But I was responding to this set of claims:
I didn’t say anything about his political acumen. Boyo Jim said, “He’s far too incompetent to be given a real job in a corporation.” I disagreed.
Meh. If Juan Williams can get a job on Fox News, so can Steele. And for what it’s worth, I don’t see how Steele’s incompetence as RNC chairman reflects on his potential competence for a totally unrelated job.
Juan Williams has a pretty long journalist career at NPR and previously at the Washington Post, IIRC. I actually met him once back in the 80s. The guy was so obviously into his job as reporter. He arrived really early to cover a conference where I was the only person there setting up a PA and recording system. Basically, I was a nobody, without even any real connection to the conference. But he immediately started peppering me with questions about my background and my work, to the point where I had to stop him so I could get my work done. I think he was always looking for an angle that would make a story, though he didn’t find one with me.