Say No to Sycophantism

"Yet Goldberg enjoys a sterling reputation. The Atlantic's wealthy owner,
David Bradley, reportedly sent Goldberg's children ponies in order to
convince the reporter to leave The New Yorker for the prestigious magazine.
"He's incredibly persistent and makes you feel like you're God's gift to
journalism," Goldberg said of Bradley. The Washington Post media critic
Howard Kurtz approvingly referred to Bradley's pursuit of "top talent.""

*If you don't get the pony reference, a lot of us bloggers on the left have
been referring to phrases like "the next six months in iraq...." and "we
will find wmd" etc as "where are the ponies". i think atrios originated the
phrase, but not certain.