We start the day with “hard news” of the sort Document Dan always prided himself on delivering. This 20-minute dreamscape explains why it took him 44 years to start railing against the stranglehold of monied corporate interests on journalism: until recently, he had more important things to worry about. Someday someone at MSNBC will leak a tape of Olbermann asking for more of that day-glo George Hamilton tan to be pancaked on moments before taking to the air to save democracy yet again with one of his special comments. Score one more for the Murrow disciples.

There’s something about this clip that reminds me of this one but I can’t quite put my finger on it.