After almost three weeks spent flying and driving around the globe (it felt like I almost drove as many miles as I flew), I’m back to the computer and seeing what’s what with the world. Well, from my little corner of the earth, this is the only news that is fit to print for today:

Conservatives Warn Quick Sex Change Only Barrier Between Gays, Marriage

Scott Horton, who writes for Harper’s Magazine, has a wonderfully succinct piece about FOX “News’” supposed balance. FOX has admitted in the past to being the PR wing of the Republican party, so why do they keep pretending to present a fair and balanced report? My guess is that it works, that’s why. I personally have friends who watch FOX and quote it verbatim, lies and all, as if it is fact. The Horton write-up is well worth the read, but my favorite part was how he pointed to this brilliant clip from The Daily Show. Jon Stewart and his team barely have to try when it comes to finding comedic material on FOX. This is just too good to be true:

Recently we thanked George Carlin for his straight talking and honest approach towards life. Tonight on PBS, you’ll have the opportunity to see a whole host of clips from Carlin’s career (thanks to Tim Ferriss for the link), as well as introductions and discussion from some of today’s greatest comedic minds: Jon Stewart, Lewis Black, Denis Leary, Lily Tomlin, Bill Maher and others. As a part of the Eleventh Annual Kennedy Center and Mark Twain Prize, this show will undoubtedly be a hit, as you’ll see from the clip below featuring Lewis Black.

And for those of you who would like to see the original version of Carlin’s “Seven Words” act, here it is:

Searching through my emails this morning, I came across an oldie, but clearly a goodie. Enjoy!

Bill O’Relly, who can’t even claim that he is a journalist (much less an American or human being), is in the habit of sending his lackies to do his dirty work; i.e. catching people off guard and then editing the crap out of the segments to create a message of propaganda unworthy of even Hamlet. Well, this time things didn’t go so well and the attendees at the 2008 National Conference of Media Reform (and the folks at Uptake) were ready for O’Reilly producer Porter Barry (Google his name for your amusement), when he accosted respected journalist Bill Moyers. Here is the exchange in its entirety. Enjoy and please comment at will. Viewers on YouTube are alive and kicking:

“Challenge the bully and the bully runs. Why won’t BO go on Moyers? He knows he will be humiliated and outclassed. Moyers is a journalist; BO has to cut the mic of his guests so he can yell them down. Will BO have the courage to mention this without editing the video? Don’t hold yer breath.”