Mark Sanford "Soulmate Revealed"

Now the true identity of Gov. Mark Sanford's "soulmate" has been revealed: it's Rep. Joe Wilson (R) S.C. who demonstrated his patriotism and family values last night by calling President Obama a liar in front of all of Congress and the nation. Probably the only person happier than Gov. Sanford and Rep. Wilson to have their deep affinity declared publicly, would be their cohort Republican California Assemblyman and "family values" champion Mike Duvall who resigned today after publicly revealing his own soulful relationship with two female lobbyists. Isn't there a name for women who trade sex for money and favors? Oh, that's right, it's called lobbying. What a lucky day for you Mike Duvall. Damn that Joe Wilson. He knows how to get all the attention.

O'Reilly is a Pig but America Loves the Taste of Pork

Looking at a recent clip of O'Reilly posted on Crooks & Liars, in which he is shitting his Depends over possible war crimes investigation of Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld torture, it's clear that there are plenty of well-placed leaders who will foment a violent response if these investigations ever go forward. Who will lead the charge in favor a full investigation and, if warranted, prosecution?

Don't expect anyone in the Obama camp to take the lead against torture-triad. With the economy in the tank, war all over the Middle East and a gutless, brainless Congress, Obama will see the risk is too great for any potential gain that might result if the triad stood before a court of law. He's also smart enough to know that here in the US, they'd be protected by various flavors of legal immunity, especially thanks to the Yoo memos saying that torture is A-OK. The Hague is a possibility, but Iraq currently is not a member of the court and would have to join for prosecutions to take place. Memo to seekers of justice: Don't hold your breath.

Getting back, though, to the original point, why is O'Reilly or Rush or Palin or Beck a leader, anyway? It's easy to ridicule O'Reilly and the other propagandists like Rush, Drudge, Beck and the rest. But what about the populace that can't get enough of their puke? We've been locked into a right-wing disinformation ghetto by people who have an unending appetite for the taste of hate. "Amurkuns is a bunch a dumb haters?" Who's got the medicine to fix that?