For a long time, I couldn't stand Juan Williams. Dumb as a rock. I was in good company. Brit Hume can't stand him either. Brit's "looks" as Juan speaks are priceless.Them Juan, started making sense, for a while..But lately, he's back to the dark side.. Chris Matthews is unsufferable, and unwatchable, but just when you want to throw the TV set out the window..he occasionally says something intelligent. Not often, and NOT since the GOP convention started. And, he's given Ron Reagan a seat at the table...bad enough in itself..Elinor Clift has become a parody of herself..Nothing new there..
But, there's a new contender for the most oily, repulsive, obnoxious talking head. Hands down..Ellis Hennigan. The "Eddie Haskell" of the chattering class"..He's come from far back to take the lead. The "voice" grates, whines..like chalk on a blackboard. And he yells with a screeching town..ike a middle-aged man who's voice is changing...
On the positive side..lot's of good guys, and girls, but my personal fav is Rich Galen. Good to have him back from Iraq....he's engagaed, and when he gets involved in these back and forths, he calls it like it is...No niceties..maybe because his time in Iraq gave him an "up close and personal" look at the enemy we face, and a clearer understanding as to why it'd be a disaster for America were Kerry to win. He doesn't suffer fools i these exchanges, and it's a good thing he doesn't. Maybe the Buish campaing should look at his appearances a little closer..study them carefully...
Apologies in advance for not including Ann Coulter. She's in a class by herself....but I was realy trying to focus on new, up and coming faces....
Who's Buish??
Sorry...couldn't resist!
Best: Tony Snow
Worst: James Carville ( Go here for an old column I wrote on Carville http://novelviews.blogspot.com/ Your topic is a litte ironic because I just reposted this today)
My favs: Charles Krauthammer & Michael Barrone.
This weekend I was forced to watch Chris Matthews (tv at my gym) and noticed he had 4 liberal journalists as a 'panel' for discussion. The MSM used to throw in a token moderate/conserative like Broder or Safire, which I always took to be a token gesture. This practice now appears to be abandoned-now we get shades of liberal slant totally without recognition of the existence of a conservative perspective. I'm lookng for a new gym.
Brit Hume and Phil Rizzuto. Oh, sorry Ken.
Worst: Aaron Brown on CNN ... he comes across as an aging, closeted queen.
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Worst: Susan Ostrich (sounds like Charlie Rangel)
Best: I can't pick a favorite conservative talking head because there really aren't any genuine conservatives on TV except for Hannity and he gets annoying at times even though he really pours his heart into it. I really like Bob Grant on radio. Worst: A three-way tie -- Carville/Begala/Matthews
Brit Hume - best, Chris Matthews - worst.
Yikes, so many to choose from. The one that leaps out at me is Ellen Ratner and I just despise Bill Schneider from CNN.
Brit Hume.
No other everyday prime time newscaster is even close.
Keith Oberman- worst
Fred Barnes is often good. And Morton Kondracke gets kudos for being an honest and moderate Demonrat.
My fovorite is the chick on FOX with blonde hair and a ton of lip gloss. She's hot.
Best: Bret Hume. Worse: all the rest of the alphabet talking heads.
Susan Estrich is one of my worst. Her voice is grating and when she starts getting slammed by a Republican she starts yelling and it's like fingernails on a blackboard
Krauthammer, Tony Snow, Brit Hume..