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I am happy to cross the partisan divide and state for the record that I am in 100% agreement with Matthew Yglesias: I’m not sure if you guys know who Richard Quest is, but suffice it to say that based on my rather small level of watching CNN International while traveling he’s far and away ...

By , a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast.

I am happy to cross the partisan divide and state for the record that I am in 100% agreement with Matthew Yglesias: I'm not sure if you guys know who Richard Quest is, but suffice it to say that based on my rather small level of watching CNN International while traveling he's far and away the most annoying television news personality on the planet. Naturally, Quest got his own monthly interview show, ?Quest?, in July. And if I was the head of CNN, I'd do the same thing -- Quest's voice, mannerisms, and teeth are so.... grating that the overall effect is hypnotic. Whenever I catch him in my travels, it requires a concerted effort to change the channel.

I am happy to cross the partisan divide and state for the record that I am in 100% agreement with Matthew Yglesias:

I’m not sure if you guys know who Richard Quest is, but suffice it to say that based on my rather small level of watching CNN International while traveling he’s far and away the most annoying television news personality on the planet.

Naturally, Quest got his own monthly interview show, ?Quest?, in July. And if I was the head of CNN, I’d do the same thing — Quest’s voice, mannerisms, and teeth are so…. grating that the overall effect is hypnotic. Whenever I catch him in my travels, it requires a concerted effort to change the channel.

Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner

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