Asshat - The Lost in Space edition

I am sure that I did not post an Asshat this week. I can't explain why., it is not that I haven't known who the Asshat was (I have), it is more a matter of putting pen to paper, or in this case, cursor to wordpad, followed by a copy and paste after the fact.

I am sure most everyone within the realm of the internet know what Google is (save for Senator Ted Stevens,who is still trying to figure out just what all of the tubes are) and many are familiar with the fact that Google will alter its logo to commemorate certain holidays or events of global significance. Such was the case when Google chose to recognize the anniversary of the Soviet launch of the satellite Sputnik, which one could argue spurred on the whole notion of exploring space. Most of us probably didn't give the altering of the logo more than a second glance, provided we visited the google page at all on that particular day. Of course by no making notice of it, we have ruined any chance that we could work for the fine people at WorldNetDaily. It seems to them that honoring anything that isn't from America is an affront to all that is holy, as former complaints have consisted of Google honoring such events as World Water Day and the Chinese New Year, while at the same time not honoring Memorial Day or Christmas.

One would think that conservatives would embrace the Google model, here is a private company started from nothing and just this past week saw its stock value surpass $600 a share. Apparently that isn't the case for the people that run WND, which is a conservative news service, using the news term very loosely, as they are just as likely to peddle in conspiracy as they are to peddle in actual fact. It isn't enough for a private company to be successful to them, but to also utter the party line and beat the patriotic drum when it appropriate. As a result, any recognition of events that are un-American or un-Christian are likely to find the ire of WND, as is their choice of who they sell advertising to, though one would think that at over $600 a share, Google has been a very effective and successful business model, despite these "shortcomings".

So while Google may not be American or Christian enough for WorldNetDaily, guess what, WorldNetDaily is Asshat enough for this week's award.