Media Moments

By Jerry Berger
Berger's Beat
July 6, 2012

http://bergersbeat.com/

Mitt Romney’s socko $100 million take in June “could cost the president the election,” billionaire David Koch told the media. Meanwhile, Koch is planning to host a $50k per person fundraiser on Sunday for the GOP hopeful in Southhampton. David and his brother, Charles, control an energy conglomerate worth an estimated $50 billion. On Friday, the Obama campaign sent out an urgent plea for money from supporters, warning about Romney’s aggressive fundraising push. . . Long before I learned the definition of onomotpoeia, I was a fan of then Post-Dispatch scribe Eric Mink. Busier than ever these days, Mink has written an explosive editorial on “Health Care and the Supreme Court” that begs attention http://www.stljewishlight.com/opinion/commentaries/article_61a12318-c631-11e1-818a-001a4bcf887a.html. . . If you search for the “10 Dumbest Members of Congress” on the Internet, you’ll find the name of Todd Akin, R-Mo. One of the reasons: When he appeared on a radio show of the Family Research Council, he said, “The heart of liberalism really is a hatred of God and a belief that the government should replace God”. . . Can someone show KSDK’s Kelly Jackson out the door and to a remedial reading class?. . .KTRS’s Frank O. Pinion re. KMOX: “The 50,000-watt voice of Delmar Gardens”. . .Keen-eyed FOX 2 viewers have been bombarding the station switchboard with the same question: “Why is vet anchor Mandy Murphey not wearing her wedding ring?” Viewers have noticed the absence of the rock. . .Yesterday, after an unusual trial, a California jury found William Lynch not guilty of beating up Jesuit priest, Fr. Jerold Lindner. Lynch and nine others say Lindner molested them as kids. In the 1970s, Lindner studied at SLU, helped with a Scout troop here and set up a house for homeless boys. Until now, his time in St. Louis hasn’t been publicly disclosed. . .Cheers to Zoe Pigeon of I Fratellini in Clayton for two new winning dishes: Burrata with aceto blasamco San Giacomo and Gnudi Pomodoro with tomato basil, olive oil and garlic. To top that off, she has named her soon-to-bow French eatery on Wydown Boulevard: Les Freres. . .Over at Pumpernickel’s Deli, Erika Siegel and Philip Izard finalized their wedding plans for March 8 in Scottsdale, AZ. Erika’s grandpappy is beloved Sidney Guller of Essex Industries. . . St. Louis U. grad Brian Roewe is now a Bertelsen intern at the independent, Kansas City-based National Catholic Reporter.