Blowhard Windbags Full Of Hot Air

Recently I've been noticing that there are many bizarre right-wing web sites out there. I think that Conservapedia wins the prize for most bizarre and most biased. 

Conservapedia:

Conservapedia is an English-language wiki encyclopedia project written from an American conservative, Young Earth creationist, and Christian fundamentalist point of view. The website was started in 2006 by American homeschool teacher and attorney Andrew Schlafly, son of conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly, to counter what he perceived as a liberal bias present in Wikipedia. It uses editorials and a wiki-based system to generate content.

The Schlafly connection explains a lot.

Then there is the site called Hot Air. It wins the prize for most bizarre name.

I started wondering why would someone choose Hot Air as the name of a political/news site? It seemed really dumb.

Full of hot air:

 Talking a lot, especially without saying anything of value or meaning.

Did the salesman tell you anything new, or was he just full of hot air?

The liberally biased Wikipedia gave me the answer. Hot Air was created by Michelle Malkin.

I like it when things make sense.

Obama's Baby Mama Is Not A Gaffe

Gaffes and misstatements? From Fox News and Michelle Malkin? Is this for real?

From News Outlets Face Increasing Scrutiny in Campaign by Sam Schechner and Rebecca Dana:

For the second time this week, Fox News Channel was driven to respond to criticism over on-air statements about Barack Obama, in this case for screen text that described the Democratic presidential candidate's wife as "Obama's baby mama." The term is often applied pejoratively to unwed mothers.

Television news organizations, facing unprecedented scrutiny, have often expressed contrition for poorly chosen words during this election season.

In a campaign that includes the first viable African-American presidential candidate, the lines of appropriate speech have become fuzzy. News organizations are under pressure from a broad network of self-appointed watchdogs, including organized groups like Media Matters and individuals. These watchdogs are likely to remain vigilant about gaffes, misstatements and potentially biased language through the November vote. Just this week, Gina McCauley, a well-known blogger in Austin, Texas, started michelleobamawatch.com to track the portrayal of Mrs. Obama in the news media.

Read the rest here.