Is WaPo's Wemple 'Off His Meds'?

No, no. Who knows if WaPo‘s opinionated media blogger Erik Wemple is even on meds? And who really cares? But readers of his story on Fox News’ Howard Kurtz’ weirdly conflicting report on the government “slimdown” (or, “shutdown” depending who you ask) had hilarious reactions to what he wrote. To be sure, even though Wemple has appeared on Kurtz former CNN show “Reliable Sources,” he is no fawning fan of Kurtz.

In a story Wednesday, Wemple pointed out that Kurtz courageously criticized Fox News for calling the government shutdown a “slimdown.”

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