There are probably a lot of you out there who are going to be all “OMG, Mock – you don’t know who Dana Milbank is?!?!” And yes, I will admit, that until I read an article he wrote today, I’d never heard of him. And it’s a shame, really, because he’s SO RIDICULOUS that I would have been happy to make fun of him long before now. But see – I only started being interested in politics like a year and a half ago, so I have no problem owning my ignorance on all things related to Dana Milbank until today.
ANYWAY.
Dana Milbank wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post, in which he sounds like the brattiest, snottiest toddler on the planet. He’s pouting so much about Scott Brown winning in MA, that he devoted an entire article to complaining about Scott wanting to be sworn in a week ahead of schedule, complaining that Scott was in this huge rush to get to work, and then complaining that after an ENTIRE FEW HOURS on the job, Scott refused to give detailed answers on what he thinks about legislation being debated in Congress.
I’m not making this up. He’s annoyed that Scott was anxious to get to to work, and then simultaneously annoyed that Scott hasn’t gotten to work quickly enough. The entire article is written in this super snippy tone, in which Milbank calls Scott Brown “Senator Centerfold”, and it makes me wonder if Milbank wrote it while sucking his thumb.
The questions that Milbank is annoyed Brown didn’t answer to his satisfaction? Let’s review:
1. How might you work with Democrats? Brown answered, “I need to see what issues are coming up.”
2. What is your stance on gays in the military? Brown said, “I want to speak to the generals in the field.” (Note: he said the same thing in his Barbara Walters interview).
3. What are your thoughts about a filibuster of the labor board nominee? Brown replied, “I’m going to look at everybody’s qualifications.”
4. What are your thoughts about jobs legislation? Brown answered, “I need to see what’s in the bill.”
I don’t know about you guys, but considering the dude’s been on the job for like 4 minutes, I think it’s pretty reasonable that he wants to actually gather DATA AND INFORMATION before just blindly commenting on stuff.
Someone find Dana Milbank’s pacifier. GAWD.
Lots of spin and not all that well-written. Why did they publish this again? Is this guy more important than I think? Good grief. Sour grapes much? Will The Post re-publish my angry letter to AT&T? I’m pretty snippy!
BTW, Mock, I’ve been a political junkie (I can usually name about 90% of the people they show during the SOTU) since high school and I had no idea who this little girl was until just now.
Mock, I share your contempt for Milbank. If you really want to hurl, check out his “Mouthpiece Theater” disaster. He represents all that is wrong with Beltway journalists.
“OMG, Mock – you don’t know who Dana Milbank is?!?!” ”
Count me among those that were shocked.
Your analysis of him and his article is dead on!