White House Coke/Pepsi Wars, Cont'd Before Congress

As I sit here banging my head against my desk in an effort to get the stupid out, I offer these sage words of advice:
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There are some stories that are only funny/entertaining once.
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This was one of them.

Caffeine Free Diet Coke for me. Too much caffeine and I become a glassy-eyed, foaming-at-the-mouth troll.

The difference between Jon Stewart and MS?
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Jon Stewart admits he's a fake journalist--even though he does some good journalism.
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Well, that and he's actually funny.

The contempt many of us feel for the media is DWARFED by the contempt they have for us.

pnnto -- truer words have not been spoken.

I'm still anxiously awaiting your detailed reporting on Obama's White Sox/Cubs preference and what this says about the likelihood of evenhandedness in our approach to the Israeli/Palenstinian conflict.

For some reason, this is even funnier embedded in Josh Marshall's blog:
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http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2009/03/cramer_v_non-cramer.php
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Medium and messages and Neil Postman and all that...

Didn't Hillary lie about being a Yankees fan?
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How much well-sculpted arm should Michelle Obama show?

This level of stupidity reminds me of this Justin Fox post:

The best moment was near the end when [CNBC talking head Mark] Haines, sounding exasperated, said something along the lines of, "We can't have the sort of booming economy we've had if consumers only spend what they earn!"

Sounds like a journalist engaging in petty soda politics. At a time of economic crisis, two wars overseas and the markets tanking you choose to write about Coke and Pepsi?! This wasn't the change we were promised!!!

Rush told me he prefers coke because it dissloves the oxys faster.

Readers will be relieved to know that there are actual reporters who covered the larger fraction of the hearing, which focused on the 2010 Health Care budget.

OK, MS, you've done your junk post. Now as soon as you do your imaginary controversy, false equivalence and/or Irrelephant talking point post, you can call it a day.

Better yet, call it a career.

perhaps the only think less attention-worthy than MS's post is the knee-jerk response of commenters who should, by now, be used to this kind of trivialization by MS.

sacredh -- I used to drink Caffeine Free Diet Coke, but then I started to worry about what WAS in it.

MS, this is like the 4th time you've written a blog centered around soft drinks, what gives?
Traumatic childhood experience?
Fraternity hazing incident?
Oral fixation?

We can treat these posts as open threads, right?

From a previous MS Post about Rush Limbaugh:

"At a time of unprecedented threats to the United States, a time of financial collapse, bank failures and record layoffs, at a time when the credit crisis has not been solved, and the stock market is in free fall, at a time of stagnating wars, rising terrorism in Pakistan and growing nuclear potential in Iran, the White House has done the easy thing. It has asked the American people to focus their attention not on solving the problems, but on a big-mouthed entertainer in Florida."

Let me guess, unnamed Democratic strategists have forced you to write about this unimportant issues, right?

joyomama: I worry a litle bit about the contents of what I consume, but my MIL lives with us so I don't fear death anymore. I see it everyday on the phone.

Obama scores big with voters, read it on MSNBC!
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123672847973688515.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#articleTabs%3Darticle
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The golden one is now in deep kimshee it seems with the American voter.
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Change we can believe in alright. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Racist Rusty twice links to the Wall Street Journal mistaking it for MSNBC.
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Few are surprised.....

Oops, here ya go Dirks. Enjoy liberal lunatic.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29493093
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And just an after thought to you Dirks. Go spread your lies and NAMBLA garbage on other web sites like Daily Kos and Huffington Post, your kind frequent those blogs.

Slow news day, MS?

I'd be willing to give up on the idea of universal health care if we can just get some effective mental health coverage for rustyclown.

my MIL lives with us so I don't fear death anymore
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Stop, sacredh! Please! I'm running out of keyboards!
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Since this is now an open thread, check out this insanely great recording from Peter Green and the late and very under-rated Rory Gallagher:
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Friar Tuck,

Thanks for the link. Rory was very underrated indeed.