An erratic day for local radio news/commentary
KTRH-740 continues to report on the Dubai Ports World deal, and for some reason has been stating that the now-scuttled deal would have turned over security at some ports to a company owned by the UAE government.
In actuality, the deal would have involved management of the ports, not security. Houston's radio news leader usually doesn't make those sorts of errors. The story posted online (from UPI) characterizes the deal accurately.
ANNE LINEHAN ADDS: And then there's Chris Begala on KSEV-700. In his first monologue he must have said the port deal was a DISASTER (heavy emphasis) for President Bush and Republicans at least 20 times. He said President Bush needs to beg Karen Hughes to come back to work for him, and he said the president needs to clean house (meaning staff) or else. Not quite sure what the "or else" might be. He also said that he had said the President needed to dump this deal from day one and now he's been proven right.
Then Begala went to a break, came back, talked about the Katy Freeway closure this weekend, THEN said the port deal was NOT a disaster for Republicans!
Talk about your whiplash radio.
He also said it is GORgeous outside (which it is), 82 degrees but with some humidity. Huh? We have extemely low humidity right now which is why we are under a fire watch!
And Begala needs to knock off the Carol Keeton Strayhorn Rabinowitz Johnson schtick. It's not funny and it's sexist.
Oh, and I forgot to add his bit about the Carol Alvarado investigation. Begala told listeners about the leak/clarification that the OIG can't investigate elected officials. And that his sources tell him the DA's Public Integrity unit is deep into an investigation. Begala's got the pulse of Bonusgate, for sure.
And for the 1,000th time I wonder why Dan Patrick didn't choose David Benzion to be the fill-in host while he's off campaigning. Sigh.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 03/09/06 05:37 PM | Print |
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