Two days of training and you too can be a journalist!

I thought I'd follow up on the degree of training that "Jeff Gannon" got before being awarded a prime seat among professional from AP, UPI, u.s.w. For $50 you too can get accreditation from the Leadership Institute's Broadcast Journalism School.

The Broadcast Journalism School is a one-stop, full-service seminar for conservatives who want a career in journalism. You'll learn information you won't receive anywhere else and get personalized advice from our expert faculty . . .

An intense two-day seminar, the Broadcast Journalism School is designed to give aspiring journalists the skills necessary to bring balance to the media and succeed in this highly competitive field.

For $50, you'll receive two days of instruction, meals on Saturday and Sunday and all course materials. Limited free housing is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

I'm sure it was intense . . . Here's more on Morton Blackwell, who runs this joint:

Morton C. Blackwell (1939- ), perhaps best known as the purple heart band-aid guy from the 2004 Republican National Convention, has been in the political dirty tricks business for a long, long time.

Blackwell was executive director of the College Republican National Committee from 1965 to 1970, back when it became a school for Nixonian dirty tricks that turned out Karl Rove, Lee Atwater, Terry Dolan, and Roger Stone.

In the 1970's Blackwell worked for right-wing fundraiser Richard Viguerie and became director of the so-called Committee for Responsible Youth Politics. . . .

In 1979, Blackwell founded the Leadership Institute, which has been devoted for 25 years to turning out right-wing activists and journalists. Karl Rove is its best-known graduate.

I'm sure that "Jeff Gannon's" training was thoroughly professional and non-partisan. . . .