Comments on: BRETT-COTT

By: World and Global Politics Blog

World and Global Politics Blog — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Was Janet Reno the worst AG we have ever had, or what?” Not much substance to it but it somehow strikes me as amusing these days. “PROBLEM? WHAT PROBLEM?” demonstrates that one woman’s annoyance can be another man’s marketing ploy. “BRETT-COTT” was an early look at a recurring topic at OTB: Brett Marston is boycotting MSNBC and related companies until Michael Savage is off the air. He provides a link demonstrating what a despicable louse Savage is. While I’m more likely to agree with

By: bryan

bryan — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

So is he going to boycott Glenn Reynolds and Eric Alterman too, since they both have columns at msnbc.com?

By: John Lemon

John Lemon — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

If you boycott windows and lightbulbs, I assume you will be sitting in the dark alot.

By: Brett

Brett — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Hey, Jim:

Well, it is tough to boycott Microsoft and GE, I'll admit. . .

Just because it's hard to be completely consistent doesn't mean that a boycott doesn't make sense. I e-mailed Puritain's Pride vitamins about their decision to pull their ads from his show and then immediately bought some vitamins from them. I'm not sure I really needed, you know, 1000 count of B-12, but it sure felt good. The main point is that Savage represents an unbelievable coarsening of the discourse and a transparent attempt by MSNBC to out-ditto the other networks in capturing the cranky and kooky right. They should know that there are people who think this is a bad idea.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Brett,

Heh. The joys of fighting city hall, I guess. I'm not sure Savage is much worse than, say, Paul Begala but I havne't seen the show. I've heard snippets of his radio broadcast and did find him to be a rather scummy person.

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