<P> Well, what makes you think Chomsky is next on MSNBC's list after Alterman? You know as well as I do that they sooner would turn to some right wing kook before Dean Baker, Doug Henwood, or Chomsky get on the air.
<P>Heck, how often have you seen Kutner? Where is Bill Wolman now? Come on.......
<P>I think that Alterman should be taken to task for his Chomsky bashing, but the notion that he is a total moron is too much. If I found out that TOm Tomorrow felt the same way about Noam, that would not stop me from loving his stuff or cause me to pronounce him a pseud-lefty.
<P>Alterman is what he is and he is a heck of a lot better than most of what gets on the tube.....would that I could see Chomsky every day, but that ain't gonna happen anytime soon.
<P> <B><I>dave dorkin <ddorkin1@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Simple: because one of the main reasons why he IS the<BR>most "respectable" and somewhat "left" columnist and<BR>Dean Baker or Noam isn't, is BECAUSE he attacks<BR>Chomsky et al resulting in instant mainstream<BR>credibility that his own modest skills do not warrant.<BR>There can surely be disagreements but Alterman spends<BR>much of his time deliberately trashing persons who<BR>disagree with him and who therefore must be<BR>simple-minded leftists unlike such a sophisticated<BR>foundation man...<BR><BR><BR>...> Why the urge to attack the most left columnist in<BR>a<BR>> mainstream position to<BR>> get those kinds of positions out?<BR>> <BR>> -- Nathan Newman<BR><BR>__________________________________________________<BR>Do You Yahoo!?<BR>LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience<BR>http://launch.yahoo.com</BLOCKQUOTE><p><br><hr size=1><b>Do You Yahoo!?</b><br>
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