Jim Lehrer: no opinions, no politics

Carl Remick carlremick at hotmail.com
Tue Sep 26 07:49:16 PDT 2000



> >''I really don't have any politics,'' he said. ''I love politics. I
>admire
> >the people who put themselves on the line. But I never take a stand.''
>This
> >is not a matter of separating his personal views from his public persona.
> >''No, no,'' he insisted. ''That's the way I am. I have found the more I
>know
> >about something, the less opinionated I am about it.''
>
>This is creepy.

But hardly a surprise. As snooze-inducing Washington newshounds go, Lehrer makes, oh, say, David Broder seem a sparkling wit.

Carl

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