I always had Ted Rall pegged as a “Speaking Truth to Power” type liberal — someone who values “Purity of Essence” when dealing with politics. His rabidly liberal viewpoints and controversial statements have earned him condemnation from non-trolls around the nation.
However, after reading Ted Rall on the Ax Versus the Rapier, it turns out Teddy boy is just in it for the money.
I’m as out there [on the political edge] as I am because I have the freedom. It’s the only benefit of being syndicated and not working at a paper. If someone said tone it down and we’ll pay you $100,000 a year, I’d say great. Since no one will have me, I might as well use the freedom I have.
So for $200K, will Ted say that Dubya is the greatest leader in our lifetime? $250K?
Kind of reminds me of a story attributed to Sir Winston Churchill.
Churchill and a woman were at a dinner party. Sir Churchill asked the woman if she would sleep with him for a million pounds. She said yes. He asked her if she would sleep with him for a single pound note. She supposedly looked shocked and said, “Sir Winston, what sort of woman do you take me for?” His gruff reply, “Madam, we have already established that. We are just negotiating the price.”
I doubt the story above is true, but that doesn’t matter. It illustrates a point.
Troll Teddy has established his price for “toning it down”. The rest is negotiations.