damn the muse

Ok, so the server move didn't happen. I was completely and utterly shaken by what I saw yesterday. The words, "Please let me take it back," don't even express half of what I feel, and I'm about to do something that kinda goes against what I promised I would or rather wouldn't do.

More and more blogs are becoming the new media source. Tailored to the subjects that we're more interested in whether it be entertainment based or with a more liberal slant, I like Wizbang because I tend to find some off the wall news articles there, and they always go into something with an open mind regardless of their political mentalities because quite frankly everything is political right now.

The Nick Berg murder is causing a firestorm on the internet it seems. Our media is quite willing to show images of Iraqi prisoners being tortured and humiliated, and furthermore it's front page news. Why? Probably because it could mean trouble for Bush. Who knows. I don't care. The thing is, people want to know about Berg. They want to see the video. I'm assuming the majority want to see it because they need to. Call it affirmation. My mother calls it voyeurism. And then there are the sick fucks.

I would rather have not seen either. Not on tv. Not on the internet. But we're Americans and as Americans we perhaps have a right to that information, so for the next day I'm providing a link to the video. It's not work safe, and it's not for the meek. Wizbang and some other sites have been swamped, but apparently I'm doing just fine. Then again sitemeter seems to be dead. I'm switching servers tonight so beware, and for the love of God if you're just looking for the video to see a man die, you're a sick fuck. There's nothing great about seeing a man my age screaming for 20 odd seconds while they saw his head off.