Things I’d Like to Post About Today …. (112108)

….. But I Don’t Have Any Time For:

• CNS News — “Catholics Who Vote for Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) Could Face Automatic Excommunication” — There’s no “could” about it. So-called Catholics who do so commit a de facto excommunication themselves, regardless of what officially comes down. Absent repentance, so-called Catholic voters who voted for Barack Obama in the full knowledge that he would aggressively pursue the passage of FOCA are in a state of serious sin. Been there, proven that.
• I see yet another reference to “choked credit” in the AP article I linked to in my “Couldn’t Help But Comment” post today. Sorry, I see absolutely zero evidence that consumers who legitimately qualify for loans can’t get them. If “choked credit” means that those who are too likely not to be willing or able to make their payments aren’t getting loans, that’s a good, and necessary, situation.
• Speaking of AP, this is from the “Couldn’t Happen to a More Deserving Bunch” Dept. — “Associated Press to cut 10 pct (of) jobs in ‘09.” Absent a sea change to fair, balanced, competent reporting, I support nine more years of the same. The reality, however, is that even with those cuts, AP appears to be in a position to dominate original-source news for the foreseeable future. Note that it is going around its print members completely by using outlets like Google, Yahoo!, and Breitbart to get news to Internet readers. As newspapers fade, AP’s dominance will become more apparent — as will the wire service’s insufferable bias.
• Speaking of media layoffs — “Weather Channel lays off staff.” Maybe we’ll be lucky, and (if she’s still there) self-appointed globalarmist and globaloney intimidator Heidi Cullen of “The Climate Code” will be among them.
• “Angelina Jolie’s Carefully Orchestrated Image” — Jolie and hubby Brad Pitt negotiated contractual promises with People Magazine that its coverage would be positive. They had it rough. Barack and Michelle Obama have gotten the same thing for almost two straight years and have barely had to lift a finger.