'Blacker than Barack Obama'

Pictures above: Sexy Rod Blagojevich and Fox Noos

If you pronounce Obama as Obam-er it rhymes. This is going to be a mini-rant about this article and the current trend of overt racism in the republican branch of the american media in general. The article in question occured after former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich (pronounced bla-goi-a-vich) inferred he was 'blacker' than the current president of the US because he was poorer when he grew up. So once we've managed to overlook in fact that a man who lost his position after charges of corruption, in one of the highest profile cases of it's type in US history, has the nerve to criticise anybody else about anything at all, we can then revel in his apparent belief that racial groups are now predicated on their wealth and social status rather than the colour of their skin. It's hard to work out if this makes him more or less prejudiced. Certainly there is no dispute about him his levels of studpidity.
Anyone who isn't familiar with the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and has access to 4od (another downside to university is the network will only let you watch the adverts), it's imperative you check it 'art. While it might be possible to label it as a specifically biased left-wing, pro-democrat show, once you see how the other side (ie Fox News) operates, you realise that there are many good reasons for their leaning that way. A) They're not crazy and B) they're not nearly aggressive enough. The levels of overt and frankly unquestioned racism beggar belief. While i believe there is an overwhelming trend towards politically correct broadcasting in this country, which is stagnating creativity and the media in general (Daily Mail exempt), when you see the remarkable slander american journalists can get away with it makes you more than a little grateful. From one pundit demanding Tiger Woods renounces Buhddism for Catholiscism because it offers greater spiritual support in such cirumstance as adultery (is that really a positive advertisement for a religion?), then moving on to point out how Catholiscism is in fact better than every other world religion, to another pundit simply stating how much better America and it's cities are than every other nation and their cities.
To cap it all off Sarah Palin now has her own show and has been told she has the full backing of Fox News to say absolutely whatever she wants. I gather her shows will primarily constitute advocacy of abortion clinic bombings and mandatory death sentences in every state. The number of bleach blond faux tanned idiot bints who have a pedestal on that station is alarming beyond words, the face of the future Hitlers and Stalins is likely to belong to a 'soccer mom'. I suppose at least it proves sex discrimination is very old hat.