Taking to the pages of New York Magazine, Alec Bladwin has spoken at length, attempting to justify his nasty use of anti-gay slurs when angry, and dump on MSNBC which fired him in the wake of a backlash from the powerful gay lobby. He wants people to know that he isn't really a gay-hater despite the words that come out of his mouth in unguarded moments. And he makes a promise he will have a very hard time keeping: "this is the last time I'm going to talk about my personal life in an American publication ever again." We should be so lucky. The very long piece is frankly tedious, the ramblings of a confused, angry man who is not nearly as intelligent as he assumes himself to be. But in his anger he lets fly a few interesting put-downs and self-justifications., So, to save you the trouble and tedium, here is what you might want to read. Note of caution: Baldwin has a potty mouth and I have left in his vulgarisms verbatim. I watched MSNBC, prior to working there, very sporadically....(Read Full Post)