Nasty Little Man

The metamorphosis is on

I'm...changing...something...is happening. Ah!

I can feel my own transformation from consumer of the "old media" (cable television news, commercial-swamped radio, newspapers) to consumer of the "new media" (satellite radio, blogs).

The mainstream media's laziness has long been a thorn in my side. They no longer investigate the truth. They simply take what the powers-that-be and the advocates feed them and rerun it. The controversy over contributions by Jack Abramoff to Democrats, which never happened but is continuously reported by the MSM, is a perfect example.

Meanwhile, CNN is trying it's best to become Fox News, hiring national talkradio host Glenn Beck, who called New Orleans Katrina victims "scumbags", said that he wanted to kill Michael Moore, stated that he hates the 9/11 victims, and called Cindy Sheehan "a pretty big prostitute".

Then there's Chris Matthews. While my radar on Matthews has been pinging a little more steadily recently, it went off the charts earlier this week. First, he yucked it up on Don Imus' show about a Michael Savage joke in which America's Number One Wacko called Brokeback Mountain "Bareback Mounting". Apparently, Matthews finds Savage credible enough to quote him on another national radio show.

That night, Matthews compared Osama bin Laden to Michael Moore. In response, America Blog said this:

It seems that for some reason Matthews feels the need to become the uber-Republican. Trash Hillary for making comments that Newt, Bob Novak, and the Wall Street Journal have made. Tell fag jokes like one of the good ole boys. Defend Bush at all costs. If Matthews can just ingratiate himself a bit more, then maybe the Republican establishment will really like him.

According to a poster over at America Blog, Hardball just started a new segment called "Hardball Hot Shots". It's a discussion with Matthews, Rita Crosby, Tucker Carlson, and Joe Scarborough. Notice who is missing? Keith Olbermann.

Tonight Matthews tried to clarify his Michael Moore comment, but the blogosphere ain't buyin' it.

Hardball was the one cable talk show that was tolerable, but Matthews blatant attempts to shuck for the right are too much to take.

Seeing the passionate response to Matthews, the Washington Post, CNN's hiring of Glenn Beck, and other issues in which the left bloggers have made serious waves, it's obvious that this is a group that is fed up with being kicked around and has energy to burn. More power to them.

Plug in. Log on. Tune out.

posted by Kinder Gentler Little Man @ 9:49 PM