Right Wing Dime Store Psychiatry
Oliver Willis takes apart right-wing hack Rich Lowry in a deft move of bloggy judo. Like Oliver, I'm a little sick of these 2-bit psychological profiles. I often think that these are written because A. they've got to meet a word quota for the day and B. there's nothing like a little unhinged hate to drive up the traffic from crosslinking at freeper paradise. I must be a sadist to keep reading the uninformed bile that passes for commentary at National Review.
Talking Points Memo finally has an RSS feed...
Looks like Josh Marshall has finally implemented an RSS feed for his site....and it's being powered by Movable Type. Excellent!
The Word for the Day is "schadenfreude"
boy, i feel like a pig in slop this week!
- Limbaugh Steps Down at ESPN
- Rush Limbaugh in pill probe
What's interesting about this drug story is Limbaugh's non-denial denial:
"I am unaware of any investigation by any authorities involving me. No
governmental representative has contacted me directly or indirectly. If my
assistance is required in the future, I will, of course, cooperate fully."
- Outside Probe of Leaks Is Favored (Poll Findings Come As White House Softens Denials)
Money quote from Rethuglican Senator Lugar:
"He has that main responsibility to see this through and see it through
quickly, and that would include, if I was president, sitting down with my
vice president and asking what he knows about it,"
- Schwarzenegger Acknowledges Behaving 'Badly' Towards Women
Return of the King
Hey! Looks like my predictions are coming true. Back in January, I predicted that the Return of the King would start spawning big comparisons from the wacko right. Turns out my predictions are on-target.