Memo to teabaggers: Today Wall Street has realized, among other things, that you're getting your wish — austerity just when the government needs to spend more, not less. Congratulations. Investors now fear the outcome you most desire: a double-dip recession. Anything to get rid of Barack Obama, right? Struggling Americans be damned!
How wildly depressing.
We cats need a lift, but alas, we see no more royal weddings on the horizon. Yet fear not — we return to the British Isles anyway, because Murdoch-gate is the gift that keeps on giving.
Fresh phone-hacking allegations have arisen about Piers Morgan, who, as then-editor of The Daily Mirror, listened to a recorded voice mail to — ugh — Heather Mills from Paul McCartney. (We can think of few people we'd want to eavesdrop on less.)
Morgan, of course, has gone all umbrage-y and can't believe that his credibility is being questioned. Best defense is a good offense, you know? But we think the real story here is about CNN. We hope that the so-called "worldwide leader in news" has learned its lesson.
Specifically, that any news organization that attempts to maintain some semblance of standards, ethics and behavior should never, ever, ever hire anyone with Murdoch on his resume. And individuals who dare to think of themselves as journalists — who value accuracy, ethics, integrity and responsibility — should not think for one moment of taking a paycheck from Murdoch. (Stateside, that's FOX "News" and The Wall Street Journal, most prominently.)
We cats can't imagine why this isn't clear to anyone who's not a total Murdoch-whore-posing-as-a-journalist-or-pundit. It's really not that difficult!
Hm. We still don't feel very cheerful. Maybe we should go back to the wedding hats.
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