File this one under "What Was He Thinking?"

Howard Kurtz is not my favorite media critic but I thought he had some cred and some smarts - in between flaunting his Villager status. But now he has completely jumped the shark in joining Fox News. Mediaite reports:

Beginning July 1st, the network said in a press statement, Kurtz will anchor a version of what is now called Fox News Watch, which airs Saturdays on the network. He will also serve as an on-air analyst for the network throughout the week, in addition to writing a regular column for FoxNews.com.

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Kurtz’s comment:

“I’m excited to be bringing my independent brand of media criticism to Fox News. I want to thank CNN for giving me such a prime opportunity over the years and was tempted to continue, but the chance to create a revamped program and establish a strong online presence was too good to pass up. I hope to add a new dimension to Fox’s coverage and have some fun while diving into the passionate debates about the press and politics.”

Either Kurtz is too naive to know that Fox will NEVER stray from its GOP-promoting/liberal-bashing agenda, no matter how much revamping they do of his program, or he's willing to go along with it for the sake of "a strong online presence" and "passionate debats about the press and politics."

The only question in my mind is whether this particular Fox News marriage will break up before the latest go-round with Sarah Palin or after.