"...not even a mother..."

This week Mitch McConnell, when accused of earning his wealth by using his position as a senator clarified how he became a millionaire. He inherited his wealth. I would think this comes as no surprise to anyone considering that McConnell isn't smart enough to have earned millions, and not appealing enough to have won over others with wealth. He is, however unctuous enough that, having millions, he could oil his way into positions of power and control. We also can assume that he inherited his incredible homeliness from one or both parents. His lack of any humanity, honesty, integrity or humility we can be certain he achieved all on his own.

Dangerous advice.

Bayer has the most offensive commercials on television. This spot is to suggest that this man who had a "massive heart attack" was saved when his doctor put him on a Bayer aspirin regimen. No mention of course of the hideous operation, the change in diet, the follow-up therapy. And does a responsible doctor really suggest a costly brand-name product when any aspirin regimen will be equally effective? These are shamelessly deceptive and irresponsible commercials. But no surprise. Keep in mind Bayer is the company that provided the lethal gas for the holocaust. They are still leading providers of poisons and obviously still effective propagandists.

I hate this spot!

I don't get this commercial. What am I supposed to think? I see a nice dad taking his kid to see some of America's greatest wonders, and the little shit is nothing but unimpressed and ungrateful. I have no idea what the bison is supposed to say about the little monster. I would have driven off and left him there.
Disappointing spot for a company that normally does wonderful commercials with children.

Are you the angry writer, Katherine Brooks?

This peculiarity of HuffingtonPost is so creepy, I felt I had to mention it again. For some inexplicable reason they have a sick writer, possibly Katherine Brooks,  who for some inexplicable reason writes headlines like this: "Here Are A Bunch of F*cking Delightful Artsy Cat Photos. You're Welcome." Does HuffPost think this is cute and endearing? To me it suggests someone with a screw loose. What makes this weirdo feel she has to add "F*cking" to an otherwise innocent and amusing feature? That's like having a headline that says, "Ten Helpful Household Hints. Up Yours!" 

Arrested development.

As a gay man I am often amazed at the boorish and insecure behavior of so many so-called straight-men. Why do so many, on seeing an attractive women, act as if they have never seen a woman before, or as if the one that catches their eye is the last one they will ever see. A woman comes into view and A. They are wide-eyed with wonder and obscene thoughts and B, They make arrogant comments that suggest that this attractive stranger would have anything to do with them. Then, of course, there are the cretins who yell their admiration from car windows or make rude and scary comments on the street as a woman passes by,  again as if this woman would regard them as anything but complete jerks. Are straight men, as a rule, so sex-starved that they behave like ten-year-olds seeing their first photo of a "naked lady"? If so, how sad. But sadder still is that they seem to have no interest in appearing to be  masculine, self-assured and comfortable with the opposite sex. On September 4, Washington, D.C. Superior Court Judge, Juliet McKenna, dismissed charges against intrusive pervert Christopher Cleveland who was accused of taking pictures up women's skirts without their consent or knowledge.
Apparently Judge McKenna thinks that's perfect acceptable behavior, thus giving one more nutcase free rein to express his sexual inadequacies at the expense of innocent women. 

It's where this castle is not.

There are two expressions related to Great Britain that I think should never be used by intelligent Americans. Both are not only cliches, but really stupid ones. They are "bubbly" instead of champagne, and "across the pond" instead of in Great Britain or Europe. While one doesn't hear "bubbly" much any more thank goodness, all the network news stations, notably ABC, love saying, "across the pond."  Does David Muir know how sophomoric it makes him sound? When I worked for a leading Miami agency, we had Laker Airways. I inherited the copywriting chores on the account from a recently fired writer. His copy for Laker included "bubbly" which I hated even then, but I was not allowed to take that annoying word out of his, as yet, unproduced radio spot. However, when the commercial was presented to Sir Freddie Laker, he wanted it removed and said at the time, "Bubbly? Who the fuck says bubbly?"

Note: Wikipedia says that "Laker Airways was founded by Sir Freddie Laker in 1966". However, since Mr. Laker wasn't knighted until 1978, he was still just a brilliant entrepreneurial commoner.

"So many fantasies, so little time."

World's leading propagandist, Karl Rove, is gearing up for another blirzkreig  ad campaign against Democrats. It seems his political nonprofit Crossroads GPS has raised $75 million to support Rove's massive hate campaign of lies and innuendos. I wonder if being such an utterly unattractive blob and having a gay father has anything to do with his faux homophobia, self-hatred,  and intense loathing of a party out to help the poor and middle class. I also wonder if he ever got over his mad crush on George Bush. Or for that matter is he still being screwed by Joe Gannon the gay hustler who he tried to pass off as a journalist?