Do you smell rice? It's not like none of us in journalism has ever shit the bed on a story before; it's rather a rite of passage. I once made a "dead gay son" joke without realizing Randall Terry's gay son actually was dead. I remain, as I should be, horrified. Another time, I had to retract a threat to
The need to fill air time with something that can be passed off as "content" is overwhelming. Must be busy, busy, busy always. No time to think, no time to contemplate. Everything is a desperate crisis because that's what attracts eyeballs, and attracting eyeballs that can be sold to advertisers is the only thing that matters. Ever.
Well, there's David Broder, and there's David Brooks, and there's Chuckles the Toddler, and there's Tim Russert, and there's Sam Donaldson, and theres...
Rebecca, you are a hero, and so is everyone else that works so hard on this Nasty Vile Little Piece of Snark, Evan, Doc Zoom, Kally, Editrix, Pinkham and everyone who's name I don't know yet. The BS that the Dipshit Beast was pulling is the same shit that almost every old school media outlet pulls, fixate on an imagined boogy man wind people up, watch ratings / click through soar. There is a reason I ONLY comment at exactly two, count them, two sites on the Interwebs (or as an old dead senator from my state used to say "Bundle of Tubes"). Those sites are "The Wonkette" (Yeah Wonkette!! Best place in the land!!) and "The Register" a British tech oriented site. There is a reason that these are the only two places I comment. YOU DON'T FUCK AROUND WITH SPECULATION. Sorry my caps key got stuck for a sec. The Reporting that was done here at the Wonkette was the ONLY type of reporting that should ever be done on a situation like that. No sensationalism (yes some snark, but all directed at the Ass Hats that didn't follow Yr Wonkette's example) just the facts, as stated by the people directly involved and responsible for investigating the situation. There was no phone book digging 15th cousin on his mother's brother's college roommate's sister's first boyfriend's sister's first fuck (follow that chain down the rabbit hole and you end up on a Fux news set). There was just a a very responsible, exact reporting of the facts released to us by those in charge. There was also ZERO demonizing of any one for any reason. Also too you stated exactly why it would be wrong to do anything other than what you did. Then followed up with a sense of moral outrage at those that actually were doing wrong to an innocent, totally non connected bystander. I salute you all. Thank you for all you do and please never ever change. (For the record the only reason I havn't subscribed yet is that my pay-pal account is still tied up in a divorce :-( But I promise I click on lots and lots of links to watch slow motion boobies bouncing around, I gotta support you some how and watching boobies in a nice way to do it!
BREAKING NEWS: WONKETTE REPORTS MUSLIM SHOOTER WAS SON OF FORMER BOXING CHAMPION GEORGE FOREMAN!
While the Norwegian media's refusal to publish the name and picture of people who are suspected of a crime can be annoying ("Celebrity caught exposing himself in public" doesn't make for much of a news story when the star in question remains anonymous), it does protect innocent people from crap like this. Good thing, too.
Gawker is a hellhole of stupid now. It used to be a nicely sardonic (I hate the word snarky with a passion) take on the small world of NYC media and social personalities, there was some wry self-awareness and a decently erudite and funny comments section. That was about ten iterations ago, as they tried to bet bigger and blander and dumber, and ..it doesn't seem like that's been successful. And now they want to be a political site?? Our Wonkette has nothing to fear from this truly dumb move- finding smart and funny writing on Gawker is like probes looking for signs of water on Mars- there are traces it might have been there millennia ago, but not in evidence today. Forget humor or intelligence, Gawker's writers now can barely handle grammar and punctuation. Dumbed down clickbait wastes of time. It will be interesting to see how Hulk Hogan's mega-lawsuit against Gawker will play out. The sinking of the Lusitania, perhaps, but that's too generous to the scale of Gawker's flailing operations.
If I may ask, what is/are other reason(s)?
The need to fill air time with something that can be passed off as "content" is overwhelming. Must be busy, busy, busy always. No time to think, no time to contemplate. Everything is a desperate crisis because that's what attracts eyeballs, and attracting eyeballs that can be sold to advertisers is the only thing that matters. Ever.
Strictly speaking, right now there is only one Syed R. Farook (in Berdoo).
I always like to point out that the actor was Mandy Patinkin.
But that's a pretty common last name.
Well, there's David Broder, and there's David Brooks, and there's Chuckles the Toddler, and there's Tim Russert, and there's Sam Donaldson, and theres...
Point taken. Thank you for sharing.
Rebecca, you are a hero, and so is everyone else that works so hard on this Nasty Vile Little Piece of Snark, Evan, Doc Zoom, Kally, Editrix, Pinkham and everyone who's name I don't know yet. The BS that the Dipshit Beast was pulling is the same shit that almost every old school media outlet pulls, fixate on an imagined boogy man wind people up, watch ratings / click through soar. There is a reason I ONLY comment at exactly two, count them, two sites on the Interwebs (or as an old dead senator from my state used to say "Bundle of Tubes"). Those sites are "The Wonkette" (Yeah Wonkette!! Best place in the land!!) and "The Register" a British tech oriented site. There is a reason that these are the only two places I comment. YOU DON'T FUCK AROUND WITH SPECULATION. Sorry my caps key got stuck for a sec. The Reporting that was done here at the Wonkette was the ONLY type of reporting that should ever be done on a situation like that. No sensationalism (yes some snark, but all directed at the Ass Hats that didn't follow Yr Wonkette's example) just the facts, as stated by the people directly involved and responsible for investigating the situation. There was no phone book digging 15th cousin on his mother's brother's college roommate's sister's first boyfriend's sister's first fuck (follow that chain down the rabbit hole and you end up on a Fux news set). There was just a a very responsible, exact reporting of the facts released to us by those in charge. There was also ZERO demonizing of any one for any reason. Also too you stated exactly why it would be wrong to do anything other than what you did. Then followed up with a sense of moral outrage at those that actually were doing wrong to an innocent, totally non connected bystander. I salute you all. Thank you for all you do and please never ever change. (For the record the only reason I havn't subscribed yet is that my pay-pal account is still tied up in a divorce :-( But I promise I click on lots and lots of links to watch slow motion boobies bouncing around, I gotta support you some how and watching boobies in a nice way to do it!
And do I ever hope, from the bottom of my black and twisted little heart, that he sues the ever loving fuck out of those A Idiots.
What happened to Moe and Curly?
BREAKING NEWS: WONKETTE REPORTS MUSLIM SHOOTER WAS SON OF FORMER BOXING CHAMPION GEORGE FOREMAN!
While the Norwegian media's refusal to publish the name and picture of people who are suspected of a crime can be annoying ("Celebrity caught exposing himself in public" doesn't make for much of a news story when the star in question remains anonymous), it does protect innocent people from crap like this. Good thing, too.
I love the smell of lawsuits in the morning.
No. Nonononononono. No. Wemple would've put the Wonkette fundraising bit first.
OK, one more....and the 1987 version does not exactly make me a kiddie.https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Gawker is a hellhole of stupid now. It used to be a nicely sardonic (I hate the word snarky with a passion) take on the small world of NYC media and social personalities, there was some wry self-awareness and a decently erudite and funny comments section. That was about ten iterations ago, as they tried to bet bigger and blander and dumber, and ..it doesn't seem like that's been successful. And now they want to be a political site?? Our Wonkette has nothing to fear from this truly dumb move- finding smart and funny writing on Gawker is like probes looking for signs of water on Mars- there are traces it might have been there millennia ago, but not in evidence today. Forget humor or intelligence, Gawker's writers now can barely handle grammar and punctuation. Dumbed down clickbait wastes of time. It will be interesting to see how Hulk Hogan's mega-lawsuit against Gawker will play out. The sinking of the Lusitania, perhaps, but that's too generous to the scale of Gawker's flailing operations.
Muslin is the least trustworthy fabric.