Blogroll update: Judging a fellow by the enemies he makes

[Update at the end of the post. Broken links fixed, too.]

I'm way, way overdue in updating my blogroll in the sidebar, but this just bumped itself to the top of my to-do list.

The background hangs on a distinction that may seem a little tricky at first, but you'll get it:

Fake "real journalists" Bill O'Reilly and Geraldo Rivera spent some time last night bemoaning the existence of real "fake journalists" Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Keith Olbermann (to be excruciatingly accurate, the latter isn't truly a fake "real journalist," he's mainly a real "real journalist," or a commentator, or something, but I like him so he'll be suiting up on the side of the angels today). The transcript is here, and for the impatient, here's an excerpt:

O'REILLY: I think we should call these people out. I think we should call these people out.

RIVERA: Then call them by name, then.

O'REILLY: No.

RIVERA: Then don't, then don't --

O'REILLY: Because then you give them more publicity.

RIVERA: Then just say, "It's that schmuck from MSNBC who's doing that," and call him that.

O'REILLY: No, you go after the masters.

RIVERA: He's a lowlife --

O'REILLY: It's like going after the rappers. You don't go after the rappers. You go after the masters.

RIVERA: Don't forgive Mel Gibson for what he said --

O'REILLY: I'm not forgiving anything!

RIVERA: -- because of the media. Don't. Don't let him slide.

O'REILLY: It has no -- I'm not letting him slide. I was very tough on him.

[...]

O'REILLY: I want to get this clear. Nobody will be allowed to apologize for Mel Gibson except Mel Gibson on this program.

RIVERA: I'd like to watch that episode.

O'REILLY: OK, OK. That won't happen. But I'll tell you this. You need to think about it, and so does everybody else. These corporate masters that have allowed our society to degenerate into a society that rejoices when this stuff happens and makes money from it, these are the truly evil people.

Last word.

RIVERA: You know, Comedy Central is now a big hit, Stewart and the Colbert guy.

O'REILLY: Yeah, they do OK. They do OK.

RIVERA: They make a living putting on video of old ladies slipping on ice and people laughing. That's their life. That's their life. They exist in a small little place where they count for nothing. The history will be made by those who have affirmative thoughts, who make, you know, innovative suggestions in life and are inclusive.

O'REILLY: All right. I'm going to cry. "The Philosophy of Geraldo." "The Tao of Geraldo." I can see the new book.

Ah, yes. "That schmuck at MSNBC." And this out of the mouth of Geraldo Rivera. Wear it as a badge of honor, Keith.

I'm adding the websites for "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," and "The Colbert Report" to the blogroll in the sidebar.

Just to piss Bill and Geraldo off, in my small way.

[Update: Olbermann fires back on his show tonight. Not as funny as some of the O'Reilly ones he's done, but still pretty good. It'll be fun to watch this play out.]