Wanted:  I’m looking two dependable “assistants”¹ to help out on the award-winning² The CITIZEN JOURNALIST Report radio show.³ Time commitment is roughly 30-70 minutes per week.  Responsibilities will include: Position 1:  Talent Coordinator email / IM / phone potential guests, collect contact information (“now, may I have your home phone number, Ms. Coulter / Mr. Gingrich?”), and finalize appearance arrangements write a brief 100 word or less show description for

“…So then I said to them that unless all of the so-called white professors at the university are willing to demonstrate the pureness of their racial lineages, there’s no way I should be forced to verify mine. In fact, the whole process is racist on its face, I told them—the white hegemon’s bold attack on those who profess a racial identity outside the establishment fold.”* “Not bad, not bad.  Of

Stuffed on Jiffy Pop and sleeping like a spent john here inside my sweatpants.  But only because he was chilly.  No, really.

Jeff:  “Great idea, Jeff.  I say let’s do it.” *thanks so much to David D for the Seagull’s Laughter DVD.

Rightalk Radio Toll-free Call-in number: 1-866-884-8255 (866-884-TALK) And yes, I have a miserable cold.  update RIGHTALK radio is refusing to re-run the show.  So far, I haven’t been able to get an answer out of them as to why; Ace has some updates. update 2:  Napoleon at Daily Recycler has been kind enough to host the show for us. You can listen here:  ****

“The friendly fire shooting at a U.S. military checkpoint last month in Baghdad wounded Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena and killed intelligence agent Nicola Calipari.” From NBC: NBC News has learned that a preliminary report from a joint U.S.-Italian investigation has cleared the American soldiers of any wrongdoing and provides new details into the shooting. Intelligence agent Calipari had just negotiated Sgrena’s release from Iraqi kidnappers on March 4 when the

From the AP: The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday nullified nearly 3,000 marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples by Multnomah County a year ago, saying a single county couldn’t take such action on its own. The court said while the county can question the constitutionality of laws governing marriage, they are a matter of statewide concern so the county had no authority to issue licenses to gay couples. The court

me: “Man. This head cold is miserable.” apple: “Yeah. You sound pretty awful.  You’re not planning on doing the radio show like that, are you?” me: “Well, what choice do I have?  Are you gonna do it?” apple: “Me?  Do internet radio?  Please. I may not have any arms or legs, but I do still have my dignity…”

I don’t know what this calcified, ingrown mass on my thigh is, but I picked at it—and now the fucking thing won’t stop bleeding.