Jerk of the Week: Andrew Klavan

I read a rather infuriating op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal that compared Batman, as portrayed in The Dark Knight, to President George W. Bush. Andrew Klavan is the grossly misguided author.

Mr. Klavan writes, "[t]here seems to me no question that the Batman film...is at some level a paean of praise to the fortitude and moral courage that has been shown by George W. Bush in this time of terror and war."

Did we watch the same movie?

Yes, Batman does display a lot of "conservative values," but if memory serves, he NEVER breaks his one rule. George W. Bush and his administration wiretapped American citizens without warrants. Not to mention Mr. Bush practically abandoned a war with a country that had a hand in attacking the United States so he could commit the US Armed Forces to what was basically a personal vendetta. That doesn't sound very much like the Batman movie I saw, Mr. Klavan.

Mr. Bush, like so many politicians, has taken a set of values along with some bumbling Orwellian rhetoric and used them to divide the country. If I was going to compare George W. Bush and his administration to any characters in a Summer Blockbuster, it would probably be Emperor Palpatine and the Empire. Now that's an article that needs some writing!

Late To The Party: Outfoxed

Like anyone with a brain in his or her head, I hate editorials that masquerade as news. Fox News, MSNBC, CNN and countless other TV News channels and shows are guilty of misleading the public by inserting a clever turn of phrase like "some people say" into a news broadcast as an excuse to inject their opinions. It's bad journalism. It's all too prevalent and I find it sickening.

The 2004 documentary, Outfoxed, takes on the news sham that is the Fox News Channel. The sad thing is, the filmmakers chose to interview equally distorted pundits like the head of Media Matters and Al Franken. Folks who love to twist facts just as much as Bill O’Reilly and Ann Coulter.

Don't get me wrong, the filmmakers bring up a lot of valid points, but they're slanted towards a very "left" viewpoint. It still stings to see George W Bush declared the winner of the 2000 Presidential Election BEFORE the votes could actually be counted. Outfoxed, like its subject, is guilty of poor journalism.

The film doesn’t stand the test of time too well. Robert Greenwald made the film in 2004. It breaks my heart to see the Fox News Senior Political Correspondent share laughs with W while talking about his wife campaigning for the man who probably stole the Presidency. The man was trying to get the message out to people at that time, in the 2004 election. Sadly, it was too late.

Most Ridiculous Item Of The Day

I saw an absolutely ridiculous advertisement on television last night.

Apparently, the marketing folks for Fox News pundit, Bill O’Reilly, think he’s bigger than The Cosby Show, E.T. and Elvis Presley.

Sounds like the work of a pinhead.