Lapdogs of the Corporate Press

Heh.

Hmm. Not really all that funny when you think about it.

Go Mike

Michael Moore's outstanding smackdown of CNN's Wolf Blitzer has been making the rounds for a couple of days, but it's so great it deserves to be kept top-of-mind. This should be required viewing for every up-and-coming journalist, and every spineless, gutless wimp of a so-called journalist who mindlessly helped the Bush administration beat the war drums 4 years ago instead of doing their job, which is to challenge and ask hard questions.

(via rants from the rookery)

Dawkins Interview - CBC

Here's a recent CBC interview of Richard Dawkins ("The God Delusion") by Avi Lewis, from the season finale of "On The Map". (Just because Dawkins rules and Lewis is pretty good, too.) I liked his comments about the GOP presidential candidates -- he was relieved that there were only 3 who didn't believe in evolution. Ha!

Saturday lawnmower blogging

Alright you slackers, get out and mow that grass. Here's a little inspiration for you:

And you thought you had it bad.

Too much Cheney

A little Dick Cheney goes a long way. After posting about the pusillanimous old prick twice in 2 days (3 times if you include Blackwater, which I do), I'm overcome with an oppressive snarling anxiety. This old pre-election vid about "the rebranding of Dick Cheney" sometimes helps: