John McCain has made Barack Obama’s alleged elitism a centerpiece of his campaign. In virtually every stop of the Doubletalk Express, McCain finds an opportunity to impugn Obama as out of touch with ordinary Americans. The press uncritically regurgitates this nonsense without even a hint of irony. They portray the wealthy McCain as an authentic [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Jul 21
Bill O’Reilly, Nazis, and the Klan
“Repulsive” doesn’t begin to describe the latest foul excrement to spew from the dessicated lips of Satan’s own schlockmeister, Bill O’Reilly. It is just unimaginable how much stored bile must be pressuring the interior of his putrid skull that he would sink to comparing fellow Americans, who passionately embrace Democracy, to the inhumane and murderous [...]
Jul 21
Glenn Beck Fills In For Larry King
The geniuses at CNN have decided to dig into the depths of their worst performing personalities to find a guest host for Larry King tonight. Glenn Beck has the two lowest rated hours on the already low rated CNN Headline News. So naturally the programming brain trust at CNN would tap him to sit in [...]
Jul 20
John McCain: Americans Are Tired Of The Blogosphere
Despite the fact that just one week ago John McCain declared that he understands the impact of blogs on American politics, he told Conan O’Brien Friday night that Americans are tired of them: Another pearl of wisdom from the the guy who last week also said… “I am learning to get online myself, and I [...]
Jul 18
The GOP Threatens To Sue Its Supporters
So Sue Me! The great minds at the Republican National Committee are once again demonstrating their transcendent grasp of marketing, finance, and public relations. In an action so preposterously witless as to scramble the common cranium, the GOP has sent a “cease and desist” letter to CafePress citing trademark infringement on the part of sellers [...]
Jul 18
Happy Birthday, News Corpse
Another year has passed And now News Corpse is 4 But never doubt The shout goes out To fight for 4 years more. Happy Birthday To Me!
Jul 18
CNN Journalist Added To Terrorist Watch List After Report
The Terrorist Watch List maintained by the Transportation Security Administration has become a bloated and useless compendium of waste. The ACLU recently reported that the list contains a million names. The TSA disputes this saying that, due to duplicates and aliases, the number is actually closer to 400,000. Well, that’s comforting, but it doesn’t change [...]
Jul 17
The John McCain Joke Book
We are learning much about Sen. John McCain as he continues to reveal more of his “straight-talking” personality in the course of his presidential campaign. For instance, how many of us knew what a transcendent[al] wit he possessed? The following is just a brief selection of his classics: Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because [...]
Jul 17
Rachel Maddow At Top Of List For Show On MSNBC
The New York Times spoke with the newly named president of MSNBC, Phil Griffin, about the prospects for rising star, Rachel Maddow: “At some point, I don’t know when, she should have a show. She’s on the short list. It’s a very short list. She’s at the top.” There were reports last year that Maddow [...]
Jul 15
Brit Hume Not Stepping Down From Fox News Program
Actually, Brit Hume is stepping down from his fox news program, Special Report. I just thought it would be nice if the headline of this article served as a tribute to Hume’s journalistic record: From Howie Kurtz at the Washington Post: “Sources familiar with the situation say that Hume, 65, will give up his job [...]
Jul 12
On The Passing Of Tony Snow
Tony Snow, former Fox News anchor, radio talk show host, and press secretary to George W. Bush, has succumbed to the cancer that he has been battling for many years. He was 53 years old. I have written about Snow extensively over the years, with little positive to say. But this is not the time [...]
