Just some highlights of the week......
While reading last week's issue of Newsweek, it mentioned the "Conventional Wisdom" section that has been around for over seventeen years. It's commonly called "CW."
Well...recently, Roger Ailes, head of the Fox "News" Channel and the guy who Bill O'Reilly dedicated "Who's Looking Out For You?" to, got on C-Span and outright lied about Newsweek's CW section. (Now, in Ailes' defense, he probably did get his "facts" from Fox "News.") Ailes said that despite George W. Bush's re-election, he "has never gotten an up arrow" in the CW.
Do not let the facts get in your way, Mr. Ailes. Pay no attention to the 7 Up arrows or the 10 Sideways arrows that appeared in CW since the re-election. You take that 1 solitary down arrow, and you make it seem like that's the only arrow that ever existed. You do that without checking the facts, cause, dammit, those facts just might get in the way of your ideology and the point you're trying to make. Oh I know how much you hate it when facts get in your way like a rubber-necker at a fatal car accident, when you are stuck behind him screaming, "Go, you sorry bastard...Hannity's about to come on!!!" You must fight the truth, Mr. Ailes. May the Fox be with you.
In another note...Rush Limbaugh had this delightful quote regarding Al Gore's new television network that was created for young viewers: "What the hell is that, Al? What the hell is the point of view of young people? They're out getting oral sex all day long, that's what they're talking about."
After making this statement, there was a long pause, followed by some ruffling magazine pages, then a "I wish I were young again...er...uh...we'll be right back, folks after a word from our sponsors."
Luckily, if young people are out getting oral sex all day, we can rejoice in the fact that they are not being influenced by Rush-the-rambling-idiot on the radio.
On a lighter note, here is a quote from an Iraqi film called "The Dreams of Sparrows." The quote is from an interview with a drunk in the street, bottle in hand, "In the past, I couldn't drink in street. Now I can. I am free thanks to George Bush."
Upon hearing this quote, Bush got all teary-eyed, thinking back to the days when he would do keg stands in the frat house, grab his cup o' beer, smoke a joint and go into the street and party....."Memories," says Bush, "That's what I'm bringing to the rest of the world. Memories."
more info:
Newsweek: From the Editor's Desk - April 25
Limbaugh..sad, sad man.
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