from the "breaking news" dept.

Now this is a strange story:

U.S. to apologize for intentionally infecting people in Guatemala with gonorrhea, syphilis more than 60 years ago.

Here's MSNBC's take: http://tinyurl.com/2aqn4dj

April 16, 2010

April 16, 2010
Originally uploaded by borderfilms (Doug).

Photo of the Day: You can't eat democracy! Seattle, WA.

from the "bizarro world" dept.

Apparently the Neocons LOVE Jon Stewart. Despite daily skewering by the host of Comedy Central's Daily Show (CTV/Comedy Channel in Canada), heavy hitters from the far right speak highly of the comedian and his show.

From The Daily Beast:

Neoconservative pundits are crushing on Jon Stewart. New York Magazine reports that Republican partisans from Bill Kristol to John Bolton are raving about the Daily Show correspondent, because unlike the "liberal media elite" he actually lets them answer questions and takes their opinions seriously. Stewart has "genuine intellectual curiosity," said former Republican Party spokesman and national-security hawk Cliff May. "He always gives you a chance to answer," said Bush U.N. ambassador John Bolton. "Stewart fundamentally wants to talk about the issues. That's what I want to do." Who would have thought that a comedy show could have a civilizing effect on partisan hackery?

The full story from the New York Magazine.

from the "funny pages" dept.

First up, the latest edition of The Modern World:

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And next... this WaPo (via MSNBC) story on the now common ritual of the post-dalliance press conference featuring the stoic wife and the jutting chin:

[Honey, I think I might be... Republican.]

We are riveted, but why? Nearly every post-scandal news conference is like every other. There's a script to these things, as we all know, and New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer followed it to the letter yesterday in seeming to acknowledge his involvement with a prostitute and apologizing for it. [MORE]

And in sports: it's primary day in Mississippi!

More to come!