Looks Like a Frum Kinda' Week

Blogger John Cole was a believer in Peak Wingnut, but I never have been.  One reason is that I know the scope and depth of the Wingnut supply. Also, as we have learned in recent weeks, there is a huge untapped source of Wingnut in Alaska. It’s also the case that, for every major wingnut, there are at least ten thousand minor-league wingers out there spouting nonsense.

Another factor is the ability of right-wingers to snap back into form after saying something that almost makes sense.  Consider David Frum, who I wrote about only yesterday.  Last night on MSNBC:

From his first answer, however, it was clear Frum had a very different agenda: to attack Rachel Maddow. Discussing the “ugliness of tone” in American politics, he said that Maddow’s show, “unfortunately, is itself an example of that problem.” He then compared her tone to the hateful outbursts of some McCain-Palin supporters:From his first answer, however, it was clear Frum had a very different agenda: to attack Rachel Maddow. Discussing the “ugliness of tone” in American politics, he said that Maddow’s show, “unfortunately, is itself an example of that problem.” He then compared her tone to the hateful outbursts of some McCain-Palin supporters:

Exchange after the jump.

MADDOW: Do you think that my tone on this show is equivalent to people calling Barack Obama somebody who pals around with terrorists, people yelling from the audience at McCain-Palin rallies, Bomb Obama. Kill him. Off with his head. Traitor. Are you accusing me of an equivalence in tone?

FRUM: I don’t think that’s an important question. I think the question is, given the small plate of responsibility that you personally have, how do you manage that responsibility? The fact that other people fail in other ways is not an excuse for you failing in your way.

MADDOW: But you did just say it’s the same thing, that you’re seeing the same thing on this show in a lot -

(CROSS TALK)

FRUM: I worry about that.

As you probably know, Rachel Maddow has people with other viewpoints on her show all the time.  She also has very good (and rising) ratings.   Frum has turned into something worse than the joke he was before. He’s a dangerous, angry little wingnut, and his atrocious behavior shows he knows he’s cornered (pardon the pun).

“Axis of Evil” Author Compares Rachel Maddow to Racist Hecklers [Think Progress]

Comments

[Grace Nearing]

It would be very instructive and informative to have Frum say exactly what he said to Maddow (as quoted here)directly to Bill O'Reilly's splotchy face, or to Sean Hannity's smuggy face, or to Rush Limbaugh's doughy face.

What would the response be?

[skippy]

i read that cole post and thought the same thing. remember john used to be a conservative, so maybe he's just giving his former team the benefit of the doubt.

i, like you, don't think we've hit bottom yet, or even close.

maybe never.

[mandt]

'splotchy' 'smuggy' 'doughy' ----sounds like wingnut barf to me.