This Smerconish column is worth a read...

[PCIntern]

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20140126_The_Pulse__A_second_look_at_Christie_turndown.html


About (probably/possibly) why Smerconish lost his ability to interview Christie which he had done several times previously. Not uninteresting and demonstrates, once again, the pettiness of the Governor.

[brucefan]

1. Christie's really getting exposed

For the thin-skinned douchebag he is.(btw been loving Smerconish lately.)

[BeyondGeography]

2. Christie is moving from buyer to seller

Soon he will be grovelling before the very people he made twist in the wind over bullshit like one harmless column in a sea of adulatory coverage. He is ill-positioned for his fall. Lovely.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. LOL

Wonder if the next time he subs for Tweety on MSNBC, he'll bring this up.

I think the RW-controlled M$M has so fixated on propping up the bullshit-spouting GOP loons that the old-fashioned corrupt GOP politician was forgotten.

[livetohike]

4. Christie probably has his score keeping written down so he can keep track of who dare criticize him

Perhaps someone will produce it soon. I'm sure Smerconish is correct on this.

[Gothmog]

5. This is good article

[Bluenorthwest]

6. Did Smerkonish stand up to support Buono? If not, he's just another running Republican

ashamed of that which he and his Party support. I don't care for him. Tweety has him on as replacement now and that has highlighted Chris' own right wing tendencies, I skip Hardball now, meaning I don't watch MSNBC at all, 'cause of Mike and Chris and their daft positions.

[PCIntern]

7. Like Tweety, Smerconish has his finger in the air

measuring the wind. He is Philly-crafty - that is: more or less inadequate but good-enough. As a lifelong Philadelphian, I have the right to say that.

[MH1]

8. Smerconish isn't a Democrat.

At least, he didn't used to be.

Conservatives threw him under the bus and left him in 2008 when on his radio program he gave big props to Obama for saying he would go into Pakistan to get bin Laden, even if the Pakistanis didn't give permission. McCain would not commit to that.

Meanwhile, on his radio program at the time, he did his share of pumping the local right-wing view of certain controversies, like Mumia and the Geno's owner's "speak English" nonsense.

Smerconish is a media personality, that is all. He is one of the few almost-sane ones most of the time, but never mistake him for a progressive.

[PCIntern]

9. Yes. He isn't that popular here in Philly, BTW.

His name is rarely mentioned in public conversation...and I talk to dozens of people weekly about media, politics, etc. I cannot recall the last time someone brought up his name.