The Descent of Journalism

Al Giordano is back again, this time lamenting the sad fact that Bush, Kerry, Nader, and the entire national press corps (recently I saw a reference to "the White House Press Corpse." How appropriate) are violating what he calls "Uncle Bruno's Law:" Do not bore the readers!

He goes on to cite this Village Voice column, which, for me, nicely follows up on an interview I heard with Bob Edwards last night as I drove home from work. Al also referenced, but provided no link, to a New Yorker profile of A.J. Liebling. Fortunately, the internet has a number of useful tools like search engines.

One can only imagine what A.J. might have to say about the miserable failure occupying the Oval Office, although this quote in regards to the death of Joe Stalin provides a clue:

“Inconsiderate to the last, Josef Stalin, a man who never had to meet a deadline, had the bad taste to die in installments...”

Fortunately, we have Sy Hersh. But the rest of the press is not much more than the best of the rest. C-Student writers covering a C-Student pResident. The lesser of evils merges with mediocrity, generating a stupor inducing average. Super Size the fries, and drive the SUV up to the take out window.