Before we get to the horrors of today's RJ (and believe me, it's horrible), here's a look at the paper's Copyright Troll.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/copyright-trolling-for-dollars/

This is a new species of Internet creature, beloved by the conservative RJ as it looks to redefine its business model on the backs of anyone it thinks has money and happens to be guilty of trying to help the stupid rag spread its product.

Steve Gibson -- Righthaven -- Sherm Frederick -- Pig Vomit.

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Now to the paper can't make money with -- its news product.

There's completely snarky coverage of former Gov. Kenny Guinn's death. http://www.lvrj.com/news/former-gov--kenny-guinn-dies-99040069.html

The paper's coverage informs us that Nuclear Troll Bob List grew up with Guinn and that Harry Reid is jealous of yet another politician's good looks.

Thanks.

The editorial is a strange animal. http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/kenny-guinn-at-73-99089224.html

A very recent governor dies unexpectedly and it gets second billing?

I guess the editorial writers stuck with their adage -- if you can't say anything nice... -- so they quote Jon Ralston's book about the 1998 governor's race and grab a very nice quote from former Gov. Bob Miller in -- of all places -- John L. Smith's blog.

Like a said, a strange animal.

As for the horrorshow that is the Senate race coverage...

Not fit to allow her lengthy preview of Sharron Angle's "estate tax repeal" event suffice, Myers was back today on the section front with coverage of Angle's two events in Las Vegas.

Clearly Myers has been tasked to give Angle as much free media as she can. Perhaps that's why there's no context in today's piece.

http://www.lvrj.com/news/angle--regulation--taxes-hurt-economy-99089554.html

The headline is "Angle: Regulation, taxes hurt economy."

The story actually is -- Angle hides at Brady Industries from four television reporters waiting for her outside. She takes a different exit and avoids the media altogether. Her aides limit questions inside to "tax issues." Angle runs away.

Oh and she does her event at Brady Industries, whose "small" business was boosted by CityCenter. And who saved CityCenter? Of course Myers mentions that little fact way the hell down in her piece -- way down past the jump in paragraph 17.

Mind you, this story was not worth 17 words in a blog post. Myers gave it 29 paragraphs, 1186 words.

That's on top of the 1264 word- 33 paragraph tome Myers did in the preview Wednesday.

Shame on Myers. Shame on the RJ.

There's no real news here -- just conservative candidate puffery.

If Angle holds a "press event" and doesn't do press the media shouldn't cover her.

No wonder the Copyright Troll has to make the paper its money.