A Dupont Circle policy manufacturer writes

"hey, it's blog etiquette to credit people who provide content...."

The Beagle has a strict policy of scooping up every stray idea and throwing it right in the mix without regard to authorship, so thanks to my stringer who collects news and info along the Balt-Wash corridor for "Monkeys control robots with their minds" and for "scrambled eggs and short sleeves."

Beagle leading the media coverage once again

After the Bugletown Beagle did a piece about how Americans could save a lot of time and energy by just reading the talking points and then flipping the clicker to American Gladiator rather than doing the cycle of hearing every programmed robot spew their talking points, a certain newspaper did a piece about how Scott McClellan was himself working from prepackaged talking points in promoting his book.
So, once again, folks, put down the New York Times, Washington Post, Seattle Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, or New Orleans Times-Picayune-States-Item. Make The Beagle your one comprehensive source of news, information, commentary, kultral notes, and medical advice.
PS. If Scotty's sideburns are "comically long," as Dana Milbank says, what the heck do you call these?

Kultral notes

"People do connect me with Bond because I like scrambled eggs and short-sleeved shirts and some of the things Bond does," Ian Fleming said.

PC or not PC -- is that a question?

Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, they say. And conserva-saurs are always railing against "political correctness," except when the keffiyah is on the other neck. Michelle Malkin launches into Rachael Ray and Dunkin Donuts for an ad where the rumpy redhead is wearing the headgear made famous by Yassir Arafat as an example of corporate America's unwavering commitment to the dissolution of Israel.
Her column raises some serious questions, such as will John Mac Daddy Cain stop consuming the 40 cups of Dunkin Donuts coffee he chokes down every day? Is Hollywood sending a message in opposition to Jewish settlements on the West Bank through the ubiquitious look of a four-day 5 o'clock shadow?
Malkin asks, "Would they [the anti-American PC police] say the same of fashion designers who marketed modified Klan-style hoods in Burberry plaid as the next big thing?" Hmm. Would the anti-American conserva-saur crowd get their confederate flag knickers in a twist when any one suggests it's anything other than a symbol of pride in southern heritage? What about the political statement that anything in a Burberry plaid makes -- that if it ain't in Adam Smith or Milton Friedman it's just plain communism.

Media machine cranks up

The Beagle always finds it amusing when GOSPers say with distain, "Oh they are just working from talking points."
One can save a lot of time wasted on watching CNN, MSNBC, FauxNews, etc., by just going straight to the talking points, since every defender of the Whitewashed House -- whether they get their power ties at Brooks Brothers, Nordstroms, or Hechts -- has been saying the same thing:

• Scott McClellan was just a junior officer who didn't have any access to the real, important discussions that were going on.
• Scott McClellan has no right to say anything now that he didn't say to George Weiner Butch or Ari Fleischer at the time.
• This isn't the Scott McClellan we knew.

According to a certain newspaper, some of these points were dusted off from things that Scotty said when he was at the podium, towit, "Why, all of a sudden, if he [Richard Clark] had all these grave concerns, did he not raise these sooner?" McClellan said. "He is bringing this up in the heat of a presidential campaign. He has written a book, and he certainly wants to go out there and promote that book."

The unkindest cut of all came from former pal Trent Duffy, who said, "Tomorrow maybe we're going to learn he's rooting for the Oklahoma Sooners."

Seriously, people, what kind of dog would do that?

Invasion of privacy

Google and its offshoots, including gmail and blogspot, are an insidious force, reading over all our shoulders to microtarget sales pitches for things we don't want or need. Here are some of the items that the folks at Google think the Beagle should have or want:

• Beagle Ringtones
  Send Complimentary Ringtones to your cell.
• Pocket Beagles For Sale
  Get Info On Price Of Pocket Beagle Dogs & Puppies.
• Jobs Openings at PETA
  Make a difference for animals. Come work for PETA in Norfolk, VA

The Beagle is not interested, but the Beagle is particularly uninterested in this offer, and cautions the automatic robot readers at GoogleCorp to read a little more slowly and carefully.

How the Republicabbble media operation works

Scott McClellan has caught some heat for claiming that the Butch Administration used propaganda, manipulation, exaggeration, and weapons-grade BS to get media support for the first American pre-emptive war, but CNN offers a more scientific explanation.