Author: Gatemouth

I still think Anthony Weiner should be MSNBC’s next prime time host, and if they’re looking for a black host, I’d go with either Eugene Robinson or Melissa Harris-Perry, but even though I agree with all of McWhorter's criticisms of Sharpton and might even go further, I don't know where "right and wrong" comes into a hiring decision at MSNBC.

If Sharpton pleases the network's existing and profitable fan base, or expands it into new potentially profitable demographics, then it is the "right," decision.

When it comes to international affairs, Thomas Friedman seems a sensible guy, equally subject to criticism from leftie Israel bashers for being anti-Palestinian and right wing Zionists for being anti-Israel.

But once he lands in the States, all Friedman’s brains seemingly go out the window.

For a while now, Friedman has been one of punditocracy’s leading voices calling for the creation of a third party of the “Radical Center.” .

"My desire to go to Congress was to fix what’s broken and go home. End subsidies. End government dependencies. Dramatically cut the budget by 30 or 35 percent. Slash capital-gains taxes down to zero. Cut taxes across the board."—Bob Turner, June 8, 2011

WIKIPEDIA: In common English usage, a Kabuki dance is an activity or drama carried out in real life in a predictable or stylized fashion, reminiscent of the Kabuki style of Japanese stage play. It refers to an event that is designed to create the appearance of conflict or an uncertain outcome, when in fact the actors have worked together to determine the outcome beforehand.

Today. Republican Congressional Hopeful Bob Turner, previously most famous for having a Mogen David tattooed on his prepuce by Dov Hikind and Ed Koch, got the NYC Political Blog Clusterfuck:

Query: Did Stringer ever criticize member items when he was in the Assembly? If so, did he ever refuse them? Manhattan Borough Chief Says Council Earmarks Should Stop cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com