"Nattering Nabobs Of Negativism"

Yesterday Variety posted this article about John Edwards' squabbles with the media. The author admits that most of Edwards' attacks are directed at Fox News, not exactly a risky tactic for a Democrat, and then hearkens back to the days of Nixon and Agnew to put Edwards' relationship to the media in perspective.

The reference back to Agnew was great, not for perspective it brought, but so the author could use one of the best political quotes of all time "nattering nabobs of negativism." I think we need to do a shirt that works that quote in somehow. For more Spiro Agnew awesomeness click here, the man was a sound bite machine.

Tired Of The U.S. Media?

No matter which side of the political spectrum you find yourself on it's likely you think meda in America is inadiquate, slanted, or both. If you think you need a break head over to Watching America, it's a site that translates articles from all over the world into english to give Americans a better sense of how the rest of the world views us. I can't promise that you'll think the news from abroad is better or less slanted, but at least it does have pictures like these: