Halloween links.
ABC news is trying to get a lot of attention by hiring right-wing blogmeister Andrew Breitbart as an election night commentator. To the news whores at ABC any publicity means ratings in a world where nobody under the age of 80 watches network news. If your the least bit confused by the demographics of network newscasts, just look at the commercials. They’re all for denture cream and pharmaceuticals.
Lily’s not waiting for any comic book hero. On her blog, NEA VP Lily Eskelsen says, “Public school teachers and support staff are used to politicians and pundits ignoring their voices. Why would a movie director who needed a simple story of good guys and bad guys be any different?”
On the eve of this election, NPR reminds us of a forgotten hero of the Civil Rights Movement.
A Halloween fright: Schools that are scared of witches and goblins and the Super Mario Brothers.
