"Phineas Pinkham" wrote:

My point is there is no need to characterize Rick Bragg as a "questionable"
ghost writer.

Of course there is: the man took credit in the public prints for
reports on which he was not the one who did the work. This is an
indisputable fact. And you can say that is was simply the condition
of his employment with the New York Times if you want to, but I'll
only point out that no serious and self-respecting journalist would
accept those conditions. Bragg is not fit to sharpen Stephen Crane's
pencil.

"ex cathedra" by whose pronouncement?

Can you say mea culpa?

Yes, I can, but it's not necessary in this case: I'm not the one
who cited other peoples' rote huzzahs for Bragg. That was you.


Billy

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