Rwandan Media Execs. Guilty of Genocide

Good.

"The power of the media to create and destroy human values comes with great responsibility," the court said in a 29-page summary of its judgment. "Those who control the media are accountable for its consequences."

Mystery Solved

David Raitt explains why Bush's claim to have eliminated Iraq's weapons of mass destruction is perfectly legitimate.

(via Charles Kuffner)

Worst Moment

It's time for all those end of the year lists. I nominate this media moment as the worst moment in "journalism" for 2003.

PHILLIPS: Does he understand why... Doctor, does he understand why this war took place? Has he talked about Operation Iraqi Freedom and the meaning? Does he understand it?

Amazing Powers

Fascinating. Former CIA undercover operative Valerie Plame has superhero powers. Apparently, by being partially photographed for a national magazine she has actually managed to travel backwards through time and personally rewrite the US criminal code.

...haha. Point, game, set, match, and a lifetime achievement award to Tbogg.


...slyblog comments.

...as does Pandagon.

I Keed

I'm usually not a huge fan of song parodies, but someone more creative than me should definitely re-write this song by Triumph and make it an ode to the Media Whores.

Kill the War Protesters

A newspaper prints a letter calling for the death of war protesters.

I am a United States sailor. I have chosen to defend my country and the freedom some take for granted.

I love my country, my family, my freedom. Only by the blood which was shed by the service members before me did we receive this freedom.

There are some, though, who do not appreciate this freedom. I call these people traitors; they call themselves protesters. They are nothing more than an infectious disease that infests the minds and hearts of the Americans we are defending. It consumes the honor and courage within its host until it kills the very patriotism that made this country.

There is no cure for this disease. Never will everyone be satisfied. But let it be known what this guardian of America's freedom thinks of these protesters: Traitors should be hanged. I hold our enemies in higher standing. At least they are willing to fight for their beliefs and the country they love.

Sonar Technician

Derik L.Jobe

U.S. Navy

Gitmo

The Bush gang should be sharing a cell with Slobo.

Um... Andy?

I know being a fan of somebody who, well, thinks you're evil is nothing new to you, but before lovingly quoting Orson Scott Card, you should really look into his views on homosexuality...

Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books, not to be indiscriminately enforced against anyone who happens to be caught violating them, but to be used when necessary to send a clear message that those who flagrantly violate society's regulation of sexual behavior cannot be permitted to remain as acceptable, equal citizens within that society.

The goal of the polity is not to put homosexuals in jail. The goal is to discourage people from engaging in homosexual practices in the first place, and, when they nevertheless proceed in their homosexual behavior, to encourage them to do so discreetly, so as not to shake the confidence of the community in the polity's ability to provide rules for safe, stable, dependable marriage and family relationships.

'Tis the Season

I promised no fundraising begging posts until February. So, I won't beg. But, if you're feeling generous and have an extra nickel or two, Suburban Guerrilla could use them.

Bush Background Generator

Fresh Laundry provides.

Here's one example.

Amen

Kristof has a decent column.

No force is more divine than love, and if some people are encoded to love others of the same sex, how can that be unholy? To me, the blasphemy is not in those who want to share their lives with others of the same sex, but rather in anyone presumptuous enough to vilify that love.

Indeed.

Revolving Door

Oy.

Top 10 Worst Movies

Charles Kuffner has his.

Here are mine:


The English Patient
The English Patient
The English Patient
The English Patient
The English Patient
The English Patient
The English Patient
The English Patient
The English Patient
The English Patient

Honorable Mention: The Talented Mr. Ripley

Mystery Solved!

Link:

Bush made a 20-minute speech to a crowd of about 500 party faithful in the main ballroom of the Hanover Marriott at a $2,000-a-plate evening fund-raiser.

Not breaking any ground, Bush highlighted the accomplishments of his administration, saying he had eliminated the terror threat from Afghanistan and weapons of mass destruction from Iraq and ensured that Medicare will remain solvent.

"I came to this office to solve problems and not pass them on to future presidents and future generations," Bush told the crowd.

There are no WMDs in Iraq because Bush eliminated them!

Poor Colmes

Link:

Alan Colmes Loses Argument With Nephew
NEW YORK—Alan Colmes, the liberal co-host of the Fox News debate program Hannity & Colmes, lost an argument to his nephew Bryan while babysitting the 8-year-old Monday. "I wanted to stay up late to watch television, but Uncle Alan said, 'There's already too much self-parenting in America,'" Bryan said. "So I started screaming, 'Mom lets me, Mom lets me,' real loud. He gave in after, like, 20 seconds." In the past two years, Bryan has won arguments with Colmes on the subjects of Pokémon cards, Crunch Berries cereal, and steel tariffs.

The War on Humor and Satire

Lou Dobbs and Matt Drudge are outraged about a movie about a fake Bad Santa. Not a Bad version of the "real" Santa who, by the way, doesn't actually exist, but a creepy mall Santa - a longtime comedy staple.

Meanwhile, over in the alternate reality that is FoxNewsLand, someone is very very upset because Tim Robbins' obviously satirical play about the media coverage of the Iraq war... get this... ISN'T REALISTIC.

Damn

Tom DeLay backs off his boat plan.

Still Lying

BA pilot sighting update:

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a footnote to President Bush's surprise trip to Baghdad, the White House identified the location and time when Air Force One was spotted en route to Iraq last week by a British Airways pilot.

The sighting occurred Thursday morning, just after daybreak, off the western coast of England, said White House communications director Dan Bartlett. If it had led to public disclosure of Bush's trip, the mission would have been scrapped, Bartlett said.

He said the pilot of the British Airways plane radioed the tower in London and reported the apparent sighting of Air Force One. The tower, apparently relying on phony flight-plan information filed to protect Air Force One's identity, radioed back that it was a Gulfstream Five, a much smaller plane.

Bartlett said he had left the wrong impression Thursday that the conversation had taken place between the British Airways pilot and the pilot of Air Force One, Col. Mark Tillman.

Those Tomatoes Look Good Enough to Poop On

Nathan Newman tells us about the latest bit of judicial activism.

Torture Lou

Zen Poll Master Lou finally slipped. Go get him!