Humorless fags

Hollywood studios are in the midst of a bidding war for the rights to Sacha Baron Cohen’s next film, featuring his flamboyant gay character Bruno, an Austrian fashionista.

Believe it or not, some activist prig isn’t so sure queers should be in on the joke:

A spokesman for gay rights campaign Stonewall predicts the film may spark off further debate and potential controversy.

"This character will definitely cause a debate especially among the gay community themselves about whether this character is helping to further their cause or make things worse.

"People do have different views, some may find it hilarious and some will take offence. This film is bound to impact the same way the gay character in Little Britain did.

So Bruno is offensive and "Will and Grace" gets a GLAAD award? Strange, since the biggest difference between the two is Bruno is funny and "Will and Grace" is (was) not.

Humorless fags

Hollywood studios are in the midst of a bidding war for the rights to Sacha Baron Cohen’s next film, featuring his flamboyant gay character Bruno, an Austrian fashionista.

Believe it or not, some activist prig isn’t so sure queers should be in on the joke:

A spokesman for gay rights campaign Stonewall predicts the film may spark off further debate and potential controversy.

"This character will definitely cause a debate especially among the gay community themselves about whether this character is helping to further their cause or make things worse.

"People do have different views, some may find it hilarious and some will take offence. This film is bound to impact the same way the gay character in Little Britain did.

So Bruno is offensive and "Will and Grace" gets a GLAAD award? Strange, since the biggest difference between the two is Bruno is funny and "Will and Grace" is (was) not.

You will shut up now!

Extremists left and right have so much in common it’s scary. Disagree with me, and I’ll silence you. This example is somewhat frivolous, but illustrative nonetheless:

Janet Charlton and Patricia Heaton live two doors away from each other in L.A., but they’re definitely not friends. Veteran gossip Charlton attacked the "Everybody Loves Raymond" star yesterday for doing an anti-stem-cell ad to counter Michael J. Fox’s spot. "Shame on you, Patricia!" she writes on janetcharlton.com. "This sentiment isn’t acceptable in progressive California . . . Heaton is an embarrassment . . . Express your outrage by boycotting [store chain] Albertsons – they employ Heaton as spokeswoman."

I’m not dipping into the stem cell debate tonight, but don’t you love how Charlton, a gossip columnist, decrees Heaton’s viewpoint "isn’t acceptable in progressive California." So I guess being progressive means having no tolerance for opinions different from yours. How very James Dobson of her.

You will shut up now!

Extremists left and right have so much in common it’s scary. Disagree with me, and I’ll silence you. This example is somewhat frivolous, but illustrative nonetheless:

Janet Charlton and Patricia Heaton live two doors away from each other in L.A., but they’re definitely not friends. Veteran gossip Charlton attacked the "Everybody Loves Raymond" star yesterday for doing an anti-stem-cell ad to counter Michael J. Fox’s spot. "Shame on you, Patricia!" she writes on janetcharlton.com. "This sentiment isn’t acceptable in progressive California . . . Heaton is an embarrassment . . . Express your outrage by boycotting [store chain] Albertsons – they employ Heaton as spokeswoman."

I’m not dipping into the stem cell debate tonight, but don’t you love how Charlton, a gossip columnist, decrees Heaton’s viewpoint "isn’t acceptable in progressive California." So I guess being progressive means having no tolerance for opinions different from yours. How very James Dobson of her.

Don’t blame me, I voted for Shakespeare

Time constraints kept my comments on the James Webb controversy to a minimum, but let me be clear: George Allen’s attacks against literature are despicable. Webb wasn’t condoning incest, or prostitution, or whatever vice he wrote about. He’s depicting something he observed. It’s called journalism. Meanwhile, it wasn’t a character in a book that proudly flied the Confederate flag, or, just a month ago, mocked a native-born American’s ancestry at a campaign rally — no, that was George Allen, who, at the very least, seems quite comfortable with racist imagery. There’s a big difference between writing about something and actually doing it. (Talk about incest … maybe Allen should read the Bible, it’s chock full of it.)

James Webb authors a book, endorsed by John McCain and Tom Clancy, that contains a scene we consider disgusting. He’s not endorsing sucking a little boy’s dick. He’s merely reporting what goes on in another culture. That the Republicans would try to use this to their advantage further demonstrates their war against the intellectual in a bid to appeal to the ignorant (can’t trust them thar’ writers). Sadly, it’ll probably work. 

Now that‘s sick. 

Don’t blame me, I voted for Shakespeare

Time constraints kept my comments on the James Webb controversy to a minimum, but let me be clear: George Allen’s attacks against literature are despicable. Webb wasn’t condoning incest, or prostitution, or whatever vice he wrote about. He’s depicting something he observed. It’s called journalism. Meanwhile, it wasn’t a character in a book that proudly flied the Confederate flag, or, just a month ago, mocked a native-born American’s ancestry at a campaign rally — no, that was George Allen, who, at the very least, seems quite comfortable with racist imagery. There’s a big difference between writing about something and actually doing it. (Talk about incest … maybe Allen should read the Bible, it’s chock full of it.)

James Webb authors a book, endorsed by John McCain and Tom Clancy, that contains a scene we consider disgusting. He’s not endorsing sucking a little boy’s dick. He’s merely reporting what goes on in another culture. That the Republicans would try to use this to their advantage further demonstrates their war against the intellectual in a bid to appeal to the ignorant (can’t trust them thar’ writers). Sadly, it’ll probably work. 

Now that‘s sick. 

Say no to pedophiles, and no to Bobby Jindal

For the sake of fairness, here’s a Democratic smear ad against a Louisiana congressman. Maybe we should just all say no and stay home.

You keep hearing consultants say if these ads didn’t work they wouldn’t run them. So who’s to blame: us or them?

(That’s two mentions of pedophilia in one day, and both times I was referencing the upcoming election. Now that’s just sad.)

Say no to pedophiles, and no to Bobby Jindal

For the sake of fairness, here’s a Democratic smear ad against a Louisiana congressman. Maybe we should just all say no and stay home.

You keep hearing consultants say if these ads didn’t work they wouldn’t run them. So who’s to blame: us or them?

(That’s two mentions of pedophilia in one day, and both times I was referencing the upcoming election. Now that’s just sad.)

Noted and quoted, don’t blame me, blame the media edition

“Do you want us to win?”

–Second Lady Lynne Cheney, criticizing CNN’s war coverage while scoring points with the automatons who bow at the altar of Hannity and company.  

Noted and quoted, don’t blame me, blame the media edition

“Do you want us to win?”

–Second Lady Lynne Cheney, criticizing CNN’s war coverage while scoring points with the automatons who bow at the altar of Hannity and company.  

Don’t blame me, I voted for Shakespeare

Time constraints kept my comments on the James Webb controversy to a minimum, but let me be clear: George Allen’s attacks against literature are despicable. Webb wasn’t condoning incest, or prostitution, or whatever vice he wrote about. He’s depicting something he observed. It’s called journalism. Meanwhile, it wasn’t a character in a book that proudly flied the Confederate flag, or, just a month ago, mocked a native-born American’s ancestry at a campaign rally — no, that was George Allen, who, at the very least, seems quite comfortable with racist imagery. There’s a big difference between writing about something and actually doing it. (Talk about incest … maybe Allen should read the Bible, it’s chock full of it.)

James Webb authors a book, endorsed by John McCain and Tom Clancy, that contains a scene we consider disgusting. He’s not endorsing sucking a little boy’s dick. He’s merely reporting what goes on in another culture. That the Republicans would try to use this to their advantage further demonstrates their war against the intellectual in a bid to appeal to the ignorant (can’t trust them thar’ writers). Sadly, it’ll probably work. 

Now that‘s sick. 

Don’t blame me, I voted for Shakespeare

Time constraints kept my comments on the James Webb controversy to a minimum, but let me be clear: George Allen’s attacks against literature are despicable. Webb wasn’t condoning incest, or prostitution, or whatever vice he wrote about. He’s depicting something he observed. It’s called journalism. Meanwhile, it wasn’t a character in a book that proudly flied the Confederate flag, or, just a month ago, mocked a native-born American’s ancestry at a campaign rally — no, that was George Allen, who, at the very least, seems quite comfortable with racist imagery. There’s a big difference between writing about something and actually doing it. (Talk about incest … maybe Allen should read the Bible, it’s chock full of it.)

James Webb authors a book, endorsed by John McCain and Tom Clancy, that contains a scene we consider disgusting. He’s not endorsing sucking a little boy’s dick. He’s merely reporting what goes on in another culture. That the Republicans would try to use this to their advantage further demonstrates their war against the intellectual in a bid to appeal to the ignorant (can’t trust them thar’ writers). Sadly, it’ll probably work. 

Now that‘s sick.