I was really looking forward to seeing NBC’s new Bionic Woman series.  I’ve watched the promos and previews and it actually looks quite interesting, not to mention they got Katee Sackhoff to play a bionic baddie.  Now the whole thing seems tainted because news came out today that NBC has cast Grey’s Anatomy asshole, Isaiah Washiongton, in a multi-episode arc and offered him a deal for a series in the 2008-2009 season.  Sure, I understand NBC is trying to build some word-of-mouth for a series that will surely struggle in a season full of really good shows, but this just reaks of cynical and lowball publicity.  I certainly don’t wish for Washington to never work again, but I think he should pay a price until he is willing to admit that what he said was not only wrong but racist.  Yes, racist!  Racism is not just something to do with skin color.  Instead, all Washington has done is go on Larry King and not only deny what said (again), but blame Knight and play the race card.  Washington is both sad and pathetic.  I was happy when ABC fired Washongton from Grey’s; he needed to pay a price for what he said and the violence he brought to the set.  Sure, we live in a free country and yes we are allowed to say whatever we wish, but that doesn’t mean we should not have to pay a consequence for what we say.  Freedom is not free, and it never should be.  NBC made a bad choice, a cynical choice, the wrong choice, but when you’re the fourth place network what else can you do?

Well, one attempt to give the fuckers at the FCC, and by entesnion fuckers like the Family Research Council, more control over what we are and are not allowed to watch on television was turned back.  Unfortunately, that’s not the end of all this bullshit.  Senator Rockefeller is working with the Commerce Committee to produce legislation that will give the fuckers at the FCC greater control of violent content on broadcast, cable, and sattelite.

You know, the motto of the Bush Administration should be “When all else fails, keep doing the same, only make the mess bigger.”  In their infinite “wisdom” these chuckleheads are actualy considering increase the number of troops in Iraq.  Because, as we all know, the first surge has been a glorious success.