“This is the biggest deal since Jesus rose from the dead.”
When media worship The King
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The tweet heard 'round the journalism world
Between Twitter, Facebook, e-mail and text messaging, I’m always a bit terrified that a fleeting opinion will come back to come back to haunt me. For instance, I once was appropriately chastised for making fun of an organization that I covered in my private Gmail chat status. So half of me reacted to Octavia Nasr’s CNN firing over a tweet with a twinge of sympathy while the other half of me said, “What was she thinking?”
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Combing the Canon
As we look into other defenses of the New York Times attack on Pope Benedict XVI, I want to acknowledge at the outset that we’re getting a bit more into the weeds. In fact, some of these discussions might be more technical or murky than we normally encourage. I still think it’s important to have the discussion because the public record is important. But if you are a normal person, you might just want to skip to the next post!
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Name this sobering voice ...
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Prayers in the outfield (updated)
Screams and frightened gasps interrupted Tuesday’s night’s Texas Rangers-Cleveland Indians game when a fan fell 30 feet from the second deck while trying to catch a foul pop.
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Hymns for an old Democrat
One would have to conclude, after reading the latest Washington Post hymn to the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, that we are witnessing the end of an era in which old Southern Democrats walked the earth like complex, even troubled, men of the people.
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Do it for the children
In response to some of the outcry over the New York Times attack on Pope Benedict XVI, there have been a couple defenses worth discussing.
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What else did McNair's pastor say?
If you are a fan of professional football — especially if you live in Nashville or Baltimore — the July 4th weekend marked the anniversary of the murder of Steve McNair.
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Going after Benedict -- again
The New York Times has published yet another massive (4,000 words this time) hit piece on Pope Benedict XVI.
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