Dylan “Take No Prisoners” Ratigan…
NewBusters Mike Sargent likes what he saw from Dylan Ratigan this morning on “Morning Joe”…
Journalists, take note: Dylan Ratigan should be your model.
Despite working for MSNBC, Ratigan has shown a hard-nosed, take-no-prisoners interview style that is quickly gaining him the reputation for being the toughest interview on television. It isn’t often that an MSNBC host can claim to be tough on both sides of the political aisle, but the former CNBC correspondent could probably do it with a straight face and a clear conscience.
This morning, for example, Ratigan was brought in as a hired gun of sorts, to speak with Obama’s Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Dr. Christina Romer. Typically, in interviews with White House economic wonks, TV personalities can easily be blown away by the technical rhetoric of economists. Typically, these wonks sound very much like they know what they’re talking about, even when they are in fact dodging the question. This was not a typical interview in either regard.
June 18, 2009 at 6:26 pm
I listened to Ratigan for a little bit driving into work this morning. What a buffoon! I don’t know where here stands, left or right… but he was just goofy. I mean, all over the place, unfocused, shouting, illogical, foolish, and that’s all in a 5 minute time period!
It was absolutely exhausting listening to him. As for him on MSNBC, I imagine they think that he’ll be their “Beck,” but for some reason, I doubt it will work. Yeah, he’s off the wall like Beck… but I didn’t pick up any of the same charm or get-a-burger-with-ability that Beck has.
I remain skeptical.
June 19, 2009 at 8:54 am
I agree. I think Beck is infuriating and crazy, but still find him likable. Ratigan has an I’m-way-cooler-than-you demeanor that pisses me off.