Help Me Understand, Please

Chuck, who wets himself whenever someone mentions the Fairness Doctrine, seems to think that it's wrong for the bookers of the Oprah Show to ignore the Republican's VP Designate. I have some questions.

1. Would Chuck let Oprah book his show?
2. Why does Chuck think that Oprah's Show is an appropriate and necessary venue for a candidate who's dodging the Sunday news shows?
3. Did TMJ's bookers try to get the candidate on his show when they were 20 miles up the highway?

There was a time when News and Entertainment were separate. That line has been blurring for quite some time now to the point where certain fools believe that Us Weekly is a news magazine. It's not so very long ago that the most we expected of Us Weekly was that the ink not come off on our hands while we waited for our tunafish to be run through the register.

But no, shows like Charlie's have been lowering the bar one day at a time to the point that some folks can't even tell what is news and what is dreck. Charlie will tell you that his show is news when it suits him and cry that it's entertainment when anyone mentions "standards." What's clear is that he really, really wants you to do something. Maybe you should ask why.

Who Are The Real Cowards?

Over the course of the last day or so, all of the local media squawkers have been haranguing about Oprah Winfrey not taking Sarah Palin on her show. They feel that this really needs to happen.

The irony in their complaints are hilarious. When was the last time that Charlie Sykes, Jeff Wagner or James Harris invited me, one of the other dozen writers here, Obama, Doyle, or any other liberal and/or Democrat onto one of their shows? Hell, they won't even let a liberal to call in most times.

Nor have our intrepid blabbermouths ever, not once, questioned why McMansions won't let Palin do even one, just one, interview with the media.

No wonder they fear even the specter of the Fairness Doctrine. They know their fragile lies can't hold up to the truth.

When John Attacks

Even on a slow day, we can always rely on Whallah!'s favorite commenter on McBride's site, John.

Remember when John went, shall we say, a little emotional about Oprah?

Well, in the same comment thread, Jay Bullock teases James Wigderson for a typo:

But everybody me.My thoughts exactly.Hard to believe John is not the least coherent one on this thread.

Now, that got John's feathers all ruffled, and he goes on the offensive (I think):

Jay Bullock is a prime example of the left, the socialist left.
He says nothing. When he posts, he usually snipes like a sissy kid, but at times he does "wax philosophically". When he snipes, he does so, as if there is some "consensus" viewpoint that has been ratified as Fact or Science. In Jay's world, liberal shepherded thought is "Gospel" (ooooooops), and everyone in "Jay's world" agrees that Jay is correct. Republicans are stupid, Schools need more money, Abortion is a Constitutional right, and America is ALWAYS wrong.
Oh! And those of you who disagree, need to be TAXED more, so Jay can spread YOUR WEALTH, as Jay continues to collect a government pay check. If you CREATE JOBS AND WEALTH, and specifically if you, yourself become wealthy, You are the enemy and Jay's causes and liberal principles are ENTITLED to your earnings, because Jay CARES more than you. It's FAIR, that Jay can retire at 53, without himself creating any of the wealth required to fund his retirement. But EVERYONE should be able to do as Jay does. If only we confiscated more from the evil people who bankroll Jay and his lifestyle.
Everyone should retire at 53-54.
Yes, everyone should have straight white teeth.
We should outlaw tooth decay too Jay.

An aside to Jay: Hey, if you got that kind of pull and money, how 'bout throwing some of it to your writing staff?