Billmon at Whisky Bar: Freak Show

A lot of people on the left side of the blogosphere seem to be outraged by the fact that sex entrepreneur Jeff "Bulldog" Gannon has been invited to join a panel session on journalism and blogging at the National Press Club in Washington.

I can understand where they're coming from, and for those who would like to put their outrage in concrete form, Sean-Paul over at The Agonist is collecting signatures on an open letter to the NPC. I signed Sean-Paul's letter, but I have to admit this one doesn't really flutter my own personal outrage meter all that much. As an ex-journalist, ex-NPC member and hopeless connoisseur of the absurd, I actually think it's kind of appropriate to have the 8'' (cut) escort sit in on the session. Given the current state of the corporate media, I also think they should ask Zippy the Pinhead to come speak for senior management -- or maybe they could invite former CNN exec Eason Jordan (ah, but I repeat myself.)