I say we all give a big hand (fist) to Micheal Vick and Senator Craig. For the August news cycle these two men have worked tirelessly to keep the American people amused and entertained. Special thanks need to be given to the formerly Honorable Gentleman from Idaho who has given the media another chance to blur the lines between homosexuality and inappropriate or predatory behavior. We also need to recognize the efforts of the media in providing these two dedicated red herrings a fetid cesspool in which to swim.
I look forward to the Pap Attack every week, its toned down some since the Air America 2.0 started but it still refreshing to hear some one who nears my anger level on the weekends what with Mike Malloy being a Monday through Friday source of comfort. This week I hoped to hear something of substance during the Pap Attack after a week of hearing radio commentary, I normally enjoy and support, talk endlessly about some creepy guy from Idaho's foot. I was sadly disappointed. Sex in a public bathroom stall, gay or otherwise, is just nasty. NASTY IS NOT NEWS! Dog fighting, cock fighting, and beta fighting are all cruel and evil wastes of time no matter what kind of cultural tradition the people who engage in it want to site and in the cases and places where it is done illegally it should be dealt with. Its not front page above the fold stuff though! I caught snippets of news here and there (and I almost exclusively get my news from progressive sources) but its all fallen from my memory under the flood of discussions of whether PETA has the right base to lobby the NFL and lessons on the etiquette of how to non-verbally propose unsafe, casual, public sex (no new information either I've read Chuck Palahniuk's Choke) Thus I have nothing else to write about.
I am putting everyone on notice. Randi Rhodes, Radical Russ, Pap, journalists, commentators, and even bloggers need to know that when a big shocking scandal jumps out like this, turn to the next page. Find the small story on the wire hiding behind it. Give the scandal the two sentences it deserves and then give me the real story. Two years later the Gulf Coast and New Orleans are still in ruin, but America is talking about Vick's dogs and Craig's foot.
To paraphrase the good Mister Murrow: we hope to discuss matters of greater importance in the future.