Tom Knott
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Tom Knott is a columnist whose byline appears in the Sports and Metro sections of The Washington Times.
Writing in the Huffington Post, journalist Etan Thomas rebuked Knott for attacking him as unpatriotic, and described him "because of his far right politics", as "absolutely blinded to reality", with reference to issues such as "public school system, the broken health care system, the government's lack of a response to Hurricane Katrina, an unjust war".
Dan Steinberg, writing in the Washington Post's 'D.C. Sports Bog', discusses Knott's attack on Gilbert Arenas, and defends Arenas's conduct.
Martin Austermuhle, writing on DCist, comments that "We've always been amused by Tom Knott, the Washington Times Metro columnist who on a weekly basis directs his wrath at someone or something in the District and beyond." Discussing Knott's reaction to the Washington, D.C. smoking ban, Austermuhle writes that "Knott doesn't so much take on the ban as he does the people who supported it."
Reception by other journalists
Knott's journalism notably attracts critical attention from other journalists. For example:Writing in the Huffington Post, journalist Etan Thomas rebuked Knott for attacking him as unpatriotic, and described him "because of his far right politics", as "absolutely blinded to reality", with reference to issues such as "public school system, the broken health care system, the government's lack of a response to Hurricane Katrina, an unjust war".
Dan Steinberg, writing in the Washington Post's 'D.C. Sports Bog', discusses Knott's attack on Gilbert Arenas, and defends Arenas's conduct.
Martin Austermuhle, writing on DCist, comments that "We've always been amused by Tom Knott, the Washington Times Metro columnist who on a weekly basis directs his wrath at someone or something in the District and beyond." Discussing Knott's reaction to the Washington, D.C. smoking ban, Austermuhle writes that "Knott doesn't so much take on the ban as he does the people who supported it."