From last night's Daily Show via Eschaton

STEWART: Here's what puzzles me most, Rob. John Kerry's record in Vietnam is pretty much right there in the official records of the US military, and haven't been disputed for 35 years?

CORDDRY: That's right, Jon, and that's certainly the spin you'll be hearing coming from the Kerry campaign over the next few days.

STEWART: Th-that's not a spin thing, that's a fact. That's established.

CORDDRY: Exactly, Jon, and that established, incontravertible fact is one side of the story.

STEWART: But that should be -- isn't that the end of the story? I mean, you've seen the records, haven't you? What's your opinion?

CORDDRY: I'm sorry, my *opinion*? No, I don't have 'o-pin-i-ons'. I'm a reporter, Jon, and my job is to spend half the time repeating what one side says, and half the time repeating the other. Little thing called 'objectivity' -- might wanna look it up some day.

STEWART: Doesn't objectivity mean objectively weighing the evidence, and calling out what's credible and what isn't?

CORDDRY: Whoa-ho! Well, well, well -- sounds like someone wants the media to act as a filter! [high-pitched, effeminate] 'Ooh, this allegation is spurious! Upon investigation this claim lacks any basis in reality! Mmm, mmm, mmm.' Listen buddy: not my job to stand between the people talking to me and the people listening to me.

STEWART: So, basically, you're saying that this back-and-forth is never going to end.

CORDDRY: No, Jon -- in fact a new group has emerged, this one composed of former Bush colleages, challenging the president's activities during the Vietnam era. That group: Drunken Stateside Sons of Privilege for Plausible Deniability. They've apparently got some things to say about a certain Halloween party in '71 that involved trashcan punch and a sodomized piñata. Jon -- they just want to set the record straight. That's all they're out for.

STEWART: Well, thank you Rob, good luck out there. We'll be right back.

Oh, Alice, shut the f*ck up.

It's really sad seeing one of my heroes with his head so far up his own ass.

"WINNIPEG -- In the eyes of Alice Cooper, all the rock stars campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry are guilty of one thing: treason. The shock-rock legend, a staunch Republican who attends NBA games in Phoenix with Arizona Senator John McCain, was disgusted when he learned of plans by Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, R.E.M. and other bands to hold a series of concerts aimed at unseating U.S. President George W. Bush.

"To me, that's treason. I call it treason against rock 'n' roll because rock is the antithesis of politics. Rock should never be in bed with politics," says the 56-year-old Cooper, who begins a 15-city Canadian tour on Aug. 20 in Thunder Bay, Ont."

"Treason against rock 'n roll". God forbid they have an opinion and do something more substantial than ponce around making school supply commercials with their daughter, eh, Alice?

The story in question is here.

ARRRRRGHHHHHHH

More Radio N problems. Bear with us, folks. We're doing our best, as is our webhosting company. *groan*

Man.. John Kerry got sack!

Kerry accuses Bush of "Fear and Smear" tactics

I'm enjoying this. Demos are finally growing a pair and putting a whole lotta foot up some Neo-Con ass.

Well, if you think Dave Matthews Band is the shit..

Apparently you're right!

Oh, HELL no!

It seems the GOP and the American Gas Association are trying to claim the legacy of Johnny Cash for their own at some ridiculous "celebration" for the Tennessee GOP delegation.. at Sotheby's.

If you know Johnny at all, you know how appalled - forget that, how pissed right the fuck off - he'd be at a load of overly rich morons trying to pull this stunt when his whole career he'd been the champion of the very people these poltroons look down on.

I guarantee you, there would be several guitar enemas.

(Snagged from The Nation and the sainted filkertom.)