egomaniacs

Bigger ego: Trump or Limbaugh?

February 7, 2012 // 1 Comment

Conservatives seem to gravitate toward egomaniacs, which might explain the inexplicable popularity of Donald Trump among tea partiers. Appearing on Fox News Monday, “The Donald” said his endorsement helped Romney win by nearly 30 points. [...]

The most shameless presidential candidate ever?

January 26, 2012 // 0 Comments

Newt on marriage. And yes, he drops the “F” word for the millionth [...]

Nothing wrong with a little schadenfreude

June 13, 2011 // 0 Comments

@jimmykimmel Jimmy Kimmel 70 years after WW2, LeBron James has America rooting for the German. Congratulations #Mavericks LeBron James refers to himself in the third person, an unpardonable sin, says ATLmalcontent. There are other reasons to [...]

Narcissus and Palin

February 24, 2011 // 5 Comments

Of all the juicy tidbits leaked from a former aide’s upcoming book about the reality show vet, this one rings truest: Bailey writes that Palin drafted her own letters to the editor during her run for governor and sent them in under [...]

Self-absorbed pro athlete du jour

February 14, 2011 // 0 Comments

Pro baller Carmelo Anthony congratulated himself Saturday for dealing with distractions he created after turning down a $64.7 million contract extension. “I think it takes a strong-willed person, a strong-minded person, to deal with the stuff [...]

Expect to see Atlantans at their most sycophantic tonight

October 21, 2010 // 0 Comments

LeBron James, who does it all for the children, and the Miami Heat are in town for a meaningless exhbition game. Atlantans tend to be starstruck front-runners, and it’s especially ugly when those two qualities collide. The beneficiary? A [...]

Only a racist who hates kids would call LeBron James arrogant

October 1, 2010 // 0 Comments

O’Brien asked James if race played a role in the backlash. “I think so, at times,” James said. “There’s always a race factor.” Racism will always be with us, and so will self-absorbed professional athletes. I fail to see [...]

It’s megalomania, not egomania

August 26, 2010 // 13 Comments

Glenn Beck is such a pompous tool. You must watch. (I’m not endorsing Media Matters; I can’t find the video anywhere else.) Related Articles Egomania on an unhealthy scale [...]

To books what O-Town was to music

August 24, 2010 // 2 Comments

You can’t write a political autobiography without “courage” or “lead” in the title. Pretty arrogant to call yourself courageous, don’t you [...]

MALCONTENT EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood to make film version of LeBron James infomercial

July 9, 2010 // 0 Comments

Score one for unrestrained self-aggrandizement: LeBron James ‘Decision’ scores big ratings I was not among the viewers, but the reviews have been unkind. Apparently James, who has won zero championships, talked about himself, aka “The [...]

Why not some obvious product placement?

July 7, 2010 // 3 Comments

What could possibly make the LeBron James selection show more obnoxious? Naming the Progressive insurance pitchwoman the host. Which leads me to [...]

The 1st annual LeBron James Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Self-Absorption

July 7, 2010 // 2 Comments

The Cleveland free agent will announce his decision on a hour-long special Thursday on ESPN. I’m not sure how they’ll eat up 60 minutes — perhaps musical numbers devoted to LeBron. His people pitched the special to ESPN, so there [...]

dusty lance keeps hope alive

December 22, 2009 // 0 Comments

My old pal Dustin Lance Black wants you to think he’s Harvey Milk reincarnate. You probably recall that DLB received an Oscar for his script about the famed gay activist, as he reminds readers in the opening sentence of a blog posting today on [...]

move over, kanye

April 21, 2009 // 5 Comments

Your ego has some competition. LeBron James — who calls himself the “King,” as do the sycophants in the sports media — recently named his five favorite athletes growing up. Tops on his list? LeBron James, who’s still [...]