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Since it falls under the heading of cruel and unusual punishment, I won't subject anyone to the video of Sean Hannity interviewing Sarah Palin yesterday. For the masochistic, News Hounds has it. But here's some of what Palin said in response to President Obama telling NBC's Brian Williams that there is a "network of misinformation" which keeps alive non-news like his birth certificate and his religion. "I was pretty appalled at that notion that Brian...

Thanks to Shortstuff for the inspiration! Unlike many of the talking heads who now appear on various "news" shows, Edward R. Murrow was a journalist with integrity who not only fought for free speech, but for TRUTH in journalism as well. He once said at the RTNDA Convention in Chicago in 1958 to a group of fellow journalists: "It is not necessary to remind you that the fact that your voice is amplified to...

An SAT-like question: Which of the following is unlike the others?A. George WashingtonB. Abraham LincolnC. Frederick DouglassD. Thomas EdisonE. Henry FordF. Martin Luther King Jr. H. "Goldline" Glenn BeckI. There is no difference, they're all great figures in American history.If you answered "I" either your name is Glenn Beck or you're one of the sheep on the way to Washington for the great Saturday fleecing. Watch as much as you can of this promotional video...

... written in 1949 by Rogers and Hammerstein"South Pacific received scrutiny for its commentary regarding relationships between different races and ethnic groups. In particular, 'You've Got to Be Carefully Taught' was subject to widespread criticism, judged by some to be too controversial or downright inappropriate for the musical stage. Sung by the character Lieutenant Cable, the song is preceded by a lyric saying racism is "not born in you! It happens after you're born...' " You've...

If I may delve into the worlds of sports and popular culture for a minute or two, and now that his divorce is final, I have a question I would like to ask Mr. Eldrick Woods. Was it worth it? Was it worth losing your wife (a former Swedish swimsuit model, you moron. What the hell do you want?) your children, your reputation, your carefully constructed image, somewhere in the neighborhood of $500 million-give or...

David Limbaugh: President Obama is a "narcissist" he's "Messianic" and he "truly believes he is a god with a small g": <br />nar·cis·sism  n.1. Excessive love or admiration of oneself.     See also your brother, David. He thinks he's God with a capital G....

I had a unique opportunity to observe a fascinating process that perfectly illustrates why we're where we are as a nation. I attended an American Idol open call audition in another city this year as an observer. For those who aren't familiar with what their audition process is, I'll share some info. We arrived very early in the morning the day before the open call with our photo ID and proof of citizenship in...

Here's the one telling sentence in an article at the Washington Post on the results of a Pew poll showing that an increasing number of Americans, including more than a third of those who identify themselves as conservative Republicans, believe that President Obama is a Muslim:"Among those who say Obama is a Muslim, 60 percent say they learned about his religion from the media, suggesting that their opinions are fueled by misinformation.""Misinformation?" No, the word...

This seems like a stupid question to ask. Of course extremism is a bad thing. Fox News has been making their living off of making the extreme seem palatable. E.J. Dionne wrote about that this week in the Washington Post. You can read the article in its entirety above, but there were a couple of excerpts I found very telling. He is right of course and I could just reprint his article and save a...

Reading the right-wing blogs so you don't have to. Hey, it's a tough job but somebody has to do it. Today's episode is the "EXPLOSIVE" new video at Conservatives4Palin of Katie Couric "mocking" Sarah Palin. "New" being the day Palin was announced as John McCain's running mate. <br />Here's their take on what was heard and, more importantly (insert ominous organ music here) what wasn't heard. "As you can see, the video shows Katie Couric...