Al Neuharth tried to make a dumb point that the Beijing Olympics would lead to a more democratic China.

I thoroughly dissected the stupidity of his comments yesterday here.  But I am not done.

Al Neuharth, the founder of the USA Today, must be slowly losing his mind.  Either that, or he is doing his damndest to play out the role of one of Lenin's "useful idiots".

There are days when I love Schadenfrude.  No, not streudel.  Schadenfrude... the Germanic notion of taking joy in the pratfalls and stupidity of your opponents.  And as the John Edwards story reached its zenith yesterday, and continues to entertain today, I cannot help but take joy in the fall of this deviant, blow-hard, rat-fucker trial lawyer from Nawth Carolina.  Because yes, John, there are indeed two Americas.

Last night I watched part of HBO's Generation Kill, a dramatized version of Evan Wright's book of the same name.  I remain impressed.  Part 2 picked up with the immediate aftermath of the invasion, and the run up route 7 through the fire fights in Nasiriyah.

The Baltimore Business Journal is reporting thatboth Wachovia and Bank of America are now under fire for their handling of auction-rate securities.  Wachovia is being investigated, while Bank of America is facing a sizeable lawsuit alleging that Bank of America misled investors over the nature of the securities.

Not long ago, the New York Times, the nation's most left-leaning and anti-American daily newspaper, wa outraged over the release of the name of a nominal CIA agent.  They demanded an investigation, hearings, judges, lawyers, and a perp walk for the perpetrator.  Of course, when it came to light that it was Richard Armitage that actually released the name, they backed way off that demand.  No, only the man whose recollection different from that of reporters -- Scooter Libby -- saw his name and reputation destroyed in a McCarthyite witch-hunt of questionable legality and import.

Fast forward to 2008, when the New York Times deliberately and with malice aforethought performs another "Armitage" -- this time releasing the name of an actual CIA agent who performed the interrogations of the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed -- and all we see is what ratfucking, worthless "journalists" the New York Times really employ.

Apparently, the high journalistic standards don't end with editorializing obits and news articles.  They included standing by while two women are executed.

The Jawa Report has all the details here.