The Daily Open Thread For 12/18/09: A Quickie But Important One
(Just a quick open thread that is really a regular post)
The following interview, if you can hear it, is a reason why I can't jump on the Dylan Ratigan bandwagon like the terrific Glenn Greenwald does.
Now as you will see, Ratigan is clearly on the right side of the issue in his interview with Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz here. He is exposing how the Democratic party (from Obama to some in the House) has clearly been the health insurance companies best friend thanks to the current Senate bill making them go so happy that their stocks have increased dramatically, a fact that everyone knows about.
Unfortunately, Ratigan is so amped up, that instead of letting Wasserman Schultz finish her statements and then expose her lack of a definitive answer to his very good question, Ratigan becomes shout crazy and basically uncontrollable here. It is nauseating how he is CLEARLY in the right on this, only to let lack of self-control make him lose his cool.
All Ratigan had to do was let her talk, but he comes across as highly impertinent and bullying here. And he should have never placed himself in that position when he was clearly in the right here.
If someone who was not fully aware of the issues in the health care debate saw that interview, they would figure Ratigan to be an loose cannon blowhard not worth a second more watching. And it's a shame, because Ratigan is truly looking out for the people here, only to blow a chance at having a worthwhile interview exposing the Democrats favorable moves to corporate interest due in part to his screaming.
It could work on say, an Orly Tatiz or a Betsy McCaughey. But not here at all.
A few more things to come in the night, so stay tuned....
The following interview, if you can hear it, is a reason why I can't jump on the Dylan Ratigan bandwagon like the terrific Glenn Greenwald does.
Now as you will see, Ratigan is clearly on the right side of the issue in his interview with Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz here. He is exposing how the Democratic party (from Obama to some in the House) has clearly been the health insurance companies best friend thanks to the current Senate bill making them go so happy that their stocks have increased dramatically, a fact that everyone knows about.
Unfortunately, Ratigan is so amped up, that instead of letting Wasserman Schultz finish her statements and then expose her lack of a definitive answer to his very good question, Ratigan becomes shout crazy and basically uncontrollable here. It is nauseating how he is CLEARLY in the right on this, only to let lack of self-control make him lose his cool.
All Ratigan had to do was let her talk, but he comes across as highly impertinent and bullying here. And he should have never placed himself in that position when he was clearly in the right here.
If someone who was not fully aware of the issues in the health care debate saw that interview, they would figure Ratigan to be an loose cannon blowhard not worth a second more watching. And it's a shame, because Ratigan is truly looking out for the people here, only to blow a chance at having a worthwhile interview exposing the Democrats favorable moves to corporate interest due in part to his screaming.
It could work on say, an Orly Tatiz or a Betsy McCaughey. But not here at all.
A few more things to come in the night, so stay tuned....
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