Dylan Ratigan: IMO, he's no day-to-day TV personality but rather should be [View all]
but rather should be doing specials about economic policy issues on cable or broadcast TV. He needs careful management and editing, but he has the deep political, economic, and financial background to make great contributions to public understanding of the most important political issues about the economy on a news magazine program like'60 Minutes', 'Dateline NBC', or '20/20'.
His was unique among cable news commentary programs. IMO Ratigan basically was a poseur who often spoke gibberish himself and frequently hosted guests who made absolutely no sense whatsoever. He was no fun and had absolutely no audience rapport. But Ratigan nonetheless occasionally reported BRILLIANT specials, such as much of his recent "30 million jobs tour". He occasionally had whole stretches of investigative programs with extremely valuable insights every day.
Co-creator and host for years of CNBC's quickest-thinking daily segment, "Fast Money" (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Ratigan ), Ratigan won an award for his reporting on Enron. But he was famous for over-the-top rants, some of which found their way into his recent book, "Greedy Bastards" (see http://www.amazon.com/Greedy-Bastards-Corporate-Communists-Banksters/dp/1451642229 ).
I liked to watch the first few minutes of his program every day, to find out whether it might offer brilliant reporting rather than the usual double-talk. I'll miss having that unique opportunity after June 22nd (see http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/06/dylan-ratigan-to-leave-msnbc-125772.html ).
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