3. Let's start with the good. As far as I know, he was the first openly gay editor of a national American magazine, at least a political.
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4. Sullivan's role in pushing gay marriage to the front of the national agenda is important, although it needs some specification.
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5. Contra his uncritical celebrators, Sullivan wasn't the main force for marriage equality, which came from gay activist community he hated
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6. On marriage equality, Sullivan's achievement was he frame issue in way that made it palatable for centrist and center-right
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7. The energy for marriage came from activists left, but path to victory made easier by acceptance of people like Walter Olson & GOP judges
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8. People like Walter Olson & GOP judges amenable to Sullivan's conservative framing of marriage equality. Winning them was his achievement
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9. As editor of TNR, Sullivan was pretty close to being a disaster, with a few saving graces.
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10. Saving graces of Sullivan as TNR editor: giving
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11. Downside of Sullivan's TNR tenure: he followed British journalist tradition of carrying more for being provocative than being honest.
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@BenLpdx It's a very specific Fleet Street approach to journalism. I've noticed it in action.
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