Max and Mann

Max Blumenthal takes on the herculean task of reading through the Mann Report so we all don't have to. The Mann Report was commissioned by Kenneth Tomlinson, the chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in an attempt to document liberal bias in public broadcasting. This little exercise cost taxpayers a cool $14,700. What emerges is worthless drivel in the form of a report.

The Mann report may be one of the strangest documents ever produced by the federal government; however, it is not totally without value. Though it may be botched as an indictment of liberal media bias, it inadvertently offers an unfiltered glimpse into the recesses of the conservative mind.

The conservative media game was neatly summarized by Matt Labash, a former senior writer for The Weekly Standard ... "The conservative media likes to rap the liberal media on the knuckles for not being objective. We've created this cottage industry in which it pays to be un-objective.... It's a great way to have your cake and eat it too. Criticize other people for not being objective. Be as subjective as you want. It's a great little racket."

Read the entire article in The Nation. It's worth it.

M Is for Moronic