Five Best Thursday Columns
Dina Esfandiary on Syria's chemical weapons, David Ignatius on an economic NATO, Ezra Klein on budget bickering, Amy Davidson on Bob Costas, and Nora Caplan-Bricker on Uganda.
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As Jon Stewart sees it, the only thing worse than Bob Costas's awkward sermon on Jevon Belcher and gun control are Fox News talking heads talking about how terrible Bob Costas is.
Dina Esfandiary on Syria's chemical weapons, David Ignatius on an economic NATO, Ezra Klein on budget bickering, Amy Davidson on Bob Costas, and Nora Caplan-Bricker on Uganda.
During the halftime segment of Sunday Night Football this week, Bob Costas went long on gun control and the weekend murder-suicide by Kansas City Chief Jovan Belcher. Shortly thereafter, #BobCostasLogic was born.
Today in sports: The Montreal Canadiens have hired their first non-French speaking coach since 1984, Kobe Bryant didn't have a prenuptial agreement, and The New York Times profiles NBC's new sports programming czar.
Today in sports: Penn State's interim athletic director may soon get the job permanently, David Boies is on the other side of a sports labor fight, and the creeping menace of basketball court decals.
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NBC's Bob Costas landed the first interview with accused former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky and it was not a pleasant experience for the subject or the viewers.
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