Learning from your opposition is one thing. "Here is a look at how John Smith furthered his goals" is a fine article. An article about another topic with an "I

Learning from your opposition is one thing. "Here is a look at how John Smith furthered his goals" is a fine article. An article about another topic with an "I <3 John Smith" banner is just going to annoy people who hate him, to no end; it's completely disconnected from the article and therefore shows poor judgement on the author's part.