Markos Moulitsas Joins Newsweek(Kos nut)

nationalreview.com ^ | 11/13/07 | Greg Pollowitz

[MovementConservative]

Score one for the Netroots! Newsweek has just announced that Markos Moulitsas, namesake and founder of the Daily Kos website, will be a contributor for the 2008.

Here's the statement from Newsweek editor Jon Meachem, which seems to anticipate some sort of reaction from a disgruntled element:

"We have always sought to represent a diversity of views in Newsweek, and we think Markos will be a great part of that tradition. He will give our readers in print and online a unique perspective. As always, our job is to create the most energetic and illuminating magazine possible, and Markos will help us do that as the campaign unfolds."

Illuminating, indeed.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

What Newsweak considers to be a “diversity of views”:

Left, Lefter, Far Left, and Loony Left.

[mylife]

Newsweak takes a final swirl around the bowl..

[Army Air Corps]

Even Lenin is saying “WTF?”

[puroresu]

Adding that goofball should really help NewsWeak turn their subscription decline around.

[Hunton Peck]

So . . . whose credibility is hurt more by this move?

[Anti-Bubba182]

Is that brazen or what! They don’t even pretend they are objective anymore. Newsweek is overdue for the tar pit anyway.

[lowbridge]

He will give our readers in print and online a unique perspective.

Wow! A liberal-left perspective presented in Newsweek! How UNIQUE!

Sheesh.

[Lancey Howard]

I’m trying to figure out which one is lowering himself/itself?

[padre35]

Ahh, the Koyz Boyz....I wonder if they think that people who are used to reading pap for free would be willing to pay 4.00 for a crappy magazine?

Koyz has officially been co-opted....more then normal...

[lowbridge]

Whats wrong, Newsweek? Arent your circulation numbers low enough?

[Enchante]

LOL!! As though the Newsweak leftists were not already devoid of credibility...... now they bring in the vicious, nasty, excremental head KosFreak himself??? Yeah, that will do wonders for the quality and credibility of their output.

[Verginius Rufus]

Evidently Newsweek is looking for some more moderate voices (than its current writers).

[Archon of the East]

Diversity of views? LOL. More of the same!

[Tzimisce]

...and how is this going to change the content on Newsweak?

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Headline? “Newsweek to remove restrictions on four-letter words as dailycuss founder signs on.”

[July 4th]

As always, our job is to create the most energetic and illuminating magazine possible

Maybe Newsweek should shift to hard-core porn instead. It would be just as energetic and far more interesting.

[advertising guy]

ain’t this like adding a wart to a head already full of warts?

[B-Chan]