Milbank to Pitney: ‘You’re such a d—’
28 June 2009 5:24 pm by Taylor Marsh
Now, boys. That’s what Pitney reports Milbank whispered to him before the show began. Classy.
But give it to Howard Kurtz, he gets to the meat of it straight out.
“Do you think there’s some jealousy involved by the media establishment in the fact that you got that second question?” – Howard Kurtz
It’s old media being one upped by new media in the most obvious way, with old media fearing for its very life because after being thrown out of Iran the only avenue to talk to the world and get out what’s happening in that country is via the Internet, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, all things new media, as old media is left in the dust.
Pitney’s question reveals this frightening new reality.
This was so painfully obvious you’d think Milbank would have some humility about it, especially since Pitney had access through the outreach at HuffPost to get an Iranian to talk to the president. But that’s really the rub. What’s old media to do? Watch silently as we pass them by?
Milbank not only sounds foolish on Kurtz’s show, bringing forth his silly little list of grievances, but a bit like a school bully (representing old media) who doesn’t know how to act after he’s been bested by the smart kid (new media).
