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The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« on: December 10, 2016, 02:15:58 pm »
December 10, 2016
The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
By Thomas Lifson

Is it schadenfreude season yet? Surely, the epic failure of the pundit class deserves some commemoration. The just has to be a reckoning for people who sold opinions that were completely off-base, out of touch, and hilariously arrogant.

The controversy over Mitt Romney as a possible secretary of state for Donald Trump has boiled down to a few elements, perhaps the most prominent at the moment being the desire for an apology being expressed by a number of Trump loyalists. Bu what about the pundits? If they earn their living by providing expert analysis, haven’t they disgraced themselves?

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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2016, 02:19:03 pm »
This may never be solved!  Too many choices!
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2016, 02:20:44 pm »
Sean "Rex Kwan Doe" Hannity.
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2016, 02:22:23 pm »
A tie.  Madam Clinton or Barack Hussein Obama.
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2016, 02:24:28 pm »
Sean "The Gimp" Hannity.

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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2016, 02:25:05 pm »
George Will on the Right.
Howard Dean on the Left.

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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2016, 02:34:07 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on December 10, 2016, 02:19:03 pm
This may never be solved!  Too many choices!

Oh, I think it's got to be Hannity.

He acted like a teenaged girl angry at the other girls who didn't like her boyfriend.

His crush on Trump was scary...
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2016, 02:39:46 pm »
I have no particular interest in identifying the worst pundit of this election season.  But I have no hesitation in pointing out the best - the redoubtable Peggy Noonan.   
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2016, 03:02:56 pm »
Hannity, hands down.

Maybe Rachel "You're not dreaming" Maddow on the left. She just annoys me.
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2016, 03:07:35 pm »
Quote from: Jazzhead on December 10, 2016, 02:39:46 pm
I have no particular interest in identifying the worst pundit of this election season.  But I have no hesitation in pointing out the best - the redoubtable Peggy Noonan.   


My favorite is Jonah Goldberg.
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2016, 03:21:09 pm »
I'm going with Hannity as well.

The guy always nauseated me, as did his stupid shows - and this past year that discernment was not unfounded.

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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2016, 03:28:35 pm »
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on December 10, 2016, 03:07:35 pm

My favorite is Jonah Goldberg.

Didn't Jonah get this entire election wrong?
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2016, 04:25:19 pm »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on December 10, 2016, 03:28:35 pm
Didn't Jonah get this entire election wrong?


Maybe... I don't know? He never liked Trump but I don't recall him making any false predictions.
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2016, 06:06:41 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on December 10, 2016, 02:22:23 pm
A tie.  Madam Clinton or Barack Hussein Obama.

I think the article writer meant pundits and not bandits. ;)
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2016, 06:30:48 pm »
Quote from: RAT Patrol on December 10, 2016, 06:09:20 pm
That's what i was thinking.  But from the right, Sean Hannity and Michael Savage are big contenders for the top prize.  Then there is Ann Coulter who should get a sick category all her own.

I think Limbaugh deserves a place in that list.  He wasn't the worst, but played it too cute by half.
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #15 on: December 10, 2016, 08:48:55 pm »
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on December 10, 2016, 02:20:44 pm
Sean "Rex Kwan Doe" Hannity.

...and he's still doing it.   22222frying pan
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #16 on: December 10, 2016, 09:38:30 pm »
Quote from: EasyAce on December 10, 2016, 06:06:41 pm
I think the article writer meant pundits and not bandits. ;)

You're right, I lost my head. :beer:
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #17 on: December 10, 2016, 09:45:51 pm »
Easily Sean Hannity on the Right, Joy Behar on the Left.

Special recognition in this category goes to:
Ann Coulter
Don Lemon
Chris Hayes
Alex Jones
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #18 on: December 11, 2016, 12:36:01 am »
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on December 10, 2016, 02:20:44 pm
Sean "Rex Kwan Doe" Hannity.

I second your nomination.
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #19 on: December 11, 2016, 01:45:36 am »
Quote from: Sanguine on December 10, 2016, 06:30:48 pm
I think Limbaugh deserves a place in that list.  He wasn't the worst, but played it too cute by half.

@Sanguine

Hear, hear! I was once a listener, whenever I could find time during lunch. During this election cycle, I stopped and doubt I will go back.
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #20 on: December 11, 2016, 02:09:33 am »
Sean Hannity was the worst
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #21 on: December 11, 2016, 03:27:19 am »
Quote from: bolobaby on December 11, 2016, 01:45:36 am
@Sanguine

Hear, hear! I was once a listener, whenever I could find time during lunch. During this election cycle, I stopped and doubt I will go back.

I'll never go back.

His entire appeal was that he truly believed in conservatism....... that it was the answer to our nation's problems.

That is what I have always believed.

Now I know he doesn't believe a word of it.  He stands for nothing.

I'll never listen again.


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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #22 on: December 11, 2016, 04:47:03 am »
Quote from: musiclady on December 11, 2016, 03:27:19 am
I'll never go back.

His entire appeal was that he truly believed in conservatism....... that it was the answer to our nation's problems.

That is what I have always believed.

Now I know he doesn't believe a word of it.  He stands for nothing.

I'll never listen again.


Ever.

It wasn't exactly a secret that Thrush Limburger believed in the Republican Party above and beyond
even conservative thought. Hugh Hewitt was the same way long enough before now.
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #23 on: December 11, 2016, 08:35:30 pm »
Quote from: EasyAce on December 11, 2016, 04:47:03 am
It wasn't exactly a secret that Thrush Limburger believed in the Republican Party above and beyond
even conservative thought. Hugh Hewitt was the same way long enough before now.

I know I differ from some of you here, but I have believed that you could be a part of the Republican party and still an honest conservative, knowing that in your party were many who weren't in agreement with you.  I have also recognized that the leaders of the party were weak and not conservative.

But the significant difference for me, is the victory of Trump within the party, and the way most Republicans embraced him, regardless of the fact that not a single thing about him was conservative, and that he completely disregarded and disavowed the Constitution with every word he said, meant that all ties with the party needed to be severed.   It's been a gradual pulling away with me, but the cord was completely cut with Trump.

I thought that Limbaugh was more like me than he obviously is..... that he was a Conservative wanting to work within the party.   That clearly is not true.   His loyalty and love of Trump completely disavows any conservatism he once claimed to have.

His entire show was clearly an act, and I'm sorry I didn't see it before now.
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Re: The reckoning: Who was the absolute worst pundit of the election?
« Reply #24 on: December 11, 2016, 08:45:52 pm »
Mitt Romney.
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