Who is your favorite liberal columnist or writer?

[bobweaver]

Whose columns or writings do you read consistently?

Jim Hightower?
Adrianna Huffington?
Greg Palast?
Ted Rall?
Thomas Frank?
Mark Shields?
Barbara Eirhenreich? (sp?)
Scott Smith?
Mike Duncan?
Molly Ivins?
James Goldsborough?
Garrison Keiler?
Sidney Blumenthal?
William S. Greider?
or....?

I'm trying to narrow it to writers who have regular columns, either in one publication or syndicated, or whose writings appear regularly and consistently, not just an occasional book here and there. Who do you keep up with?

[mattclearing]

1. Hunter S. Thompson

with a nod to Colby King.

[WilliamPitt]

7. Seconded

[Zomby Woof]

10. HST is one of my gods

But I consider him above ideology, which is a fine way to be. His concern isn't right vs. left so much as him vs. whatever vile and twisted bastards are against him.

I sure miss his ESPN.com football column, which was the only sports column worth a damn, since it was written neither by an ex-jock or failed wannabe jock-sniffer. It was written from the cold gambler's perspective with pure HST mainlining style.

[mattclearing]

14. Doesn't he still write that?

eom

[Zomby Woof]

15. I haven't looked in awhile

But I couldn't find it when I looked at the beginning of the season. Used to be called "Hey Rube!"

I admit that since then, I haven't looked. Sportswriting is generally the bottom of a fetid barrel.

[mattclearing]

17. I looked...his latest is about a Broncos/Raiders game.

Not sure when that happened...try to avoid following the AFC. :)

[Zomby Woof]

18. Good

As a Charger fan, I am enjoying watching the Broncos and Raiders fall further behind. :P

GO AFC!

[Maddy McCall]

2. Molly. Always has been.

[Syrinx]

3. Krugman

And I like Molly Ivins, but I'd rather listen to her than read her.

[cavanaghjam]

4. Gore Vidal

Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky, Krugman, Hightower - not in any order.

[Zomby Woof]

5. Molly Ivins

The first time I read her, I wanted to marry her. It was that good.

[genius]

6. Greg Palast

[RandomKoolzip]

8. And the point of this thread is....what, exactly?

Believe me, your guys still have control of the MSM by a laaarge margin.

[bobweaver]

11. Trying to find out who I may be missing out on

[argyl]

9. Been reading Molly since she was with the Dallas Times Herald.

Her insight and wit have brightened many a day for me.

[donheld]

12. Maureen Farrell

I've taken a strong liking to Buzzflash's own

[Maccagirl]

13. Linda Ellerbee

Her book, "And So it Goes" is still my favorite book about the media bullshit. Your orginal list has plenty of heavyweights on it too-I just wish Ellerbee had more exposure these days.

[Zomby Woof]

16. I used to watch "NBC News Overnight" religiously in college!

I worshipped her. I still have the column she wrote praising Frank Zappa the week he died over 11 years ago. Apparently, he used to watch that too, and would call her at her desk after the show with thoughts and criticism.

I don't hear much about her these days. Enjoyed that book myself.

And so it goes.

[bettyellen]

24. she's being doing cable stuff for kids - current events or something

on nicklodeon. or was, last year anyway.

[LeftCoast]

19. Krugman

He da man.

[miss_kitty]

20. Gore Vidal, Calvin Trillin, Cornel West

Katrina vanden Heuvel, Alexander Cockburn, Seymour M. Hersh, Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Arundhati Roi.

[Wapsie B]

21. Donald Kaul

He was with the Des Moines Register for many years. Then after the conservative purge at that paper he now has his column in the Cityview as well as others:


http://www.dmcityview.com/Main.asp?SectionID=55&SubSectionID=129&ArticleID=4800

[Red State Blues]

22. Krugman Krugman Krugman! n/t

[Onceuponalife]

23. Hightower's the man

I read the Hightower Lowdown regularly. But I love Molly, too. Gotta love those Texas libs. There are so damn few of them.

[anitar1]

25. Favorite columnist or writer

All of the above, with the exception of Mark Shields, Thomas Frank,and Mike Duncan.