Whatcha gonna do about it?

Worst Person Crowded Senator Ben Nelson (D) Nebraska

"Too many Americans...get their news from entertainers (who) tell them what to be angry about today." "...Jon Stewart, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Keith Olbermann, and Rachel Maddow." "Responding to the talking points of either extreme is not the way to enact good public policy." "There is a lot of inaccurate and incomplete information out there thanks to talk shows from either the left of the right." "Facts often get in the way of a good rant."

The Senator should face the music and correct things right away. Maybe the Fairness Doctrine then? Just kidding. He should start with Steven Colbert. CORRECTION: The Ed Show (Apparently he handled Colbert well enough, and Ed Schultz is who he should fish or cut bait with.)
The Senator makes some very good points even though his list is not fair and balanced on the face of it.

[Senator Byron Dorgan (D) North Dakota: "no solace in being right"]

BLANK NETWORK

Dot Tool* to be named later. This is just a list of the Wills and Bills.
[Not Necessarily the News Guru, but divagation or not maybe linked.]

The Anti-Billy Club
The Club of Association
King of Rhetoric?
A Generous dia-Gnosis.
Report from Sabbatical
Sabbatical

This is not necessarily a Newshounds blog, Colbert Report or Daily Show.
I don't read or view things so you don't have to, sometimes you do, and sometimes just scrolling over may provide enough. It is divagation and stochastic at its best, or sometimes worst. But it is not just all about them or us. My Navigation label needs updating, and the Navigation II label is about our course, or a combination or demonstration of it.

While names are not the thing(and they are coming slowly today), there is value in comparing and contrasting, and sometimes associations matter. Leadership and representation matters, and in journalism there is the ledership which sometimes leads back to my point: our headings, navigation and having to follow for oneself. Part of the spirit of this has been diffused in all seriousness, by the focus on the list and the Bills and Wills, but it is more about the network and bringing things to the table. So while the banner or name for the effort is still pending, as well as more on the principles(The club of association) I will begin listing the inspirations for the columns or sides of the table.

* Blank Network (Anti-Billy Club: see links)

RESEARCH (So I am frackin' fudging a bit with the Will, the HasselB, and the Williams.)
Bill O'Reilly
George F. Will
Elizabeth HasselBECK
William Kristol
Walter Williams
William Safire
Willam F. Buckley

DEVELOPMENT
Bill Maher
Will Rogers
Bill Press
William Shakespeare


Similar Wills
Rush Limbaugh
Glenn Beck
Steve King
Sarah Palin
Michele Bachmann

Honorary Anti-Billy Clubs
Noam Chomsky
Thom Hartmann
Rachel Maddow
Jon Stewart
Steven Colbert
Lawrence O'Donnell
Norman Goldman
Ed Schultz



[Under-construction, italics are postumous honors. Apologies for the orders, they are at my whim or some consideration or other. It is not about heirarchy or honors, or just Bill O'Reilly and Bill Maher. And it may be asked, do some really want to be at the table? If they don't work well with others? That may play out as the list and the principles evolve.(Network Theory)]
[2-17-11 Update: Walk Like A Cheesehead. Wrap mine in tinfoil..PU! NOT! But close enough to government work.]

MacGiver U.

So I've a typo. The bottom line(& link)
is that our mind is the ultimate weapon.
No special sauce, but a proper beef and grilling.

Cognitive Policy Works truthout.org
Building a Culure of Trust in Politics by Joe Brewer

The tool box is complicated and our closet can be full of hats. A tip of the cap to Steven Colbert and Michael Steele, not to mention the PC.
Should we all be inside out? [last 3 links updated 5-4-09]

Toll Keen, the Try-Logy?

[9-13-11 After Math? And Pre-Post or us?]

[The American Jobs Act]
the sequel or now we can deal?
The bottom line: If the Republicans now want to deal, then bring it on, Democrats! Actually I don't think the people are up for more compromise, just have an up or down vote!

[9-14-11 More about the 9/11 Anniversary. Paul Krugman.]
[Revisiting Economics]
[Al Gore: Breaks Character: "Steven Colbert" that is, and speaking of digging "reality" deeper..]
[MSNBC Debate: CNN Tea Party Debate(Caution)]

Star Chamber?

[Posted 10-24-11]
Working groups or GeO'MeTry*

Randi Rhodes
Lawrence O'Donnell
Rachell Maddow
Ed Schultz
Norman Goldman

Thom Hartmann
Martin Bashir
Dylan Ratigan

Joe Scarborough
Jon Stewart
Steven Colbert

The Fab** Five?

*see metrics
** uncertain Fab search find and/or F I V E ?

[ 10-26-11 Note: While I had this open...NOW I WILL ADD THE POINT: Thumbs up to Lawrence O'Donnell and MSNBC applying physics.]

Reality Comedy vs. Faux news.

Maybe MSNBC is checking my blog:
Joe Scarborough covers the controversy between Comedy Central and Fox News.

My opinion is that there is more news in the entertainment of Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert than either in whatever it is that Geraldo Rivera and Bill O'Reilly are going for. As for Joe Scarborough, he at least may have more balance of news and comedy even if his views are not balanced. Here he at least has two guests that are not "yes men" or women, even if he does not exactly get it.

[Reviewing my posts, the closest I came to what I recalled as a comment comparing the news of Comedy Central to the comedy of Fox news was a suggestion for a real news network with Jon Stewart as number one anchor. My campaign to tranfer duties of Comedy Central to news and Fox News to comedy, may have went out in an actual email to interested parties.]