Glenn Beck’s Followers are Confused

1. 9/12 Protesters Are very, very  Confused. – On my Saturday morning run I trotted by these folks who were assembling at a local landmark, getting ready to march.  They all seemed nice enough, just slightly angry, and slightly happy about being slightly angry.  One was carrying a sign that said something about how President Obama was destroying the constitution.  Uh…   How is that exactly?  Are these folks just playing right-wing-angry for no reason mad-libs?  Obama, Socialist, Grandma, Dead, Constitution, DON’T TREAD ON ME!  The hell?  From the Article: “the conceptual problem facing Saturday’s protesters was different: Everyone was against the president, but no one could really agree why.“  (From Slate)

2. President Obama looking for a little economic credit - “Hey… we averted a disaster here… how bout a THANK YOU?”  The President starts to make the case for history to remember him and his people as doing the right thing.  (From the Wall Street Journal)

3. 100 People to Blame for the Great Recession - Meanwhile, Vanity Fair wants to point some fingers.  And it gets interesting.  Like #90.  “Sex and the City.”  M’kay.  (From Vanity Fair)

4. Serena Williams Loses her Mind - A ticky-tack foot fault was called on Serena at a critical point in a match deep into the U.S. Open.  But if she committed a foot fault, she committed a foot fault.  At that point she explodes at the official, and tells the woman she wants to shove the ball down her throat.  The Chair penalized her for the outburst, thus, ending the match.  Bonus craziness:  She had no remorse for the behavior in the post match press conference.  Want the video?  Here’s the video!
(From the NY Times, Newsweek and CBS Sports)

5. F*ck Swine Flu! – Now there’s something we can all agree on.  But when it comes to wearing a t-shirt, emblazoned with that saying… on national television… that’s… something quite different.  (From Deadspin)