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March 25, 2008

Information overload...

What happens when you confine yourself to a windowless room for 24 hours with only two radios, six televisions and a rotating series of blogs for company?

The Washington Post's Gene Weingarten valiantly puts it to the test.

AT THE START OF HOUR SIX, I realize I am doing something no one else likely has ever done before, something no one should ever do again. I am listening to both Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly simultaneously, on two radios.

So can it be done? Well, the article concludes with this desparate text message:

I'll tell you it can be, but I cannot tell you how horrible it is. It rattles the very center of your being. If you care about the state of humankind, it fills you with despair. We are as a people bleak and hostile and suspicious, filled with senseless partisanship and willing to believe anything and everything about anyone. We are full of ourselves and we hate. And we do it 24-7

If you want to feel really sorry for him, you can watch the video.

Alice Fishburn

Posted by Alice Fishburn on March 25, 2008 in Media | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0) | Email this post

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That is basically my normal day.

Posted by: Guido Fawkes | 25 Mar 2008 19:03:36

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