Harold Ford Is the Olive Garden of Sunday Morning Talk Shows

[babylonsister]

If It's Sunday, It's Harold Ford

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Jonathan Chait


Harold Ford was a guest on Meet The Press this weekend, marking the sixth time the former Tennessee representative has been on the show this year. That's more appearances than anyone else (besides the pundit superteam of David Brooks and E.J. Dionne), including more than any other NBC political contributor, and more than any current officeholder.

What explains the ubiquity of the bland and notably un-incisive Ford? Part of it may be his preternatural ability to meld himself into the prevailing sentiment of whatever milieu in which he finds himself. But primarily I believe Meet the Press always invites Ford for the same reason there are so many Olive Gardens -- you always know exactly what you're going to get:

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http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-chait/78635/why-harold-ford-always-meet-the-press

[grantcart]

1. That is a slam Olive Garden may never recover from.

[mikelgb]

2. Lol

gawd I hope they are not grooming him for his own show or as a contributor...

[OHdem10]

3. To repeat over and over--Obama has to push reset button, on

Tax cuts and being BUSINESS FRIENDLY.

[madrchsod]

4. you are being kind.....

there`s better descriptions of ford but most if not all are not as politically correct

[LynneSin]

5. Seriously, why must you be so fricking insultive???

I mean at least at the Olive Garden they have those yummy breadsticks and salad that I enjoy so much! I haven't found any value of that type with Harold Ford.

[WilliamPitt]

6. *spit*

:rofl:

[Johonny]

7. I agree

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[NNN0LHI]

9. He is working on nailing down the snake handling voting block for his next run

And the way he is going he might get it.

Don

[Tatiana]

10. I thought he was a paid contributor/analyst. He used to be on MSNBC all the time.

I remember him being on Morning Joe and Dan Abrams shows. My thoughts were that he was too bland and a$$kissy, even for the MSNBC programs, and so to at least get some of their money's worth, they've thrown him on Meet the Press.

[DinahMoeHum]

11. Harold Ford = Sunday morning circle jerk

:evilfrown:

[JerseygirlCT]

12. Olive Garden isn't always that bad

Ford is.