Great catch by Andrew Sullivan:
Has anyone else noticed the bizarre spectacle of many Bush-backing blogs demonizing Ron Paul for not saying that we deserved 9/11, at the same time eulogizing a man who absolutely and explicitly said that we did deserve 9/11: Jerry Falwell.
Information Society’s “What’s on Your Mind” doesn’t belong within the 30 worst pop songs ever — not that it wouldn’t crack the Bottom 40, but I judged it a bit harshly. Not so with “I Don’t Want to Wait” by Paula Cole, the theme song to a show every bit as crappy. So apologies to Information Society — but where’s Lilith rocker Cole with our apology?
Lightning strikes the Empire State Building.
Great catch by Andrew Sullivan:
Has anyone else noticed the bizarre spectacle of many Bush-backing blogs demonizing Ron Paul for not saying that we deserved 9/11, at the same time eulogizing a man who absolutely and explicitly said that we did deserve 9/11: Jerry Falwell.
Information Society’s "What’s on Your Mind" doesn’t belong within the 30 worst pop songs ever — not that it wouldn’t crack the Bottom 40, but I judged it a bit harshly. Not so with "I Don’t Want to Wait" by Paula Cole, the theme song to a show every bit as crappy. So apologies to Information Society — but where’s Lilith rocker Cole with our apology?
Lightning strikes the Empire State Building.
Casually turning the dial tonight, slightly under the influence, I come upon “The Showbiz Show” with David Spade, in which the soon-to-be 43-year-old mocks people with careers as inconsequential as his own.
Granted, “Delta Farce” is an easy target, but what about:
*”8 Heads in a Duffel Bag”;
*”Lost and Found”;
*”Joe Dirt”;
*”Dickie Roberts: Child Star”;
and
*”The Benchwarmers” …
among others.
Kind of like George W. Bush making fun of Richard Nixon.
Almost time to kill this mother. Keep in mind that I’ve omitted the very obvious (“We Built This City,” “Hangin’ Tough,” “My Heart Will Go On,” etc.) so as not to ape other worst-of countdowns. And I vow: no more lists after this one. They’re tiresome, and ultimately predictable.
So only one song left, after adding the movie trailer staple “Feeling Alright” (as performed by Taylor Hicks) and “What’s on Your Mind,” from Information Society.
Who will be the last to join?
*”Summer Girls” — LFO
*”Waiting for a Star to Fall” — Boy Meets Girl
*”Tonight, Tonight, Tonight” — Genesis
*”All That She Wants” — Ace of Base
*”The Greatest Love of All” — Whitney Houston
*”The Glory of Love” — Peter Cetera
*”I Believe I Can Fly” — R. Kelly
*”Dancing on the Ceiling” — Lionel Richie
*”Opposites Attract” — Paula Abdul
*”Blame It on the Rain” — Milli Vanilli
*”I’ll Be There for You” — The Rembrandts
*”All for Love” — Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams and Sting
*”Leader of the Band” — Dan Fogelberg
*”Your Body Is a Wonderland” — John Mayer
*”Together Forever” — Rick Astley
*”Childhood” — Michael Jackson
*”She’s Like the Wind” — Patrick Swayze
*”How Can We Be Lovers” — Michael Bolton
*”Right Here Waiting” — Richard Marx
*”Heartbeat” — Don Johnson
*”Velcro Fly” — ZZ Top
*”Only Wanna Be With You” — Hootie and the Blowfish
*”Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong” — Spin Doctors
*”Liquid Dreams” — O-Town
*”Will 2K” — Will Smith
*”Peaches” — Presidents of the United States
*”From a Distance” — Bette Midler
*”Feeling Alright” — Joe Cocker
*”What’s on Your Mind” — Information Society
Make your case now. So many candidates, but only one spot left.
One of the best scenes in movie history (from “Miller’s Crossing”) — watch here. Albert Finney has rarely been better; same goes for the brothers Coen. And that’s saying plenty.
Don’t be fooled by Kelly “Beard” Preston. John Travolta is gay, despite Scientology’s best efforts.
I don’t know from personal experience, but I know. I was the original Romeo San Vicente, after all.
More “proof” from Gatecrasher:
Which jet-setting married celeb has finally been banned from that Los Angeles hotel where he is infamous for hitting on male masseurs? No one wanted to handle his flabby back and wait for the inevitable come-on.
Travolta flies jets. He’s fat. And he likes dick.
I hope no one from the Cult of Scientology is reading this.
He just got a lot less interesting, although he may have picked up Pat Buchanan’s vote:
Under the headline “Terrorist Update,” Paul reported on gang crime in Los Angeles and wrote, “If you have ever been robbed by a black teenaged male, you know how unbelievably fleet-footed they can be.” About blacks in Washington, D.C., Paul wrote, “I think we can safely assume that 95 percent of the black males in that city are semi-criminal or entirely criminal.”
Predictable stuff from Hillary today — she votes for the Feingold measure that sets a withdrawl date from Iraq, even though she’s long opposed a withdrawl date. But just because she voted for one today doesn’t mean she’s changed her mind. Follow?
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.), the 2008 Democratic presidential front-runner, has long opposed setting a withdrawal date. But she voted for the Feingold measure as a message to Bush. Later, she sought to distance herself from the amendment by stressing its procedural nature, though when pressed by reporters, she acknowledged that she supports the Feingold proposal. Still, she said, “I’m not going to speculate on what I’m going to be voting on in the future.”
I wouldn’t go so far, so soon, as Hitch does in his criticism of Falwell, but I love how he eviscerates the GOP baby faces (particularly Reed, about halfway through) — watch here.
