In an interesting post on This Modern World, Jonathan Schwarz points out what may have been wrong with the news coverage in the lead up to the Iraq War when no one was questioning the very questionable "intelligence" the Bush Adminstration was putting out to the American people. In an interview with Anderson Cooper, CNN's Congressional Correspondent, Jessica Yellin, pretty much pointed the finger at the corporate executives (at MSNBC, her former employer)for the poor coverage in the lead up to the war:

"When the lead-up to the war began, the press corps was under enormous pressure from corporate executives, frankly, to make sure that this was a war that was presented in a way that was consistent with the patriotic fever in the nation and the president’s high approval ratings. And my own experience at the White House was that, the higher the president’s approval ratings, the more pressure I had from news executives — and I was not at this network at the time — but the more pressure I had from news executives to put on positive stories about the president."

Wow.

This is too funny:

Did Hornets Fans Go Too Far by Using Cutout of Eva Longoria to Taunt Tony Parker?

Funny stuff from the Onion:

McCain Vows To Replace Secret Service With His Own Bare Fists

Uh oh, it's all over for Hillary and McCain:

Funny thing is with all that's been on the TV and the internet and radio and in newspapers and emails about Wright, McCain's acquaintance seems to worry voters more:

In the survey, 43 percent of registered voters say they have major concerns that McCain is too closely aligned with the current administration.
By comparison:
36 percent have major concerns that Clinton seems to change her position on some issues (like driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants and the North American Free Trade Agreement, which her husband signed but which she now opposes)
34 percent say they’re bothered by Obama’s “bitter” remarks
32 percent have a major problem with the Illinois senator’s past associations with Wright and the 1960s radical William Ayers
27 percent have serious concerns that Bill Clinton would have too much influence on U.S. policy decisions if his wife is elected

Coo.