Oh yes, one more thing about this, Rig.

It is actually absurd to complain about "the media"--since there is no such thing. There is a huge difference, as I've pointed out before between the WSJ and the NY Daily News, as between Olberman and Limbaugh. And they are all part of "the media".   Now, more than ever, "the media" is a totally meaningless term--especially with the ongoing splintering of opinion due to the Net.

Even "mainstream media" is close to meaningless--since there are huge differences even between the large newspapers and between the various broadcasters.

So your chosen column is nothing but a rather desperate attempt to fill up the space the columnist was allotted for that day. No surprise that you would cite it--it's right up the alley of an unthinking conspiracy theorist.

Cheap entertainment--but full of sound and fury and signifying....