I haven't been able to locate a column or report by "media critic" Howard Kurtz on the Froomkin firing. In the past week, he's written three Media Notes column, written a feature on Gawker and hosted an waPo Online-Chat (with no Froomkin questions posted).

This week I didn't find anything on his Twitter posts regarding this either.

Did I miss his comprehensive report and subsequent folo up stories?

What makes all of this particularly notable is that the centerpiece of Barack Obama's presidential campaign was putting an end to this type of corporate influence over our political debates -- particularly when those influences are concealed...Obviously, as David Corn recently complained, none of that has even come close to happening.

Does this mean Obama is no longer the Chess Master?

This piece is a bit unfair. I think there is only a small, small, small minority in the major media who rose to their respective positions through nepotism and patronage.

There are a lot of media heavyweights who had to work their way to the top the old fashioned American Way - through blood, sweat and a lot of tears.

For example, I read Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.'s and Donald Graham's (or is it Katharine Weymouth's?) newspapers daily.

I think the financial channels are a waste but I do enjoy the occassional commentary from Ben Stein and Steve Forbes. And I think NBC's Andrea Mitchell did a solid job reporting on The financial crisis of 2008.

Willie Geist is the best part of Morning Joe. Chris Cuomo is a real go-getter over at ABC news.

David Frum is a responsible conservative commentator.

Is there anyone more plugged into the political scene than Mark Halperin?

Except maybe Cokie Roberts and a guy named Steve Roberts (who coincidentally has the same last name).

I love Judy Woodruff over at PBS but I always get her confused with Doris Kearns Goodwin. And neither of those two had to marry well to achieve success.

Talk radio is a waste but Michael Reagan occassionally makes some good points. And David Limbaugh -columnist/author/public speaker/host - is much more temperate than that other guy who looks like him.

So stop with the cheap shots Greenwald. Our media, as a whole, is just fine, thank you very much.

I am an Angels fan and when I went to bed last night they were winning 7-5. But my liberal friend told me today the Red Sox won the game, 8-7.

I strenously disagree with this score.

However, since the two of us now have a disagreement over the outcome of a sporting event - who is responsible for arbitrating this decision?

And does this mean the Phillies are the defending World Series champion, or is there a disagreement in that result as well.

Really, if Ralph Nader didn't run a poorly financed, third-party campaign, that was mocked and marginalized by the Democratic establishment (until the Florida results were announced), Al Gore would have won and none of this would've happened.

And on that same note, I have some fertile, cheap swamp land for sale in South Jersey. Any takers?

He obviously reads from a different Constitution than the rest of us.

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