Trenchant analysis regarding Washoe/Helen Thomas: Lately it seems it’s not a complete post unless I include some of the ugliness coming out of the hard right, and ugly is exactly the word for this misogynist post from Dan Collins at Protein Wisdom. I can understand not liking reporters who make your favorite politicians look like the chumps they are, but Helen Thomas isn’t a grandstanding ass like Russert or Matthews,

This is the first in a series of posts discussing common misconceptions.  However, since I only have one other misconception in mind to discuss, this may be a very short series. How often does one hear the phrase, “Doing the jobs Americans won’t do,” bandied about in the MSM?  How many people out there believe that is a correct statement?  Show of hands?  Those of you with your hands up,