Here to correct several of you. If I decided to stick around long enough, it seems this might be an endless task.
1. Tucker Carlson has absolutely no relation to Margaret Carlson. Chances are you know more than one Smith. Does that mean they're related? Is everyone with the name Carlson in the yellow pages related?
2. First, you criticize Crossfire and Carlson and then you criticize Klein for subscribing to Stewart's view that the show is bad. Well, which is it? Either the show was bad and Stewart is right, or the show was good and Stewart is wrong. Bear in mind, Stewart did not criticize the show for being conservative but for being stupid. That's not a "liberal" critique of the show. That's an unbiased, honest critique.
3. Conservatism does not equal mindless loyalty to a political party and a president. In fact, it is precisely the opposite.
Ping to 52 RE: Stewart.
Is anyone surprised that the uberboring Mr. Windtunnel Bowtied Preppie went Demonrat on the war?
Given the level of nepotism and the revolving door, old-boy-networking that exists between all of the MSM outlets and the democrat party, I think it's perfectly excusable for people to think Margaret and Tucker Carlson are somehow related. You have to look to Hollywood to find a more inbred bunch than the "journalists" of today.
2. First, you criticize Crossfire and Carlson and then you criticize Klein for subscribing to Stewart's view that the show is bad. Well, which is it? Either the show was bad and Stewart is right, or the show was good and Stewart is wrong. Bear in mind, Stewart did not criticize the show for being conservative but for being stupid. That's not a "liberal" critique of the show. That's an unbiased, honest critique.
Did Klein really need the opinion of Jon Stewart to determine that Crossfire sucked? The low ratings and the shrieking leftists weren't enough to convince him? If that's the case then he has no business being in the job he's in anyway. Just because Stewart (for once) was right doesn't mean Klein should trash his own people and his own network just so he can try to suck up to some guy who's nothing more than the latest media fad.
And as far as Stewart's opinion being "unbiased" goes, give me a break. He's as far left as they come. Sure he occasionally throws a dart at someone on the left, but you can clearly tell he's doing it for appearances sake only and his heart isn't into it.
3. Conservatism does not equal mindless loyalty to a political party and a president. In fact, it is precisely the opposite.
Nor does it equal reflexive, knee-jerk opposition to every position and statement made by a political party or a president.
"Here to correct several of you. If I decided to stick around long enough, it seems this might be an endless task."
You might not get the chance to decide.
"Here to correct several of you. If I decided to stick around long enough, it seems this might be an endless task"
You signed up today to lecture everyone? Here Kitty, Kitty!!!
I can think of a third alternative. The format is fine, but the stacked deck of featuring a high profile loudmouthed demogogue democrat hack vs a low profile, wishy washy conservative who has no real passion ruined it. So of course in true CNN fahion , get rid of the sort-of-conservative guy since it must be his fault, and find new roles for the loudmouthed liberals. Thus you can criticize Carlson for being a weak representative of the right, but also CNN because they are blind to the idea that when they create a show where liberals pile on the conservative guy who cant/wont fight back is not entertaining even to liberals after a while.