The American Spectator

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br> -- Richard L.A. Schaefer br> Dubuque, Iowa /p>

First, let me be honest. Other than the Spectator and the articles off RCP, I have more or less tuned out this week. I've got to do that from time to time to retain my sanity in an increasing insane world. So I have missed the whole discussion of the "terrorist fist bump." But Mr. Henry does make a good point about the echo bubble of the modern journalism elite. I blame the 24/7 news cycle myself. You've got all this time to fill, and you need all these people to fill that time, and this means you'll have several effects. First, you're bound to go over the same subject matter again and again. Second, you're bound to end up with a few people of lesser talent. And thus you get gravitases and terrorist fist bumps. And this is only the smallest fraction. What's interesting is the total lack of news on Iraq (outside online publications, where I keep up almost daily). Alas, success is not news.

See what I mean about an increasingly insane world? Well, I'll continue to tune out this weekend. The Dark Knight is calling, and I shall honor Ledger's memory by seeing his last performance, hopefully on opening night. I've got books to read and games to play and people with which to converse.

p>Oh, and I'll continue to give the terrorist fist bump to my friends and co-workers. br> -- Charles Campbell br> Austin, Texas /p> p> DANGEROUSLY CHEESY br> Re: Larry Thornberry's Cheetos for Change

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