The Rational Online News Network For 1/12/09: "Waterboarding Isn't Torture"

Highlights from TRONN today:

Firedoglake's creator Jane Hamsher analyzes the continued stupidity of MSNBC's Joe Scarborough thinking that waterboarding has reaped serious confessions from Khalik Mohammad and many other suspects.

And the argument Scarborough has with Financial Times managing editor Chrstya Freeland, who usually stays status quo-ish with her punditry, is certainly must see.

Jane also has this must read post examining this weird and rather ridiculous piece written in Newsweek .

At Media Matters, they catch Sean Hannity doing what he does best: Being an idiot, liar, and incompetent fool:

Fox News' Sean Hannity falsely claimed that President-elect Barack Obama's economic plan gives money to "people that don't pay any taxes," echoing the oft-repeated myth from the presidential campaign that Obama's proposed tax cuts would go to people who don't pay taxes. In fact, Obama has proposed giving the tax credit to "working families," which means they do pay Social Security and Medicare taxes.

At Think Progress, they have video of the press' awkward claps to George Bush in his final press conference today:

Yeah, but they were busy laughing it up with him, and letting blatant and disgusting lies he uttered such as "I inherited a recession" go right bye though. Still, that was pretty final to watch this morning. Though I want to find out who gave him claps, that's for sure.

It's one of the many great videos they have on the press conference today.

And finally, to wrap up the whole entire day, as always, here's TPM's 100 Seconds.

The Rational Online News Network, for January 12, 2009.