more interesting stuff today

That was so much fun that I'm going to do it again. Actually the real reason I'm linkdumping all over my blog is because my gmail isn't working so I can't just email this shit to people. I imagine that they are grateful for this change of venue.

Let's start with a few stories about how completely pathetic the mainstream media is. Glenn Greenwald had a field day yesterday with two posts on Chris Matthews and his Sunday panel of pathetic asshats who giggled nonstop about the US Attorney scandal. Following up on that theme is a strong criticism of David Broder, who cautions Democrats that it would be politically unwise to investigate the Bush administration's conduct with the scandal.

Seriously, what the hell is wrong with these people? We've got information that strongly suggests executive branch was using its clout to pressure the Justice Department into partisan politically motivated prosecution, and these media fuckheads just laugh about it like it is a cute little joke and then urge those nasty Democrats not to take anything too seriously and actually investigate. This is just mind-blowing to me. None of these people give a shit about anything but preserving their own power. And it could be the case that those in Congress who are pushing these investigates are doing it for their own partisan political reasons too (though I have no reason to think so), but that doesn't mean they shouldn't do it. For fuck's sake James Madison thought that dismissing qualified public servants was grounds for Presidential impeachment, but David Broder says investigating the Bush administration is oh such a bad idea for Democrats. WHO GIVES A FUCK IF IT IS GOOD OR BAD FOR A POLITICAL PARTY? It is good for the fucking country to have inappropriate and possibly criminal behavior exposed and dealt with.

Moving on to other areas of media worthlessness, here's a good piece today from the Daily Howler, which is my new blog obsession. These guys cut through the bullshit in a way that makes it look easy. Today's link continues their recent (well as recently as I've been reading which is about 2 weeks) of the media's burning hatred of Al Gore and their absolute failure to engage in responsible reporting on the global warming issue. I'd strongly recommend browsing through their incomparable archives.

Think Progress offers an amusing picture of Republican hypocrisy and characteristically authoritarian self-blindness, at the expense of Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee. This dummy blasts the investigation into the attorney firings as partisan grandstanding and supports the Bush Administration's refusal as a right of executive privilege, meanwhile Smith is trying to get President Clinton to come testify about Presidental pardons. (It is possible that Clinton used pardons inappropriately, but the obvious contradiction in regards to executive privilege is glaring, plus it is going to be tough to argue that his mission is nonpartisan but the attorney firing is political grandstanding.)

And to finish up on a lighter note, this guy rules.