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Same old same old

December 7th, 2007

Romney/Old GOP shill Hugh Hewitt tells Allahpundit — and quite a few of the rest of us — to sit down and shut up.

Wish in one hand, shit in the other…

Update! Why goodness me, but I do believe dear old Mr Burge might just be rubbing Hugh “Shit Sandwich” Hewitt’s face in it a wee mite.

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  1. Martin
    December 7th, 2007 at 10:14 | #1
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    I listen to Hugh quite a bit on my way home from work, and yes, his pimping for Romney is really getting tiresome. Actually, the best thing about the HH show is not the host but his guests (particularly Lileks and Steyn, who are brilliant.) Remember that this is the guy who was saying, right up until the votes were counted, that he thought the Republicans would hold both houses of Congress in 2006 so his judgement is a tad suspect.

    Hugh has always struck me as a Republican party cheerleader. With very few exceptions like Lincoln Chafee or Chuck Hagel, he basically exhorts his listeners to vote for anybody with an (R) next to their name, regardless of position. Oddly, beyond a generic opposition to taxes, a general support of Christianity/Judaism, and a predictible anti-abortion stance, HH doesn't seem to have too many core beliefs. He seems to know nothing about gun control, or guns, for that matter (case in point: After the Virginia Tech shootings, this experienced lawyer and law professor had to ask his listeners if it was legal for a resident alien to purchase a firearm.) His foreign policy beliefs seem to stop at support for the WoT, and he has never been particularly strict on immigration (though he did oppose the recent amnesty bill, but I think more for pragmatic/political reasons than national security.)

    Hugh also has a very annoying tendency to cross examine, rather than interview, his guests if they disagree with his positions, which might work great in the courtroom but doesn't work so well for a radio show.

    All in all, I think Hugh's man-crush on Romney really just illustrates what a mediocre candidate Romney is. Without the adoration of his minions, Romney really just looks like "the man who wasn't there."

    In fact, in every public appearance I've seen, Romney comes across as an Aaron Sorkin-like interpretation of what they think all Republican politicians are: Slick, polished, experienced in business and completely hollow.

  2. physics geek
    December 7th, 2007 at 11:59 | #2
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    I like Hugh's show, but I think that McQ pegged him right a couple of years back as "the distilled essence of the party man."
  3. torrentprime
    December 7th, 2007 at 17:48 | #3
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    I've really enjoyed Andrew Sullivan's postings of HH's latest quotes. HH really has hit self-parody a few times (as Sully has pointed out). I don't know if anything rose to Powerline's ode to Bush, but Hugh is def. good for a few laughs.
  4. Martin
    December 8th, 2007 at 10:18 | #4
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    Having said the above, however, you have to at least give HH props for linking to the same Iowahawk article as you. Not a lot of other bloggers would have done that.
  5. Mikey NTH
    December 8th, 2007 at 11:07 | #5
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    Of course he's a party man, I don't think he's ever denied it. And he is a Romney partisan, and he never has hid that.

    In a way, that kind of candor is refreshing. Personally, I can read over the 'marching orders' bit because he isn't in charge and he isn't my boss, much the same way I ignore everyone who starts off with 'All real conservatives believe...'

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