“I think his questions helped Gingrich—and that may not have bothered Juan as much as some people might think.”
I agree - especially after watching his spot on Hannity afterward. He was excited in saying he thought this was by far the best debate ever, and that heated exchanges like the one between him and Newt are exactly what’s needed in debates.
Juan’s often clueless and he’s a bleeding heart liberal, but considering that, he’s surprisingly fair - frequently actually criticizing BHO. I read that both his wife and son are conservatives. He often gets verbally smacked by Hume, Kristol and O’Reilly, but he’s always a good sport. He sometimes wears his heart on his sleeve and I occasionally feel a little sorry for him, because he’s a decent guy and NEVER mean or snarky.
“he’s a bleeding heart liberal, but considering that, he’s surprisingly fair”
He’s a lot more “fair” since he got fired by NPR!
He really does try hard to defend Obama, but I recall him getting very upset over O's failure to use his "bully pulpit" to encourage Black men to take responsibility for the kids they bring into this world. and be good role models for them.
I have a feeling Juan takes his role as husband and father far more seriously than he does "his own self"!
I agree. Juan has always come across to me as a good, sweet soul who still hasn't gotten in touch with his inner conservative!
I even thought so back in 2005, 2006, when I also thought the world of Britt Hume. Odd how things work out. Juan has always been, "What you see is what you get." It has always made him worthy of my respect.
But when, in a fraction of the time, on a fraction of the budget -- and no matter what one thinks of him in retrospect, these facts are true -- Fred Thompson climbed and remained within the margin of error in every single primary poll conducted, and when the actual primaries were held, he even beat Romney and came in second, not third, in one of them, Britt Hume pretended there was no such candidate as Thompson. On a fraction of the budget, in a fraction of the time, Thompson acheived something REMARKABLE by any standards, and I watched Britt "reporting" on the Republican primary race between Romney, McCain, Huckabee, and Giulianni. Britt turned out to be the biggest phony I'd ever fallen for.
I respect Juan Williams and am glad he's around.
As for Britt, piss on him.