[Constitution Day]

If this Richard Quest is who I think he is, he comes off as smarmy & arrogant.

'Condescending' is also applicable.

[tallhappy]

If this Richard Quest is who I think he is, he comes off as smarmy & arrogant.

Exactly. I was going to use the term defensively smarmy.

And, I saw Eason Jordan on PBS last night and his defense and posture was the exact same as this fellow here. Same smarminess, same arrogance and same talking point spin.