Service Journalism: August 2008 Archives
Last night, Matthew Mitcham, the only openly gay male athlete at this year's Olympics, won the gold medal for diving. But you wouldn't know it from watching NBC, aka the No Buttboys Channel.
NBC did not mention Mitcham's orientation, nor did they show his family and partner who were in the stands. NBC has made athletes' significant others a part of the coverage in the past, choosing to spotlight track athlete Sanya Richards' fiancee, a love triangle between French and Italian swimmers and Kerri Walsh's wedding ring debacle.This is an absolute outrage. To calm you down, check out sexxxy speedo photos of Matt after the button pressy.
Continue reading NBC Wins Gold Medal...FOR HOMOPHOBIA.
The big campaign GAFFE in the news today is that McCain admitted that he's lost track of how many houses he owns. "I think — I'll have my staff get to you," McCain told Politico in Las Cruces, N.M. "It's condominiums where — I'll have them get to you."Oh la la. His "staff" will get back to us! Then Obama hit back. And after a tirade about how Obama worries about the price of arugula and loves resorts in that foreign getaway HAWAII, McCain's campaign settled on a winning response: POW!!! POW!!!
"This is a guy who lived in one house for five and a half years -- in prison," spokesman Brian Rogers told the Washington Post.He's a f*&%ing POW, you pussies!!!
A Prisoner. Of. War. Apparently John McCain has recently graduated from the Rudy 9iu11iani school of tastefulness.
What is wrong with the McCains? Owning dozens of homes is nothing to be ashamed of. This one is particularly klassy.
Thank God for Josh Marshall, who uncovered a fabulous video of one of the McCain Mansions. It's an exclusive to Inside Edition, hosted by Bobo's favorite journalist - DEBORAH NORVILLE. Check it out after the button pressy!!!
Continue reading Welcome To My Homes!.
I was slaving away on a little obituary for the (long-dead)
To see an amazing (and surprisingly SFW!) After Dark photo series I call "NYC BUTTS," click on the button pressy.
Continue reading "After Dark" Magazine Presents: NYC BUTTS.
Kiteboarding may be the world's douchiest sport, and kiteboarding during a hurricane may be totes stupes, but this is still sad/horrifying.
First he cheated on his crippled wife and now he's cheated on America's favorite pastor! At last weekend's Saddleback Forum, John McCain was NOT in a "cone of silence" after assuring everyone, including pastor Rick Warren, that he was in a soundproof room Ricki Lake-style during Barack Obama's interview. According to the NYT:
Now can the Democrats please step out of their own self-imposed "cone of silence" and start attacking this cheating, lying, angry, old POW ASAP??!The matter is of interest because Mr. McCain, who followed Mr. Obama’s hourlong appearance in the forum, was asked virtually the same questions as Mr. Obama. Mr. McCain’s performance was well received, raising speculation among some viewers, especially supporters of Mr. Obama, that he was not as isolated during the Obama interview as Mr. Warren implied.
Nicolle Wallace, a spokeswoman for Mr. McCain, said on Sunday night that Mr. McCain had not heard the broadcast of the event while in his motorcade and heard none of the questions.
“The insinuation from the Obama campaign that John McCain, a former prisoner of war, cheated is outrageous,” Ms. Wallace said.
OMG there's a new Thomas Frank book out and nobody told me!
"The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule" argues that American conservatives are so hostile to the very idea of government that, once they get into power, they are purposefully corrupt and willfully incompetent. Then they benefit from the cynicism about government which they themselves have sown. Which come to think is a pretty familiar argument, but then so was the premise of "Kansas, WTF?" and people--including myself--couldn't shut up about that one for like an entire year.
Every couple years we need a reminder that conservatives (each and every one, not just George W!) are deranged, murderous machete-wielding clowns who have ruined what was once a pretty sweet deal (the "Great Society" era U.S. of A.) and replaced it with THIS. This book is that reminder.
Also, Tom Frank is so cute! He looks like a fleshier (i.e. cuter) Stephen Colbert. Speaking of which he was on Colbert recently; you can watch his appearance after the button pressy thingy.
Continue reading "The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule".
Some incredibly sharp insights from Washington's favorite middle class moralist Cokie Roberts on Sunday’s This Week:
1) Everyone
knows
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3) Visiting old grandmothers is lame
Fat, sassy and proud, Deidrababe is not ashamed to throw deep-fat Twinkie frying parties with her giggly fatgirl friends, or to drink THREE large McDonald's Shamrock Shakes in one sitting, or to pig out at a dessert buffett, or to eat a deep-fryed fork.
I actually find her absence of shame more unnerving than her fatness.
I actually find her absence of shame more unnerving than her fatness.
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