San Francisco, California — In the wake of embattled pundit Richard Cohen’s “scaling back” of his Washington Post column to once a week, rumors swirled as to whom the Post would tap to fill the space left as a result. So far, the mainstream media has been content to repeat the official line from an unnamed Post spokesman, whom the New York Times quoted as saying “hell, I dunno. Nordstroms, probably. Or the Gap. Though no one under the age of fifty ever looked at that page.”
But earlier today, an unofficial and unconfirmed “short list” of replacement candidates started circulating on a few prominent left-wing blogs. And several people were surprised to learn that Creek Running North editor-in-chief Chris Clarke had been named on that short list.
Reached at Creek Running North’s offices at the magazine rack outside the TransAmerica Pyramid, Clarke claimed no knowledge of the list. “I haven’t read the Washington Post since Iran-Contra,” Clarke said. “Hey, is Bob Levey still writing those columns every week about people who drive the speed limit in the Beltway’s fast lane? Those were really kind of lame.”
Amanda Marcotte, another writer on the short list, was more voluble about Clarke’s qualifications. “Chris’s voluminous past examinations of the variegated horticulture of the American West is ample preparation for this post, but some of us worry his reputation as the caustic wit of the internet might interfere with his ability to kiss the derrieres of power firmly or wetly enough.”
Richard Cohen was unavailable for comment. Email from leftwing bloggers decrying his unavailability for comment in the most vile and insulting manner possible may be sent to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Aahh, and now the preponderance of Zeke stories seems to take on an all new meaning. Zeke for Jamie, not a bad tradeoff at all. But just so we are clear on this; you must be a very funny person (basic elementary school bathroom humor successfully demon-fenstrated), and loathe the way in which His Truthiness was inordinately rude to those who feel they are his superiors.
you go,guy!
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Very cool. I could deal with that en-effing-tirely.
I’d love to see a regular column in a major news organization that had some reflective couth to it.