November 21, 2007

Time magazine rejected slime-merchant and lying sack of shit as columnist, human being

Via Jane at fdl:

For its part, Time magazine said nothing publicly about Rove’s arrival at Newsweek, but a well-placed source told me that Bob Barnett had traveled to the Time-Life building on Sixth Avenue to offer Rove’s services before Newsweek snared them.

Time’s editors apparently felt the cost/benefit analysis wouldn’t be in their favor if they embraced the man who has done more than anyone to keep the spirit of Joe McCarthy alive and well in American politics. (Read Joshua Green’s definitive profile from the Atlantic in 2004.)

“Time thought this wouldn’t be like hiring George Stephanopoulos,” my source explained. “They think Karl is essentially like an unindicted coconspirator in a whole string of felonies.”

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Bad move, Newsweek. There's not much you can do to make up for that mistake, aside from dumping Rove first chance you get.