The Internet continues its slaughter of serious journalism about serious things:
New York Times reporters Helene Cooper, Peter Baker and Jeff Zeleny
live-blogged the so-called beer summit of President Obama, Professor
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and the officer who arrested him in Cambridge
nearly two weeks ago, Sgt. James Crowley.
It took three of them to "live-blog" the "beer summit." I mean, I'm sorry, but Puck and Willie B could have handled that assignment admirably and Puck just right now ran headfirst into a table leg, so.
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still get it wrong didn't they.
Posted by: pansypoo | July 30, 2009 at 20:41
My money's on the ferret.
Posted by: tata | July 30, 2009 at 21:05
Go Puck! Show that table leg who's boss!
Posted by: BlakNo1 | July 31, 2009 at 01:32
They live-blogged an event that wasn't open to the press? Fucking brilliant.
"Hi, everyone! We're outside the White House, and Obama, Gates, and Crowley just went in. We expect some chit-chat is going on right now, but of course, we have no way to know."
"We're speculating that the White House staff has brought out the beers now, and they're making small talk while they drink them. Maybe they're talking about race relations, maybe they're talking about basketball. It's possible they're talking about kittens or airports or waffles. Maybe they'll eat waffles, too!"
"Oh, snap! Obama and Gates just clotheslined Crowley and are talking smack about his momma! Gates is flinging furniture around, and Obama is flinking shuriken -- OMG, Crowley just revealed his mutant plasma-blast powers! It could all be going down like this!"
"We've just been informed by White House staff that the event is over, Gates and Crowley are on their way to their cars, and Obama has gone to a meeting with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. Be here next week when we speculate about what America would be like with a functioning press system."
Posted by: Scott | July 31, 2009 at 06:04
Does this mean we need a new lightbulb joke involving White House (and, indeed, most MSM) reporters?
Posted by: liprap | July 31, 2009 at 08:25
"Oh, snap! Obama and Gates just clotheslined Crowley and are talking smack about his momma!"
"OMG!!! Steve Austin just broke down the door! Lou Thesz press on Crowley!! Now Austin's stomping a mudhole and walking it dry!!! Stunner on Obama! Stunner on Gates!! STONE COLD! STONE COLD!
Posted by: BlakNo1 | July 31, 2009 at 09:28
NY Times is a piker.
The AP had EIGHT WRITERS for one short and putrid article about the event.
Posted by: Attaturk | July 31, 2009 at 09:42
I think Scott wins today's internet.
Honorable mention to BlakNo1 :)
Posted by: Virginia | July 31, 2009 at 09:47
I didn't know Biden was invited. That guy can smell a cold beer from a mile away.
Posted by: Ed | July 31, 2009 at 10:00
was there a white bronco?
Posted by: pansypoo | July 31, 2009 at 11:38