Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Brit Hume
Apparently Brit Hume will cut back to approximately one hundred on-air hours a year, becoming a senior political analyst, anchor for special events and probably a sort of eminence gris. All this to happen after the upcoming elections (h/t Laura, story here).
Rats. That's what I have to say about this. Rats. Hume is that rare animal, an on-air commentator who combines intelligence with calmness and wit (not jokiness, real wit). Many commentators and so-called pundits like to sound smart but say ridiculous things or make it clear they don't know much about what they're discussing. Some smile at odd, inappropriate times (this is particularly true of CNN anchors, it seems to me). Some screech and holler as if loudness will compensate for thin erudition. We can only hope that Brit can't really stay away and/or that someone very much like him is waiting in the wings.
Rats. That's what I have to say about this. Rats. Hume is that rare animal, an on-air commentator who combines intelligence with calmness and wit (not jokiness, real wit). Many commentators and so-called pundits like to sound smart but say ridiculous things or make it clear they don't know much about what they're discussing. Some smile at odd, inappropriate times (this is particularly true of CNN anchors, it seems to me). Some screech and holler as if loudness will compensate for thin erudition. We can only hope that Brit can't really stay away and/or that someone very much like him is waiting in the wings.
Labels: intelligence, people, tv
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