This piece is written by Rebecca of Sex and Politics and Screeds and Attitude, Cedric of Cedric's Big Mix, Kat of Kat's Korner, Betty of Thomas Friedman is a Great Man, Mike of Mikey Likes It!, Elaine of Like Maria Said Paz, Ruth of Ruth's Report, Marcia of SICKOFITRADLZ, Stan of Oh Boy It Never Ends, Ann of Ann's Mega Dub, Isaiah of The World Today Just Nuts and Wally of The Daily Jot. Unless otherwise noted, we picked all highlights. Yes, we're including Ann and Cedric even though they were only with us in spirit. (Ann and Cedric are new parents as of Friday and we congratulate them!)
"Fact-Free Jon Stewart, King of Dumb Comedy" -- most requested highlight of the week by readers of this site.
"Iraq snapshot," "Sir, I gave you the wrong information (Ava)," "Time for a special prosecutor (Wally),"
"It was like Steel Magnolias at one point during the hearing," "Future employment opportunities for Lois Lerner" and "THIS JUST IN! A WHOLE NEW WORLD FOR LOIS LERNER!," and "Iraq snapshot" -- C.I., Ava, Wally and Kat report on the House Oversight hearing and then Cedric and Wally spoof the hearing and C.I. reports on the House Veterans Affairs Subcomittee hearing.
"Jane Mayer's War on Adjectives" and "Jay Rosen distorts the truth"-- Betty and Ann offer some hard hitting media criticism.
"Dimitri at CNN Viewer Communications" -- Ann wonders about CNN's policies regarding speech.
"New documentary" "Film to see," and "a documentary and the thinning of support" -- Rebecca, Bettty and Trina on a new documentary.
"Thunderball" -- Stan goes to the movies.
"Revolution (trust issues episode)," "The TV season was all about glorifying sexism" and "The Client List"-- Marcia, Betty and Ruth cover TV.
"Jay Carney shares a recipe" and "THIS JUST IN! IN THE KITCHEN WITH JAY CARNEY!" -- Cedric and Wally step into the kitchen with Carney.
"Iraqi oil" -- C.I. fills in for Ann.
"the impotency of jeffrey st. clair" and "noam chomsky and his lack of ethics" -- more hard hitting media critiques from Rebecca.
"Why did I write about Little Missy?" -- Ruth tries to respond to an e-mail. Please read. And grasp that when you e-mail someone about 'something you wrote' you need to (a) provide a link, (b) a date or (c) a title. Ruth's got nearly 1500 pieces at her site alone. How the hell is she supposed to know what someone is writing about?
"Jack A. Smith doesn't know Jack" -- Amen, Kat.
"The insane new policy from the Scouts" -- Marcia calls out the Boy Scouts new policy.
"The problem is Macaray not Bill Maher" -- Stan notes that, no, Bill Maher is not 'great' when it comes to race or women's rights.
"Colgate Ready" -- Isaiah dips into the archives for this one.
"Why does Shinseki still have a job?" -- A basic question from Elaine.
"How not to inform about Benghazi" and "The Drone War still" -- Mike on a writer who speaks to him -- including Mike offering him a suggestion -- don't insult people you're trying to reach.
"The pregnancy blues" -- Ann shares a little as labor looms (she gave birth Friday).
"Hawija" -- Stan writes about the massacre.
"War on the Press and Lizz Winstead" -- Elaine weighs in on two topics.
"Frank James will not be bound by media ethics" -- Betty looks at NPR.
"Summer Salsa in the Kitchen" -- Trina offers a refreshing recipe and also explains that Watertown is not in Boston, it's six miles from Boston and it's its own town so please stop saying that events in Watertown took place in Boston.