Saturday, July 19, 2008
Oh man I miss Morton Downey, Jr. Remember this classic moment when Roy Innes shoved Al Sharpton backward off the stage?
I couldn't find a longer version of the clip...was watching this clip (also excellent -- via the LGF link thing) of Ron Paul on the show and was reminded of the incident.
And for those of you in the Boston area who might enjoy a little reminder, Burning Up the Air: Jerry Williams, Talk Radio, and the Life in Between
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Excessive in one narrow respect, but in spirit, politics as it should be in the current era. Instead, we are treated to facile blandishments and seductions and similar veneers that serve to obfuscate more profoundly complex realities, e.g., here. I mean, I appreciate Lara Logan's reporting at times, not to mention her charms, as much as anyone, but reporting on the facts on the ground (i.e. news) is not the same thing as opinion commentary or, worse, the interweaving of news and opinion commentary. Likewise, blandishments, seductions, veneers, etc. are not the same thing as a more complete, a more sober minded approach to genuine news reporting.
I don't know that much about Roy Innes, but his group, C.O.R.E. has done a lot of good work fighting against Greenpeace.
He also started the fight on Geraldo with white supremacists that ended with Geraldo getting a broken nose. Innes has done a lot of good work.
Speaking of fighting, Innes was moving like a boxer after he knocked the poor, plump Sharpton off the stage. I guess Sharpton was down for the count.