Poor Teddy...

I read a more in-depth article on Ted Turner’s babblings at the award ceremony earlier this week and found a few things I would like to bring to light.



Let me just say that I know he’s known for shooting his mouth off in public while drunk, sober, and every other way he could be, but I honestly think he believes what he says. This is why I feel the need to analyze it a bit today.



Speaking wistfully of the past, Turner said CNN was able to overcome initial fears that it would spread American propaganda around the world. It worked hard not to push a pro-American position "like Fox News does."

I understand that the media is supposed to report the news without bias, no matter what. I get that. The problem I have with the idea that not standing against America is taking a ‘pro-American position” is that without news outlets like Fox News out there, no one will stand up and speak for America and Americans. CNN constantly calls America’s actions and motives into question when it should be stating them. Rather than painting our intentions in a negative light they should be trying to find the truth, not report their version of it. Of course these days that’s asking a lot of the media.



"If you are looking to make friends, they're everywhere," Turner said. "In fact, I can't think of one enemy but [Fox News founder] Rupert Murdoch. One out of 6.5 billion is not too bad." In contrast, Turner said Bush has made enemies around the world. "The damage is going to take years to repair," he said.

Well there you have it. Turner thinks that being President of the United States is about making friends. Bravo. Jimmy Carter thought so too. In order to make ‘friends’ with the other countries of the world he gave away fun things like the Panama Canal, fighter jets, oh, and the lives of several American hostages.

Don’t count me a fan of everything George Bush has done, I follow no man blindly.

That being said, Bush has got the national defense part right. He’s not in that chair to make friends, he’s there to protect America, Americans, and American interests both at home and abroad. The ‘damage’ he speaks of should be repaired on the world’s part, not ours. If we as a country are your enemy it is for one of two reasons. One: you declared it so, or Two: You’ve jumped into bed with murdering religious zealots bent on genocide, mayhem and a world-wide Muslim theocracy. It’s that simple.



All things considered I think it’s probably for the best that Turner has no control over any media outlet. From what I hear he’s still hitting the sauce pretty heavily and given the power he could actually do some damage. At least the people over at CNN might keep their jobs longer for his absence.

Ah well, Ted shouldn’t cry in his scotch for too long, he’s still a billionaire. He could always get his own cable access show…



TED’S WORLD! TED’S WORLD! COMMIE TIME! EXCELLENT!



Cheers folks,



Captian.