Glenn Reynolds asks: SO IS HOWARD KURTZ related to Charlie Gibson?

Howard Kurtz is so far up Charlie Gibson’s rear end that he should do a full colonoscopy while he’s there. Glenn Reynolds says in a much more genteel way.

Kurtz:

Anyone who said that Charlie Gibson might go easy on Sarah Palin might want to quickly delete those comments.

What the ABC newsman conducted yesterday was a serious, professional interview that went right at the heart of what we want and need to know about the governor: Could she be president? Does she understand the nuances of international affairs? Does she have a world view?

He was all business, respectful but persistent. . . .

Did she believe the Iraq war is a task from God? When Palin demurred, Gibson said those were her "exact words." No fancy footwork, no long-winded setups, no gotchas. Just a solid, straight-ahead interview.

One that -- as everybody who pays attention by now knows -- got those "exact words" wrong. A "gotcha" based on a false report from the AP. Is this what passes for solid professionalism in big media today? Actually, it seems like it is. I've always liked Kurtz, but this -- even though he mentions "controversy" further down -- is just bringing new meaning to "covering" the news.

I confidently predict that Glenn’s admiration of Kurtz will cool rapidly now that this particular snake has shed his old skin.