Fuck Scott McClellan.

Excepts from McClellan's upcoming book are in the news, as the former press secretary levels more charges of dishonesty to add to what his publisher released in November, and he's getting a ton of press and making the rounds of the TV news shows to talk

Fuck This Guy

about it. Basically he's taking President Bush, Vice President Cheney, and the rest of the administration to task for lying on a number of issues of critical importance, things that literally are a matter of life and death.

Yes, that's right -- they lied. And what's worse (to McClellan), they lied to him. I'm sure it's tough to find out that your boss lied to you, but I have a hard time garnering any sympathy for him. What did he expect? He was the public face of a presidential administration which will go down as one of the worst in American history, and try as he might to distance himself from their actions, it can't be done.

Look, it's all well and good for him to come out now and talk about how the Administration got it wrong on the war and in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and how Rove and Cheney lied to him about Valerie Plame. Maybe he really has been troubled over the last few years by what went on while he worked at the White House.

But, you know, lots of people were saying those things at the time and McClellan was one of the main people responsible for making sure those people were ignored or ridiculed instead of paid attention to. What is this going to accomplish, besides selling some books? It's way too little, way too late.

Fuck him.

MLB Extra Innings' Misleading Advertising

MLB is airing a "free preview" of its Extra Innings service right now, with lots of ads telling you how you can sign up for the rest of the season.

I believe the ad they are running is deceptive at best, and fraudulent at worst. A line in the commercial says:

"You can watch your team's games no matter where you live."

This is blatantly false. As I and many others have pointed out, there are large areas of the country where various teams' games cannot be seen, and these areas do not correspond to areas where those games can be seen on other outlets. So for Major League Baseball to claim that you can watch "your team's" games "no matter where you live" is bull. If you're a Pirates fan in Harrisburg, or a Cubs fan in Des Moines, or a fan of any NL West team in Las Vegas, you're out of luck.

This ad is running with some sort of scrolling disclaimer at the bottom of it. The thing is, the disclaimer is in such small print, and scrolls by so quickly, that it is impossible to read. For all I know, it says "do not taunt Happy Fun Ball." It certainly does not outline the significant exceptions to the claim being made in the ad.

Who should I complain to about this? The Consumerist, obviously, and MLB (not that that will make a difference). Other than that, who? The BBB? The state Consumer Affairs department? My congressman? Emails are written, ready to be sent; I can call as many people as necessary. This aggression will not stand.