On the media’s coverage of Jared Loughner and the Arizona shooting:
“It’s strange, but when it comes to getting inside the mind of this human being who seems to possess no empathy, sense of morality, or hold on reality, and who is motivated only by personal animus and self-glorification, the nation’s major political pundits have been amazingly adept,” said Horizon Media analyst Bob Cullen, who has studied extensive tape of commentators on all major TV news programs and found their remarks on “what the killer is thinking” to be consistently thorough and detailed across the board. “It’s almost as though they have some way of knowing, firsthand, exactly what this demented and highly dangerous individual with the eyes of millions upon him is going through.”
6. Like Olbermann’s perenially 2nd-place-rated show, the ratings for the story of Keith’s departure take a back seat to stories about Justin Timberlake’s texts and speculation that a star in the Orion nebula could go supernova next year.
— uo
P.S. – I have to admit, that I am NOT happy about Immelt getting that presidential appointment. After all, this is just another bailout boy getting fat at the government trough.
I thought the truthers and the birthers were deranged. At least they had a legitimate reason. With truthers, it was a tragedy of epic proportions bound to cause mental anguish that could lead to delusions. The birthers have had to put up with roadblocks to documents they feel entitled to view. Because they can’t, they assume a vast conspiracy.
But none of that exists here. It’s just a freakin’ dance contest on broadcast TV. And they’re pissed. They’re also just plain nuts.
I am not making this up. In one of the greatest brain farts since New Coke, the folks at GM have instructed everyone at the central planning HQ to stop using the name Chevy. SERIOUSLY!! From today’s New York Times:
On Tuesday, G.M. sent a memo to Chevrolet employees at its Detroit headquarters, promoting the importance of “consistency” for the brand, which was the nation’s best-selling line of cars and trucks for more than half a century after World War II.
And one way to present a consistent brand message, the memo suggested, is to stop saying “Chevy,” though the word is one of the world’s best-known, longest-lived product nicknames.
“We’d ask that whether you’re talking to a dealer, reviewing dealer advertising, or speaking with friends and family, that you communicate our brand as Chevrolet moving forward,” said the memo, which was signed by Alan Batey, vice president for Chevrolet sales and service, and Jim Campbell, the G.M. division’s vice president for marketing.
Update – I categorized this as funny because sometimes stupidity is laughable. But I also categorized it as not funny because it’s taxpayer money that kept this kind of idiocy at GM afloat! And on that note:
Seventy-nine percent of Democrats said they support permitting gay men and lesbians to serve openly. Fewer Democrats however, just 43 percent, said they were in favor of allowing homosexuals to serve openly. Republicans and independents varied less between the two terms.
So Democrats want gays to serve, but they do not want homosexuals to serve?
The former Constitutional law professor’s teleprompter got confused. But don’t worry, even though the teleprompter is an idiot, at least the president has a sixth grader he can turn to for advice.
Unfavorable Odds 