Oregon Media Insiders

“Always a critic” – Tab Hunter Thompson. You know she’s said it at least once in her life. The girl is very transparent – it goes with her barfly sensibilities and her Tallulah Bankhead swagger.

Once again, with cigarette blazing and Lord Baltimore at the ready, the embittered Grande dame of OMI strikes again – this time against little old Grant McComie. It’s about as original as a Tab Hunter Thompson post or Tab reciting lines from her favorite pop radio psychologist. Tab loves to psychoanalyze folks, and she does it for free, just look at her posts. Perhaps she can arrange a reading -- that's what she likes to call it. I bet Toni Grant is her favorite, or maybe Beverly DeAngelis. Grant McComie is too easy a target, but given that he isn’t Winston Churchill or William Shakespeare (and we know how Tab Hunter Thompson reveres the English), that makes him fair game – at least in the eyes of someone who pontificates like she’s a community college English Instructor – and writes like one too.

Darling, if you’re going to pick on someone, find a better target. Of all the folks that populate media in Portland, I’m sure Tab Hunter Thompson can find a far more worthy target. Your high minded and intellectually elitist bully routine may play well in dimly lit bars and in the blogosphere. But in reality, it makes you look like a creepy little girl with a big mouth, ala Nellie Olsen.

Perhaps we could set up a field trip for you – I’m sure mother would let you go. A day trip with Grant on an outdoor adventure might work well for you. Maybe some fishing in Hagg Lake or watching the elk herds in Mist. You could use some sun and fresh air, for the florescent lights, booze and copious amounts of nicotine are taking their toll on old Tab Hunter Thompson. I’m sure with some coxing, it could be arranged.