Media doubles its pleasure with double standards

The dinosaur media is journalistically bankrupt.

It's a fact that The Media has a right-wing tilt, and now it shows more than ever. If Americans have a higher tolerance for real political corruption than 30 years ago, and less tolerance for silly sex scandals that aren't even criminal, you've got The Media to thank for that. The Media spends more effort manipulating public opinion than reporting facts.

Just ask Anthony Weiner. Unless Weiner's so-called scandal is significantly more far-reaching than what we know now, it's about on par with looking at softcore porn - much like the romance novels that the library gave away for free at its book sale. The Media has refused to demand resignation of Republican lawmakers involved in sex or corruption scandals that are far, far worse. But since Weiner's a Democrat, they're calling for his head.

And did you know that Republican operatives organized an anti-Semitic demonstration outside Weiner's office over the weekend? This follows the GOP falsely accusing us of bigotry over the work we've done over the years. They know such accusations are false. In other words, they lied. I spend countless hours cleaning up each individual mess they make defaming the work that goes on here, and that's part of why they use this strategy. It not only makes opponents look bad, but it also wastes time that we could spend on something else. Yet right-wing activists spew bigoted crap in public places and on websites, and nobody calls them out.

Plus, did you know that right-wing hatchet man Andrew Breitbart committed a crime by blackmailing Weiner?

Not like the Democratic "leadership" is much better. They're tougher on Weiner than they ever were on Bush. To them, softcore smut is worse than authorizing torture or lying as an excuse to start an illegal war. It's no wonder I made the Democrats fuck off not long after the Republicans got the same Tim treatment.

One thing is for damn sure: The Media is not very patriotic. Patriotism means putting the country's interests ahead of twisted political goals. If they had the nation's interests at heart, they'd devote more time to reporting the details of Osama bin Laden's takedown than they have to Anthony Weiner's troubles. The American media loves America about as much as the North Korean government does. The Weiner story has been hyped by bad patriots and bad people.

There are times when The Media has even more of a duty to do the right thing than usual. We're living in one of those times. But the right-wing media is in effect partying while the country burns.