Former Rep. Massa Disappoints Glenn Beck
And he didn’t do much better with viewers either. After building up the drama for former Congressman Eric Massa’s (D-NY) appearance on his television show, Glenn Beck ended his program with an apology to those who watched ‘til the bitter end. “This (information shared by Massa) didn’t affect you (the American people).”
Blame Massa for blowing a golden opportunity to give dates, times, and names of specific instances where politicos crossed the line into illegal or unethical behavior. Instead, he gave bland jeremiads about the corrupting influence of money in politics, and flipped the narrative on who’s responsible for him stepping down. Initially, it was the White House and Democratic House Leadership who “forced” his resignation. Now, he “owns his mistakes” and accepts full responsibility for his resignation. Huh? The only reason this is a story is because people were led to believe a member of Congress was ousted to ease passage of health care “reform.” Now, it is just a story of a seemingly decent guy unable to cope with the insane demands of national politics.
But blame Beck too for not getting at least one specific instance of a date, time, and name before going on the air to ensure the hour wasn’t a waste. He won’t forget that lesson next time. For now, it looks like the Obama Administration – and Rahm Emanuel in particular – dodged a potentially catastrophic revelation about the practice of Big Boy politics. Like the Rod Blagojevich smoking gun that never fired, Eric Massa had his chance to establish his credibility with specifics. His failure to do so means that his critics will be the ones taking up the lion’s share of his fifteen minutes in the spotlight. Too bad.
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