Oh, that liberal media

Finally! A medium that combines all the free-wheeling fun of Al Gore, with the credibility of liberal politics! Strap in for a wild, left-leaning ride, hippies!

Much of the talk around Al Gore's new Current TV network has been broadly philosophical, like the former vice president's statement that "we want to be the television home page for the Internet generation."

What? That doesn't even make any fucking sense. "The television home page for the internet generation"? Is that something like the Information Superhighway?

Gore and his fellow investors envision Current as a sounding board for young people, a step beyond traditional notions of interactivity. They want viewers to contribute much of the network's content now that quality video equipment is widely available.

Only, not so much...

Last year Current said it was going to hire 200 video journalists and give them low-cost equipment. Some 2,000 people applied, but Current abandoned the plan, causing some bad blood, he said.

Most of its programming will be in "pods," roughly two to seven minutes long, covering topics like jobs, technology, spirituality and current events. An Internet-like on-screen progress bar will show the pod's length.

Pods! Trendy! And a progress bar to let you know exactly how much longer they'll be talking about this boring shit.

Its short films include a profile of a hang glider and a piece on working in a fish market. One contributor talked about what it was like to have his phone number on a hacked Internet list of Paris Hilton's cell phone contacts, saying that dealing with curiosity seekers was like "hosting your own radio call-in show."

What the hell is this? Nick News???