Thursday, September 14, 2006

An embarassment of riches.



Who to choose, who to choose. My mind is bursting with candidates for this blog. I've also received some stellar nominations. However - my choice today has to be Tucker Carlson.

You may remember Tucker as the Libertarian pundit who up until recently co-hosted CNN's Crossfire. It was on Crossfire that he had the now-infamous confrontation with Jon Stewart, which ended with Jon calling him a "dick" (way to go Jon!). Perhaps Tucker's most recognizable feature was the inevitably gaudy bow-tie he would always be wearing. If you aren't either a quacky professor, or attending a black-tie event, you just shouldn't wear a bow-tie. Period.

While the above certainly QUALIFIES Tucker for The Beats, his lock for today's entry was achieved last night when he appeared on Dancing With the Stars.

His new show on MSNBC must be hurting. No "Star" in their right mind would subject themselves to such humiliation if they weren't hoping to gain a few ratings points or a new contract out of the deal. Consider his competition: Joey Lawrence (ex of Blossom), Harry Hamlin (ex of L.A. Law), Mario Lopez (ex of Saved By the Bell) and Jerry Springer (of, well, Jerry Springer). Despite this cast of characters, Tucker FURTHER distinguished himself as being the first one eliminated from the show. His performance was, "... an awful mess" and looked like he was "... sitting on the toilet". I've seen the video. And it really WAS that bad. Way to go Big Fella!

Tucker Carlson ... you need The Beats!