You know, Keith did MSNBC and the world a tremendous favor when he kicked Dana Milbank off his show

[CatWoman]

I used to like Milbank; now I loathe him.

The guy just can't get a clue. Or a point:

Milbank: Obama Running Out Of Things To Say, Offering Turkey Recipes

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/26/AR2008112603714_pf.html

[IndyOp]

1. More the point: Dana Millbank has run out of things to say. (n/t)

[MadMaddie]

2. Agreed! I never liked him,

[countingbluecars]

3. I haven't liked him since

he ridiculed John Conyers for holding a hearing on the Downing Street Memo. His mean streak really shows up in his articles.

[CatWoman]

4. yeah, I remember that!!!

Fuck you, Dana!!!

[Window]

20. What CatWoman said.

:thumbsup:

[DefenseLawyer]

5. All snark, no substance

His act is played, Jerry. So played.

[UndertheOcean]

6. I thought Dana was a women's name ?

[Sidney J Mussburger]

15. Not always

'You callin me a Woman!'

[WinkyDink]

18. The actor Dana Andrews would be surprised.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

7. Was there some kind of last straw that got him kicked off? Fuck Dana Milbank, can't stand him.

[CatWoman]

9. ....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6590910

[ErinBerin84]

11. something to the effect of

Dana wrote an article portraying Obama as a presumptuous asshole, and used a quote attributed to Obama to project that narrative in the article. The quote he used was actually a snippet, and the full quote was nothing objectionable. Dana just had to use the snippet to support his little narrative. Keith asked him if he wanted to come on the show to clear up the article/quote, and Dana said he was switching to CNN. And then Dana tried to claim that Keith's staff got mad because he had said something positive about Charlie Black once on the show, but I think he was just saying that because he was pissed that he got caught fudging the quote...other panelists had said positive/neutral things about McCain or his advisors (Howard Fineman, for an example), and I don't think Keith's staff really cared then. Oh yeh, and Dana called people who complained about him using the snippet of the quote to support his narrative "whiners". And he said something after about wanting to go on CNN because they truly purused "balance"...righhhht.

[Enrique]

8. I don't think Milbank will ever overcome his "presumptuous" column

he'll always be remembered for that embarrassment, which I think is fair.

[Kahuna]

23. Yep. He will never live that one down. He's a hack. Period. nt

[AlCzervik]

10. Milbank has always reminded of Clinton crotch sniffer Ron Brownstain except Dana

tries to be snarky.

[Cleita]

12. I often wondered why Keith had him on. He always struck me as a RW tool,

even though he kept those thoughts off of the air when he talked to Keith.

[Sebastian Doyle]

14. MSNBC has to have an allotment of right wing tools so they don't appear "biased"

Which is why Pat Buchanan frequently turns up on the Rachel Maddow show.

[Peregrine Took]

13. I could never stand him.

[DerekJ]

16. You mean this guy : ---->

[Whisp]

17. too bad he's such an asshole, I kinda like his wry wit.

[totodeinhere]

19. If you still want to see Milbank, he's spouting his crap on CNN now. n/t

[high density]

21. There was no "kicking off"

Milbank just happened to find a job at CNN at the same time as that dustup.

I enjoy his dry humor.

[CatWoman]

22. uh huh

:think:

[democracy1st]

24. its my understanding that Dana stabbed KO in the back and took a job with CNN