Thursday, January 18, 2007

I Just Can't Quit You

AmericaBlog is so gay, I just can't stop reading it.

But the fellows over there are getting mighty lousy at interpreting the news, often resorting these days to scare headlines that totally misconstrue the content of an article or speech.

Take, for example, this one:

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/01/michigan-court-says-adulterers-can-get.html

Now, if you read the article, you'd see that the judges came to that decision precisely to point out that the law was poorly worded and needed to be changed to reflect actual intent. But, if you just read the line on AmericaBlog, you'd think the judges were rightwing nuts out to push theocracy on the people.

The ruling was a good one. The decision clearly stated, right off the bat, that the law was flawed. It will be changed.

Or, you could go with "Crazy Fundies Are Out to Get Us, and THIS is the PROOF!!!"

Part 1 is probably true; part 2? Not so much.