Archive | January 2010
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If Christian Fundamentalists Ran the World …
Homosexual acts would be criminalized: If you believe that what drug abusers need is to go into an effective detox program, then we should likewise put active homosexuals through an effective reparative therapy program. … The bottom line here is that, biblically, those “who practice homosexuality” should come under the purview of the law just [...]
Worst of the Worst
When you’re the worst of the award shows you really, really suck. Speaking of sucking, check out this year’s nominees for Album of the Year: Lady Gaga Beyonce Taylor Swift The Dave Matthews Band Black Eyed Peas The Oscars seem determined to follow the Grammys into People’s Choice Awards-like irrelevance. The academy has decided, in [...]
The Greediest of Empires
The NFL, which has no problem squeezing retired players injured in the line of duty, has turned its lawyers loose on New Orleans’ mom-and-pop vendors. The league has sent cease-and-desist letters to anyone attempting to capitalize on “Who Dat,” the Saints’ trademark cheer. While “Who Dat” was trademarked by the NFL years ago it clearly [...]
Live on CNN: Rick Sanchez Reads His Twitter Feed
When it comes to social media, CNN is typical of most established media outlets. They’re slow to respond to change, but when they do, they overdo. And no network overdoes it more than CNN. Its SOTU coverage included John King reading such insightful Tweets as “Go Obama, let’s do it!” and “This is painful to [...]
We Should’ve Seen John Edwards Coming
When you cheat on your cancer-stricken wife and lie about fathering an out-of-wedlock child you lose benefit of the doubt privileges. Former Edwards aide Andrew Young writes in his tell-all that the disgraced former presidential candidate was eager to exploit his wife’s grim diagnosis. “The brave pursuit of a victory despite the cancer would seem [...]
Scenes from an American Anachronism
A panel of judges including thrice-divorced Rush Limbaugh, an “American Idol” finalist and smooth jazz saxophonist Dave Koz crowned a new Miss America Saturday night at a chain restaurant’s Las Vegas resort. Pageant winner Caressa Cameron urged kids to play on the street with sticks. The broadcast journalism major likely has a job waiting for [...]
It Depends on How You Define ‘Outburst’
Much has been made of the SOTU “face-off” between President Obama and Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Leave it to both sides to try and score political points of a non-issue. “It almost defies logic, reason and respect; however, Barack Hussein Obama did the unthinkable during his first State of the Union Speech and tried [...]
Dedicated to Rip Torn
I’ve done some stupid things while drunk, but never tried to rob a bank. Guess those “Larry Sanders” residuals aren’t paying the rent.
Palin Cashes Teabagger’s Check, Asks Questions Never
Loony Michele Bachmann has canceled her appearance at next week’s national tea party convention, saying through a spokesman, “There is uncertainty about how any proceeds from the event may be used.” We know $100,000 of the proceeds will be spent paying Sarah Palin’s speaker fee. No surprise, then, that Palin is defending the for-profit event: [...]
