World’s Worst Person April 8, 2009: Glenn Beck

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Several days ago the New York Times published a puff-piece personal interest story about Glenn Beck and his program on Faux News Fox News’s Mad, Apocalyptic, Tearful Rising Star. Not one of the Grey Lady's finer moments – it's no wonder newspapers are dying. Glenn Beck described what he does in the … Read more

Stephen Colbert takes on Gabriel Giffords

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: NASA recently conducted an online contest to name the new "node" of the International Space Station. Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report encouraged his viewers to vote to name the node "Colbert," and sure enough, his fans spoofed the online poll to a convincing win. Despite "Colbert" being the contest-winning name for … Read more

They’re Baaaaack! Neocons never die, they just re-brand

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I am late in getting around to this story, but it is important. The Rachel Maddow Show covered it fairly well a few days ago (below). As noted at crooksandliars.com blog, Rachel Maddow: The Neoneocons "Neocons never die. They just keep giving themselves new names. After claiming "mission accomplished" in Iraq, it … Read more