A Special Special Comment

For a long time, our man Keith did everything he could to wear out his signature bit, the "special comment." I suspect that his handlers were impressed with the ratings they bore and egged him on, to the point where for a while he was making a nightly "quick comment." Either at that point, or at the point where he dedicated an entire hour to a "special comment" on health care reform, or at the point where it was nearly successfully lampooned by Ben Afleck on Saturday Night Live, the thing really jumped the shark. You've got to remember how awesome the original Special Comment was. We were in the throes of the stupidest war ever. And the Secretary of God-Damned Defense had just come out and said that anyone who disagreed with the administration's stance on this stupid war was somehow um, morally or intellectually confused. Keith tore the living hell out of that, and a star was born. Luckily, the K-Man has given the Special Comment a bit of a respite as of late, at least comparatively. That is the right move. That "Special Comment" logo should only be dragged out when you've written something truly inspiring about something that's truly and legitimately pissed you off, brother. How to tell when that occurs? You'll know it when you've written it. Like last night. I was concerned when the man started by comparing this Shirley Sherrod thing to the Dreyfus Affair. But man what the hell happened after that was really something. In case you missed it:

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He tears Fox "News" a new asshole of course, though he isn't dishonest about the thing; he agrees that media in general failed on the Sherrod incident. He also rips into the White House, as they deserve. The killer is the ending, which I'm not giving away for you. It's lovely. And of course, Howard K. Kurtz is in the fucking Washington Post today inexplicably apologizing for Fox "News." Kurtz claims that Fox "News" actually did its homework on this thing actually actually. Howie. Baby. We've seen the tape dude. Does Murdock sign your checks as well?