What a joke of a network and a shameful performance by the anchor...

[BedellBrave]

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[Dalyn]

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Just waving.

[BedellBrave]

How's life treating you?

[Dalyn]

Wonderful. You?

[BedellBrave]

Not bad for an old fart. Just been pretty busy. About to head off with the family to the mountains for a week. Hoping to get in a couple nice day hikes. What's up in the writing world?

[Dalyn]

We better get a room before someone gets a look at my dimples.

[Temo]

I'd be willing to bet that the interviewer went off on her own trying to hit a home run and make a name for herself.


Meta, Breitbart did break the Anthony Weiner scandal wide open. You have to admit that. If it wasn't for Breitbart, Weiner would probably had stayed in office and the scandal wouldn't had been much of anything

Yes, thank god someone was there to expose a congressman's dick pics. Truly an inspiration to journalists everywhere.

[Temo]

Don't lie, you tried and failed too. We all did once and we all died a lil when we couldn't

Imagine, however, how much more you would have died if you COULD and that's all you did all day.

... wait, what are you doing right now??

[goldfly]

Yes, thank god someone was there to expose a congressman's dick pics. Truly an inspiration to journalists everywhere.

no doubt

[Coredor]

It was an interview about a book most likely because it had a flashy title that they knew would fire up their target viewers. I doubt she had read the interview. That was the main problem. She had the guy on to discuss his book which she didn't know anything about. For the record I don't know anything about the author or the book either except for the very limited comments he was allowed to make during the interview.

[BedellBrave]

He's a populariser of an old and what had pretty much been discarded theory who inflates his credentials in making an overly defensive appeal to his own 'authority' who happens to be one of 3 Muslims that the media has a growing affection for - Oz, Zakaria and Aslan. The mainstream media, outside of FOX, seems to like him - and I admit he's a likable cus when he isn't in offended-victim mode - and they probably do because he espouses a view that goes against the views of the RR, Evangelicals and historic orthodox Christianity. Gives them no doubt a certain amount of glee.

Green seems like just another FOX babe that really wasn't ready to do a respectful but well planned and thought out interview. She was ready not to give the fawning, softball interviews Reza was use to - but she needed a better line of questioning and some better redirects when he got all defensive.

[Temo]

Bad interview on both their parts. Opening question actually wasn't that bad, just her follow ups were.

I'd be interested in getting your thoughts on the book, if you've read it.

[BedellBrave]

I'd be interested in getting your thoughts on the book, if you've read it.

Haven't read it yet - it's still a new release and I'm working my way thru three other books now. But that said, my friend here gives pretty much what I'll likely think when I do read it.

Link


Interested in his inflating his credentials? Try this:

Link

[BedellBrave]

Oh btw, good interviews make boring television - so I pretty much don't care for Comedy Central's stuff, FOX's interviews, or any of the rest of them.

Either you've someone like Colbert with his tomfoolery or you've got the rude-won't-let-the-interviewee-say-anything approach or the clueless approaches of the news channels or the fawning-kiss-ups of the morning programs.

[zitothebrave]

I'm sure he woudl sit there and tell you that your readings on Islam are horribly wrong as well.

Religion is all subjective and in the eye of the beholder, and the point he was making about the issues of studying ancient figures is very true. That said having only read reviews of the book, most people don't think it's that revolutionary.

[BedellBrave]

I'm actually not saying "right" or "wrong" - I'm just saying he's not original and what he is throwing out there is likely just a rehash of an older, problematic, mostly-discarded theory.

This is just typical hype being presented as from a noted, serious, scholar. And the funny thing is most rubes will nod their heads in agreement.

[BedellBrave]

Maybe the most disappointing thing - though not unexpected - about that interview was that in his offended-victim, self-defense and appeal to authority, he doesn't take seriously the question of personal bias and his presuppositions. We all have them - he has them - his affect his writing. The lack of self-awareness in the midst of self-defense is kind of humorous though.

[zitothebrave]

I don't think it's new or original. I also don't think it should be discarded. I think that Jesus as a radical shouldn't be thrown out.

[BedellBrave]

No offense intended, but what an individual here or there thinks doesn't actually matter about a theory's explanatory power. And of course there is a "Jesus is a radical" element in who Jesus was/is. But that doesn't equal the theory Aslan looks to be presenting.

[weso1]

4 Thanks per person per thread is my limit.