Comments on: So long and thanks for all the fish

By: Aman1

Aman1 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:57:02 +0000

I appreciated your suggestions for donations, some of which I’ve signed up for or will do after my next paycheck. Can I also recommend The Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria – I don’t think any single charity has saved more lives in history; recent research showed a) negatively, that malaria had a greater penetration rate amongst the adult non-elderly population than previously thought, but; b) that the epidemic appears to have peaked in 2004, with drugs provided principally by the Global Fund and partner organisations having successfully helped start to bring this human disaster under control. Extremely worthy cause.

Thanks for all the great articles Greg. Looking forward to seeing you at the restaurant at the end of the universe, please ask Elvis to keep a hit or two waiting for me buddy.

By: BakoD

BakoD — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 07:48:36 +0000

I like how the facists call any non biased news organization ‘left leaning’. Not enough of that preachy ‘were republican and better than you’ news they’re used to.

By: Gordon2352

Gordon2352 — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:20:14 +0000

In answer to CIbrate, I don’t read him because he is an opinionated moron.

I just happened to see the announcement and wanted to say “don’t let the door hit you on the way out”.

Reuters articles aren’t exactly exactly of the highest quality journalism to begin with, but this guy and a couple of others are even below their low standards.

By: Gordon2352

Gordon2352 — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:20:08 +0000

In answer to CIbrate, I don’t read him because he is an opinionated moron.

I just happened to see the announcement and wanted to say “don’t let the door hit you on the way out”.

Reuters articles aren’t exactly exactly of the highest quality journalism to begin with, but this guy and a couple of others are even below their low standards.

By: AustinG

AustinG — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:54:05 +0000

doggy,

You seem to take everything said on a left wing blog as being true. How does intelligent conversation take place between someone like you and a similar person who takes as fact everything on a right wing site? Do you counter their the President isn’t a citizen with Bush planned 9/11? In what way would it be possible for either of you to ever hold your own side accountable due to the way that you view the other side? I would recommend broadening your perspective if you don’t want to simply be a tool for other people’s agendas. Something resembling holding both sides to the same standard would be a start. If Mitt Romney is a “liar” from what you mentioned then someone could call the President the same if they listened to ANY single speech he has given.

By: AustinG

AustinG — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:43:42 +0000

Sad to see you go. Can’t say I see things eye to eye with you on everything, but that is part of why I like reading you. You don’t broaden your own perspective by simply reading things that you agree with. Best of luck to you and yours.

By: doggydaddy

doggydaddy — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:40:45 +0000

Thank you, Reuters (jledbet) for clarifying that for readers. Mistakes happen and we can’t always prevent them before they occur. All we can do is rectify the situation as best we can after the fact, which Reuters has done. Thanks for that.

I also want to make something of my own clear. I obviously take issue with Gregg Easterbrook’s praise of Mitt Romney. Far too much known about the man had to be ignored in order to present Romney as an honorable candidate for the Presidency of the United States. I’ve always been a passionate advocate for the naked truth. However, Gregg Easterbrook is one of the best editorial writers in the business.

For starters, Easterbrook is a good writer. He knows well how to turn a phrase and he’s adroitly incisive in making his points. He also has a fair and effectively analytical mind which comes through in his op-ed pieces with great aplomb. And it doesn’t hurt that I usually agree with the man, just not when it comes to Mitt :O)

As a regular Reuters reader I hope to continue seeing your pieces appear here, Gregg Easterbrook, and elsewhere in print and across the blogosphere. Thanks for all the excellent, thought-provoking op-eds. Keep writing and keep putting your work out there for us to read. I wish you all the best as you continue forward.

By: jledbet

jledbet — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:22:08 +0000

A note from the editor: In the 2006 photo incident to which eleno refers, the images were killed, the stringer fired and a new photoshop procedure put in place. Here’s a story about it http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/reuters _purges_all_920_adnan_hajj_photos_from_d atabase/

By: tmc

tmc — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:56:39 +0000

I’ll look for you in the cyber world.

By: CIbrate

CIbrate — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:03:11 +0000

So, Gordon2352, what don’t you like about Mr. Easterbrook, and why have you continued to read him? I bookmarked this site just a week ago because of his great stuff in TMQ and the one book I’ve read. His willingness to a) upbraid those on either/both sides of an issue and b) see past the screaming and/or soundbite banalities coming from the mouths of politicians and their minions makes him one of a very small minority among columnists. It’s a shame that you, like far too many people in today’s discourse, can’t appreciate that.