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More talk in the blogosphere about Daschle and a presidential run. Possumblog: A Prophet Amongst Us Oval Office 2008: Tom Daschle...

Sweet Jesus: Rita Swirls Into 150-Mph Monster in Gulf. Don't put away your wallet yet, and if you're helping out with some other ongoing relief efforts, keep up the good work. Last night I helped a service organization I belong...

Now this is news: Tyra Banks Proves Breasts Are Real on TV. Link safe for work, as is the photo. Er, unless you work for James Dobson or something. (And yes, I am posting this just for the Google searches....

I caught just a bit of former FEMA head Mike Brown in front of a House committee that is investigating what when wrong with Katrina relief. I must say watching Brownie in front of these jerks is like watching Florida...

Cindy Sheehan marched down Pennsylvania Avenue today to deliver a letter to the President asking him to pull out of Iraq. She was accompanied by... wait for it... 30 of her most hard-core loyalists. Let's be fair here. Today was...

From CNN: Oil prices fell in an unusual trading session Sunday after a weakened Hurricane Rita struck the U.S. Gulf Coast away from a major refining hub in Houston, although at least two big refineries were damaged. November Brent crude...

Media, blushing, takes a second look at Katrina

First was the priceless moment when General Honore told the assembled press "You're stuck on stupid!".

Later on, inaccuracy, sensationalism, and in effect rumor-mongering has been noted to be endemic in the coverage of the gulf coast hurricanes.

Several media organizations have examined, sometimes harshly, the work of newspapers and particularly cable-TV news networks. The New Orleans Times-Picayune published a lengthy account Monday of errors, misrepresentations and wildly exaggerated claims of murder, rape and abuse of children at the New Orleans Superdome. The newspaper cited publication of "scores of myths about the dome and Convention Center treated as fact by evacuees, the media and even some of New Orleans' top officials."

Meanwhile, what's that bit again about the alternative media such as the blogosphere not having responsible editorial and organizational control to insure factual reportage? Like the cases with the NYT reporters fabricating stories, and the TV networks doing the same, when not reporting forged information as fact, apparently they regard themselves as having transcended the standards they would impose on others.

A slight issue with hypocrisy here? Shocking behavior by elements of the (self)esteemed 4th estate!

I bought my Acer Aspire 1690 notebook about three months ago, so I thought I'd share with you a quick impression of how the experience has been. The Good: The brilliant widescreen display still blows me away, and I now...

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