Which is really a campaign to ensure that there remains a shred of dignity to American life.

First, Jon Stewart had a good line the other day. He said, “Why do I have to follow CNN on Twitter? If I want to follow CNN, I can follow them on CNN.”

Good point!

Meanwhile, the NY Post reports that Kim Kardashian, a celebrity mostly famous for the distinctive size and shape of her booty, gets paid $10,000 a Tweet by the fast-food chain Carl’s Jr. to promote its products.

So the other day, Kardashian told her 2.7 million (!) followers on Twitter,

“The Carl’s Jr grilled chicken salads came out yesterday!! I’m on my way to Carl’s Jr for lunch now . . . have you tried them yet?”

Deep stuff. Change-the-world stuff. Way to go, Twitter.

(That said, nice work if you can get it.)

And finally, a Michigan university is valiantly trying to banish the word “tweet” from any civilized language.

Lake Superior State University shamed [tweet] and several other words and phrases yesterday when it released its 2009 List of Words to Be Banished from the Queen’s English for misuse, overuse, and general uselessness.

It’s a losing battle, but I applaud the anti-Twitter sentiment.

Meanwhile, here is Kim Kardashian talking about…salad.