Thursday, July 02, 2009

The Dork Report - Worst Book Ever Edition



Publishing Department
New 'American Patriot's Bible' sees USA's 'godly roots' via USATODAY.com Books - Top Stories on 7/2/09 WHAT? How the hell did this happen? In the name of love and Grover Cleveland this is just the thing religious zealots need.

"See here Chester? It says right here in this book we's a Christian Nation! That's whut the fella that prints that newspaper for folks who read said. He even checked them facts on the interweb."


Insurance
Ex-executive accuses insurance giant of 'purging' customers via CNN.com Recently Published/Updated on 7/2/09 WHAT? How the hell did this happen? I never would have suspected. I must say thank goodness Wendell Potter is speaking out. Bravo Mr. Potter!

Strange Headlines Department
U.N. nuclear watchdog agency elects new head via CNN.com Recently Published/Updated on 7/2/09 WHAT? How the hell did this happen? Just a new head? What about the rest of the body? Or is the committee a group of bodies somehow connected to one head? And what good would that do?

Mississippi tops U.S. obesity rankings via CNN.com Recently Published/Updated on 7/1/09 WHAT? How the hell did this happen? They missed me!

Civil Rights Department
Racial profiling still a problem in U.S., groups tell U.N. panel via CNN.com Recently Published/Updated on 7/1/09 WHAT? How the hell did this happen? Although not mentioned in the article, might the stage have been set with Sheriff Joe Arpaio's repeated hispanic-targeted roundups of undocumented workers?

Entertainment
Battle Likely Over Jackson Will via NPR Topics: Arts & Entertainment on 7/1/09 WHAT? How the hell did this happen? Michael Jackson is dead? Why was I not informed? And, in the name of peanut butter and Mick Jagger, did no one see this will thing coming?

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