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>That last line said it all. He and McNickle are of the >same (limited, snarky) mindset. Write cute, write >wiseass for Daddy Warbucks and that's all that >matters. Let the accuracy, insight and true wit to >real columnists, the kind people respect. In their >view, "That ain't us! We work for SCAIFE!" Talented >conservative columnists like David Brooks or Peggy >Noonan would laugh at these yahoos. It's one more >example of the disconnect between Trib Total Media and >this region as a whole, which all Dick's subsidizing >can't ever change. > >Heyl likely sees himself as a future columnist for >Fred Barnes' "Weekly Standard." Frankly, he'd have a >better chance getting a byline in "Weekly World News." > >Honestly, along with a total lack of insight this guy >>is about as engaging and witty as Samantha Bennett and >>that isn't saying much. >> >><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/n >e >>ws/columns/heyl/s_629203.html">http://www.pittsburghli >v >>e.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/columns/heyl/s_629203.html >< >>/a> >> >>He goes through this whole done-to-death business >>about what will happen to Iron City's sales once they >>move to Latrobe, and then at the end, he opines... >> >>"But if customer backlash is severe at the old-man >>bars where the beer remains popular, Iron City might >>well have to consider breaking with the past and >>changing its name to reflect its new home turf. >> >>Anyone up for a nice cold Placid Pasture?" >> >>A crappy punchline, to say the least. He also mustn't >>get out to Westmoreland very much since he was too >>lazy to check the brewery's actual location. Latrobe >>is a CITY. The old Latrobe Brewery that's being >>utilized isn't far from Excela Latrobe hospital. No >>"pastures." If he was trying to be funny, he missed by >>a dozen miles. Hell, Google Earth (if Heyl even knows >>what that is) would have shown him. Even in a Trib >>opinion column, you can't have your own facts. >> >>Of course, why would Eric the Untalented need bother >>to do any checking? Trib Court Jesters play by >>different rules. Don't have to be right so long as >>you're FAR right!

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