politico hires joey scab, Kinsley

[babylonsister]

Kinsley, Scarborough to POLITICO

The memo from POLITICO bosses John Harris and Jim VandeHei:

As we all head back to class this week, we have some very cool news to announce.

We have been giving some thought for a while about how we might incorporate opinion columnists into our coverage. We are about to start with a bang: Starting in October, veteran columnist Michael Kinsley and newly minted columnist Joe Scarborough will be appearing in our pages weekly.

These two will offer ideological balance, as their opinions generally come from competing ends of the political spectrum. But what they have in common is much more important: They are both original thinkers with exceptionally compelling voices. Both are intellectually honest people who by long habit resist doctrinaire thinking or hypocrisy by politicians of any stripe. They both have a natural appreciation for the nonstop argument, and nonstop carnival, of politics.

Both Mike and Joe will write from an ideological perspective—something our current reporters and columnists do not do—and their work will be labeled accordingly. They’ll both write on what interests them, and will not attempt to coordinate their columns. While they won’t be working in a classic point/counterpoint format (“Mike, you ignorant slut”) they will look for ways to engage each other in conversation from time to time….

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http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0910/Kinsley_Scarborough_to_POLITICO_.html

[hlthe2b]

1. Does anyone really think Scab can write beyond the average HS level?

(not meaning to insult high school grads which can produce exceptional students and writers, but Scab is anything but exceptional)

I'm guessing he will be assigned a full time editor (or ghost writer, more likely).


Kinsley has annoyed me over the years with his need to endear himself from time to time to the RW. But, at least he can write.

[zbdent]

2. Don't be with Joe S. and nobody else in your office on a Friday afternoon ...

at least have one reliable witness whenever Joe wants to "talk" to you ...

[Bill219]

3. I can't believe the horseshit in this one line

"Both Mike and Joe will write from an ideological perspective—something our current reporters and columnists do not do"

Politico is so right wing...it's their only ideology

I almost spit out my coffee after reading that one line

[Cosmocat]

4. Even better ...

"They are both original thinkers with exceptionally compelling voices. Both are intellectually honest people who by long habit resist doctrinaire thinking or hypocrisy by politicians of any stripe."

There about about 1,000,000 ways I could describe Scarboro, but "intellectually honest" is not one of them ... And resisting doctrinaire thinking, much less him EVERY calling out even the first bit of NONSTOP hypocrasy from the right ...

Just call it for what it is, seriously ...

[Phx_Dem]

5. Yea! Cocktail weenies for everyone!!

Those two clowns will fit right in over there.

[11 Bravo]

6. Politico is on a tight budget. If they FIRE an intern, they have to pay severance.

Joey the Scar can make that problem go away at no cost.

[Raine1967]

7. Is it wrong that I giggled?

Yes it is.

But I did. Screw it -- that was funny.

[11 Bravo]

8. Not as far as I'm concerned.

Hell, I was shooting for the cheap (and tasteless) yuk.

[JamesA1102]

9. A GOP talking point parrot

working for a right wing publication. So what else is new?