I’ll start by saying this: If there is a god (there’s not), that god really enjoys putting the Pope’s PR firm through hell. As if the near constant reports that Pope Benedict protected child molesters wasn’t reason enough to flee the Church, a new study has shown that Vatican Radio has been giving children lymphoma and leukemia for years. So yeah, either god hates the Catholic Church or children.
I think this passage from the New York Times speaks for itself.
You know what crazy thing Sean Hannity just said? You’ll never believe it! Actually, if you’ve ever been subjected to the horrorshow that is Sean Hannity, you will believe this crazy thing he said, about Muslims not loving America enough.
Paul Krugman’s response to David Brooks’ column today — which is itself a response (of sorts) to Krugman’s recent writing — is remarkably restrained, considering Brooks the Dumdum succeeds only in distorting Krugman’s arguments and appealing to that most juvenile of sources: Serious People. When people say “the center cannot hold,” what they should really say is, “David Brooks, ‘Centrist,’ has nothing to offer.”
There have been a few instances recently that highlight both the best and worst tendencies in American journalism. Let’s take a walk through the mine field together, shall we?
I'm a stand up comedian and writer based out of Brooklyn, NY. My comedy sketches have been featured on The New York Times' humor blog and CNN, and I have previously contributed to The Onion.
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