Punditry
“Working as a paid pundit is such a good deal, the
contributors tend to conform to the expectations of the producers putting on
the show. They hit their marks, fill the dead spaces with palaver, keep the
commercials from bumping into one another, and sit at attention until called
on—or interrupt should the show stall.”
—Jack Shafer, pundit and commentator, “CNN
Dumped Donna Brazile. It Should Keep Going,” Politico, Oct. 31,
2016
• Editorial Comment: Of course, Shafer is a pundit, too ....
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