Hi Dr. Marc

"I suspect he is fully "in touch" with himself - or, possibly, just touching himself."
Heh - unfortunately it's the grunts that he's jerking around.

"Am I right in believing that there are "journalists" who are deemed as such by virtue of their blogs and/or web sites? If so, then wouldn't a blog be considered a "newspaper"?"
I believe that is a question before the courts right now. It's hard to legally square the idea that corporations that sell information to make a profit somehow have greater or more first amendment rights than actual, breathing, citizens who intend to express political opinions.