Huffington Post
"It feeds off the same rage and envy as
Bill O'Reilly and company," says
Steve Almond, a Gawker
target. "Gawker hate has that sophisticated Manhattan patina of snark. But it's the same slithery pitch to people's worst instincts. It's driven by the same compulsion as the GOP: the need to shame others, rather than facing up to your own shame."