooldri Apr 2013 #86

Don't worry about it, Mark. maddiemom Apr 2013 #95

He only finds it odd because... Kalidurga Apr 2013 #20

wow...show'n off your "brass"...I guess. SoapBox Apr 2013 #21

Another lackey given a position of influence by patronage. Kiss off, you worthless dickweed! freshwest Apr 2013 #23

Fire the a_ _hole. nt brush Apr 2013 #24

Verbal aphasia doesn't necessarily mean she can't express herself kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #26

Two things: Her impairment may not limit her ability to write and couldn't she have written beyurslf Apr 2013 #27

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they attack you, then you win."Gandhi applegrove Apr 2013 #30

This pond scum doesn't know Gabby. I do. DFW Apr 2013 #31

Please Brimley Apr 2013 #33

Point taken n/t DFW Apr 2013 #35

This guy writes for the Wall Street Journal? Brimley Apr 2013 #32

The WSJ is now Murdoch-owned DFW Apr 2013 #36

And I suppose, in the history of the WSJ Mopar151 Apr 2013 #37

big columnists like Taranto often do have "research" people Enrique Apr 2013 #44

Who the hell is James Taranto? fasttense Apr 2013 #41

It's actually entertaining to see how low they can go lunatica Apr 2013 #42

go get her! Enrique Apr 2013 #43

GOP SOB. Shooting the messenger (again). n/t Orsino Apr 2013 #45

Also, it's ad hominem thesquanderer Apr 2013 #46

Even IF what he claims is true (and that's a big IF), then so what? Wednesdays Apr 2013 #47

Gabby "a practitioner of incivility and unreason."? Projection. marble falls Apr 2013 #48

WSJ used to be a business paper. riqster Apr 2013 #49

WSJ's opinion dept. is an outhouse. marmar Apr 2013 #50

That's because he has motor skills and speech functions and can't produce 900 words worth appleannie1 Apr 2013 #51

Fuck. Off. And. Die. Taranto Zoeisright Apr 2013 #52

Anyone have an email addy for the fascist? Octafish Apr 2013 #53

his twitter feed Botany Apr 2013 #67

Thank you, Botany! Octafish Apr 2013 #72

She is not a politican anymore where they have to 'take' this kind of slander/libel, right? Sunlei Apr 2013 #56

Lesser have said less and gotten CANNED over it James!! buh-bye Jimmie!! benld74 Apr 2013 #57

Neither GWB. Lost-in-FL Apr 2013 #59

First of all, she could have dictated it to someone - or used voice recognition software. yellowcanine Apr 2013 #60

Jackass! xxqqqzme Apr 2013 #62

I wish Traranto would speak that crap around Mark Kelly (or me) Botany Apr 2013 #64

Let us be frank and honest DonCoquixote Apr 2013 #65

No-balls libodem Apr 2013 #66

Wolf tries to Wipe his Butt with the Wall Street Journal Wolf Frankula Apr 2013 #68

Perfectly stated! blue neen Apr 2013 #81

Hey Taranto... libnnc Apr 2013 #69

If Taranto took as much time visiting with Americans with Disabilities as he did in writting this Thinkingabout Apr 2013 #70

He's an idiot. Obviously she had plenty of time before truthisfreedom Apr 2013 #71

Recently I overheard a right wing fanatic remark grantcart Apr 2013 #74

It shocks me that her husband would let them oldbanjo Apr 2013 #92

are you being serious or is it sarcastic? grantcart Apr 2013 #94

Stay classy Taranto! JNelson6563 Apr 2013 #75

What do you expect from an asshole working for a fish wrapper. Lint Head Apr 2013 #76

Thoughts, Intellectual Reasoning and Speech Ability have no Reflection on the other... Pachamama Apr 2013 #77

Taranto could produce 900,000 publishable words, and not a single word would be worth reading. blue neen Apr 2013 #82

Of course it was written in advance, you moron! Nine Apr 2013 #83

It's a fascist Murdoch rag The Wizard Apr 2013 #84

Clearly the the idiot who said that that knows nothing about neurological injuries. There are spicegal Apr 2013 #85

1) she could have dictated it 2) she could have spoken into a computer that recognizes her voice, secondwind Apr 2013 #87

Fuck you James Taranto 47of74 Apr 2013 #88

Living in the disability community I run into this all the time. thucythucy Apr 2013 #89

Ass glinda Apr 2013 #93

Any speech/language pathologist would be happy to educate Mr. Taranto on his astounding error. raging moderate Apr 2013 #96