Shootout in Mexico suggests remaking “war on drugs”

A wild weekend in Tijuana. I’m sure Lou Dobbs will have more on this tonight:
Gun battles between suspected drug gang members have left about 15 people dead in the Mexican city of Tijuana, near the border with the US.
Police said rival factions of the local Arellano Felix drug cartel opened fire on each other on [...]

Lou Dobbs: these cotton [picking]…

In a moment of near-vanity, CNN’s Lou Dobbs begins to decry black leaders as “cotton,” but catches himself before blurting out the obvious “picking.” Classy, Lou. Roll the tape:

[H/T TPM]

A week in review: cable news’ vaudeville act

I’m a firm believer in free speech, but the clowns on cable news opinion need to have their bullhorns taken away. Under the banner of ‘news,’ they are polluting America’s airwaves with slander, fear, and sententious monologues. They don’t inform, they prosthelytize, as serious matters are sullied with sophomoric crass. They are all doing [...]

Former CNN producer unloads on network

CNN fires Chez Pazienza for blogging. Pazienza then writes a devastating summation of his experience at the network [obvious]. Here is the heart of his critique:
I watched my bosses literally stand in the middle of the newsroom and ask, “What can we do to not lead with Iraq?” — the reason being that Iraq, although [...]