It's true.

Be afraid more....

Of EVERYTHING!

The be afraid list goes on and on and on....

Paraphrasing some comedian, "Only in America when you die, it's your fault." Apparently the UK is joining us in trying to not breathe or eat or garden or walk or use plastic or.....

(Thanks to Ali in comments for this link!)

Journalism: British style

Via David at SupremeIrony:
"Long live the British press! In contrast to the small-bore questions that American reporters posed to President Bush yesterday about his Iraq policy, two British journalists cut right to the central issue of the president’s credibility.

In his joint press conference with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Bush spoke of embarking on a “new course” in Iraq — even as he effectively rejected all the major recommendations of the scathing bipartisan Iraq Study Group report.

American reporters dutifully but fruitlessly tried to get Bush to explain what he meant. Their colleagues from across the pond took a different tack.

Why, the two Brits asked Bush in slightly different ways, given your track record on Iraq, should be believe you now?

Not surprisingly, Bush failed to provide a persuasive answer."

David goes on to say:
"What is surprising, to me anyway, is that the members of the American media are still surprised that members of the media in other parts of the world aren't deferential to Bush.

Frankly, this only goes to prove that in the United States, despite the claims of an open and free news media, we have no such thing."

Damn right.