The Washington Post was once a great newspaper. Those days are long gone, for sure. Its dwindling size and relevance is now only surpassed by its lack of judgment and good taste. Imagine any serious organization hosting Donald Trump at a public event right now, as the Post did at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner?
Trump's asinine behavior, race-baiting, self-aggrandizement, appalling lack of knowledge about public, foreign and economic policy, and flat-out lying are a shame to this nation. Worse, Trump's nonsense has been a costly strategic distraction at a time when we need serious people engaged in serious issues. It's one thing for TMZ, The Hollywood Dish, The National Enquirer or Fox News to cover, honor, or host this guy, but not the once-fabled Post.
Memo to Washington Post heir and celebrity interviewer Lally Weymouth, or whomever concocted this beaut of an idea, some suggestions for next year's dinner include Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan and the ghosts of George Wallace and Father Coughlin.
Still, there are four welcome developments here. First, Osama Bin Laden's death has removed Trump and the birthers from the top of the news, let's hope permanently. Second, the Post's Dana Milbank did a fine job using his column to question his management's thinking about Trump and the whole Correspondents' dinner. Third, President Obama and Seth Meyers humiliated Trump at the dinner in front of all of official Washington with humor that exposed him with his own words and deeds. And fourth, I have cancelled my e-subscription to The Washington Post. Adieu.
Trump's asinine behavior, race-baiting, self-aggrandizement, appalling lack of knowledge about public, foreign and economic policy, and flat-out lying are a shame to this nation. Worse, Trump's nonsense has been a costly strategic distraction at a time when we need serious people engaged in serious issues. It's one thing for TMZ, The Hollywood Dish, The National Enquirer or Fox News to cover, honor, or host this guy, but not the once-fabled Post.
Memo to Washington Post heir and celebrity interviewer Lally Weymouth, or whomever concocted this beaut of an idea, some suggestions for next year's dinner include Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan and the ghosts of George Wallace and Father Coughlin.
Still, there are four welcome developments here. First, Osama Bin Laden's death has removed Trump and the birthers from the top of the news, let's hope permanently. Second, the Post's Dana Milbank did a fine job using his column to question his management's thinking about Trump and the whole Correspondents' dinner. Third, President Obama and Seth Meyers humiliated Trump at the dinner in front of all of official Washington with humor that exposed him with his own words and deeds. And fourth, I have cancelled my e-subscription to The Washington Post. Adieu.