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Blogs Eric Reads
Bush Gets PEACE Award, and more
- Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church will today award Still-President Bush the first-ever “International Medal of PEACE” in recognition of his tireless efforts in the fight against the use of condoms by people with AIDS. I’m sure the neocons have been praying for months for someone to make up an award for Bush and–what do you know!–they got one with the word PEACE in capital letters. It’s World AIDS Day and Neocon Christmas all rolled into one! Update: Pandagon commenter Ellen wonders if this is a pathetic response to Al Gore’s Nobel Peace Prize. Hm. (ChristianNewsWire via Pandagon/The Guardian)
- Tomorrow is the Georgia Senate runoff election, and GOP superstar Sarah Palin is back on the stump for Saxby Chambliss. But since the whole country has settled on the fact that Palin is a first-class moron who probably cost McCain the election, the Democrats are matching her with Ludacris, who, in addition to actually being from Georgia, probably has a better command of the English language than Palin. (Ben Smith)
- Good news for universal healthcare fans! Looks like everybody in the frickin’ world–businesses, hospitals, doctors, unions, insurance companies, lawmakers–wants it. Hopefully Secretary Daschle is figuring the whole thing out now so he can start working on it on January 20. (Los Angeles Times)
- Also, that thing with Hillary Clinton we’ve been hearing so much about is happening at 10:40 am eastern time. (Washington Post)
The Issues That Matter
Sometimes, the traditional media really misses the issues that matter.
Right now, President Bush is in Africa on a “goodwill” (he still has some in Africa) tour of the continent. Today, he’s in Tanzania, where the big news should have been an almost $700 million grant to help the Tanzanian government stop the spread of malaria, a serious health problem in that country. CNN includes the details of the aid package in an article on the visit, but the headline and lede completely miss the point.
No, despite what you might be thinking, this clip isn’t from The Onion:
Don’t make the mistake of just reading the headlines on CNN, or you might get the impression that Bush’s big gift to Tanzania is Shaquille O’Neal’s shoes, not the millions of dollars being spent to help combat Tanzania’s disease-ridden populace.