Tipsy Journalism

And consider this stunning figure, from Editor & Publisher (via Public Eye):

"A Google search for 'John Mark Karr,' who was unknown until this month, came up with 10,800,000 results at the time of the latest twist. 'John Mark Karr' with 'Ramsey' added produced 6.7 million returns."

Well, the macaca story is over. Now the Nation's Max Blumenthal is questioning why George Allen, as Virginia's governor, met with the Council of Conservative Citizens, which promotes the preservation of the white race.

Bill Frist is courting conservative bloggers, and made a favorable impression on Power Line's John Hinderaker (who previously felt that "he lacks the executive persona necessary to be a strong presidential candidate") and Ed Morrissey of Captain's Quarters.

A burning question: Are taller people smarter ?

Another burning question: Is Jonathan Chait supporting terrorism? The New Republic writer ponders the question:

"There's a popular Middle Eastern restaurant my wife and I patronize just about every time we visit my parents in suburban Detroit. The first time we went there, I recall, my dad raised the worrisome prospect that some portion of the money we spent might be diverted to some unsavory cause. But we quickly banished the thought, because it seemed brutally unfair. The overwhelming majority of Arab Americans are loyal to this country, and you can't use an ethnic stereotype to punish some immigrant small businessman. Plus, the food is really, really delicious. They serve a mind-boggling combination of hummus and grilled lamb, a fattoush salad tastier than any I've sampled elsewhere, pita loaves piping hot from the oven . . . but I digress.

"As it turns out, the restaurant's owner is supporting terrorists, at least according to the Department of Justice, which announced this disconcerting news a couple of months ago. The owner allegedly maintains 'connections at the highest levels' with Hezbollah, according to court documents. On top of that, he has allegedly engaged in tax evasion on a massive scale. So that pretty much violates all my core political convictions right there. The experience of learning that I have been subsidizing militant Islamist guerrillas--via a tax cheat, no less--is a new one for me. It has prompted several emotions: remorse (did my fattoush salad sponsor a rocket attack?), denial (it's possible Hassan Nasrallah used my fattoush money to build a hospital or something, right?), paranoia (can the Bush administration declare me an enemy combatant?), and, finally, self-pity (what am I going to eat the next time I'm in Detroit?)."