hhCheck out what former Charlotte Catholic and UNC-Chapel Hill BMOC is trying foist off on the nation. A “free” smut-free Wi-Fi connection. Just what Americans are crying out in the streets to get.

The out-going FCC chairman is putting this scheme ahead of actual consumer needs — like forcing Hollywood to deal with technology that would allow set-top boxes to act as more than secret-decoder rings for CATV companies. By rights and technology the set-tops should function as consumer digital media hubs, but cannot due to over-blown “piracy” worries from the content mafia.

Most ominous, however, are persistent rumors that Martin intends to come back to North Carolina to run for political office. Recall that a couple years ago Martin worried that TV ads with cartoon characters made American kids fat.

Come to think of it, the NC GOP and Martin kinda deserve each other.