Months after her final Harry Potter book was published, author J.K. Rowling announced that the head wizard of Hogwart's School of Wizardy - and mentor to her young hero - is gay.
No, not happy-gay.
Albus Dumbledore likes to kiss men. He's into sodomy, and maybe Broadway musicals.
He apparently also apparently had a hankering for a bad boy, evil wizard Gellert Grindelwald. I don't know a whole lot about the Harry Potter universe, so I won't go into too much detail.
Rowling outed Dumbledore at Carnegie Hall, speaking to an audience of fans about her multi-million dollar series. They greeted her announcement with thunderous applause.
Of course, the same idiots who condemn Harry Potter books for the acts of "witchcraft" they include (if you condemn witchcraft, doesn't that mean you believe in it? Repeat: Some Christian groups actually, seriously believe in witchcraft) will now also have a gay guy to condemn.
There should be more gay role models in films and literature. But really, the first thought that crossed my mind upon hearing this news is that Rowling was simply seeking more publicity for her franchise.
Her announcement, and the surprise with which it was received, shows that Dumbledore's homosexuality probably wasn't spelled out in her book. If she were so courageous, and believed so much in equal rights for gays and lesbians, why did she shy away from being a bit more explicit with it in her popular books?
Fan Porn
To answer the above question, I did a bit of research.
Rowling correctly noted that her announcement would cause an explosion of homoerotic fanfiction. And I, being your fearless guide into the seedy depths of the Internet and the human soul, will provide you the door to depravity. Enter, if you dare, but know that what you will see, you cannot unsee.
A sampling, courtesy of "Marauder" on Fanfiction.Net.
Hey, fundamentalists, Taser this:
He rubs his hands over Albus’s thighs and Albus feels his breath stop in his throat.
“Am – “ He finds his breath. “Am I your gentler side?”
“You are,” says Gellert. “Now put that wand on the night table and look at me.”
Albus sets it down, swallowing, and turns to look back into the clever brown eyes. Gellert sits up and crawls into his lap. The weight, the warm solid weight – Gellert has one hand in Albus’s hair and the other resting on his neck. “We share one mind, Albus,” he whispers. “Why shouldn’t we share one body?”
“Aberforth and Ariana – “ Albus gasps, but he’s already giving in to the ecstasy of Gellert’s touch as Gellert slides the hand from his neck to his chest and lets it trail down further still.
“ – are downstairs,” says Gellert. “And won’t hear us through the Imperturbable Charm on this room. And shouldn’t need a thing from you until morning.”
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
NEWS UPDATE: Colbert announces candidacy
Stephen Colbert has announced his candidacy for president.
The satirist did so in his usual, tongue-in-cheek style: He will run as both a Republican and a Democrat, and he will campaign only in the state of South Carolina, as a "favorite son."
Colbert says his most likely running mate is, of course, Colbert.
His staff went so far as to contact the two main political parties before announcing his run.
Joe Werner, the executive director of the South Carolina Democratic Party, told the New York Times that "From what I understand, he does have credible people down here, working to have him placed on the ballot."
The Republicans down there (as big on family values as they are) suggested that Colbert ought to buy a sports car and get a girlfriend. Colbert is married.
A few idiots pointed to a recent Robin Williams movie, Man of the Year, as if it were about to come true. Given the quality of the candidates, maybe this impossible scenario would be a blessing.
Only time will tell where this will lead us.
The satirist did so in his usual, tongue-in-cheek style: He will run as both a Republican and a Democrat, and he will campaign only in the state of South Carolina, as a "favorite son."
Colbert says his most likely running mate is, of course, Colbert.
His staff went so far as to contact the two main political parties before announcing his run.
Joe Werner, the executive director of the South Carolina Democratic Party, told the New York Times that "From what I understand, he does have credible people down here, working to have him placed on the ballot."
The Republicans down there (as big on family values as they are) suggested that Colbert ought to buy a sports car and get a girlfriend. Colbert is married.
A few idiots pointed to a recent Robin Williams movie, Man of the Year, as if it were about to come true. Given the quality of the candidates, maybe this impossible scenario would be a blessing.
Only time will tell where this will lead us.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
NEWS UPDATE: Catholic Church saves sinners
One of two things are clearly happening among the ranks of the Catholic priests: Their unnatural celibacy leads to some kind of a twisted, predatory desire for children - and/or - their power to communicate directly with God (since normal folk can't do that) is alluring to people who are looking for a way to force kids to have sex with them and stay quiet about it.
Whatever the motivator is, there's another factor that definitely helps: Knowledge that the Catholic Church will do its very best to cover for you if you've been naughty.
It seems every week, a new case of Catholic scandal is popping up. This week, it wasn't a priest. But that didn't stop the church from discouraging the victim immediately.
The woman (now 26) who was abused as a Catholic high school student told reporters that Diocese and school officials blamed her for being abused, according to NBC.
"They told me that I was pretty much asking for it and that I was the one who seduced him."
My biggest sympathies go out to the faithful Catholic families out there who really believe in the church and have tried to abide by its rules. It must be tough seeing what kind of sinners the church really works to save.
Whatever the motivator is, there's another factor that definitely helps: Knowledge that the Catholic Church will do its very best to cover for you if you've been naughty.
It seems every week, a new case of Catholic scandal is popping up. This week, it wasn't a priest. But that didn't stop the church from discouraging the victim immediately.
The woman (now 26) who was abused as a Catholic high school student told reporters that Diocese and school officials blamed her for being abused, according to NBC.
"They told me that I was pretty much asking for it and that I was the one who seduced him."
My biggest sympathies go out to the faithful Catholic families out there who really believe in the church and have tried to abide by its rules. It must be tough seeing what kind of sinners the church really works to save.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Heartbreak Kid'
It's no 'Knocked Up', but it'll do.
The Farrelly brothers, the ones responsible for Something About Mary, have created another comedic gem: 'The Heartbreak Kid' (2007), starring Ben Stiller. To be honest, I wouldn't have seen it in the theaters, if it weren't for a sneak preview I lucked into. And I'm glad I did. There isn't much genuine heart to it (that's what made 'Knocked Up' more than a gem - a masterpiece, even.) but there is no shortage of laughs. It was fun, entertaining and well-paced all the way through, despite its amazingly predictable plot.
Many of the jokes in this flick are sleepers - that is, a line or a fact is innocently said early in the film. Forty minutes later, it pays off unexpectedly.
The plot can be found here, at IMDB. It's definitely worth seeing, and, while its views on romance wind up being pretty cynical, it remains a good date movie.
The Farrelly brothers, the ones responsible for Something About Mary, have created another comedic gem: 'The Heartbreak Kid' (2007), starring Ben Stiller. To be honest, I wouldn't have seen it in the theaters, if it weren't for a sneak preview I lucked into. And I'm glad I did. There isn't much genuine heart to it (that's what made 'Knocked Up' more than a gem - a masterpiece, even.) but there is no shortage of laughs. It was fun, entertaining and well-paced all the way through, despite its amazingly predictable plot.
Many of the jokes in this flick are sleepers - that is, a line or a fact is innocently said early in the film. Forty minutes later, it pays off unexpectedly.
The plot can be found here, at IMDB. It's definitely worth seeing, and, while its views on romance wind up being pretty cynical, it remains a good date movie.
Monday, October 1, 2007
NEWS UPDATE: Britney: a pop-culture quagmire
Britney Spears' ex-husband, monumental failure Kevin Federline, has won custody of the former couple's children.
Spears, who was once known for being beautiful and innocent, has recently been on a rapid spiral of degeneration. Earlier this year, she shaved her head and rampaged, sans panties, around Los Angeles.
Much like the Iraq War, we all have a part of the responsibility for Spears' destruction. Most of us, at least, bought into this fantasy, that Spears (who danced, scantily clad, and lip-synched on stage to songs she didn't write) was somehow a model human being. But recent events have provided a heavy and unpleasant dose of reality.
And now, just shy of her 27th birthday, she is beyond repair.
Yes, as I said, Spears is like the Iraq War. She's a pop-culture quagmire. We watched this happen, and by doing nothing, we implicitly encouraged it. And now, there is no easy way out.
Will she survive, or will she join the ranks of Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana and Anna Nicole Smith?
And about three months after all of the faux sadness and contrived introspection that would certainly ensue if she should, we would begin savagely fighting over the scraps.
Spears, who was once known for being beautiful and innocent, has recently been on a rapid spiral of degeneration. Earlier this year, she shaved her head and rampaged, sans panties, around Los Angeles.
Much like the Iraq War, we all have a part of the responsibility for Spears' destruction. Most of us, at least, bought into this fantasy, that Spears (who danced, scantily clad, and lip-synched on stage to songs she didn't write) was somehow a model human being. But recent events have provided a heavy and unpleasant dose of reality.
And now, just shy of her 27th birthday, she is beyond repair.
Yes, as I said, Spears is like the Iraq War. She's a pop-culture quagmire. We watched this happen, and by doing nothing, we implicitly encouraged it. And now, there is no easy way out.
Will she survive, or will she join the ranks of Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana and Anna Nicole Smith?
And about three months after all of the faux sadness and contrived introspection that would certainly ensue if she should, we would begin savagely fighting over the scraps.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
NEWS UPDATE: Patriot Act gets a smack-down
The Patriot Act has become a little bit more patriotic.
A federal judge ruled the powers of secret searches and wiretaps granted by the act violate the Fourth Amendment.
Says federal Judge Ann Aiken (a new hero of mine):
"For over 200 years, this nation has adhered to the rule of law - with unparalleled success. A shift to a nation based on extra-constitutional authority is prohibited, as well as ill-advised."
In response to the U.S. Attorney General's office's request to dismiss the case, Aiken said it was "asking this court to, in essence, amend the Bill of Rights, by giving it an interpretation that would deprive it of any real meaning. This court declines to do so."
The case came after the FBI screwed up and arrested an innocent lawyer for the Madrid train bombings in 2004. They realized their mistakes eventually, but not before bugging his house, photocopying all of his personal and business files and wiretapping his phones.
Our victim got $2 million from the federal government. Good for him, bad for taxpayers.
For Der Fuehrer's take on the Patriot Act, see the White House Web site.
A federal judge ruled the powers of secret searches and wiretaps granted by the act violate the Fourth Amendment.
Says federal Judge Ann Aiken (a new hero of mine):
"For over 200 years, this nation has adhered to the rule of law - with unparalleled success. A shift to a nation based on extra-constitutional authority is prohibited, as well as ill-advised."
In response to the U.S. Attorney General's office's request to dismiss the case, Aiken said it was "asking this court to, in essence, amend the Bill of Rights, by giving it an interpretation that would deprive it of any real meaning. This court declines to do so."
The case came after the FBI screwed up and arrested an innocent lawyer for the Madrid train bombings in 2004. They realized their mistakes eventually, but not before bugging his house, photocopying all of his personal and business files and wiretapping his phones.
Our victim got $2 million from the federal government. Good for him, bad for taxpayers.
For Der Fuehrer's take on the Patriot Act, see the White House Web site.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
NEWS UPDATE: American hero lets us down
O.J. Simpson had everything going for him.
America threw the Heisman Trophy winner its heart, and he caught it. He carried it through airports in his classic Hertz commercials. He carried it to the cheery heights of laughter in his hilarious role in the Naked Gun series.
No one could stop him: Defenders on the college or pro football league fields couldn't stop him. A group of conspiring, racist cops couldn't stop him. And yet it is this same indomitable spirit that we have all come to love and admire that drove this tragic hero to what may finally be his downfall.
Would a few sleazy sports memorabilia collectors stop Simpson from taking back what is his? No. But in a sad, ironic twist, at 60, Simpson would stumble just short of the goal line.
Simpson brought a group of armed men with him to ensure the memorabilia black marketeers wouldn't try to escape with his goods, or, God forbid, attack him. He brought them so he wouldn't have to call the cops - would you, if they had tried to pin the murder of your beloved on you?
But however rational, Simpson's actions have been irresponsible for a moral authority and role model of his caliber. He has let down a nation he has inspired for years, and what's worse, it was before he could find the person who brutally murdered the mother of his children (though a recent book shows the search took its toll on his soul and plunged his imagination into dark, gritty, albeit fictional places).
And for this hotel room mishap, Simpson could spend the rest of his life in prison, according to the Los Angeles Times.
"The four men face charges of conspiracy to commit a kidnapping; coercion with a deadly weapon; burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon; conspiracy to commit robbery; and two counts each of first-degree kidnapping with use of a deadly weapon, robbery with use of a deadly weapon and assault with a deadly weapon. They also were each charged with one misdemeanor count of conspiracy to commit a crime."
To see the police report detailing the dramatic fall from grace of this great American hero, see the Smoking Gun.
I would like to dedicate the comments for this post to Simpson; treat it as you would his Facebook wall. Fill it with love and prayers.
America threw the Heisman Trophy winner its heart, and he caught it. He carried it through airports in his classic Hertz commercials. He carried it to the cheery heights of laughter in his hilarious role in the Naked Gun series.
No one could stop him: Defenders on the college or pro football league fields couldn't stop him. A group of conspiring, racist cops couldn't stop him. And yet it is this same indomitable spirit that we have all come to love and admire that drove this tragic hero to what may finally be his downfall.
Would a few sleazy sports memorabilia collectors stop Simpson from taking back what is his? No. But in a sad, ironic twist, at 60, Simpson would stumble just short of the goal line.
Simpson brought a group of armed men with him to ensure the memorabilia black marketeers wouldn't try to escape with his goods, or, God forbid, attack him. He brought them so he wouldn't have to call the cops - would you, if they had tried to pin the murder of your beloved on you?
But however rational, Simpson's actions have been irresponsible for a moral authority and role model of his caliber. He has let down a nation he has inspired for years, and what's worse, it was before he could find the person who brutally murdered the mother of his children (though a recent book shows the search took its toll on his soul and plunged his imagination into dark, gritty, albeit fictional places).
And for this hotel room mishap, Simpson could spend the rest of his life in prison, according to the Los Angeles Times.
"The four men face charges of conspiracy to commit a kidnapping; coercion with a deadly weapon; burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon; conspiracy to commit robbery; and two counts each of first-degree kidnapping with use of a deadly weapon, robbery with use of a deadly weapon and assault with a deadly weapon. They also were each charged with one misdemeanor count of conspiracy to commit a crime."
To see the police report detailing the dramatic fall from grace of this great American hero, see the Smoking Gun.
I would like to dedicate the comments for this post to Simpson; treat it as you would his Facebook wall. Fill it with love and prayers.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
VIDEO REVIEW: Premonition
I was watching Speed (1994) the other day, and it reminded me how much I liked Sandra Bullock.
So it seemed natural to want to rent her latest thriller, Premonition (2007).
It's a non-stop roller coaster ride that will take your hope away.
I'll try to summarize the plot, but I don't think I can do it objectively. If you'd really like to learn about this movie, go here.
Are you still here?
Good. This movie blew. Here's how it went:
Sandra Bullock wakes up and she's happy. Her husband dies. She cries herself to sleep, but when she wakes up, her husband is alive again. She cries again. She looks frightened, then confused, and then distraught (Yes, that facial expression conveyed just about everything but happy; for that, she just smiled).
She has emotional outbursts. Then she buckles down and figures out that she's experiencing her week out of sequence. Did I mention emotional outbursts?
And just when you think it's about to get melodramatic, it gets stupid.
A priest tells her something about God having a purpose for her, I think. Or maybe he was trying to get her to drink communion wine. I don't know - it was near the end of the movie and I think I had started talking on the cell phone and cooking. I returned to watch the surprise ending, hoping that it would all come together in a beautiful and insightful way.
And it didn't disappoint: It made me realize that Sandra Bullock isn't attractive to me anymore - and that's depressing.
Oh well. Every time I start feeling sorry for myself, I try to remember that my day could have been worse.
So it seemed natural to want to rent her latest thriller, Premonition (2007).
It's a non-stop roller coaster ride that will take your hope away.
I'll try to summarize the plot, but I don't think I can do it objectively. If you'd really like to learn about this movie, go here.
Are you still here?
Good. This movie blew. Here's how it went:
Sandra Bullock wakes up and she's happy. Her husband dies. She cries herself to sleep, but when she wakes up, her husband is alive again. She cries again. She looks frightened, then confused, and then distraught (Yes, that facial expression conveyed just about everything but happy; for that, she just smiled).
She has emotional outbursts. Then she buckles down and figures out that she's experiencing her week out of sequence. Did I mention emotional outbursts?
And just when you think it's about to get melodramatic, it gets stupid.
A priest tells her something about God having a purpose for her, I think. Or maybe he was trying to get her to drink communion wine. I don't know - it was near the end of the movie and I think I had started talking on the cell phone and cooking. I returned to watch the surprise ending, hoping that it would all come together in a beautiful and insightful way.
And it didn't disappoint: It made me realize that Sandra Bullock isn't attractive to me anymore - and that's depressing.
Oh well. Every time I start feeling sorry for myself, I try to remember that my day could have been worse.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
HOLY CRAP: The fuel of the future: Salt water?
OK, this isn't exactly an entertainment or wacky political story. But it just might be the most important story of the past two centuries.
A cancer researcher has accidentally figured out a way to make salt water burn by exposing it to certain radio frequencies. Scientists are looking into the possibility of using the world's most abundant resource as a new fuel source.
Neat.
A cancer researcher has accidentally figured out a way to make salt water burn by exposing it to certain radio frequencies. Scientists are looking into the possibility of using the world's most abundant resource as a new fuel source.
Neat.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
VIDEO REVIEW: 'Masters of Horror: Imprint'
If you enjoy staring at aborted fetuses, then "Imprint" (2006) might be for you.
It was the most disturbing movie I have ever seen. Director Takashi Miike - director of "Audition" (1999), "Ichi the Killer" (2001) and Gozu (2003) - has outdone himself this time.
Miike has a special way of going too far in his films, ranging from gratuitous, excrutiating torture scenes (including the one in "Audition" that earned him international fame) to unspeakable wrongness.
So, back to "Imprint."
No synopsis can really do it justice. It starts off eerily, and builds to a crescendo of vomit-worthiness. See IMDB's synopsis - it does just as good of a job as anyone else.
To give you an idea, the hourlong movie was produced as part of a 13-part horror series for Showtime. Each part had different actors and directors, ideally celebrating the diversity of horror styles. But just before "Imprint" was set to air, Showtime refused to air it. Not because of potential FCC violations, mind you - premium cable channels aren't governed by the FCC. They shelved it because it was so disturbing.
Exactly which aspect of the movie the Showtime executives deemed too disturbing for television is anyone's guess. It could be the graphic depictions of backcountry abortions in rural Japan. Or the violent wife-beating scenes. Or maybe the drawn out, nauseating torture of a beautiful, half-nude woman that went on for a few minutes too long.
Or... well, maybe it was all of the above.
All that said, I'm a sucker for sick stuff. I have a stomach of iron when it comes to fake gore. So if a horror movie can actually make me uncomfortable and nauseous, then it deserves some respect.
It's definitely worth an hour (and the next three you'll need to recover).
It was the most disturbing movie I have ever seen. Director Takashi Miike - director of "Audition" (1999), "Ichi the Killer" (2001) and Gozu (2003) - has outdone himself this time.
Miike has a special way of going too far in his films, ranging from gratuitous, excrutiating torture scenes (including the one in "Audition" that earned him international fame) to unspeakable wrongness.
So, back to "Imprint."
No synopsis can really do it justice. It starts off eerily, and builds to a crescendo of vomit-worthiness. See IMDB's synopsis - it does just as good of a job as anyone else.
To give you an idea, the hourlong movie was produced as part of a 13-part horror series for Showtime. Each part had different actors and directors, ideally celebrating the diversity of horror styles. But just before "Imprint" was set to air, Showtime refused to air it. Not because of potential FCC violations, mind you - premium cable channels aren't governed by the FCC. They shelved it because it was so disturbing.
Exactly which aspect of the movie the Showtime executives deemed too disturbing for television is anyone's guess. It could be the graphic depictions of backcountry abortions in rural Japan. Or the violent wife-beating scenes. Or maybe the drawn out, nauseating torture of a beautiful, half-nude woman that went on for a few minutes too long.
Or... well, maybe it was all of the above.
All that said, I'm a sucker for sick stuff. I have a stomach of iron when it comes to fake gore. So if a horror movie can actually make me uncomfortable and nauseous, then it deserves some respect.
It's definitely worth an hour (and the next three you'll need to recover).
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
NEWS UPDATE: Bathroom breaks careers
Normally, you would find a movie review here. But something extraordinary happened today.
One of my roommates piped up to defend Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig, who pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after he was arrested in June for using foot and hand signals in an airport toilet stall to solicit sex from an undercover cop. (Read the official police report here at The Smoking Gun.)
Maybe the guy really does crap with a "wide stance," my friend argued - a defense attorney at heart. And maybe he really did just drop something, and was trying to pick it up. Maybe the whole thing was a terrible and embarrassing misunderstanding.
Even if this were the case, justice still has been served.
Craig is only the victim of the hostile, anti-gay culture he has done his best to foster. And if he is, in fact, the hapless victim of homophobia run amok, who is to blame?
People like Craig.
Either way you look at it, Craig is paying for his crime.
What a deal
Craig's fellow Republican Florida state Rep. Bob Allen was arrested about a month later. He was considerably more blunt.
As the Orlando Sentinel reports, an undercover cop was hanging out near a park public bathroom. The officer was staking out a nearby condo, watching for a burglar. The cop went into the bathroom to wash his hands. No paper towels.
So, our officer walked into the extra-big stall (you know, the one for the handicapped). He must have done this extra sexily, because Rep. Allen couldn't resist.
"Allen first peeked over the door and then stepped inside, he said.
Allen proposed the two go across a nearby bridge because 'it's quiet over there' and he would perform a sex act on the officer for $20, the affidavit said. They walked to Allen's car, where the officer identified himself and arrested Allen."
This sex act, in case you were wondering, was a "blow job," according to the police report. That's right. Allen wanted to pay the cop and give him a blow job.
Well, I guess the point I'm trying to make is that I'm going to need to have my rent money ready in a couple of days and, uh -- well, ladies, I'm willing to negotiate.
One of my roommates piped up to defend Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig, who pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after he was arrested in June for using foot and hand signals in an airport toilet stall to solicit sex from an undercover cop. (Read the official police report here at The Smoking Gun.)
Maybe the guy really does crap with a "wide stance," my friend argued - a defense attorney at heart. And maybe he really did just drop something, and was trying to pick it up. Maybe the whole thing was a terrible and embarrassing misunderstanding.
Even if this were the case, justice still has been served.
Craig is only the victim of the hostile, anti-gay culture he has done his best to foster. And if he is, in fact, the hapless victim of homophobia run amok, who is to blame?
People like Craig.
Either way you look at it, Craig is paying for his crime.
What a deal
Craig's fellow Republican Florida state Rep. Bob Allen was arrested about a month later. He was considerably more blunt.
As the Orlando Sentinel reports, an undercover cop was hanging out near a park public bathroom. The officer was staking out a nearby condo, watching for a burglar. The cop went into the bathroom to wash his hands. No paper towels.
So, our officer walked into the extra-big stall (you know, the one for the handicapped). He must have done this extra sexily, because Rep. Allen couldn't resist.
"Allen first peeked over the door and then stepped inside, he said.
Allen proposed the two go across a nearby bridge because 'it's quiet over there' and he would perform a sex act on the officer for $20, the affidavit said. They walked to Allen's car, where the officer identified himself and arrested Allen."
This sex act, in case you were wondering, was a "blow job," according to the police report. That's right. Allen wanted to pay the cop and give him a blow job.
Well, I guess the point I'm trying to make is that I'm going to need to have my rent money ready in a couple of days and, uh -- well, ladies, I'm willing to negotiate.
Monday, August 27, 2007
NEWS UPDATE: Stupid is not cute
"I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don't have maps and I believe that our education such as South Africa and the Iraq, everywhere, like, such as. And I believe they should, our education, over here in the U.S., should help the U.S., or help South Africa, or help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future."
- Miss Teen South Carolina Lauren Caitlin Upton
I couldn't have said that better myself.
I don't think that clip needs any analysis. It's just a little frightening - she's obviously not alone; this bizarre response was an answer to the question, "Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the U.S. on a world map. Why do you think this is?"
That means more than 60.4 million people living in this country don't know where it is. Something tells me that this 20 percent and those who make up the bulk of President Bush's approval have a lot in common. Even more depressing, by some polls, more than half of all Americans believe that the world is less than 10,000 years old and that humans were hand-crafted by God.
So don't laugh at her. Much.
In related news, something else important happened. But it's the strangest thing; I don't recall what.
Oh, right. Alberto Gonzales stepped down. He played stupid in front of Congress.
At least Lauren Caitlin Upton learned that stupid is not cute at an early age.
- Miss Teen South Carolina Lauren Caitlin Upton
I couldn't have said that better myself.
I don't think that clip needs any analysis. It's just a little frightening - she's obviously not alone; this bizarre response was an answer to the question, "Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the U.S. on a world map. Why do you think this is?"
That means more than 60.4 million people living in this country don't know where it is. Something tells me that this 20 percent and those who make up the bulk of President Bush's approval have a lot in common. Even more depressing, by some polls, more than half of all Americans believe that the world is less than 10,000 years old and that humans were hand-crafted by God.
So don't laugh at her. Much.
In related news, something else important happened. But it's the strangest thing; I don't recall what.
Oh, right. Alberto Gonzales stepped down. He played stupid in front of Congress.
At least Lauren Caitlin Upton learned that stupid is not cute at an early age.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
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Trans Fat Tales will not make the world a better place.
All you will find here is entertainment, unsolicited complaints and outrage. In other words, grease-soaked calories and heartburn.
I'll focus mostly on movies and entertainment. But sometimes, you might find political, corporate and individual oddities on the national and local scales.
Brandon Lowrey
All you will find here is entertainment, unsolicited complaints and outrage. In other words, grease-soaked calories and heartburn.
I'll focus mostly on movies and entertainment. But sometimes, you might find political, corporate and individual oddities on the national and local scales.
Brandon Lowrey
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