By the Comics Curmudgeon
If there is one thing guaranteed to enrage America’s arbiter of good taste, it is making any kind of snide remark about Ted Kennedy when he is ill or, in the current case, dead. Naturally, this rule has been flouted relentlessly for the past two days by the crassest, most awful people in the world, which is to say political cartoonists. Who are these heartless monsters, and why do they try so very hard to ruin our national conversation about how much we love Ted Kennedy? MORE »

Just two weeks ago, fancy “old gray woman” the New York Times produced a comical document instructing its various blog editors to Avoid Snark Or Die. Really, they did this, at the NYT. “What should be avoided in all of them is any hint of racist, sexist or religious bias, or any suggestion of nasty, snide, sarcastic, or condescending tone — ’snark.’ If something could easily fit in a satirical Web site for young adults, it probably shouldn’t go into the news pages of nytimes.com.” Ahem. MORE »

TORTURE DAVID DENBY WITH TRUTH & ETHICS: Porn-addict day-trading slimeball David Denby continues his ignorant campaign of malice against Wonkette, on your public radio stations. Right now, he’s on Larry Mantle’s very good “AirTalk” show on Pasadena’s KPCC. Call in, be polite, get past those screeners, 1-866-893-5722, and MAKE DENBY CRY. [KPCC Airtalk]

• OH NOES, LAST DAY TO VOTE FOR THE BLOGGIES! And awards season will finally end, forever, as long as you’ve kindly voted for Wonkette, in all three (3) categories, at this 2009 Bloggies site and received your Confirmation Email, which can be exchanged for two (2) hobo beans in 2010, at the White House. [2009 Bloggies]