Bob Novak chickens out of debating Eric Alterman

I think it’s an error. I remember Franken discussing in Big Fat Idiot how (as near a direct quote as I remember) “everytime Rush has travelled out of his little womb of a studio it has been a disaster”.

Wow. Thanks for the link. I hadn’t read “Bias,” and after reading Alterman’s review, I’m not sure why anyone should. I wonder if Bricker can offer any insight from the Goldberg book or elsewhere as to where Alterman got it wrong.

Anyone who rejects the idea of needing to support their assertions with any sort of evidence, as it is claimed that Goldberg did, should be laughed out of the room, not feted.

You might want to start a new thread on this. There are some folks on the SDMB who will gladly testify to Bernie Goldberg as being the second-greatest truth-teller in history (right after either Moses or Rush Limbaugh), but they might not be aware that their idol is being discussed in this thread.

Right.

Cite?

Limbaugh has a better chance of scoring Oxycontin from Betty Ford than he would in debating Franken.

Actually, Franken’s book is where I remember seeing an admission to the effect that he wouldn’t fare well in a confrontation with Limbaugh. I’ll see if I can find it in my copious spare time.

Some people just don’t have prime debate skills.