Bad news and good news.

The bad news is that there are still bastions of abysmal ignorance in states like Indiana, governed by homophobic evangelical bigots like Governor Mike Pence, who pass laws designed to discriminate disguised as an innocent attempt to protect religious freedom. The good news is it didn't work. The entire country saw this law for what it was: a nasty little ruse to avoid commerce with anyone who didn't share the concept of a narrow-minded and vengeful god with a cadre of haters.  Fortunately true believers in religious freedom of all faiths spoke up in protest: famous celebrities like Stephen King, Ashton Kutcher, Ellen DeGeneres, Debra Messing, George Takei,  and major companies like Apple, WalMart, Yelp, Angie's List and many more. It seems to me that this is proof-positive that the good-hearted of America, including many in Indiana, are going to ultimately win over the petty, pious, unpatriotic, living-in-the-past  puritans who poison society.  Hopefully all the other states who have similar laws or are plotting to introduce them like Arkansas will take notice of the kind of unwarranted and unprofitable hatred that the majority of Americans will no longer tolerate.

Achtung!

Crazy in Colorado

It's getting harder and harder to tell evangelical Christians from the mentally ill. For instance Colorado State Representative Gordon Klingenschmitt. This asylum candidate—a Republican, of course— said on his YouTube Channel that, "Part of the curse for our rebellion against God is that our pregnant women are ripped open." He was referring to a crime in Colorado last week in which a stranger stabbed an expectant mother and removed her unborn child from her womb." To Gordon this was God punishing American for its stance on abortion. Now you tell me that a man who makes statements like this, and displays so little empathy for the victim, doesn't belong in a strait jacket and confined to a rubber room. Sadly mental illness and religion are often very close cousins.

Which neighbor is really a nut?

I don't know what to make of this commercial.  The voice over suggests that this man is finding a solution to a problem, the problem being the garishly painted Victorian house in his field of view. Thus he plants trees and grows an enormous hedge, which requires, I imagine, regular pruning. But I can only see this character as a raging neurotic with no sense of humor since the neighboring house is rather whimsical and this hedge-planter is also blocking some gorgeous scenery or rolling hills. This is a very weird message.

Hell is hell is hell is hell.

Being an atheist, I have a question for all those persons who believe in heaven and hell. I often hear that if you don't accept Christ as your savior or you commit adultery or blasphemy, you burn in eternal hell. Ouch. But what about Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz who deliberately crashed into a mountain killing all those innocent people. Does he burn in the same eternal hell, or are there different torments for different crimes. You don't need to answer this, because the question like the absurd idea of there even being a hell is ridiculous.

Missing letters and added syllables.

As far as I know there is no innerstate highway system. You'd never know that by watching ABC nightly news because David Muir like Diane Sawyer before him can't pronounce the letter t within a word. So everything happens on the innerstate, in the city of Atlanna, and often in the middle of the Atlannic Ocean. Those are just three of the dozens of words mispronounced nightly. This doesn't include all the two syllable words that he turns into three syllables like dazzeling, sparkelling, and gambelling. Why does this bother me when nobody else seems to notice? Maybe it's because when I was growing up the networks were the standard for accurate diction. And this unrecognized sloppiness is indicative of everything that is being ignored or considered unimportant. Also it's not just ABC News, but all the networks. Diction is dying. Grammar is dying. And while so many people are not  speaking properly, nobody is speaking up.

It's in there.

The most vocal and militant members of gay society have embraced the word "queer"  with what I consider to be a completely defensive and masochistic acceptance. Since the word has long been used as term of derision and hatred, I personally find it an odd and unacceptable choice. But the lazy media sees nothing wrong in using this derisive term and assumes that every member of gay society just adores being labelled as queer, a word with nothing but offensive synonyms. I think the word queer is every bit as judgemental and inflammatory as the "n"and should be treated with the same kind of rejection. The press will argue that it does not offend all members of the gay community. I don't consider that much of an argument. If a large cadre of like-minded militant  females decided to call themselves the "c" word, would the press as easily use that term in writing up their stories as they do the word queer. I doubt it. I am hoping that anyone who agrees will speak up when hearing this offensive word and promote its removal from our language as applied to the millions and millions of gay men who do not regard themselves odd, strange, unusual, peculiar, curious, bizarre, weird, uncanny, freakish, eerie, unnatural, abnormal, anomalous, atypical, puzzling, irregular, baffling, fishy, spooky, or any of the other words associated with this ugly and scornful term of contempt.

Herr Pence, mid heil.

If you were the casting director for a World War II-era movie, you couldn't cast a better Nazi officer than Indiana Governor Mike Pence. And he not only looks the part, he thinks the part. This cold-hearted Republican bigot just signed legislation that could legalize discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. His Religious Freedom Restoration Act would allow any individual or corporation to cite its religious beliefs as a defense for discrimination. Apparently to the Christians of Indiana, like so many "Christians" everywhere, it is important to them that they are given the right to hate, to vilify, to ostracize and wrinkle up their hateful little faces at anyone who doesn't misinterpret the Bible in the same sick and godless way they do. So naturally Herr Pence is their hero.
The good news is that America allows for freedom of religion; the bad news is that it does not seem to have enough laws for freedom from religion. Which is why oppressive and bigoted religious zealots like Mike Pence can get away with this shit.

Fatuous.

Jowls Huckabee, is probably the most delusional of all the Republicans who think they can win the presidency. When he is not worrying why his latest diet has failed so miserably, and asking God to strike Democrats dead, he is obsessing over Benghazi and Hillary Clinton. Like all members of the GOP, he doesn't realize that most Americans couldn't care less about Benghazi. He thinks it's relevant because he gets the weekly memos from the GOP to keep gnawing on that meatless bone. He's also very upset—I mean wetting-his-pants upset—about the other non-issue of Hillary's e-mails. Being senile he seems to have forgotten that before leaving office in 2007, he destroyed his administrations state records. But if he weren't famous for his hypocrisy, he'd be completely unknown. Not surprising, by the way, that he's from Arkansas, which is now producing more than its share of nutcases, notably
traitor Tom Cotton.

So many choices.

Hmmm. I wonder which rat holes the Koch Brothers will pour their money down in 2016.

The unseen hand.

In the latest villain-as-victim incident, child-killer George Zimmerman has said the President Barack Obama turned Americans against him. In an interview posted Monday by his lawyer, Zimmerman argued that Obama never should have said, "If I had a son he would look like Trayvon" since that is obviously what turned Americans against George, certainly not his stalking and killing the young boy.
The accusation is ridiculous of course. But even more disturbing is the fact that Zimmerman isn't smart enough to have created even this lame accusation, so it had to have been dreamed up by someone else, more than likely his lawyer. It's another example of what I call the "Palin Syndrome": moronic celebrities being used as puppets to carry the angry message of other more articulate unknowns.

Schmuck.

You wouldn't think that an orange-colored dipsomaniac would ridicule a reporters socks. But here it is. John Boehner seems to feel he has the right to point out what he considers inappropriate dress. Having gotten his uncomfortable laugh from the audience, this stand-up boozer continued with his hilarious comparison to the circus coming to town. Well, I shouldn't be too hard on John. He probably has to have a couple of belts before meeting the press so he isn't totally responsible for anything he says.

America's most despised company.

WARNING: Signing up with Comcast will take five years off of your life. Yes, you will get lots of tv stations and probably be able to see all your favorite shows. However, your life span will begin to decrease immediately with the rage you feel at the technician not being on time. Once you have Comcast, you will be forced to purchase various totally unnecessary boxes at a monthly fee which will make the already too-costly service cost even more. This will raise your blood pressure every time you think about it. Then if something goes wrong, you will experience further frustration and rage trying to call Comcast. Before they address your problem, they will try to see you their latest pay-to-view program. Then each person you speak too (when you get to speak to a person) will ask you to repeat your name, address, phone number, and last four digits of your social security number. Eventually you will be connected with a woman in China who will be incredibly solicitous and apologetic. You will find it hard to understand her and realize you now have heartburn and a headache. Since they will not be able to solve your problem on this endless phone call, they will arrange an appointment with a technician, requiring you to adjust your schedule, and prepare for even more heartburn, rising blood pressure, a headache, and teeth grinding knowing that the technician will not arrive on time or will not speak a word of English. You would switch to another provider, but there isn't anyone other than AT&T, and you know they're not much better.

Yes, this is sarcastic and satirical and ridicules both Republicans and pseudo-Christians.  But sadly it all too accurate. How can anyone who claims to have Christian charity be a Republican knowing how totally opposed they are to the teaching of Jesus? These hypocrites constantly thump the Bible and vilify anyone other than Christians while they themselves have no actual relation to "Love your neighbor," "Do unto others"or any other New Testament teachings. The most amazing thing to me is that so many supposedly intelligent people can't even see just how unChristian their political beliefs are.

Disney pulls a fast one.

I have a conspiracy theory. It was developed after reading so many glowing reports about Frozen, after seeing so many comments on the song, "Let It Go", and after so many references about the film on the ABC nightly news. I couldn't understand why this film was getting so much press, so much praise, and so much song play. I figured if it was that good I had to see it. Which I did. Last night. And I thought it sucked. I was the typical cliched Disney formula with princesses and villains, princes and sidekicks, lots and lots of fairy dust and more insipid songs that you find in most Disney films, the worst being the strident and meaningless "Let It Go". My conspiracy theory? Disney put a lot of money into promoting this film, paid off a lot of shills, and forced any associate like ABC news to push, push, push this mediocre fairy tale. I could go on and on with annoying details about the film, like how the princesses eyes are huge, but almost everyone else has normal orbs, and how there are too many contemporary expressions for this mythical setting. Disney is powerful. And if they want to make the world believe that Frozen is a masterpiece they have the money and the connections to do it. Which is chilling.

Another dippy, totally unnecessary, who cares? poll.

A Reuters-Ipso poll taken this month found that fictitious television presidents were viewed more favorably than President Obama. That sounds to me like an idiotic poll. The American tv viewer has nothing invested in Dennis Haysbert, and is greatly dependent on President Obama, so naturally their feelings, pro or con, are going to be stronger. What moron decides to take a poll like this, and why?  And what does it mean? Should Obama start emulating the decisions and mannerisms of Josiah Bartlet from the West Wing or David Palmer from 24? Or would those polled prefer a darker, scarier president like Frank Underwood from House of Cards?  What is the next moronic poll from Reuters-Ipso? To see if children prefer fictional teachers to those in real life who make them do homework? 

Thanks for the warning.

This Monday the U.S. Supreme Court is taking up a free speech case on whether Texas was wrong in rejecting a license plate displaying the confederate flag. Now why would anyone object to this license plate. It is the perfect way to identify morons and racists. Put it on their car and they might as well have a sign that says "I am a completely ignorant and backward cracker who would just as soon lynch a black man as look at him". What a great way to recognize the misfits of society.

The troll under the bridge.

This week in the news was a classic example of what psychiatrists call projecting, which is ascribing one of your failings to someone else. The accuser was, once again, "Get-off-my-lawn" John McCain, who said on Sunday that President Barack Obama should, "get over his temper tantrum." Of course Obama has shown no signs of a temper tantrum, while McCain is the crankiest, most petulant, grumpiest, most tantrum-prone Senator in Congress. Not only is McCain's accusation completely inaccurate, but he gave up his right to any opinion on anything once he nearly saddled the United States with the vapid and incompetent Sarah Palin. What a nightmare it would be if this miserable old bastard had won that election. We'd have a moron for a Vice President, and a warmonger as Chief Executive. With him in office we would probably be in an unnecessary war with Iran and thousands of young Americans would have already died to satisfy McCain's Republican thirst for blood.

The first clown out of the car.

I am amazed at the buffoons who think they can be president. Among the funniest is Canadian-born Rafael Cruz. He lacks everything Americans supposedly want in a president. He is not telegenic. He has a pie face with a maw for a mouth. He does not have a great speaking voice. I guess he thinks that calling himself Ted makes him seem more friendly and accessible. To me it says he is ashamed of his Cuban background. Often referred to as the most despised man in the U.S. Senate, this Texas Republican (where else and what else?) has been likened to Joe McCarthy for his schoolyard-bully behavior.  Rafael, and only he, will tell you he is the smartest man in Congress. He compensates for his lack of true masculinity by wearing black ostrich skin cowboy boots. The son of an American mother and Cuban-born father, Cruz was born in Canada. Two lawyers recently wrote in the Harvard Law Review that Cruz meets the constitutional standards to run. In a recent Associated Press interview, Rafael said he wants to counter the caricatures of the right as "stupid," "evil," or "crazy".I would say that Rafael "Boots" Cruz is the last man to be able to accomplish that.

Note: California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) said on Sunday that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is "absolutely unfit to be running for office" because of his position on climate change. Cruz is so stupid that he debunks any scientific evidence of global warming because there was snow on the ground when he was in New Hampshire.

Silly twit.

I don't know whether Aaron Schock is gay or not? In this age of metrosexuals, it's hard to tell. Although in his case, he sure does seem like a drag queen out of drag. He has all the earmarks of a certain type of rare gay character I have met over the past 72 years. Narcissistic. Pretentious. Colorful. Vain. Dishonest. Witty. Charming. Unmarried. And completely lacking in character. Why anyone as flamboyant as he is would stay in the closet is beyond me. My only guess is that he remains there for the sake of his completely clueless father who won't consider his little boy gay until he catches him in the act. But who cares what his sexual interests are. Schock is despicable for his dishonesty and self indulgence at the expense of taxpayers. Now that he's resigned, we're sure to hear more and more about him in some other arena where he can even more attention, like court.

Is proofreading a lost art?

Sadly fewer and fewer people seem to have much interest in using proper grammar and punctuation. I assume much of the blame rests with the Internet and texting. But more and more I find that supposedly professional publications and websites are guilty of incorrect usage. While I was in Richmond, Virginia, last fall a weekly publication had this headline: Mother of Canada Shooter Crys for Victim, Not Son. Seems like an unlikely misspell, but there you are. But today on HuffPost I saw an even odder headline. Odd because it was missing a necessary hyphen without which the headline lost all of its horror to a kind of sick humor. The headline: Elderly Nun Gang Raped by Robbers in India. Without the hyphen one can imagine a gang of elderly nuns being attacked by robbers instead of a single nun being the tragic victim. While these are only two incidents, I see more and more examples of this kind of carelessness every day.

"Tsk. Tsk. Tsk."

I don't know why being gossipy, petty, catty, vindictive, bitchy and prissy is considered feminine when so many guys are guilty of it. The two that first come to mind are Mitt Romney and Rudolph Giuliani. Mitt most recently had his Mormon undies in a twist over Hillary Clinton's use of personal e-mail, calling it an example of the "Clintons behaving badly." Mitt is such a little biddy, looking for any opportunity to scold someone so much smarter and more popular than he will ever be. He can't accept that America wisely rejected him and has been spitting bullets ever since. Then there's political drag queen Princess Giuliani. Her target of hate is President Obama and she can't find enough ways to falsely vilify our president. Really these two should just meet somewhere for coffee and just do what they seem to enjoy most: bitch, bitch, bitch.

Come on, be serious.

Even if you're a Republican (I doubt a Republican would be reading this) but even if you are,  can you actually imagine looking at Scott Walker's stupid face for four years?  And don't think that he's just cursed with a clueless face. He really isn't all that smart. But fortunately for him neither are the majority of voters in Wisconsin who put this dunce in office twice. Funny, Walker so reminds me of another character, also associated with a tea party.

"Don't bother they're here."

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a huge fan of Stephen Sondheim. I don't think any composer/lyricist living today even comes close to his brilliance. Nor has anyone been as frequently honored, feted and thanked for their contributions to the world of musical comedy. That is why I am so distressed at the recent bad press he has been getting for his comments on Lady Gaga's appearance on the Academy Awards.  Supposedly he said, "On the Academy Awards she was a travesty. It was ridiculous as it would be from any singer who treats that music in semi-operatic style. She had no relationship to what she was singing." He added, "What people liked was her versatility." Sadly all kinds of people are vilfying Sondheim for his criticism, even attacking his personal relationships. What idiots. The man is genius and shouldn't be judged by pedestrian standards. Maybe he should have tempered his comments. But he has a right to his opinion. Perhaps in defense of Rodgers and Hammerstein's folksy themes, he felt that a large production number, glamorous Cinderella gown, and operatic rendition was a travesty. Maybe it was. It wouldn't be the first time audiences adored a travesty. But I feel certain that having worked with today's most admired singers he appreciates Lady Gaga's talent. Maybe, at 85, he's just forgotten that today creative criticism is no longer welcome, even from the world's leading expert.

Note: I have written three musicals. I can't think of a greater thrill than having a genius like Stephen Sondheim review them, even if he tore them apart it would be an honor.

The Bush closet.

Still living with the delusion that he's entitled to be president, Jeb Bush weighed in on the state of American politics. As he sees it, politicians are far too reluctant to engage with the public and the press on the issues of the day. He feels that pols should interact with the press, not get into some protective bubble. As far as I can see the name Bush is his protective bubble, since the lazy and permissive media seems to ignore all the family's transgressions. He is a privileged silver-spoon scion who feels incredibly entitled to be president, after all his mediocre father and dimwitted brother both had that honor. Besides his mama said it's all right.  Papa George wanted the presidency because he likes power and he wanted to show those uppity Reagans that they were wrong to not like him. Simpleton brother Georgie wanted the presidency so he could start a war with Iraq and brand his daddy a quitter.  Now Jeb wants the presidency so show everybody he is at least smarter than brother George and wouldn't it be neat to have three prezzes in the family? The Bush family has more skeletons than Jason and the Argonauts and Jeb has enough hubris to think he can battle them all. 

"Did I hear her right?"

I went to the vet today to pick up some flea medication. I wanted the pill that gives immunity from fleas for a month, but they were out. So I decided to buy Capstar, which is only good for 24 hours, but seems to last a bit longer. The assistant told me that the individual pills were $9.00 each. I was surprised. "Didn't I pay $25.00 last time for six of them?" I asked. "Oh, do you want the package of six?"she answered, "That will be $25.00." "I don't understand," I said, "Why is it 25.00 for six and 27.00 for three?" She then illogically said to me, "You know how it is. You always save when you buy in bulk."

Racing jackasses.

It's sad how often optimism goes along with stupidity. For instance, dopey, sleepy-eyed Scott Walker is so convinced he will be the Republican candidate for president that his two sons plan to skip a semester of college next year so they can campaign for him in New Hampshire. Ah, the fantasies of youth. Scott will not be the candidate. Meanwhile over at the Jeb Bush household, that same kind of irrational optimism is rampant. "Of course you'll be president," Columba assures Jeb, "It's your turn. They can't deny you your turn." But Jeb will not be the candidate. Who will be the candidate? Well, if the GOP is smart, which they generally aren't, it won't be either of these clowns. Nor will it be unctuous Rafael Cruz, sleazy Bobby Jindal, evolution denying Mike Huckabee, backward Ben Carson, enormous Chris Christie or curlywigged Rand Paul. In fact if they can't find someone who seems to have a modicum of decency and a shred of empathy for the real Americans, they might as well run a mental case like Rick Santorum for all the good it will do.

So Norman Bates.

Just noticed in an article that Tom Cotton, the moron who penned the Iran letter got married for the first time in 2014. That means he waited till he was 38 to tie the knot. Wonder what inspired him? Fear of having his bachelorhood questioned? What's amusing is that this dolt waits till he's 38 years old to marry, but as soon as the idiotic idea of the Iran letter came into his vacuous head, he dashed it of, got 46 other zanies to sign it and sent it on. Now, even though most people accept that it was a rash and unpatriotic act, the goony Cotton is still grinning with pride. Hmmm. Why did he get married so late?

Another really annoying aspect of modern society is the doctor's appointment. Not having it, of course. But having to deal with having it. You make an appointment. You put in your book. The day before the appointment you get a call reminding you of the appointment. If you live in Florida, the call is often from some low-paid secretary with a thick accent. If you can understand her, she usually requests that you call the office to confirm your appointment. That's the annoying part. Why the hell should you have to inform them that you're keeping an appointment you made months ago? Next they'll be wanting you to fill out your own bill.

Is this a test lab?

I detest the expression "experimenting with drugs." What the hell does that mean? Are initial drug users just doing some kind of intellectual and scientific experiment to see how addictive chemicals affect their particular body chemisty? Of course not. No teenager or adult is experimenting with drugs. They are taking drugs or using drugs. And once you say, "Sure. Why not give it a try?" more often than not, it's all over for you. Remember that when you go home that night or that afternoon. Because chances are you're on your way to being a drug addict and screwing up your life forever. And once you're hooked—unless you're wealthy like so many pro-drug celebrities—you'll soon be stealing money from friends' and relatives' wallets and selling stolen items or items you've treasured all your life. And when that happens and you're a complete loser, people who used to like you will say,"So sad. It all started when he started experimenting with drugs."

Another harridan from the Megyn machine

The Fox world of arid blondes grinds away with fallacies, fantasies, falsehoods, fables and icky feelings. So it's not surprising that Republican bimbo Dana Perino thinks Democrats are jerks. What would you expect from the woman who so lovingly and deeply kissed Bush's ass during her stint as White House Press Secretary? And in her muddled mind  why are Democrats jerks? Because they believe in abortion and she doesn't, at least not publicly as a shill for Fox News. It seems that the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, which passed unanimously in the House last month is being blocked in the Senate because it contains an anti-abortion provision. Also she seems to only care about victims if they're not victims of poverty, voter discrimination, or polluted air and water.  Apparently the ever-partisan Perino can only see blocking Acts if it is related to a Republican issue, and then nothing is verboten. But the ethics of Democrats can only be viewed as the behavior of jerks. That's the trouble with spokesmodels. They are chosen for their looks and, in Fox's case, their de rigeur blonde hair, and never for their wobbly I.Q.s.

The unnatural state.

What is going on with the Republicans in Arkansas? They're all nuts. Well, nuttier than what Republicans already are. First of all we have delusional traitor, Tom Cotton. He's the geeky looking jerk who penned the letter to Iran.Then there's porcine Bart Hester, he's he tubby pol who thinks that Tom Cotton should be president. Now there's news of truly insane Arkansas state legislator Justin Harris, another plus size politician. This creepy religious zealot, and his weirdo wife subjected their daughters, ages 3 and 6, to an exorcism because they thought they were possessed by demons. Then they chose to give these young and innocent children away. And to whom? The foster parent of choice was a child molester who raped both young girls and is now serving 40 years in prison. What a beginning to life: Your adoptive parents consider you evil and abandon you to a rapist. No consequences to the Harrises, of course.  The evil Harris couple have three other children and run a pre-school in West Fork, Arkansas.  If the residents of Arkansas have any humanity they will avoid this school and ostracize this evil couple.   But, hell, this is Arkansas. Home to Cotton, Hester, and who knows how many other sick and demented Republican politicians.

People you feel sorry for as well as hate.

I don't know what happened to the "no call" list. I get about ten calls a day from irritating solicitors, many in Spanish. The good news is that for some reason there is a slight delay before these leeches can begin their spiel. So if there isn't a voice as soon as I pick the up the phone I hang up. I know. I know. There are those who say, "Why answer at all if you don't recognize the number?'  Obviously it's because I will be getting a call one of these days that will make me rich and famous and I don't want to not answer that call just because I don't recognize the number. Sheez!

The lady is a tramp.

If you had any doubts before about Rudolph Giuliani feelings about blacks, you can put them to rest. We know all the nasty things this little worm has been saying about our president. But his latest racist rant is that Officer Darren Wilson of Ferguson should be commended for shooting unarmed teenager Michael Brown in August.  In reading the ambiguous report Giuliani, surprising nobody, interpreted it in the trigger-happy policeman's favor.  If the ex-mayor keeps up these racist attacks, he may have to appear in drag constantly in public to avoid being recognized. I have a feeling that wouldn't bother him all that much.

Not as smart as he looks.

Just when you thought the Republicans couldn't get any crazier, they've lost another screw. State Senator of Arkansas, Bart Hester, is considering a bill designed to make it easier for Tom Cotton to run for president. So Bart apparently feels that a reckless, treasonous, dipshit of a junior senator is the person who should be running the United States of America.  This is the same Tom Cotton, who, with his ill-conceived letter to Iran figuratively pissed into the soup tureen at a state banquet. Apparently all most Republicans like Bart Hester require to see one of their ilk qualified for the presidency is that he ignore the wishes of his constituency, humiliate the president, be a white Christian and not attend any events designed to promote the needs of African Americans.

Ben and Tom

"It's Obama's fault."

It's no secret by now that the Republicans blame Obama for the Tom Cotton letter. Surely nobody is surprised. After all they blame Obama for the recent train collisions. Obama is somehow behind the 7 million dollar award for Marvin Gaye's family. They blame Obama for Jennifer Conrad asking  Keyshawn Johnson for a divorce, and they don't even know who they are. There's no queston that Bruce Jenner's plan to change sexes was Obama's idea. According to the Republicans there is very little that happens in America that isn't Obama's fault.

Note: The zany zealot shown here is Tennessee's Bob Corker, just one of the oft accusatory passengers in the GOP's overcrowded clown car. Fortunately his body, like his brain, is small so he doesn't take up that much room.

The trouble with Kindle.

I like Kindle. It's compact. It's easy to read. I travels well. And the bestselling books, while not cheap, are still less costly than the hard bounds. But there's something I don't like about it. And I'm rather surprised that Amazon hasn't addressed this issue. And here's what it is. With Kindle (at last my less costly model) you don't have numbered pages. Each page tells you what percentage of the book you have read. Knowing that you should have some idea of how much is left. But you don't. Because the percentage shown is for the entire book, which may include an extensive index or bibliography. The percentage should just be for the story itself. I personally find it annoying when I am really enjoy a book at the 70% point, and find that I've just finished it. That just happened with Tinseltown by William J. Mann. I was sure there was more juicy gossip.

"What me worry?"

I would imagine the Iranians are laughing their asses off at the United States thanks to Tom Cotton and 46 other Republican morons. With their deceitfully "important" letter they deliberately undermined the president, made the United States look fractured and combative, and fired a missile into a country with whom we were making progress. Once again the GOP has proven it is rash, infantile, lacks sound judgement and allows its irrational hatred of Obama to influence everything they do. You know they've been total jerks when even Megyn Kelly of Fox News regards their grandstanding as puerile and ineffective. That is the humorous part of this debacle. The frightening part is how eager the Republicans are to go war again, how little they realize how much tension and chaos we created with the last unwarranted war. We have got to stop putting any kind of power or decision in the hands of bellicose boobs like Tom Cotton and all the other hawks flying around the Capitol.

The next GOP target.

These are just some of the peace-loving Persians that the Republicans can hardly wait to kill.

Note: A reader named Kevin advised me that many Iranian's liked to be referred to as Persians.
I did not know that, and am happy to comply.

Schmuck.

Republicans are constantly insisting how much they love America. Then they keep electing officials, like this moronic, traitorous Junior Senator from Arkansas who undermines the president of the United States. In his unathorized cluster-fuck letter to Iran, basically another attempt to undermine President Obama, he makes it clear that he would rather go to war than have peaceful relations with this highly civilized country. Death means nothing to these right-wing hawks. Not the death of children, mothers, entire families. It's all a game to assholes like Tom Cotton. Republicans keep screaming they're patriots, but they sure as hell don't act like it.

"C'mon guys. Give it your best shot."

Poor Republicans. Now that they've squeezed Benghazi dry and Darrel Issa has had a nervous breakdown from his inability to make it a pitchfork and shovel issue, they are pinning all their hopes on Clinton's e-mail. Rumor has it that McConnell is sitting in the lobby of the Capitol looking dazed and repeating, "This has got to work. This has got to work." Boehner, who always has a buzz is falling down drunk this week and has vomited all over his "I (heart) Netanyahu" tee-shirt." It seems that other than the Clinton situation, the big concern in Congress is that all the right-wingers seem to be rooting for someone different with very few in the Jeb Bush corner. Yes, it's a sad season on Capitol Hill.

Far from fresh.

I see where Scott Walker spoke out against Jeb Bush, which I'm all for. However, it was only to suggest that he's a better candidate, which is irrelevant because they're both idiots. Scott suggested that American voters need a "fresh new face with bold ideas from outside of Washington." Unfortunately Scott's face is not fresh so much as moronic, and he should know that faces don't have ideas, brains do. I don't object to him making a run for the presidency. It is always a pleasure to see Republicans waste millions of dollars as they did in the last presidential campaign. And one hopes that they feel incredibly crushed after months of arrogance and hubris. Now while I think both of these jerks are detestable, if you asked me which one I would favor if I had to (what a nightmarish thought)  I would say Scott. I think he's a complete amoral moron, but Jeb Bush is idiot squared. As long as he says he loves and admires his war criminal and mass murdering brother, I think he's a dangerous choice for a country that is finally recovering from George's mayhem.

"Call me right after Wheel of Fortune."

This week we learned that Senator John McCain never sends e-mails. And surprise, surprise, neither does Senator Lindsey Graham. Are they the most compatible couple or what? So we're left to wonder. What is a greater crime? Being like Hillary Clinton who used her personal e-mail for all government business. Or being like the McGrahams and having important government positions but no idea of how to use e-mail which might be important to one's communication needs. And how do McCain and Graham stay in touch? Not being able to e-mail, do they spend hours on the phone in their bedrooms propped up on pillows gossiping about how much they hate Obama and giggling over Hillary's latest boo boo?

Birds of a feather.

Two of the most bitterly ignorant women in the media are Ann Coulter and Sarah Palin. They both spew hate, misinformation, and undefined philosophies. They both push a weird kind of Christianity. And they both have achieved their success based mostly on their looks. If unattractive neither Sarah nor Ann would have gotten anywhere with their abrasive personalities. They also both have written books, but Ann can actually write where Sarah depends entirely on ghosts. To maintain any kind of place in the public eye, each has to periodically say something shocking which the lazy media will gladly relate to the world at large. Interestingly enough both have really irritating voices.

Far too much information.

I miss the old days when toilet tissue commercials assumed you knew what the product was for. Now we have repulsive commercials like this one for Cottonelle where they have to make us aware of things we don't really want to think about. I had no idea what "going commando" meant, and I wish I  hadn't found out. In recent years Americans seem to have developed a taste for the scatological. It is a rare film that doesn't feature at least some bathroom humor. Almost all Disney films seem to have a nod to flatulence. They seem to have gotten it into their minds that all children are vulgar little boors. I would love for us to return to the days when going to the bathroom was a private matter and not a major entertainment theme.  But I don't think that's going to happen.

coldfinger

I hate that the moronic evangelical Jim Inhofe his bringing his backward biblical theories to work with him. We don't need preachers in the Senate, we need men of logic and sound judgement who appreciate the reason for the separation of church and state. We already know the snowball-toting Inhofe has used government funds to illegally sponsor some of his costly bible-study jaunts, which is already proof that he doesn't have an any respect for the rule of law. If states like Oklahoma want to be recognized as worthy of respect and regard they have got to stop electing idiots to office.

Costly cologne. Stinko name.

I don't know who does the marketing and advertising for Dolce & Gabbana, but I know I am supposed to find it elegant and aspirational. Then why do I always find it so hilariously comical? Their recent ubiquitous poster of two stone-faced models in bathing suits looked to me like the most bored and unhappy married couple of the year, though I think I was supposed to envy this erotic swimsuited couple in their Riviera setting. Now as much as I love Colin Farrell's look and appreciate his magnetism, I find their new campaign just as laughable. Not because of Farrell, who is obviously gorgeous, but because of the name of the cologne: Intenso. I'm guessing Intenso is an Italian word—but in translation it really sounds stupid. You can't just replace an e with an o and think you've come up with a brilliant product appellation. What's next in the line? Immenso? Incenso? Defenso? I appreciate that D & G is attempting to be avant-garde and daring, but they are coming off as flamboyant and foolish. Maybe that is what their pretentious customers want, but I would hope with the services of a super star like Farrell they could come up with something more creative, provocative and certainly more masculine than Intenso.

HuffPost guesses wrong.

HuffPost has outdone itself with one of the stupidest headlines this or any year: "Alex Trebeck stumps contestants with Jeopardy Question Most Gay Men Could Easily Answer" How ignorant can they be? This is the age cold, outdated stereotype that all gay men are the same person, with the same super gay interests including cross-dressing, Barbara Streisand, gay pride parades, etc. Gay men are just like straight men. Completely varied, unrecognizable, fat, thin, weak, strong, black, white, nice, nasty, everything straight men are. And guess what? Millions of them never heard of RuPaul and couldn't answer the question that HuffPost is so convinced all gay men would have on the tip of their lisping tongues.  Sometimes pro-gay straights are far more insulting than the homophobic bigots.

Note: I just learned that Alex Trebeck is a Fox News fan which means that if it's true he has not slipped in my estimation, he has landslided, avalanched, plummeted. Some articles confirm it, others suggest that he is an independent and a believer in climate change, equal pay for women, and gay rights. But is that true or just publicity to hold on to viewers like me? He definitely supports Republican causes. So the question remains, or is it the answer.