The Short List — Wed., July 11
July 11th, 2007 by Joe Bardi in The Morning PapersThink the latest ratcheting up of the terrorism bugaboo could be directly proportional to how badly the Bush administration has been doing in the press? Remember, if you’re take Dick Cheney’s side, the terrorists have already won.
- Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff has a “gut feeling” al-Qaeda is about to strike inside the U.S. I wouldn’t be too concerned: When has this guy been right about anything?
- The housing market continues its downward spiral.
- I guess this story explains why I don’t get much mail from teenagers. Lazy punk kids!
- From the “That doesn’t happen here” file: Sex slaves in Pasco county.
- Cool blog alert: St. Petersblog. They’re sniffing for Best of the Bay votes right at the top. I like it!
- Camille Paglia answers your questions …
- A fresh look at Jim Morrison’s death reveals a possible conspiracy. No, he wasn’t murdered — but he might not have died in a bathtub either.
- Up, up and away, in my beautiful, my beautiful balloon.
- Today’s office debate: Steve “The Big Dog” Duemig — great sports talk radio host or complete jack off ass hole? Anyone want to settle this? I’ll take complete silence in the comments section to mean that he’s a great.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Steve Duemig = complete right-wing small-minded conservative asshole with a giant flap that loves controversy and irate callers because it keeps him employed, and I also thinks he enjoyes it. He flies off the handle all spittle, bile and venom and once he gets everyone else fired up and calling in likes to try to take the high road and acts like he’s always in control. I do sometimes question how much of it is done for effect, but I can’t imagine he’s the nicest most squishiest guy you could ever meet.
Plus he talks about tennis and golf too much.
July 12th, 2007 at 10:47 am
I just wish he would talk more about how the Bucs are about to be sold any minute now.
Is it unfair of me to point out one time he was glaringly, unabashedly, stridently wrong? Not really. I’m sure Duemig would do the same to someone he was tearing down.
But I will say this: Despite the fact that I think he’s a total gas bag and probably an ass hole if you really get to know him (I have never met him and am just guessing at his ass hole status from the radio persona, which is theoretically unfair but, again, I don’t really mind), he does do football talk better than anyone else in this market.
Oh, and Philly sucks.
July 12th, 2007 at 11:54 am
‘he does do football talk better than anyone else in the market’
Well that’s not saying a whole lot, really. Between his ridiculous Gruden conspiracy theories and his really weird man-love for Mike Alstott (and the Glazers-are-selling-any-day-now crap) it’s hard to take him very seriously a s a credible source.
When he’s objective he’s fine most of the time. I enjoy a lot of the other analysts and “insiders” he brings on during football season – and you’re right – that’s the only time of year I can even stomach his show.
And the icing on the gravy is that he a big, fat giant bigot. On air. A lot.
July 12th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
All valid points, especially the part about the “other analysts and ‘insiders’” he brings on during the season. It’s that lineup of guests that gives the show the tiny bit of credibility it has.
And he’s totally a bigot. On air. A lot. Which makes the fact that he really seems to want to cock-chug the A-Train all the more delightful.