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Just a few words about Raymond Tanter and Rick Sanchez (i.e. the blowhard ex-anchor who brought the "map" issue to MSNBC)
I was at Michigan during the 90's studying the ME etc. when Tanter was there (not sure if he still is or is emeritus...) I have no "dish" on him--just the views of others: Suffice it to say, even though his "specialty" was the Middle East--the other specialists at Michigan had little if anything to do w/ him. He used to teach on web-based course on the A-I conflict and kept trying to shill his book on "Rogue Regimes"--you'd think he'd be tired of the term by now. He also had an unsuccessful political campaign. Anyone I spoke to who knew him viewed him as a jerk with a bit of a checkered reputation. I won't spread gossip--just the fact that he was not well-liked by female members of the student body I talked to. It could simply be slanderous rumor--but lord knows he was viewed as a tool for other reasons.
As for Sanchez--I do know that when he left the Faux affiliate down here in SoFla--he was not given a warm send-off--simply put, many were happy to see him go. Channel 7 down here is the quintessential "If it bleeds it leads" Faux channel down here--Sanchez was not well loved for his actions during Andrew, Elian, as well as other scandals. Alas, I fear he may be returning. He's also the one, I suspect, who brought along some of the other more "interesting" commentators to MSNBC since 9/11.
Some ask why they don't hear Academics on the news etc. (read Kramer's diatribe against ME studies--it's a sick hack job)--- the reason is folks like Tanter...and Kramer...and Pipes (a la Campus-watch)
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