if it were not for republicans or FOX, I would never have known who Colmes, or Juan were either.... did any of these guys ever represent the left, on any of the other network political shows, previous to working for Fox News as supposed representatives of the Left?
I admit, just a little over a decade ago, I didn't even know what politics was, didn't vote but once right out of high school previously, didn't care, just wanted to do the best job I could do, at work and with my career, and be the best wife I could be, at home, so I had little time for any of this nonsense that I am (sadly) engrossed in now....but now I don't work for a living outside of the home, so I have all the time in the world to try to read and catch up on the last 35 years or so that I missed out on....and I have made a lot of progress on the 'catch up'...(Oh JOY!, not!)
But seriously, I've never heard of any of these people that are suppose to represent the left, on Fox News Channel....at least have not seen them on other channels that do 'represent' primarily the left, the past 10 plus years?
Here is some info on Beckel and Williams
Bob Beckel -
In 1977, he joined the
U.S. Department of State and became the youngest deputy assistant
Secretary of State (Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations) for the
Carter administration, helping to shepherd the
Panama Canal Treaty to ratification;
[6][11] and the following year was appointed Special Assistant to the President for congressional liaison, working on
Salt II and Mideast treaties.
[6][12]
Beckel was the campaign manager for
Walter Mondale's
1984 presidential campaign.
[13] During that campaign he became known as the man who effectively wrapped the Wendy's slogan "
Where's the beef?" around
Gary Hart,
[6][7] Mondale's opponent for the Democratic nomination.
In late 1984, he formed the consulting firm Bob Beckel & Associates, or BBA, which was succeeded in 1985 by Beckel–Cowan, described by
Robert G. Kaiser in the
Washington Post as "a pioneering 'grass roots' lobbying firm whose specialty was building support for policy ideas—or creating the appearance of it—around the country. This was the art form that came to be known as 'Astroturf'lobbying, since the grass-roots sentiments being expressed were not entirely natural."
[14]
Beckel managed
Alan Blinken's 2002 Senate campaign until he was dismissed after being targeted for extortion by a prostitute.
[15] He made a brief appearance as himself on the
Season 8 premiere of
24 in a mock debate with fellow Fox News Analyst
Monica Crowley.
Bob Beckel - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
Juan Williams-
Juan Antonio Williams....... is a Panamanian-born American journalist and political analyst for
Fox News Channel. He also writes for several newspapers including
The Washington Post,
The New York Times, and
The Wall Street Journal and has been published in magazines such as
The Atlantic Monthly and
Time. He was a senior news analyst for
National Public Radio (
NPR) from 1999 until October 2010. At
The Washington Post for 23 years, Williams has worked as an editorial writer,
op-ed columnist,
White House correspondent and national correspondent. He is a "registered Democrat".
[2]
Juan Williams - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
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They both represent the left viewpoint on various Fox News programs and often quite vociferously.