Dude, c’mon. Citing National Review propagandist Andrew C. McCarthy as an ‘expert’ in an article on the future of US terror detention policy under Obama? That Andrew C. McCarthy–the one who infamously labelled Obama’s political philosophy as being “more Maoist than Stalinist”?
Maybe it’s my deep-seated liberal bias, but, to me, saying that someone who gamely tried to peddle the not-quite-as-batshit-as-Obama-spawn-of-Malcolm-X rumour that Ayers ghostwrote Obama’s memoir is merely “a former federal prosecutor who has generally supported the Bush administration’s approach to fighting terrorism” is rather misleading, to say the least.
I mean, really — imbuing this hacktacular right-wing conspiracy-theorist with anything resembling mainstream legitimacy would be akin to granting someone like, oh, say, William Kristol a prominent spot on the Times’ opinion page.
Well, at least this proves once and for all that there’s next-t0-nothing that one can be spectacularly, brilliantly so-wrong-that-it-fucking-stings about that will automatically disqualify them from ever being taken seriously by the puddle-deep gliberati of the MSM–just as long as one continues mingling at the right social events and dutifully paying his or her publicist.
cynically yours,
matttbastard
P.S. Here’s hoping y’all don’t pick Jerome Corsi to be Billy K’s token wingnut replacement.
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Y’know, McCarthy is taking credit at the very beginning of that clip for stuff that Pat Fitz either shared with him or led on …
Interesting name … McCarthy … McCarthy … why is that reminding me of someone … ?
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Andy McCarthy is an idiot and the NYT should know better.
I’m going to miss Kristol. He represented the right wing so perfectly. Superficial, naive and stupid. I hope he stays. It’s just so much fun to read him and laugh. A fine humourist, IMO.
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