The trail leading to Eric Massa's resignation from Congress is littered with stories of political infighting and bitter divisions. Along the way, it also brought together a pair of unlikely figures.
"I never thought anything would make me feel sympathetic towards Glenn Beck," Arianna Huffington told Anderson Cooper during an appearance on CNN. "But having to interview Eric Massa for an entire hour made me really feel for him."
Tuesday's panel, which included former presidential adviser David Gergen, focused on the Massa saga and his interview on Beck's program. Arianna gave Beck credit for an apology to his audience for "wasting an hour of their time." She also said that another chapter could be coming, as America has only heard Massa's side -- or perhaps Massa's sides.
Gergen used a similar analogy. "People say that Washington politics is a freak show," he observed. "And Eric Massa is writing a whole new chapter.
Whenever the chapter is complete, it may contain a memorable quote form Gergen about his time in the Navy.
"I don't remember any tickle fights."
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Now Beck needs to apologize for all the other hours he has been on the air wasting people's time.
Your reasons:
1. Made lame claim that forced from Senate [sic] for opposing health ins reform
2. Beck hoped he would deliver useful lies, which he didn't.
3. He is a self-serving deviant.
Really? This makes him the object of hat.red and vi tri ol ? He resigned because he likes a ss gra b b1ng, not for some crime involving moral turpitude. He was a good progressive in Congress. Why the intense scorn, from our side no less?
If it is because he has misgivings about the health care reform, doesn't every progressive?
I am sorry, I can forgive a typo from a poster, but this was in the main article! And I can't get a job to save my life..
How about a memorable quote FROM Gergen.
I am so tired of this meme. He is good at what? Inspiring fear, hatred and the continued dumbing down of this nation.
When are MSM going to start calling out this guy for what he really is.
This is actually incredibly witty. It's a fantastic back-handed non-compliment.
It reminds me of the scene in "Amadeus" where Salieri asks Mozart what he thinks of his music, and Mozart replies, "One hears such sounds, and what can one say, but... Salieri!"
We can learn from her objectivity...still cant stand Beck though.
After everything he has said about President Obama and Democrats, nothing that could happen to Beck would give me pause to sympathize.
This was beautiful. He was totally speechless and lost.
All those guys (and Ann Coulter) make me ill and angry.
I think there might be a special place in hell for them (they all do believe in heaven and hell, so I'm safe in imagining them there)
Fanned.
AWWWWWWW! I watched the internet and you?
Same result ... Beck got nothing! And his veiwers got a whole lot of WHAT'S really going on! Their fear mister is just that a fear-monger and plain nuts!
It appears he really has a....
problem.
Before our eyes his stories altered;
Poor Glenn Beck grew pale and faltered.
First Massa stone-walled,
Then changed stance.
Glen soldiered on and tried a tap dance.
Then, Mr. Beck, denied his slime,
Sighed, "It's all been a waste of time."
I would like to hear apologies from him regarding his disrespect for our President.
Beck has thrown quite a bit of unfounded truths and lunatic rants regarding our President.
He has stirred the crazies to believe it's appropriate to bring guns to presidential speeches, has them stirred up about detention camps, compared Holocost Shooter to Thomas Jefferson, pushed for 9/12 and didn't even show up...oh there's so much more that Beck has stirred.
Pass the Vick's Vapor Rub to Glenn Beck...it's time for the tears.
Fanned.
Glenn would never get any sympathy from me. And I love that his plan blew up on his face. Haha