Newsbriefs, 9/11: Release the Memes

• Neither Aid nor Comfort: Petraeus insists that we are proceeding on "the best course of action to achieve our objections in Iraq." Nevertheless, when asked by Senator John Warner if this "best course of action" was making Americans safer, Petraeus said, "Sir, I don't know actually." Six years later, words still fail.
• Olbermann's Big Win: MSNBC's Phil Griffin was confident Countdown would overtake Factor but nevertheless says "it's just surprising it happened so quickly." Portfolio's Jeff Bercovici cautions that Keith is becoming what he most despises. And Fox responds to TV Newser's questions by getting snippy.
• Someone Remembers Things A Little Differently...: Representative Bob Brady (D-Pa.) has an interesting recollection of September 11. To say the least.
• Silly "Betrayus" Criticism: Matt Yglesias thinks people should think twice before punning, but that's just not Eat The Press' way. We'll counteroffer with: glass houses...stones...don't do it.
• The Rightward Drift of Columnists: Major study from Media Matters says: "The results show that in paper after paper, state after state, and region after region, conservative syndicated columnists get more space than their progressive counterparts."
• Final note: Michael Smerconish: "Today, as I have for each of the last five anniversaries, I carry a mental image of Aaron Brown on 9/11. I see him standing on a New York rooftop in brilliant sunshine against a smoldering backdrop while providing an extemporaneous human dimension to the death and destruction whose extent was then unknown...I just rewatched much of his work at YouTube. I wish all Americans would do likewise. It's the perfect, unifying antidote to the partisan division that fighting the 'war on terror' has become."

Comments

[getoffmedz]

12:48 AM on 09/12/2007

Congressman Bob Brady and I both agree - Flight 93 was SHOT DOWN!