Al Hunt Leaves 'WSJ' for Bloomberg (Goodbye, Mr. Judy Woodruff)

editorandpublisher.com ^ | November 19, 2004 | E&P Staff

[ml1954]

Good riddance. I've always wondered why WSJ hired this guy. And I have no idea what Bloomberg hopes to gain doing the same.

[bushisdamanin04]

Talk about a worthless flamethrower. Don't let the door hit ya, Al baby.

[Texas dog]

You mean I don't have to dread Thursday anymore?

Sweet...

[Tribemike]

Lets hope this toothache-of-a-man is heard from on a much less frequent basis....

[bushisdamanin04]

“I've always wondered why WSJ hired this guy. And I have no idea what Bloomberg hopes to gain doing the same.”

Maybe it is journalistic affirmative action. Bloomberg need an idiot and Mr. Woodruff was available.

[BibChr]

Ten-point collective IQ gain for WSJ.

Same loss for Bloomberg.

Dan

[onyx]

BTTT

[bushisdamanin04]

I guess it would be asking too much to hope for an announcement that he is leaving CNN as well ... and taking Ellie and Maggie with him!

[CFC__VRWC]

Excellent - maybe now the reporting in the rest of the WSJ will be more like the editorial page.

As far as Al Hunt the man goes, he couldn't even bother to spare a couple of nice words for Robert Bartlett on his death. I guess he couldn't even set aside his hard left ideology long enough to pay last respects to a colleague on the other side of the fence. But of course, things like courtesy and common decency are completely alien to the left, so this comes as no real surprise.

Good riddance to bad rubbish, Mr. Hunt. You scumbag.

[llevrok]

I think he is Mr. Cokie Roberts. Mr Woodruff is Alan whats his name from the federal bank.

[Paul Atreides]

Have you ever noticed that Al Hunt has hair like John Kerry who, in turn, has hair like Patricia Schroeder?

Creepy.

[CFC__VRWC]

Hunt is Mr. Judy Woof-woof. Alan Greenspan at the Fed is Mr. Andrea Mitchell.

[Ole Okie]

Good riddance to you, Al.

And good riddance to the horse you rode in on.

May all your lists from now on be C lists.

[huac]

Instructions to blick Bloomberg.com to follow...

[CFC__VRWC]

Bloomberg need an idiot and Mr. Woodruff was available.

Judging from the crap I've read from Bloomberg, I'd say they're well over their idiot quota already.

[bushisdamanin04]

"Have you ever noticed that Al Hunt has hair like John Kerry who, in turn, has hair like Patricia Schroeder?"

And his wife has the hair of a poodle. Creepier yet.

[Brilliant]

Hunt was completely unappreciated at the WSJ. Now that he's working for an admitted liberal, I'm sure he'll feel more at home.

[labard1]

It's definitely a plus for the WSJ.

[avital2]

felt the same way opening the Journal oeach Thursday a.m. - i didn't even glance to opposite page to editorials that day: too much danger of bile rising!