Good Things Happen to Smart People
Lots of good news today. First, the Washington Monthly just hired two of the smartest people on the internet (and two of my favorite bloggers), Steve Benen of the Carpetbagger Report and Hilzoy of Obsidian Wings, to take over for Kevin Drum, who is leaving to start a new gig at Mother Jones. That's quite a combo. I'm pretty sure I have a new favorite blog.
The other good news is that MSNBC finally gave Rachel Maddow her own show. She's easily the smartest pundit on television, and I confidently predict that her show will be an instant ratings success. It's going to be strange, though, to see an actual liberal on television every night. Maddow says that she still hasn't settled on a format for the show and is asking for suggestions, so here's my humble bit of advice: Don't just invite the usual MSNBC suspects onto the show (i.e., Eugene Robinson, Richard Wolfe, Howard Fineman, etc.). Use your platform to give some new faces a chance to show what they can do, people like, say, Glenn Greenwald or Josh Marshall.
It's nice to see that intelligence and insightfulness are occasionally rewarded.
The other good news is that MSNBC finally gave Rachel Maddow her own show. She's easily the smartest pundit on television, and I confidently predict that her show will be an instant ratings success. It's going to be strange, though, to see an actual liberal on television every night. Maddow says that she still hasn't settled on a format for the show and is asking for suggestions, so here's my humble bit of advice: Don't just invite the usual MSNBC suspects onto the show (i.e., Eugene Robinson, Richard Wolfe, Howard Fineman, etc.). Use your platform to give some new faces a chance to show what they can do, people like, say, Glenn Greenwald or Josh Marshall.
It's nice to see that intelligence and insightfulness are occasionally rewarded.
posted by A.L. at 9:09 PM
3 Comments:
What ever happened with the Olbermann/Greenwald thing? Last I remember, Greenwald took the high road and Olbermann pretendend it never happened. Greenwald should be in front of as many people as possible, but would Olbermann block it at MSNBC?
Steve Benen's not to shabby either. He's got his own podcast already and he's obviously got enough talent and smarts to hold his own in a live video format.
Wouldn't that be a treat? lol.
It's TV. Being smart is OK but being photogenic is besser. Look at Katee Couric. Her reporting is basically, "look at meeee". But she is easy on the eyes.
Mold
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