Open Sores Media

I was wondering how various people of a more progressive mindset would respond to this week's "launch" of the new pet project of the right wingnut collection of bloggers. Formerly known as "Pajama Media", the project has now been named "Open Source Media." (You really should check out Moxie, who has already assigned them the far more appropriate moniker, "Open Sores Media.") This collection of right wing hacks has apparently overdosed on their own hype, throwing themselves a grand old gala in New York City to announce the launch of... well, even they don't seem to be sure what it's really all about.

" Many details of OSM remain unsettled. For example, OSM wants to create a mechanism for citizen journalists, including bloggers, to submit original news during natural disasters, civil unrest and other newsworthy events. Simon said organizers still have to come up with ways to check submissions for accuracy."

I think Moxie sums it up nicely, saying, "Silly, trite details. fact checking, and all. Critics have noted that there is already a vehicle for this purpose, known as THE FUCKING INTERNET."

But for the most amusing and yet informative analysis of this disaster in the making, we turn to the unmatched talents of the snarkmaster himself, James Wolcott.

But perhaps this is the inevitable libidinal lava overflow that occurs when the blogging's banditti surrender to the excitement of a product launch and jimmy the lock on the hotel minibar, trying to grab every ounce of gusto before this crackpot scheme goes kaflooey.

The breast-fondler in the photo is thrilled to be a member of the OSM blogroll, about which an underwhelmed Roger Ailes says, "You won't find a larger collection of uninteresting wingnut blowhards..."

I must admit, I'll be waiting in breathless anticipation of Open Sores Media's first efforts to "fact check" the real news organizations with their always "fair and balanced" right wing opinion mongering. This should be better than most of what comes out of Hollywood these days, and it's free.