And another Thing....

did anyone catch Meet the Press host Tim Russert's appearance on Imus today?
Initially it was raw anesthesia broadcast on the FM band...Tim was hyping Iraq's secret mobile germ warfare labs...a tired gimmick when T.H.R.U.S.H tried it on the Man from U.N.C.L.E back in 1967.
And what the hell, Saddam might be dumb enough to lift material from over the hill spy shows you never know.
Imus however was in a dazed funk and didn't even try to ignite Tim's notorious nucleaphobic hysterics....which is a sure fire path to a classic Russert appearance.
Almost by accident, Tim and Don stumbled over the dismissal of accused plagiarist-fictioneer Jayson Blair from the New York Times.
The air became thick with self righteousness as both men denounced such affirmative action as would elevate a facile prevaricator to the rank of New York Times Journalist.
Tim of course tried to be judicious but his meaning was clear.

Not for nothing though, but the Imus in the Morning does make a point of indulging known fantasist and reputed journalist Mike Barnicle on a regular basis!
Hell Mike is a featured radio talk show host on Imus' Boston affiliate WTKK 96.9 FM!
Mike regularly contributes a prerecorded two minute editorial to the Imus program...so clearly some plagiarists are more equal than others on the Imus program.
Mike dedicated Chimes at Midnight fans might recall was fired from his cushy columnist position at the Boston Globe for fabricating persons and quotes of an embarrassingly sentimental nature.
According to "Newsweek" a New York Times staff asserts Blair is "currently in a hospital setting dealing with personal problems".
That is ironic, Mike Barnicle pulled the same stunt and he is currently living the good life in green fields of Concord Ma, raking in the big bucks.
Sick
Demented
Typical...