The Tattlesnake — Bush: The Way of All Flash Edition
The End of An Irritant Rational people, when faced with a massive failure of their own making, normally take some time for private circumspection and avoid further contact with the…
Inspection- There is No Such Thing as an “Alcoholic”
Writing Inspection is sometimes a bit like stepping into the dog pen without a flashlight in the middle of the night. You absolutely know you're going to step in something…
The Tattlesnake Anti-Mythmaking and Other Conundrums Edition
"Obviously, some of my rhetoric has been a mistake." -- George W. Bush in what, we hope, is his final press conference. SOME??? A Few Popular Media Myths Quickly Dispelled:…
The Tattlesnake Presidential Meeting at the White House Edition
On January 7, 2009, the four living US presidents and President-Elect Barack Obama met for lunch at the White House. Details of their private conversation have been kept from the…
The Tattlesnake The Media Blago Jewell Show, Say It Ain’t So, Joe, and Other Low Blows Edition
Remember Richard Jewell? Back in 1996 he was the poor schlub who was convicted by the Big Media as the Atlanta Centennial Olympic Park bomber, based on a leaked story…