Friday, August 24, 2007
Fisk fisked
It is no wonder that bloggers invented the verb to fisk to describe a line-by-line analysis of an article or column. The word is in dubious honor of British lefty journalist Robert Fisk, who famously (to righties) weaves facts and opinion to inseparability. Consider the example of this column -- hilariously titled "Even I question the 'truth' about 9/11" -- in which Fisk seeks the answers to a number of supposedly unanswered questions about the attacks on September 11, and at the same time distances himself from 9/11 "truthers" and other conspiracy nuts. Read as much of it as you can, taking care not to hurt yourself or blow your bedtime milk through your nose in laughter.
Now look at Ed Morrissey's response.
That, ladies and germs, is why we call it fisking.
2 Comments:
By 
Larry Sheldon, at
Fri Aug 24, 11:26:00 PM:
I'll be danged.
That's where "fisk" came from.
I learned something. Now I can go to bed.
(It's a poor day that I don't learn something.)
Your captcha gonna get you an "X" rating if you aren't careful. cjifuxlh
By Simon Kenton, at
Sat Aug 25, 10:33:00 AM:
I learned something more, linking out from that piece. See
http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/08/courage_cowardice_and_the_word_1.html
for a great takedown of the therapeutic culture and cowardice.
