Gamblin' Bill Bennett reportedly to join CNN

[Loonman]

http://mediamatters.org/items/200601050002

The weblog TVNewser has reported that CNN has hired radio host and former Reagan administration Secretary of Education Bill Bennett as a political analyst. Specifically, in a December 30 post, TVNewser reported that "conservative talk show host Bill Bennett will become a CNN political analyst early in 2006." CNN's hiring of Bennett would come despite Bennett's controversial September 28, 2005, comment on his radio show, when he said that "it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime ... you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down." CNN would not "confirm Bennett's new role at the cable news channel," according to a United Press International report.

[Mabus]

1. What are the odds?

:evilgrin:

[triguy46]

16. Yeah! Ya wanna bet???

[Mabus]

23. Whattya say, best three out of five?

[triguy46]

24. Double down, spin again, 5 will get you twenty....

kind of Bill Bennett action workin' here.

[Mabus]

25. Let's do it!

Momma needs some new shoes.

[Dulcinea]

26. What's the over-under on that? eom

[WCGreen]

2. WE should all write to CNN and tell them we

won't stand for Bennet being hired as a political analyst....

[Canuckistanian]

3. 10 bucks says he doesn't last long

Who wants some of this action?

[madinmaryland]

14. I think bill bennent wants in on it! n/t

[LSparkle]

4. He'll be a CNN analyst like Pat Buchanan is an MSNBC analyst

This doesn't bother me so much, but if CNN gives him his own show, it's vomit time.

[DemoTex]

5. Bill Bennett: Morally bankrupt.

Will Bankrupt Bill spew his political analysis from his park bench or from in front of a slot machine?

[SoCalDem]

19. Here's a good pic for his CNN bio

[blm]

6. Like he isn't linked to Abramoff, too?

.

[Jacobin]

7. Must have some big markers to pay off

[hatrack]

8. So, is CNN going to start covering Texas Hold 'Em tournaments?

Just asking . . .

[EwokMyWeewok]

9. .

Comin out comin out, new shooter, highs lows, c's and e's horn high yo's..

[oasis]

10. Perhaps CNN needs a "non-Jew" PNACer to push for the Syria/Iran invasion.

Richard Perle, William Kristol and Paul Wolfowitz were leading salesmen for the Iraq invasion. The word "neo-con" became a liberal code word for "Jew" according to conservative, David Brooks.

Slimeball Bennett (a catholic) is likely going to be a megaphone for the White House/PNAC.

[FSogol]

11. Does CNN need some more Bush apologists? n/t

[Warren DeMontague]

12. Great. What are his qualifications, again?

Aside from being a fat, bloviating, self-styled "expert" windbag?

[KamaAina]

13. CNN: Casino News Network

or perhaps, given the above:

he said that "it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime ... you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down."

Cracker News Network would be more like it.

[madinmaryland]

15. Is he replacing Novak?

One crazy with another.

[Flubadubya]

17. Theme music... Bennett needs theme music when he comes to CNN...

Every time that little prick walks onto a set at CNN I want to hear... "You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em." Bwahahaha! :rofl:

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

18. Putting the BS back into CNN.

:puke:

[KyuzoGator]

20. Will he be their "Senior Morality Correspondent?" n/t

[Canuckistanian]

21. He'll host "Bookie's Corner"

He can give us the odds on the latest SC nominations.

[Hobarticus]

22. You got to know when to hold 'em....

...and know when to turn that asshat off.