Best Bleeding Interview Ever

Barry: Matt just stuck his finger into a Budweiser can and -- I hope this will appear -- is now bleeding from a self-inflicted wound. And you know what? We’re now on the wrong side of the security, so there’s no hope for you. We can’t get you any help.

Posted by Jim at 08:54 AM

Farewell to Carl

Journalist Carl Kovac dead at 70.

Carl Kovac was a warrior. He was a warrior for his country while serving as a United States Marine from 1953-1956 during the Korean Conflict. He was a warrior for society in his lifelong profession as a journalist.

I remember Carl as a kind, curious, passionate man from my days at the Budapest International Press Center. He was a good man who will be sadly missed. Rest in Peace, Carl.

Rick Bruner has some fine words about Carl over at Generation Expat.

Asinine Quote of the Day

"I would argue that the future of our country hangs in the balance because the future of marriage hangs in the balance," said Sen. Rick Santorum, a leader in the fight to approve the measure. "Isn't that the ultimate homeland security, standing up and defending marriage?"

Fun on the Front Page

At least The Post had a sense of humor about thier “Gaffe-hardt.”

And the New York Daily News was still laughing. The News even sent the Post editors a case of cheap sparkling wine to cheer them up.

Editor Too Colorful for Johnstown, PA

David Levine, the colorful -- critics said too colorful -- editor whose blazing headlines and sharp-elbowed style enlivened the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, was fired yesterday.

Levine was my editor when I started on the old Hudson Dispatch back when I was a 19-year-old with a couple Nikons. I can still hear him banging his fist on the desk and screaming, "Looney, where are my pictures!" And I can still see his weekly use of headlines like "Hoboken Horror!" and "Turnpike Terror!"

Good Luck in the job hunt, Dave.

Dewey Beats Truman

Run right out and get your collector's edition of today's New York Post.