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Legacies, Celebrities, and Media Skanks

NBC news correspondent Jenna Bush Hager had a news exclusive. And, like news exclusives in the Era of Infotainment TV, this one was broadcast by the entertainment division. Specifically, Jenna Bush interviewed her mother, Laura Bush, on 38th episode of “The Jay Leno Show.”
It makes no difference what the questions or answers were. Journalism hasn’t [...]

Righties Rape ‘Rape’

In case you missed it, I’m away from blogging while finishing a book project. But sometimes I can’t keep quiet in the face of madness. This is one of those times.

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Andrew Malcolm — who blogs for the Los Angeles Times — is a GOP hack. I’ve established that at length, elsewhere — [...]

Retch Ed

or, Custer Used To Be a Hero, Too

The Pentagon honored George W. Bush today, putting him one step closer to being able to display a chestful of medallions at embassy dinners — and we all know how much Georgie likes to play dress-up, Cowboy hats, cowboy boots, flight suits, Commander in Chief leather jackets, you [...]

This Is What Elitist Looks Like

Via Vanity Fair… The Grand Duchess of Elitism, Cindy McCain, on stage at the RHC with Laura Bush:
Cindy McCain
Oscar de la Renta dress: $3,000
Chanel J12 White Ceramic Watch: $4,500
Three-carat diamond earrings: $280,000
Four-strand pearl necklace: $11,000–$25,000
Shoes, designer unknown: $600
Total: Between $299,100 and $313,100
Oh my… “No wonder McCain has so many houses: his wife has the price [...]

‘Medaling’ With Free Speech at the Olympics

President Bush last week sounded just like a liberal.
Yes, you read that right. Bush. Liberal. Same sentence.
At the new U.S. embassy in Beijing on the opening day of the Olympics, he said, “All people should have the freedom to say what they think.” Without even blinking, he also told the world, while directing his comments [...]

Dead Stupid: Did Roberts Push For Miers?

One of the stranger (and more shocking) revelations to come out of Robert Draper’s “Dead Certain: The Presidency of George Bush” is the assertion that while Karl Rove was against it, Chief Justice John Roberts pushed for the nomination of Harriet Miers to the court.
“When Rove, President Bush’s top political adviser, expressed concerns about the [...]

Bill Clinton, Wes Clark, Laura Bush, Cheney and Rove, Stumping in VA for Governor’s Race

It seems like Laura Bush did not tire herself out pulling nails from her nail apron yesterday for George W. After the pitiful display she and George W put on in Covington LA for the BIG photo-op, she has the energy today to go to Virgina and help with fund raising. Seems like the first [...]