An Oct. 30 NewsBusters post by someone named Bruce Bookter on ESPN’s shuttering of Grantland predictably degenerated into an anti-liberal rant:
Make no mistake, ESPN likely, no, ESPN definitely supports and stands behind every wack-a-doo leftist take from every one of their leftist wack-a-doo personalities. Trust me on this.
Case in point, ESPN has still not suspended Tony Kornheiser for comparing Tea Party Republicans to ISIS. Why? Because they see conservatives the same way Kornheiser does.
But you can get rid of Grantland without making declarative statements like “We’re getting out of the pop culture business.” Saying that signals a much deeper meaning than saying “Bill Simmons was a real tool, and he’s basically stealing all of our writers. So we’re shutting this puppy down.”
Look, I’m not saying conservative backlash against ESPN resulted in the network’s decision to stop trying to be MSNBC with highlight reels. Though, it could have played a part. But, do conservatives have to have caused this in order for it to be a conservative victory?
Then we get to the end and see the Bookter’s bio: “Bruce Bookter is a sports journalist. This is a pen name.”
That’s right — “Bookter” is a coward hiding behind a fake name, which means there’s no reason to trust him.
Nevertheless, the Media Research Center thinks this fake “Bookter” guy is worth publishing (which is apparently defined by the intensity of his liberal-bashing). He’s written five posts since mid-October, including the above-referenced attack on Kornheiser, and another whining that a sports website made a gay joke mocking a baseball player’s anti-gay views.
At least Kornheiser and the other targets of “Bookter’s” rants put their names out there. “Bookter,” meanwhile, hides behind a fake name and hurls his poo. And the MRC encourages him to be a gutless coward.
A profile in courage he isn’t. Put your real name on your blog post, Bookter, and maybe we can talk.