WANKER ALERT: MILES O'BRIEN FINDS GLOBAL WARMING FUNNY

I was disgusted this morning watching CNN when, after a reasonably good story on Al Gore's new documentary, An Inconvenient Truth (also the name of his new book), anchor Miles O'Brien started giggling about global warming and Al Gore. The mockery in his words and tone were palpable. (Co-anchor Soledad O'Brien and the business correspondent seemed a little embarrassed at Miles' behavior.)

That's the way the media portrays Democrats these days, as kooks or terrorist-lovers. That perspective is passed on to viewers, who assimilate the attitudes of the anchors, and an important, CRITICAL global issue is relegated to the ho-hum category.

The next time some pundit or reporter questions why the Democrats don't get their message out, I swear I'm going to throw my shoe at the TV. How can we get our message out when they obstruct every serious proposal, reject the opinions of scientists and progressive policy makers in favor of gushing about the latest macho Rethuglican talking point, ridicule our leaders and derogate the concerns of a majority of the electorate?

Tags: Al Gore, global warming, Miles O'Brien