Variety Reporter Begs For Civility; Calls Drudge Readers Anti-Semitic

By Richard Newcomb | December 20, 2007 - 15:15 ET

Apparently the Drudge Report has struck yet another nerve in the mainstream media. Today, Variety magazine reporter Brian Lowry pens a plea for civility- calling out the readers of the Drudge Report in particular. Writes Lowry,

Gee, gang, why so angry? Every time a column or article of mine gets posted on the site, I invariably wake up to a torrent of hostile emails. For awhile, it was like a perverse "Where's Waldo?" game -- "Oh, that one's rage-filled and anti-Semitic -- I must have made Drudge!"

Leaving aside that probability that most Drudge readers are not in fact anger-filled anti-Semites (that honor has to go to the deranged inhabitants of the Democratic Underground, as documented by the hilarious DUmmie FUnnies), Mr. Lowry does indeed have a point about many emailers- and not a few commentators. A lack of humor and civility does indeed seem to be present these days in political discourse. Unfortunately, the point that Lowry seems to miss is that a good portion of this lack of civility may well arise from the tendency by many on the Left to look down on and otherwise treat conservatives as something somehow inhuman. Lowry goes on to write,

So let's see if we can coexist peacefully. Disagreement is welcome, but it's possible to be civil about it. That's certainly my goal when interacting with Drudge diehards, in part because I'm betting a lot of you are armed to the teeth.

I can agree wholeheartedly with Mr. Lowry's plea for civility. What I find reprehensible are his generalizations and veiled insults. If Mr. Lowry is on the receiving end of anger-filled missives, I can sympathize with him and consider this behavior equally as monstrous as those on the Left who like to accuse President Bush of being Hitler. However, he might want to ask himself why the anger exists- it might be due to the condescending attitude and complete ignorance and appreciation for the denizens of places not named New York or San Francisco.

In addition, Lowry reveals the heart of the media's problems in dealing honestly with controversial issues. Islam, to take merely one example, tends to kill people who disagree with them- Christians, Jews, Buddhists and Hindus do not. therefore, the media as a whole tends to treat Judaism and Christianity with disdain and contempt, while affording Islam a respect that it does not deserve based on its actions. This while the media claims to be 'free'. Freedom includes daring to report honestly on people who might be dangerous to the reporters- something few media outlets will do.

Even Lowry's closing displays his own prejudices- he refuses to call the coming holiday 'Christmas' and fancies himself somehow courageous for this. No, Mr. Lowry- only if you dared to diss the Eid (a time when many inhabitants of Saudi Arabia desert the country in droves for a neighboring country where they can drink alcohol) would you be truly courageous. Perhaps if reporters like Lowry could bring themselves to recognize that their political opponents actually have a legitimate point and cease painting them in insulting terms, then maybe some of the anger would dissipate. Just a thought.... Cross-posted on StoneHeads.

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Lowry: thy name is

Lowry: thy name is hypocrite.

I am Catholic and I read

I am Catholic and I read Drudge. I respect my Jewish brothers.

Not to mention his obvious

Not to mention his obvious predjudice towards armed citizens.  "...armed to the teeth.", indeed. So from his own words, may I assume that the only reason he calls for civility, and tries to remain civil, is his fear of armed citizens?

Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!

Libs

"Liberals" get quite upset when you call them on their ignorance, immaturity, stupidity, and hypocrisy. What they do and say is o.k.----always. But you--you--you dare to disagree with me, to call me out--- you bigot, anti-semite, homophobe, sexist, racist...Scheeze!

BTW, for those who may have forgotten, Drudge is Jewish

NEVER,NEVER trust a (sarcastic, condescending)"liberal"

 

Must be a joke ...

Sometimes I just can't believe what I read — or what people write. He said be glad he is on Drudge.

Besides, I never really considered Variety mainstream. More like a little tributary.

Actually...

...It's more of an incestuous, rancid and bitter little backwash from the swamps of the entertainment industry.

MSM is the Root Cause

THE  Root Cause of the  “lack of humor and civility in political discourse” and the  treating of  “conservatives as something somehow inhuman” is the Responsibility of the MSM and their inability to report the TRUTH and nothing but the TRUTH. 

  Examples abound, from the Scooter Libby reporting, to the Alberto Gonzales kangaroo hearings, and ALL the LIES from MSM reporting surround the Kagaroo hearings.    Scooter did not “Out” any CIA agents, Scooter did not get “Pardoned”, Alberto Gonzales did nothing Wrong.  

Other False reports from Abu Ghrabu to BUSH LIED, and now the latest retraction of the NY Headlines on the supposed Video Gate non-issue.  

People that know or find out the Truth are ANGERED at the MSM and those who believe the non Truths.  People who believe the Lies are ANGRY at the offending parties and those that do not Support the lying propaganda from MSM.   

A little TRUTH in reporting would go a long ways towards DEMS and Republicans getting “Civil” in political discourse, because you would not be putting people on Trial for 3 months expounding MORE LIES and giving the MSM More opportunity to re-enforce existing LIES.      

This TRUTH in publishing would still leave plenty to disagree about between political opponents, but you would remove the injustices that crank up the Anger quotients. 

Then there is the Extreme Emotional Anger in the Political division of “Support the Troops”…….families with loved ones in Battle have little patience with non-supporters, and emotions can go off the Scales with between the Supporters and the Activists who have nothing at RISK. 

Take out the Iraq War, and the Political War downsizes significantly.

 This goes back to the

 This goes back to the truth that liberals do not get mad if you lie about them,  they get mad if you tell the truth about them.

Those e-mails Lowry is receiving must be hitting pretty close to home.  Then again,  he's probably a liar like a lot of those writers for the MSM turn out to be.  Therefore, treat anything this fella says with a grain of salt.

Dear Mr. Brian Lowry

<phfeh!>

non drudge linked columns?

As opposed to the four or so emails he gets from non drudge linked columns. He should be thanking Drudge, someone reads his drivel occasionally. Otherwise, its two scientologists, and his parents commenting.

Why answer him?

I don't feel it's necessary to dignify Lowry's slimy accusations with an answer. He knows very well that the vast majority of Christians respect Jews; it's a part of our belief system. Those that don't tend to wear white pointy hoods, and are NOT Christians. He says things like that just so he can be introduced as "The 'controversial' Brian Lowry."

I wish more journalists would rather be known as "ethical" and "truthful."

Edit: This post misplaced.  I was replying to "robsque," second post from the bottom.  Sorry. 

Thanks. I agree.

Thanks. I agree.

Richard Newcomb...

Awesome.

Couldn't have said it better myself. 

That is the issue articulated perfectly.  FACTS and WHOLE TRUTHS ARE RARELY DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC.  MOST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE MSM ARE COWARDS.  REAL JOURALISM TAKES COURAGE, INTEGRITY AND SENSE OF DUTY. 

Unfortunately, the common "sense of duty" in the MSM is fighting against the United States of America, and almost no one has a shred of integrity.  I don't really understand why.  Don't these people understand that No More America = No More American Journalists?

Good call,Mr. Newcomb!

" ...as a whole tends to treat Judaism and Christianity with disdain and contempt, while affording islam a respect that it does not deserve based on its actions."

That is what I call hittin' the ol' nail right on the head.

Maybe today seeins how I got the day off, instead of taking care of the last bit of Christmas shopping I have to do, (as it is the custom of our people to show others LOVE with gifts and kind words, regardless of the seasons) maybe perhaps I will blow up the mall I was going to shop at, or perhaps shoot a bunch of elementary schoolchildren in the back as they try to flee, or maybe I'll hack some muslim reporter's head off of his/her trembling body and THEN we Christian types can get some favorable words from the socialist/ liberal lamestream media! Wish me 'Godspeed' fellow infidels...I'm sharpening my machete!! I said WISH ME GODSPEED or I will bake you and serve you to your family for dinner!!

In A Word...Cowardice

The impunity with which these "enlightened" attack Christians, for so much as wishing people Merry Christmas, seems to fail when most recently, a member of the Islamic community in Canada beat his 16 year old daughter to death for being "improperly dressed". It seems she preferred Western dress to a hijab. She was a beautiful child, one would say "liberated" who preferred "choice" to something put upon her by her birth.

The generation that begat burn-your-braism, free-love, and "tolerance" are merely cowards. Were they anything more this girl would've been hailed as a martyr to their causes. She died in vain, as do all people who follow the cowardly.

Mr. Lowry is merely chief amongst the most yellow of "journalists".