Michael Gerson’s compelling May 29 column in The Herald, began as follows. “To many observers on the left, the initial embrace of Seth Rich conspiracy theories by conservative media figures was merely a confirmation of the right’s deformed soul.” He then went on to condemn the depravity of their attempting to exploit a young man’s murder, on the basis of no evidence, for political gain.
In his June 4 letter to the editor, Curt Greer responded with scathing criticism of that commentary and closed with what he likely considered to be a lethal parting shot. “Don’t lecture conservatives about conspiracies Mr. Gerson; clean up you own house first!”
Well interestingly, it would seem that this is exactly what Gerson was trying to do. He is after all, a conservative who was the chief speech writer for George W. Bush and had served previously as a senior policy adviser for the Heritage Foundation. One wonders if our friend would have responded with the same enthusiasm had he not incorrectly assumed that the column was written by a liberal.
In any event, it’s probably reasonable to conclude that a guy who pretends to know what he’s talking about when he clearly doesn’t, has likely lost the credibility necessary to effectively decry a supposed “hypocrisy of the left.” Perhaps we should try to remember that while the Herald’s lenient letters policy permits us to make fools of ourselves, it isn’t mandatory that we do so.
Dan Postema
Everett
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