Palin Historical Reenactment

Sarah Palin continues her buffoonery. I look forward to future installments of Palin's history lesson that include the seminal moment of the War of 1812, when Canadian mounties torched the whitehouse via rabid squirrels. To say nothing of the epic teaming of Sacagawea and Sasquach, who retaliated by dumping all that maple syrup into Quebec Harbor.

One thing we all can agree on: History is way more fun when you can just make shit up.

The Magic of Timing

Last night, an episode of The Colbert Report included a segment that was an absolute gem. Oddly, some truth is stuck in a few observations that were rightly ignored by us over the past week, but which become evident after yesterdays' news.

Each president has takes timing into consideration whenever they reveal. Sometimes it's boring and policy related. Other times it's... well, priceless.

Newstasticalinfotainment Research Log #1

I've decided I need to post some really classic examples of Fox's... let's call it "lack of credibility" so that I can reference them, when needed.

First, this recently made the rounds. It's an example of an insidious method of deception that will be probably be explained away as a 'mistake'. Oops.

Next, this is a classic Daily Show bit from October of 2009 entitled "What the Fox." It addresses Fox's very strong divide between news and opinion.