The cover of Seattle's alt-weekly The Stranger, hitting the streets this Thursday:

• The issue of Seattle's The Stranger hitting newsstands later this week.

Obviously, with all the talk from Sheriff Dupnik and others about what blame to assign to the media after the events of Saturday, a media outlet was bound to make the rounds of Tucson's talk radio hosts and their listeners.

From the New York Times:

Phone calls poured in to stations across the AM dial to denounce Sheriff Clarence W. Dupnik, who said at a news conference over the weekend that Arizona had become “the mecca for prejudice and bigotry” and that local TV and radio hosts should do some “soul-searching.” “I would say that his comments have incited stupidity around the world,” said Garret Lewis, host of The Morning Ritual on 790 AM. “People have the image now that we’re a bunch of racist bigots and there are shootouts in the streets. Again he has absolutely no proof that any of this is true.”

Steve, a caller on the Jon Justice Show on 104.1 FM, said Mr. Dupnik’s statements “showed him for the buffoon he is.” Later, a called named Lee called the sheriff “a blithering idiot.” Caller after caller came up with their own colorful descriptions.

Tucson Weekly columnist Tom Danehy comments on the state of Tucson in the wake of the Saturday's shooting:

Giffords had confounded people by holding court in a district — a state, really — that has developed a decidedly conservative edge. And an increasingly sharp one at that. She beat, in order, a border zealot, a rising star from the state legislature, and, just a couple months ago, a Tea Party stud straight out of Central Casting — as in tall, white, handsome, white, ex-military, and, of course, white. She supported, in order, the passing of President Obama's health-care plan, the repeal of Jan Brewer's controversial SB1070 immigration bill, and the increase of the Border Patrol's presence in town. Her most effective campaign commercial last year featured a craggy-faced Cochise County rancher — a lifelong Republican, probably — who said he would vote for her because "Gabrielle Giffords gets it."

So the most confounding thing about her shooting this weekend — besides conflicting reports as to whether Giffords was actually alive — was not why some nutjob would do such a thing. It was how nutty things have gotten around here so quickly, and why getting angry is getting to be a surprisingly unsurprising experience.

"When SB1070 happened, I would go out of my way to tell people that Tucson was different from the rest of Arizona," said Hayley Evans, a Tucsonan and former Giffords intern whose weekend sporting match — a crew race for GW in Florida — was also shrouded in tragedy. "And now this."

Obviously, there are a million more pressing issues today, but here's an e-mail comment from KQTH FM 104.1 talk-show host Jon Justice in response to Dupnik's press conference editorializing about the polarizing role of talk radio.

Recognizing this is probably Dupnik's toughest day, and emotions understandable, Dupnik has focused on this belief in the past as well, and has singled out Justice, although he probably includes the likes of Glenn Beck in the mix as well. He editorialized at least twice, maybe three times, on the topic.

Here's the Justice e-mail response:

I feel incredibly bad for our brave Pima County Sheriff’s Officers who have to serve under Clarence Dupnik. Within hours of the horrific shooting that took place at the congresswoman’s event Dupnik was telling local media that talk radio and the media was partly to blame, only to repeat his statements again during the press conference that was receiving national attention. We have no idea at this point the motivation of this murderer’s act. Yet Dupnik took his moment in the spotlight to drive a political wedge into the event. They were reckless and dangerous statements made by someone who should have known better. He should have been using his time to help bring the community together. Instead his statements made Tucson appear to be a city full hate, bigotry and vitriol. To say, as Dupnik did, that comments made on the airwaves essentially motivated this person to commit this crime is exactly what he blamed talk radio of doing, inciting through pure rhetoric. It was complete misuse of his power and he owes the media in town, TV and radio, an apology for his horrible comments in the middle of such a tragic day. He should step down immediately from his position as Pima County Sheriff.

How many Facebook "friends" do you have named "Fox?"

"Fox Drachman," "Fox Himmel," "Fox Tortolita," "Fox Schaefer" and at least five others have solicited my own favor. The the guy behind them claims to be one Fox Ellipsus, a man who clearly doesn't understand that "no" means "no."

Fox's scammy-spammy hectoring might be no more than annoying were it not coincident with the epic, inescapable recent coverage of TIME's man-of-the-year Mark Zuckerman, founder of Facebook. That billion-dollar man pureheartedly advocates for world peace based on openness, sharing and the sort of integrity with which each of us will hew to a singular nom de Facebook.

Notwithstanding Zuckerman's fantasies, and despite Facebook's exhortations, "Fox" proves you can create as many profiles as you can e-mail addresses, which, on Gmail alone, must be some number approaching infinity. And what might you do with those accounts? Cruise profiles for any information that's unprotected, maybe? It's not like everyone's right on top of Facebook's ever-dynamic privacy settings. Maybe you could "friend" friends of "friends" to sell your CDs, or promote your act and even, I dunno, get laid?

Fox Ellipsus doesn't make the first and only music I find unlistenable. In a 15-year career as a music writer, I've found the ratio of dreck to awesomeness to be at least 100 to 1. Nevertheless, I have always advocated the Internet as the best thing ever to happen to independently produced music, and if a musician can find that one other person in the world who "gets it," it's worth whatever effort is required.

So, with respect to his music, I grit my teeth, and wish Fox the best. But on Facebook, he's unconscionably, heinously exploiting what should be a good, safe thing for everyone. Our kids and our grandkids are out there, for crying out loud.

And, listen, if a legitimate musician ever needs your help, someone you trust will let you know. Don't put yourself and your Facebook friends at risk for the sake of an opportunity to say you're "with the band."

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The Fresno Bee buys the story, but doesn't much like it, either. Read about an effort to track him down for an interview here.

This video of two women climbing up the border wall in 18 seconds is making its rounds on Facebook, but check out the documentary it comes from, The Other Side of Immigration, by Roy Germano. Check out the film's website here.

About the film:

The Other Side of Immigration is an award-winning documentary based on over 700 interviews with men and women of the Mexican countryside. The film explores why so many people leave small Mexican towns to work in the United States and what happens to the families and communities they leave behind.

By understanding “the other side” of the story, we’ll begin to think about new and more creative ways that the U.S. and Mexican governments can work together to solve our undocumented immigration problem. Filmmaker Roy Germano holds an M.A. in international relations from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Texas at Austin. He has conducted extensive research in the Mexican countryside with support from the National Science Foundation. The Other Side of Immigration emerged from his research and has screened at dozens of film festivals, universities, and community events throughout the United States and Europe.

First Little Red Riding Hood’s big bad wolf no longer ate Grandma.

• Photo Ryn Gargulinski
• PC edits everything, from fairy tales to classic lit.

Then new versions of the Bible popped up, replacing those horribly discriminatory phrases such as “sons of God” with the gender-neutral and politically correct “children of God.”

Now the PC zealots are setting their beady little eyes — and their big, fat editing pens — on literature’s classic texts.

They are taking the “n” word, and the equally disturbing term “Injun,” out of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, according to a “Publishers Weekly” report.

Both will be replaced by the much more benign and politically correct term “slave.”

Never mind historical context, author’s intent or that the words in the 1880s did not hold the same malice and evil they hold and produce today. Push all that aside, and instead mangle the text to make a few crybabies happy.

Dan Shearer of the Green Valley News welcomes Bill Buckmaster's new radio show:

So what’s the first thing you notice about Buckmaster’s taste in guests? Simple: He doesn’t have an agenda.

That’s what made “Arizona Illustrated” a hit, and is what will serve him well at KJLL 1330 AM.

Buckmaster is all about asking the right questions of the right people to get the answers we need to make informed decisions.

If you missed the first show, you can listen here. Guests include Republican Tom Horne, who jumped from Superintendent of Public Instruction to the Arizona Attorney General yesterday. Horne talks his crusade against TUSD's Ethnic Studies classes.

Today's scheduled guests include Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik. The show airs from 9 to 10 a.m. on KJLL, 1330 AM.

I'll be joining him for a Roundtable segment on Friday mornings.

Today is Arizona's inauguration day, with Gov. Jan Brewer's first full term kicking into gear this afternoon with the other five Republican statewide office holders. Understandably, The Arizona Republic had something in their print edition today previewing the affair, in which we learned that some rose bushes were moved to accommodate the guests. Fascinating!

However, as an online addendum in their Political Insider blog this morning, the Republic mentioned what they cut from the story:

Republic reporter Mary K. Reinhart included a line in her story about Gov. Jan Brewer's inauguration that got cut out for space in the print version, but it's worth noting:

"Gov. Jan Brewer's office has not responded to public-records requests from The Republic regarding the cost of the event and details on private donations. A list of nearly 60 in-kind or cash donors is printed on the back of the program."

Reporter Ginger Rough sent the request more than two weeks ago, but—like many of our records requests—the office hasn't yet come through with the information.

We asked for things such as the total expected cost and a breakdown of how much is being covered by private donations...

Yet, still no word from them on today's events.

To understand, foliage arrangements are print-worthy, but a lack of accountability is not.

Thanks, Arizona Republic!

Fox News' Megyn Kelly suggests calling people who enter the country illegally "undocumented" is like calling a rapist a "non-consensual sex partner." TPM has details here.

My personal favorite Megyn Kelly moment in recent weeks was Chait's blog entry here after the sex kitten posed for GQ. Photo may be NSFW.