BlatherWatch

That's a good plan, Jim...

"Now I'm in the majority it would be wise to keep my mouth shut and actually plan how I'm going to do what's right and how to defend myself when we put something out there," 

~Rep. Jim McDermott in an interview by the P-I's Charles Pope

Sherman alexie: liberals are giving moslems a pass

Sherman Alexie, a self-described lefty, takes no prisoners.

He told Steve Scher, Thursday, on KUOW's' Weekday (m-f, 9-11a) that liberals are giving Moslems a pass on human rights they wouldn't tolerate of anyone in America.

No New Age Indian, Alexie, 40, is a prolific author, poet, filmmaker, and stand-up comedian who was raised "reservation poor," on a reservation near Wellpinit, WA. He's enjoyed acclaim equal to his works. His third novel, Flight, (Black Cat, April 2007) is about to be released.

As a political and social commentator, he has the abilty to make just about everybody uncomfortable- the right for sure- but also fellow leftists.

Since he is who he is- a real Indian, an artist and a poet- he usually gets a pass on when he makes known his politically incorrect purviews or searing observations that many- especially progressives- wouldn't dare make.

McKenna supports mckay on horses ass radio tonight

State Attorney General Rob McKenna will join Goldy on the radio Thursday evening at 9p. He's filling in for Frank Shiers for the rest of this week (KIRO 9p-1a).

And we're pretty sure he'll send bouquets to his old Republican colleague, John McKay, who was famously fired by "loyal Bushies," apparently because he wouldn't call a grand jury for the gubernatorial election kerfuffle of 2004.

TPM's paul kiel to KUOW wednesday

OPEN THREAD: Tony Snow's cancer returns

It's got to be one of the worst months to date for the White House.

Just when it seemed things couldn't get any worse- it was announced this morning that spokesman Tony Snow's cancer has spread to his liver.

LA talk host's career is hurt by defense of iraq war

We've been harping about how we think the downfall of President Bush has helped to negatively impact talk radio- a medium dominated by the right.

But conservative LA talker, John Ziegler of KFI writes in the new Talker's Magazine that more specifically it's support of the Iraq War by talk hosts accounts for at least some of the softening of the numbers- including his own.

KIRO news sweeps the murrows

After last week's hard hitting interview and stunning scoop with top national newsmaker Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, KIRO news got word today that they pretty much swept the Edward R. Murrow Awards for the region in the large market category.

The Dennis Miller launch: fangs without the bang

The syndicated Dennis Miller Show, in an inauspicious launch, will be picked up by KKOL, starting Monday, Mar. 26. He'll be heard from Mondays-Fridays at 12-3p, replacing Jerry Doyle.

It's inauspicious because, as Baroosk at Talking Radio points out, the carpet sure doesn't match the drapes.

The pre-launch hype flacked by Westwood One was the Miller show having some 80 stations to start, but the cynical conservative convert will only launch with eleven- 8 of which are Salem stations like the 50,000 watt cigarette lighter, KKOL.

He enters the Seattle market in a tough slot- one filled with the big boys- Ed Shultz, Medved, Dori Monson and Hannity.

The sea changes once again: is the evil republican reign finished?

Listening to Rush and Hannity is like being on a Second Life isle designed by freepers full of Jägermeister. In this brave, old, cast iron utopia, Bush is heroic, eloquent, capable, brave, clean and reverent. As God smiles down on The Shining City Upon The Hill, we're winning the war; the check's in the mail; and anyone who disagrees must leave the island.

We've opined that the blatant fantasy of this Bush loyalism has turned off talk radio listeners because of its sheer incredulity- even to the conservaive bretheran. But a serious new study buttresses our theory that talk radio's troubles are, in part, because conservatism is being rejected.

Friday oddems: KIRO news with speedy gonzales; jeff dahmer eats the white house dog; coulter, the crack whore; big pants stays classy; sean refused communion; styblehead drinks liberally

~ The man in the middle, Attorney General Antonio "Speedy" Gonzales will be on with Jane and Tony on Newsradio 710 KIRO's Morning News at 7:50 on Friday morning. He's a great get, kids, but we're thinkin' he must be history if he's doing the morning news in Seattle...

~ We're loving the feud, the kiss, and makeup of Rush and Arnold. Rush called the Governator a sellout, then Arnold said, "Rush Limbaugh is irrelevant. I am not his servant." Then it was all on-air kissy-lips; Arnold espousing his liberal views on health care, and immigration while Limbaugh made nervous nice-nice with the see-gars, which are just about all they have in common. It's a cameo shot of the '08 race when the GOP will explode like a $2 suitcase. Rush later told listeners: "I want to remind all of you people in California, from the get-go I have told you he was not a conservative. He's a good guy, but he's not a conservative. He's a Republican." (author' note: hee, hee.)