As you may know, the Washington Post’s Howard Kurtz makes it a point of his high profile column to write loving profiles of conservatives in the media. As previously noted, the reach-around now forever known as “The Kurtz” has been given to such journalistic luminaries as Fox News’ Brit Hume (who once claimed Democrats are “rooting” for a loss in Iraq) and Michelle Malkin (who accused John Kerry of self-inflicting a wound to get a purple heart). Today’s conservative serviced with a Kurtz is Fox News’ Karl Rove, former White House political thug and the architect of the Republican loss of the House and Senate. In Kurtz’s hard hitting profile he says:
No one would accuse the newly minted pundit of being balanced, but to the surprise of some critics, he has been generally fair-minded in his commentary. The man long derided by the left as “Bush’s brain” is trying to move beyond his attack-dog reputation.
In this case “fair-minded” can be translated as making stuff up about Barack Obama, while also doing favors for the McCain campaign without noting his affiliation on-air.
Or, as Howard Kurtz would put it: slurp, slurp.
You are being kind. That’s not a slurp.
This joker has been playing this game for years. His show passes for serious discussion. I stopped watching years ago.
I stopped watching years ago.
Then you missed his “interview” a couple of months ago when he fawned over Keith Olbermann.
The McCainstream media have these sessions to “prove they’re not a liberal” even though Dwight Eisenhower would be “far left” to the privatizer class like Rove
“…the reach-around now forever known as “The Kurtz”…”
Colorful, but inaccurate. A “reach-around” is a favor offered by a dominant participant. Howe’s a catcher.
Then you missed his “interview” a couple of months ago when he fawned over Keith Olbermann.
Yes I did. So what? I guess Kurtz he’s a professional fawner (slurp, slurp, it’s only a wide stance) who thinks he can fool people into thinking he’s really a liberal at heart by fawning over Olbermann.
“reach-around now forever known as “The Kurtz” has been given to such journalistic luminaries as Fox News’ Brit Hume (who once claimed Democrats are “rooting” for a loss in Iraq)”
Hey, that reminds me!
How goes the campaign to get Brit Hume fired for that remark, Oliver? Where are we now, year 3 or year 4?
Any day now. Annnnnnnnnny day…