Richard Berke is an insufferable and ignorant twit

[grasswire]

Just for the record.

Late last night I watched part of the re-run of Friday's Washington Journal. The part with Richard Berke, who is now the Washington editor for the New York Times.

No wonder America is in a world of hurt. He's either willfully ignorant or pretending to be ignorant at the important issues of the day. Caller after caller criticized the "fluff" coverage of Bush and of campaigns and candidates, and of scandals such as Plame and Bush graft, etc.

Time after time he whined about the "tough choices" the newspaper has to make, such as covering Dennis Kucinich's date rather than his stomping of Ted Koppell.

A caller asked why Greg Palast's work isn't in the NYT. Berke said he had no idea what the caller was talking about. Another caller later asked why he didn't answer the question about Palast. He said he had heard about him but didn't know his work.

Brian Lamb said that at least once a day someone calls to ask about the AWOL story. Berke looked very puzzled, and then said oh...that was raised in the 2000 campaign and there may have been some questions left unanswered, but we're more focused on today's news about Bush.

And at the end, he said the most outrageous thing of all. He said that today's press is more obligated to "analyze" the news than to do straight factual reporting. He said the world is so complex that reporters are obligated to provide "context" and "meaning."

God help us all.

[mmm]

1. He is a piece of work

better known as a piece of shit

[RBHam]

2. Google search "Operation Mockingbird"

It's no secret who the editors of all the major US newspapers actually work for...

Orwell had it pegged.

[Skittles]

3. he is a textbook media whore

it is shameful

[Hand]

4. Just carrying on the tradition...

established by his predecessor, RW (Johnny) Apple, one of the original media whores.

:mad:

[grasswire]

5. Kicking Berke's butt.....

....!!!!!!

He said "I suppose I'll get lots of letters......"