Media & Delusion

So, I clicked on a link to an AP story regarding al-Zarqawi, who, as everyone knows was the al-Qaida leader in Iraq that we have had more stories about in the last two days covering the headlines. Of course, before he died, no one knew who the hell he was and I'm pretty sure most people assumed that binLaden was the al Qaida leader in Iraq. But, regardless of the terrible spin our liberal media might be trying to weave... the following article lead caught me:

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi could barely speak, but he struggled and tried to get away from American soldiers as he lay dying on a stretcher in the ruins of his hideout.

IN OTHER WORDS, our military, who first reported he was DOA are now saying he wasn't, but that he died very quickly after being discovered... yeah, it's amazing that a bullet to the head will accomplish that.

Could this liberal media try to romanticize any more than they do what is being told to them to do?

By the way, I only use the term liberal media to prepare you for the upcoming election campaigning; because though it is anything but a liberal media, we are bound to start hearing that again as approval ratings fall and politicians start fumbling over themselves.

I mean, it really could be a liberal media since they paid anywhere from 3-5 million dollars for a picture of the Brangelina spawn... did you think I could go this week without mentioning that? People already have given lil'Spawn its cover. Brangelina wanted their privacy, but apparently, for the right price, can give up their childs... but I mean, it is for charity and all. You can't see my eyes rolling right now, but they are. Trust me.

It must have been a terible editorial decision this week as to which story was going to get top billing... al-Zarqawi or Brangelina. Indeed, the NYTimes.com had to split its front page at times... And yet, the rest of the world apparently cares very little about either story long term.

Well, I know it is early, and I know Bragenlina's spawn was born on foreign soil, but could she be a contender in 2008?? I wonder how much that exclusive would fetch?