Who Are These People?

Over the past 20 years or so the political discourse has come to be dominated by "pundits." Now the term pundit which is of Hindi origin, is supposed to be an expert. The thing is though that many of the so-called pundits put forth by the media hardly fit the bill. We have washed up disc jockeys-- Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck -- or empty headed nitwits like Christine O'Donnell. Then there are media hacks like Mark Halperin.

MSNBC recently suspended Halperin after he called the President a "dick." What interesting choice of language! What a display of wit and wisdom! These are the people who have come to dominate the political discourse, the ones who get to decide not only what is discussed but also what people think. These people shouldn't be called pundits but more like sock puppets.