Demented.

I suspect that Bill Maher will never have Andrew Sullivan as a guest again. Last night on Real Time the British-born author, editor and blogger gave a new meaning to pain in the ass. Seemingly out of the blue this supposedly intelligent conservative launched a diatribe against Hillary Clinton that was full of vitriol and completely devoid of facts. According to him Clinton never accomplished anything in her life and was about as useless a human being as was humanly possible. To add to his insane and vicious attack he added, "but I don't hate her" while his mouth was still dripping with venom. Sullivan later attacked Maher unjustly for a comment he made about pharmaceuticals, citing how necessary medicines were to his elderly "mum" and for his own HIV needs. Eventually the annoyed Maher had to tell him to shut about his mum and calm down.  Sullivan retreated into petulance and later, during Maher's "New Rules", displayed a kind of manic jollity. Another loose cannon Republican.

Do you even recognize him?

Kevin Corcoran a former child actor has died at 66 or colorectal cancer. This is a sad event for his family. It seems that Kevin was on the early Mickey Mouse Club program and featured in several Disney movies. I find it ludicrous that the Internet news item refers to him as a legend. I shouldn't be surprised since almost everything associated with Disney is called a legend, including their new movies in the first week of release. We are losing so many valuable words because ignorant writers don't appreciate what they actually mean. Clark Gable could be considered a legend. Kevin Corcoran—who was probably a very nice person— is decidedly not.

How many? One in five, in ten?

Disturbing event. I have been a Kindle customer for about two years. During that time I have ordered many books. Some very entertaining. Some dull. Recently when I ordered Augustus: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Emperor by Simon T. Bailey, I was stunned by the number of typos,  inaccurate statements, and use of modern slang. Then it occurred to me that Amazon/Kindle was selling me a self-published book. I think this is shocking. One is buying a second-rate product; a book no publisher thought worthy of putting in print is being sold to me by Kindle and being listed along with first-quality publications by renowned authors. I'm not saying the book isn't well-enough written, despite the many errors, but it should have been presented as a vanity publication. Essentially Kindle is making a fortune pawning off on the paying public books that no publisher wanted. I call this fraud.

I just read a post listing Hollywood's Ten Best Dance Numbers. And they left this out? If you haven't seen it, watch. I think it's the best of all the movie dance numbers. Choreographed by Michael Kidd.
It's great. And even better in Cinemascope.

Toss up!

What if you had to vote for "America's Stupidest Woman". Would you really be able to decide?

The Brothers Grim.

I never doubted for a moment that Jeb Bush had inherited all the idiot genes that  run rampant in the Bush family. But he is about to make the biggest blunder of his failed campaign. He is exploring whether to bring in George Witless Bush to give him a boost with the 122 skeptical conservatives with whom his moronic brother is still popular.  Is Jeb really so lacking in brainpower that he actually believes that a mass murderer will help him in the polls? While I'm sure there are still demented loyal fans of George Washout Bush out there, most of the country realizes that he lied us into an unnecessary war, was responsible for the deaths of thousands of young Americans, and multi-thousands of innocent civilians and children, created the groundwork that allowed the rise of Al Qaeda and ISIS, and nearly ruined the American economy.  Is Jeb mentally challenged? Did he not hear the scornful comments when he foolishly suggested that his brother had "kept us safe"?  Does he not realize that Georgie is the largest millstone around his ever-thickening neck?  Yes, Jeb! by all means, ask George Warmonger Bush to help with your campaign. That is sure to make an incredible difference.

"Stuff happens."

It would seem that Jeb! Bush, brilliant politician that he is, has found the ultimate campaign slogan. It's short, to the point, and can be used for almost any situation. So expect to see Jeb answering "Stuff happens" to questions like these:

Do you think your brother was right in starting a fake war?

Does it bother you that thousands of young American died in
Iraq because of your brother's idiocy?

Many feel that ISIS would never have formed if it weren't for
the Iraq War. What do you say?

How do you feel about your daughter's drug addiction?

What did you say to your wife after she was arrested for shoplifting?

Don't you feel that 9-11 could have been avoided if Condi Rice had
reacted to that threatening memo?

If you were president and got us into another war, how would you
explain that to the American public?