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July 29, 2005
Hoy, Neuva York! and other ramblings
As if Yankee fans needed one more reason to despise the Mets...Manny Ramirez, who evidently listens to MP3's while earning his millions and millions, may be headed to Flushing. Everyone wins, I suppose.
I'm sure our friends at Pundit Review will have some nonsensical Yankee-hating commentary on the Manny Ramirez front. Regardless, be sure to set aside your baseball passions and tune in to Pundit Review radio on Sunday at 9:00 p.m. Despite their residing in a second-rate city, PR has lined up some serious guests over the past few weeks. This week, it's Jeff Jarvis, who seems like he'd benefit, all in all, from a punch in the mouth. (Among other things: Jarvis was among those who sand-bagged Bernard Goldberg on "The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch," prompting yours truly to draft a snitty letter to Donny (it's below the fold)). In any case, happy Friday, everyone. See you Sunday evening.
My letter (thanks for looking):
Dear Donny:
I watch your show, occasionally, and I think it's mildly entertaining. But after what you did to Goldberg, I don't think I'll be watching anymore. He's certainly gruff and disagreeable, and he doesn't debate as well as he thinks. But his conduct was understandable given the situation you put him in, and it's disappointing to me that you saw this as an opportunity to thwart debate rather than foster it. Whether you intended to "sandbag" him or not, the fact is you introduced the segment by reference to his book, which neither you nor the other guests -- all, coincidentally (?) left wing shills, the kind Goldberg betrayed -- bothered to read, then permitted those guests to pile on.
You then chuckled at the notion that the big 3 networks don't want Goldberg on their screens, and used the word "scary" to describe the book's success, which isn't "commentary" at all -- it's as vacuous as the "last word" silliness Jerry Springer offers. What is "scary" is that you, and the rest of your guests, don't bother to entertain ideas that bother you.
Read the book, Donny, and try to look past your personal distaste for Goldberg because you might learn something. Read, too, a book called "South Park Conservatives." Meantime, if you're willing to dismiss Goldberg and his work so summarily, the that you're not among the "media elite" is wishful thinking, hurt though that label might.
Posted by bill at July 29, 2005 08:20 PM
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