Mike Wallace Almost Forgot Where His World Headquarters ARE (or How Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Is Down with the Toby Keith)

Found on imdb.com:

CBS Attacked For Airing Interview with Iranian President

The CBS Public Eye blog said Thursday that the network has been deluged with complaints about Mike Wallace's scheduled interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad due to air Sunday on 60 Minutes. A typical complaint, it indicated, was this one: "What is it with CBS? First Saddam Hussein, now this creep! Don't you guys have any allegiance to America anymore? Goodness, it is where you got your start and where your world headquarters are. I'm switching to Fox." Another wrote: "Mike Wallace you should be ashamed of yourself! You should remember that Iran is part of the Axis of Evil. How dare you interview Iranian President. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the ENEMY."

Notice how the "true" patriots in this country always clock in at a fourth grade reading level? Or maybe CBS has several world headquarters?

Personally, I love the complaints about the interview before they even hear what the man had to say. (Reminds me how the Catholic League protested Dogma before they even saw it.) For all they know Mahmoud could have spent the whole conversation proclaiming his love for Toby Keith and Monster Truck Pulls.

Speaking of which, since 60 Minutes airs on Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, wouldn’t there be a conflict between the program and said Monster Truck Pulls?

And, the CBS response:

Commenting on the messages, Vaughn Vergers, who runs the CBS blog, observed: "The media's job is to present information, the journalist's job is to ask the questions, the audience's job is to judge the answers."

Amen, brother.

Now, I think my liberal ass is going to go watch Good Night, and Good Luck. again and reminisce about a better time in our country’s history - when Americans could actually travel abroad without being forced to falsely claim Canadian citizenship.

Go Canucks!

wojr  ¶ 1:40 PM