Comments on: Who should get Kristol’s gig at the Gray Lady?

By: Laura in Maryland

Laura in Maryland — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:04:10 +0000

Me. The paper needs someone new who can actually write. And I could use the money (for the next year they manage to remain in business).

JDPerren on January 28, 2009 at 12:33 AM

No, it sounds like you need a more reliable source of income than that rag can provide;)

By: molonlabe28

molonlabe28 — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:36:24 +0000

I would also add recently retired blogger Kim du Toit, whose eloquence, vision and erudition are without match.

And Kim is a true African-American.

He is lilly white, but a legal immigrant (and now US citizen) from South Africa.

By: molonlabe28

molonlabe28 — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:34:05 +0000

Ted Nugent.

But, it really doesn’t matter, because, given the financial instability of the NYT, it will be a transitory position.

By: BetseyRoss

BetseyRoss — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:01:27 +0000

No one. Who would want that job anyway? The Times keeps loosing readership and the job would go away very fast, especially since the constituency of that paper can’t read and think anyway. The only reason I even “know” about the NYT is when talk show hosts and Hot Air quotes from it. I’ve even canceled my subscription to my local paper. The editor is Republican. I never get any information from it. It’s a waste of trees and my time.

By: JDPerren

JDPerren — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:33:23 +0000

Who should get Kristol’s gig at the Gray Lady?

Me. The paper needs someone new who can actually write. And I could use the money (for the next year they manage to remain in business).

By: baldilocks

baldilocks — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:18:00 +0000

People shouldn’t “demand” anything of a private institution.

VolMagic on January 27, 2009 at 4:46 PM

By: baldilocks

baldilocks — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:12:54 +0000

They need a conservative, woman, minority…Baldilocks, got any plans????

right2bright on January 27, 2009 at 6:39 PM

They don’t want me, but thanks for the compliment. :)

By: Dreadnought

Dreadnought — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:51:15 +0000

Hanson would be my first pick. He has the intellect to cut someone like Rich or Dowd to pieces without breaking a sweat(not that it would ever happen if he was actually working there, but I can dream).

Steyn or Lileks would also be good. Another good one would be James Bowman of the American Spectator and New Criterion.

Another guy I like is Kyle Smith of the NY Post(how many movie critics have military experience?)- he could really irritate some lefties, which would be amusing. Jonah Goldberg would be okay in the same sort of way.

I like Rush, but the NY Times Editorial Page is not the place for him.

As far as the Politico list: Byron York would be good, Douthat would be okay, McArdle less so-Noonan would be horrible and a slap in the face(always impressed me as a phoney, even before her Obama infatuation and Palin bashing). Frum would be Brooks/Kristol Part 2. What would be the point?

By: huckleberryfriend

huckleberryfriend — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:48:51 +0000

If they offer it to Rush, I hope he publicly declines!

Why would he help save that piece of garbage?

By: Speedwagon82

Speedwagon82 — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:46:52 +0000

The Times is doing this save money for Friedman’s mustauche combs and Dowd’s vibrators.

By: Big Orange

Big Orange — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:02:19 +0000

Ann Coulter!!!!

By: MikeA

MikeA — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:24:34 +0000

Anyone look at their finacials lately? I’d guess Rush could BUY the NYT and run it however he wanted to.

By: jgapinoy

jgapinoy — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:10:01 +0000

Walter Williams.
Or Mark Steyn.

By: Mojave Mark

Mojave Mark — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:06:22 +0000

Burn exactly (we’re speaking figuratively here). This paper needs to go down and fast. Let the left learn a lesson.

By: Sapwolf

Sapwolf — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:40:39 +0000

It’s the Times FCOL, just let it BURN BABY.

By: njcommuter

njcommuter — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:05:21 +0000

A conservative like Thomas Sowell or Fred Thompson might convince readers that they’ve been drinking that KoolAid, and ultimately send them to other media. I especially like Sowell; Cal Thomas would be good, too, if he could be convinced to take the job, and he’s not going to force readers to face their own shoddy reasoning the way Sowell would.

By: grapeknutz

grapeknutz — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:52:13 +0000

As I understand it the only ones “reading” that paper are dead fish!

By: GarandFan

GarandFan — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:45:57 +0000

Kristol is getting out before the paychecks start bouncing. Is the rumor true that the NYT will soon be printed in Spanish only, reflecting it’s new ownership?

By: right2bright

right2bright — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:39:27 +0000

But will the Times bother to maintain a conservative voice at all?

They need a conservative, woman, minority…Baldilocks, got any plans????

By: RaisinsofWrath

RaisinsofWrath — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:38:44 +0000

Victor Hansen Davis would be a great fit…

By: faraway

faraway — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:32:19 +0000

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Obama’s Big Prison Break is near.

By: MikeA

MikeA — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:26:46 +0000

Osama Bin Laden. Cuts out the middleman.

By: therightwinger

therightwinger — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:18:00 +0000

Who cares? Let’s start our own damn newspapers. Let’s create our own media. The NY Times isn’t a real “newspaper”, that’s been evident for a long time.

By: paulsur

paulsur — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:12:41 +0000

I nominate Michelle Malkin of course.

By: golfergirl

golfergirl — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:10:58 +0000

I like the idea of Sarah Palin writing for them, just the thought of those staff meetings makes me smile. Now that everyone has put away their childish things I am sure a group hug would be in order. Perhaps Maureen could even hook Sarah up with her pal Carolyn and they could all do lunch.
Since ya know, there’s not much involved in being Governor of Alaska and all.