Acclaimed

I love how people describe famous columnists as "acclaimed" and "award-winning." Who exactly gives out these awards? In case you didn't know, there are two main types of news contributers in the print media. Reporters and columnists. Reporters deal with facts and current events. Columnists give their opinions. This brings me to Bill Plashke, the "acclaimed and award-winning" columnist for the Los Angeles Times. Plashke is a veteran of the industry and has written his fair share of poigniant and interesting pieces. In this "unaward-winning" columnists opinion, the number of worthwhile stuff he's written is dwarfed by how many times he has written a bunch of crap. Case in point, after the Utah Jazz won Game 3 against the Lakers, Plashke wrote a scathing article about center Pau Gasol, basically laying the blame for the loss solely on the Spaniard's shoulders. Sure, Gasol did not have a very good game, turning the ball over ...