Tony Kornheiser: Dan Snyder asskisser

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I'm quickly losing any remaining respect I had for Kornheiser. The refusal to criticize someone who is clearly anti-free speech like Snyder is, is disgraceful for someone who once worked for as prestigious a media outlet as the Washington Post.
Feinstein, Kornheiser and Snyder, Day II
By Dan Steinberg
If you'll excuse me for a moment, this item involves a Washington Post staffer transcribing an interview between one Washington Post staffer and another Washington Post staffer about an ex-Washington Post staffer. If that kind of thing turns you off -- and clearly, for many of you, it will -- stop reading right now. Go outside. It's lovely out. Maybe try some gelato.

Ok? Everyone gone? So, on Wednesday, John Feinstein put a few paragraphs about Tony Kornheiser and Dan Snyder at the bottom of a blog entry about Tiger Woods. The gist was, Kornheiser had asked Feinstein not to discuss Snyder on his radio show, which is why the two never got around to talking about the City Paper lawsuit.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2011/02/feinstein_kornheiser_and_snyde.html

I knew there was a reason I liked John Feinstein. At least he's got actual journalistic integrity.

[Kingofalldems]

1. It figures he is one of Snyder's few pals

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2. Yeah

Assholes of a feather flock together apparantly.

[Redbear]

3. I respect Kornheiser's position, albeit not his taste in friends.

He doesn't defend him, he just won't talk about him on his radio show.

Feinstein admits that if he had a radio show there are a few people in the sports world that he would not let his guests criticize, including Tom Watson, Joe Torre, and Coach K.

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4. Feinstein also says though

that he will not socialize with certain people like Snyder that he has to write about on a regular basis....The problem is that Snyder isn't just an owner of the Skins. He owns ALL the sports radio stations in DC including the one Kornheiser is on and is enforcing a don't talk about him policy on his employees. Kornheiser is part of this. As a free speech advocate, this kind of thing is a very troubling trend.

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5. Kornheiser's nose is permanently stuck up famous peoples' asses

He's a society guy who happens to write about sports. I lost all respect for him when he was on Monday Night Football, during the infamous OMG BRETTFAVRE BRETTFAVRE BRETTFAVRE game that Favre wasn't even playing in.