Denenberg Takes On The Critics

Bulletin columnist Herb Denenberg has been answering readers’ questions about DeLoreans, when to wash your car and whether a truck driver can get in trouble for drug possession for almost three years now.

He also frequently opines about how Barack Obama is a horrible presidential candidate, how Steven Spielberg is evil and the divide between patriots and America haters.

And, today, he does them both at the same time:

Question: I simply don’t understand how Herb Denenberg’s drivel counts as responsible journalism. In his haste to attack anyone that has the audacity to disagree with him, he simply levels unsubstantiated charges against them. Furthermore, his claims that he is railing against the ‘dishonest and biased’ media makes me question his own objectivity. Should we accept Herb as being the bastion of disinterested reporting? Why are his statements - peppered with the name calling - more objective and fairer than other forms of press? I read his column simply to laugh, but never to take it seriously. If The Bulletin really wants to improve their quality, don’t you think you should get rid of him?

Answer: The writer does exactly what he falsely accuses me of doing. He makes unsubstantiated charges without a single example or a scintilla of evidence. I just figured I’ve written over one million words for the new Bulletin since I started writing my columns a couple of years ago. Yet, the writer does not contest one of my facts or any of my logic. Obviously he doesn’t read my material very carefully and remembers none of it. He claims I rail against the “dishonest and biased” media. That should be the “dishonest, fraudulent, and biased” mainstream media. There is a big difference when you leave out “mainstream.” And I’d add that if the writer isn’t smart enough to recognize the bias of the mainstream media, I know I won’t be able to educate him. But I’m happy if he finds my columns humorous. It sounds like he ought to lighten up. What’s more, this column has frequently pointed out that humor and laughing are good for your health. So ,my final word to the writer is keep reading my column and keep laughing for the sake of your health if not your politics. And does he know why six is afraid of seven? Because seven ate nine. That’s an old one but it doesn’t take much to make that writer laugh. Also I want to thank the writer for “Denenberg’s Drivel.” I love alliteration, can’t resist it, and always strive for it, even when it comes from wacky writers who are obviously loony liberals and jerks and jackasses.

He’s written over a million words? Man, a million words, and, like 50,000 of them were “loony liberal.”

The next two questions, if you’re wondering, were about the estate tax and credit scores.

Denenberg Answers Questions On Glaucoma, Credit Scores, BBQ Sauce And Himself [The Bulletin]