Drudge's RED headline right now. WHITE HOUSE MASTER TO SLASH EXEC PAY (racist much?)

[jezebel]

Seriously what is with the use of the term Master?

[geek tragedy]

1. Drudge probably has an S&M outfit in his closet. nt

[bbinacan]

2. He may have gotten it

from the CNBC article he linked. :shrug:

"The compensation schedules set by Kenneth R. Feinberg, the special master at Treasury handling compensation issues,...."

http://www.cnbc.com/id/33417281

Correction: NY Times Article linked at CNBC.

[Pirate Smile]

3. His official title is "Special Master". I suppose Drudge could have said "Czar" because I'm sure

they call this guy a Czar. They call everyone a Czar. Czar Joe Biden.

[rfranklin]

6. Special Master is a legal term...

A special master, in law, is an authority appointed by a judge to make sure that judicial orders are actually followed.

At common law, there were "masters in chancery," who acted in aid of the Equity Courts. There were also "masters in lunacy," who conducted inquiries on the same nature as modern civil commitment proceedings.

A special master is an "adjunct" to a federal court, and Rule 53 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows a federal court to appoint a master, with the consent of the parties, to conduct proceedings and report to the Court.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_master

[leftynyc]

4. Let him squeal like the pig he is

Just who does he think is going to consider this a bad idea?

[Puzzler]

5. I guess it's code for ...

... the "slave" is in charge.

The "masters" used to be the white guys, right?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

7. This is basically what it's all about, even though there is a "master" title involved.

It's a dog whistle and not particularly subtle, but then again, nothing about Drudge is, basically.

[harun]

16. Yep.

[high density]

8. Execs had their own self-fulfilling prophecy. The "master" in the WH had nothing to do with that.

Especially at AIG where they accepted bets on both sides of a transaction so in the long term they had no way to win. Didn't stop them from reaping the profits in the meantime.

[otohara]

9. Hey Drudge, That's President Master

and don't forget it.

[mitchum]

10. Drudge is yesterday's wingnut homecoming queen

Time has moved on, Hat Boy

[Fire1]

11. My, my my. The irony. n/t

[SemiCharmedQuark]

12. Oh please please PLEASE attack him for this Republicans!

[chollybocker]

13. At least he didn't say "Massa."

Though he probably considered it.

[Grassy Knoll]

14. If your a good spy like me......

Go to drudge in the morning, read his "REDS " and in the afternoon Rush will meme that shit
for 1/2 of his show, but Rush makes it look like its his opinion .
Rush does nothing more than copy the answers from drudge.

[harun]

17. How do you read/listen to any of that crap?

[Grassy Knoll]

21. Media matters

As the late Bruce lee once said " Never take your eye off your opponent "

[BeyondGeography]

15. More sludge from the master baiter

[Life Long Dem]

18. Sounds like a noble position to me.

This goes along with the Noble Prize Obama was recently awarded. :-)

[Dreamer Tatum]

19. Ummmm....his title is Special Master for Compensation

so, fail on the "racism."

[Drunken Irishman]

20. Eh...