Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Chuck Todd Takes a Swipe at Arianna Huffington

Ben Smith:

NBC’s Chuck Todd goes off on Glenn Beck on First Read today, but his real targets are Ailes and Huffington: “Former political consultants-turned-TV execs or former radio DJs, or former California socialites, the folks helping to accelerate the public’s perception of the media off a cliff [are people who] made their livings trying to do other things.”

I certainly understand going after Beck - and more specifically the major outlets (including CNN) who have given him a platform. But lumping Huffington with Beck is way off base. Before he throws more stones, Todd may want to look at his own glass house, i.e. his own network’s culpability during the past decade, from the misogynistic coverage of Hillary Clinton to the fawning over Bush to the love affair with Ann Coulter.

Topics: chuck-todd, huffington, arianna