Bigot vs. Bigot

In the Washington Post, columnist David Ignatius reports on the brewing battle between the bigoted owners of the Moonie Times and the bigoted editor of their rag, Wesley "Klansboy" Pruden. Dear Pruden's worried that his bigoted bosses may be moving an inch to the left of his racist and reactionary worldview.

The real battles have been taking place out of public view, and rumors about a high-level power struggle have been swirling around the Times offices. Sources say that the dominant church official overseeing the publications is now the Rev. Chung Hwan Kwak, a close adviser to the church's founder, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.

Here's the funny bit:

Pruden won't give up control of the Times without a fight. And he has powerful Republican friends on Capitol Hill and in the administration who would probably back a campaign to maintain the paper's editorial line and fend off meddling by its owners. What's clear from the Times-Moon dust-up is that the battle for the soul of conservatism has a new front.

A fight? How exactly would that go? "I will resist any effort to change the fundamental vision under which the paper was founded." "You're fired, Pruden." What a battle that would be!

Let's face it, Klansboy won't be fighting from a position of power. What other job is Pruden qualified for -- Proofreader for Crossburners' Quarterly or FrontPage Magazine? Exactly what clout do Congressional Republicans have over Moon and his empire? "Continue throwing away millions per year to flatter us, or you have to return that crown we gave you."

Whenever there's a battle between bigots, at least one of them has to lose.

Life is good.

(Link courtesy of mw.)