George Tenet is the latest Bush insider to shed some light on the ridiculous, lie-riddled lead up to the Iraq invasion:

There was never a serious debate that I know of within the administration about the imminence of the Iraqi threat,” Tenet writes, adding that there was never “a significant discussion” about containing Iraq without an invasion.

Tenet now describes himself as a scapegoat.

Wrong. The American people (and now others around the world) are the real victims of this campaign.

Tenet simply joins Colin Powell as another guy we thought we could trust (OK, not that much) who knew the truth and didn’t have the balls to risk a career to say, no, this is a all a big lie. No, these guys stood by and watched it all happen. They are no better than Cheney and the other sick fucks who hatched the plan to fool America.

Now he wants to make some dough telling us what we already know: Namely that you can’t trust any of them and the risks of war are no match for the concern for one’s own political well-being. Chief, take your book and shove it.

Hey, it’s not a big surprise that, oh occasionally, someone bolsters their resume to get a gig.

But falsifying your resume in order to get a job as Dean of Admissions?

Got a hand it to the Dean in question. She added a nice unique twist to an otherwise boring story.

Among the more ridiculous red herrings to emerge during the Imus debacle was the argument that if we punish Imus, we should also punish gangsta rappers.

Snoop Dogg attempted to explain the difference:

“It’s a completely different scenario,” said Snoop, barking over the phone from a hotel room in L.A. “[Rappers] are not talking about no collegiate basketball girls who have made it to the next level in education and sports. We’re talking about ho’s that’s in the ‘hood that ain’t doing sh—, that’s trying to get a n—-a for his money. These are two separate things. First of all, we ain’t no old-ass white men that sit up on MSNBC [which announced Wednesday it would drop its simulcast of Imus’ radio show] going hard on black girls. We are rappers that have these songs coming from our minds and our souls that are relevant to what we feel. I will not let them mutha——as say we in the same league as him.”

While one could certainly debunk Snoop’s assertion regarding the different categorizations of hos, he does make a point about the muthafuckers who suggest a parallel between rappers and Imus.

The key, if not most entertaining, word in the above rant is MSNBC. Imus worked for two major and respected news organizations. That distinction from rappers is enough to make any comparison moot.

Don’t get me wrong. Snoop and his posse should have to answer for their pathetic ho-ification of young women in their communities. In the long run, it’s probably a more damaging crime than anything Imus could think up. But still, it’s totally unrelated to this situation.

Most of what you hear from the talking heads on this subject is a load of crap. Before the controversy, they went on Imus because Imus had ratings (especially among the media and political elite, don’t kid yourselves). Once the smoke had cleared and the momentum was squarely against Imus, the same talking heads came on the air to blast him.

The motivations in both cases was identical; self aggrandizement, self promotion and the development of a personal brand.

The performance by many of the media pundits who have really added almost nothing of value to public discourse was oftentimes a lot worse than anything Imus said. At least he is part comedian. These self-aggrandizing dicks are spewing their hogwash as if it were actually serious.

1. Schadenfreude is by far America’s favorite sport. No contest.

2. Sharpton is probably a bad enemy to have.

3. If just about everyone in your place of business sort of hates you, don’t ever let them see blood in the water.

4. Americans are desperate to talk about anything other than Iraq (especially if it’s simple) whether that means Imus or that means Sanjaya.

5. Chewing gum with your mouth open will ultimately come around to haunt you.

Hey wouldn’t it be weird if Imus suffers a more intense public and career-related punishment than the the D.A. in the Duke Lacrosse case?

Wouldn’t it be weird if Imus became a bigger issue than Iraq? Oh wait, that part already happened.

The Vatican is threatening to boycott a Holocaust memorial in Israel. Why? Read on…

The Vatican ambassador to Israel threatened Thursday to boycott a Holocaust memorial ceremony next week over a museum’s portrayal of Pope Pius XII’s conduct during the Nazis’ killing of Jews in World War II.

Archbishop Antonio Franco said he had written to the director of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum asking for the revision of a caption suggesting the wartime pope had been apathetic to the Jews’ plight.

The caption, quoted in the Israeli press, says Pope Pius XII “abstained from signing the Allied declaration condemning the extermination of the Jews” and “maintained his neutral position throughout the war.”

They’re mad about being described as neutral? You’re kidding right?

Fellas, stay home.