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Will there ever be a news cycle without a “Gov. Chris Christie yelling at people” story ever again? Not anytime in the near future, apparently. The Governor, who is currently pushing a ballot referendum on same-sex marriage in the state, took a moment today to discuss allegations that his comparison of the issue to those of race in the middle of the past century, which he found extremely offensive. Explaining that, unlike the LGBT community, a ballot referendum on civil rights “wasn’t an option,” Christie berated one state legislator who compared his stance to that of George Wallace as “numb nuts.”

As the folks over at Bitch magazine’s blog were quick to point out, there’s something a little bit… off… about Esquire‘s list of “36 Reasons It’s (Still) Good to Be an American Man.” I mean, yes, it’s odd that the magazine would deem certain high points in America’s culture — like nitrate-rich meat products, artificial popcorn toppings and great comedic American comedian who does comedy, Jon Stewart — as being solely for the consumption and eventual heart failure of American men, but it’s also quite odd that the magazine would choose to include former Alabama governor George Wallace as a reason why it is (still) great to be an American male.

What troubles me the most about Glenn Beck is how he is slopping over into the new journalism. For those who are troubled over the lack of judgment, filters, and discipline in the handling of the new spontaneous news flows, his careless call-outs to his flock for dirt on enemies represents a new reach into chaos for the profession.