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So, former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic died, thereby ending the classic high school 'Slobberonmycockyoubitch' joke. I don't really have much to say about that aside from good riddance you genocidal nutbag I hope you rot in the worst of hells and get poked up the bott-bott by an oiled-up Hitler

I would, however like to call out those low-rating bastards at National Nine News. They did a story on Slobber's timely passing last night, and for the sake of remaining impartial, finished the piece by calling him a 'Monster, or great leader'. Here's a tip, if some people think you're a MONSTER, then you're not a 'great leader'. That sound byte was placed on top of footage of the concentration camps Milosevic created. Now, I don't know what the working conditions are at Channel Nine studios in Willoughby, and I know Eddie's cutting costs, but concentration camps = not great.

Slobodan - Monster or Great Leader?

There is this idea that news must remain completely impartial and politically correct in even the most black and white of situations. It's why the BBC always gets in trouble for never calling terrorists 'terrorists', instead using words like 'freedom fighter', 'insurgent' or 'Prime Minister John Howard'. If you blow up something in the name of Allah, you're a terrorist. If you commit genocide, you're a monster. If you attack Oprah on her couch while professing your love for Katie Holmes, you're a frigging wackjob. Some things are just that simple. And when the news media try to inject impartiality into such debates, most of the time they just reduce the severity of the nutbar's actions and give credence to their supporters.

'One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter' is a cool phrase to chuck in when you're discussing the Iraq War with your lefty mates at the uni coffee shop, but it's bullshit. Most of the time, one man's terrorist is a terrorist. And if Channel Nine don't get that, not even Bert can save them.