Note: I'm staying away from the Katrina situation for now. I have some friends down there that'll give it to me straight. I played on Bourbon Street every month for about six years as the only white boy in the band. They'll give me the straight dope on the situation. I don't think the cops were looting the city anymore than I think people were breaking into stores for profit. There was FOOD AND WATER in those stores, folks. The media (Fox, CNN,MSNBC, the whole lot of them) say all sorts of conflicting things, which should remind you beware of what is in print or on the telly, most of it is bullshit. When something like Katrina rears it's deadly head, don't believe ANYTHING you read, and don't let the politicians try to spin their unpreparedness. What was Homeland Security doing, just watching the Weather Channel? They sat on their ass for from day one of September, doing nothing but saying the magnitude of this storm was the biggest ever to hit land. That's when the calvary should have moved. Now for some real bullshit...........
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Bunnypants further shoved his idiocy into everyone's faces during a recent ad for the U.S. forces ( I believe they've already pulled it it was so outlandish) than there is "no higher calling " than serving in the United States Armed Forces. Sorry, veterans, you have done a job I never could have , but that designates it no "higher" than being a priest, or a jazz musician, or a writer, or poet, or a garbage man. Nobility is an ornament upon which one place's his endeavour. Saying that one job has a higher calling than another comes from the mouth of our current president, which pretty much makes it untrue right at face value.
Goddammit people, you don't have to be anything other than that which you want to be to consider something your "higher calling". If you have a strong propensity to fuck, go be a man/woman-whore. If you have a strong propensity to think about guns, go be a soldier. If you have a propensity for heroin, go be a junkie. It ain't nobody's bizness 'cept your own. You start lettin' your parents or counselors decide what's best for you in your life, you ain't bein' true to your own self, and that's the name of this whole fucking game, boys and girls.
You wanna be a mama and nothing else? I would think there is no higher calling than that, but, if you wanna have a career, go for it. You wanna be a gunner on a rivership that'll make yo' badself happy, do it. Be a pool hustler, or a businessman. You have to decide for yourself.
Some lifestyles and work situations prove to have a longer lasting lifespan than others. Some are more profitable. Some will make you famous, some infamous. But if there were no higher calling than being in the military, why didn't Bunnypants make a career of it? Where are the Bush twins? They're hiding from the armed forces like the plague. You'll never see a politician's son or daughter on the front lines. They're usually too fucked up on champagne and coke, just like their pappies were at that age.
I wonder if any family with a combined income of 125,000 dollars have children in the armed forces. I imagine that is a very rare thing. It's a damn dangerous gig for a young kid straight out of high school. The young man who bags my groceries told me he had joined the Marines and ships off to boot camp about two days after graduation this coming May. He was very excited and I congratulated him and wished him the best. I wondered how I would react if I had a son joining up right now. I don't know if I would congratulate him or try my damndest to dissuade his decision. It's a hard decision, however, I've always said I'd let my kid be whatever they desire.
Hopefully by that time I would have instilled enough information for him to tell the difference between truth and bullshit. Maybe that's the best any parent can teach a young man or woman. Then let them take it from there.
Molly Ivins: Happy Labor Day (Creators Syndicate)
... Congress passed an energy bill with $14.5 billion in tax breaks, most of which go to companies like Exxon, which last year alone made $25 billion and is swimming in cash on hand.
Anya Kamenetz: My Flood of Tears (villagevoice.com)
We are a people who constantly avow belief in various gods, in liberty and justice, and yet our fellow American citizens, ancient ladies and four-day-old infants, were left to die in the streets for lack of food and water as though they were born in the slums of Mumbai or the favelas of Brazil.
An Angry 'Times-Picayune' Calls for Firing of FEMA Chief, and Others, in Open Letter to President Bush
Every official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency should be fired, Director Michael Brown especially. In a nationally televised interview Thursday night, he said his agency hadn't known until that day that thousands of storm victims were stranded at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. He gave another nationally televised interview the next morning and said, "We've provided food to the people at the Convention Center so that they've gotten at least one, if not two meals, every single day." Lies don't get more bald-faced than that, Mr. President.
Andrew Tobias: Labor Day Bad News (andrewtobias.com)
According to new government numbers last week, median wages have dropped by $1,700 since President Bush took office. And by refusing to adjust the minimum wage for inflation, our all-Republican government has allowed it to fall to just 32% of the average hourly wage, its lowest level in 56 years. Happy Labor Day.
RICHARD ROEPER SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST
"Don't buy gas if you don't need it," said our commander in chief. ... Who buys gas, ever, when they don't need it? See, the way it works is, you buy the gas, it enables you to get to work and drop the kids off at school and run errands and stuff like that -- and then you have to buy some more gas, or the car pretty much stops.
David Bruce: Wise Up: Death (athensnews.com)
For a while, Wilson Mizner managed middleweight champion Stanley Ketchel, a ferocious boxer. When Mr. Mizner heard that Mr. Ketchel was dying, he paid him this compliment: "Tell 'em to count 10 over him, and he'll get up."
My favorite Bad Accent moment of all time comes from back in 1954 in a movie called "The Black Shield of Falworth" where a knightly clad Tony Curtis on horseback while riding through the English countryside stops and proudly says (in classic New York twang) "Yondah is dah castle of my faddah…dah kinge" !!!!!! I always crack up at this complete language mangling moment…and it was done sorta tongue in cheek…..Brad Pitt has managed to mesmerize me with his own "mangling"……
In the movie "Kalifornia" (1993) Brad plays Early Grayce, a pathological "Oakie" violent dumb fuck hick ass fool…with a gun and a can of "Bud" …he says to Brian (David Duchovny)..in his slovenly, sloppy, southern drawl….." "Reebs"….that's whut we useta call 'em when we was kids……it's beer spelled backwurds !" BAD ACCENT !!
In the movie "Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles" (1994) Brad plays Louis de Pointe du Lac, a French plantation owner who had lost his wife and gets bitten by a Vampire named Lestat de Lioncourt (Tom "the Weirdo" Cruise) and becomes a bloodsucker. Lestat says to Louis "Lord what I wouldn't give for a drop of good old fashioned Creole blood!" To which a very frilly froggy Frenchy Louis says "Yahnkees are naut to your taste, monsieur !" BAD ACCENT !!
In the movie "The Devil's Own" (1997) Brad plays Rory Devaney, an IRA terrorist in the US trying to buy weapons. When his cop friend Tom O'Meara (Harrison Ford) asks Rory "Did you catch the fuckers?" Rory says, in his best broken Irish brogue "Dey are da fockers !" BAD ACCENT !!
In the movie "Seven Years in Tibet" (1997) brad plays Heinrich Harrer, a former Austrian Nazi hero turned world class mountain climber and while climbing near Llasa in Tibet just around the time of the Chinese takeover, he encounters the child Dalai Lama who says to Heinrich "You cannot ask a devout people to disregard a precious teaching !" to which Heinrich in his most guttural Germanic grace says…"Yah but yur Holiness, vit all due vrespect, ve can't possibly save all da vurms (worms) !" BAD ACCENT !!
In the movie "Troy" (2004) (there is an English actor in this movie named Johnny Shrapnel…that's his real name !!!) Brad bulks up and gets greased down to play the role of Achilles the Greek Hunk. In a softer moment, as he is lying naked with Helen of Troy (Diane Kruger) ….Helen says "I have made many mistakes !" to which a normal non-linguistically challenged Achilles says "You gave me peace in a lifetime of War !" OK Brad….you finally did it !!!!!! NOT SO BAD ACCENT !!!!
I guess I have to find somebody else to "pick on" now….maybe I'll go back and watch "One-Eyed Jacks" (1961) and listen to Deputy Lon Dedrick (Slim Pickens) say to Rio (Marlon Brando) "Ya gotta lotta guts Kid!" to which Rio says "Yur the one with the Gut Lon" ….Now those were the days when they had GOOD BAD ACCENTS !!!!!
Let me know if there are any WORSER BAD ACCENTS!!!!!!!
P.S. It looks like Brad Pitt may become known as Dad Pitt with his blooding wearing baby adopting gorgeous girlfriend A-Jo (Angelina Jolie) I hear he's been watching her two tots while she's busy filming…what a guy !
Still sunny & warm by day, but starting to cool off at night.
The first day of 7th grade went well. Whew.
Came across this first person account by a couple of California paramedics who were attending a convention in New Orleans - Hurricane Katrina.
Tonight, Thursday:
CBS opens the night with a FRESH'Big Brother 6', followed by a RERUN'CSI: The Original One', then a RERUN'Without A Trace'.
Scheduled on a FRESHDave are Jennifer Lopez and tennis star James Blake.
On a RERUNCraig (from 7/27/05) are Joe Buck, Pauley Perrette, and Jeff Caldwell.
NBC begins the night with a RERUN'Joey', followed by a RERUN'Will & Grace', then a RERUN'Scrubs', followed by another RERUN'Scrubs', then a RERUN'ER' (starts 1 minute before the top of the hour).
On a RERUNLeno are Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, and OK Go. (R)
Scheduled on a FRESHConan are John Lithgow, Eugene Levy, and Flight of the Conchords.
On a RERUNCarson Daly (from 3/8/05) are Ice-T and Ryan Cabrera.
ABC starts the night with LIVE'NFL Football' (Raiders visit the Patriots), followed on the left coast by local filler crap, then 2 network infomercials - 'Lost: The Journey' and 'Desperate Housewives: Sorting Out The Dirty Laundry'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are Paul Reiser, Dredg, and USC quarterback Matt Leinart.
The WB offers a RERUN'Smallville', followed by a RERUN'Everwood'.
Faux has the SEASON PREMIERE'The O.C.', followed by the SERIES PREMIERE'Reunion'.
UPN has a RERUN'Eve', followed by another RERUN'Eve', then a RERUN'Cuts', followed by another RERUN'Cuts'.
A&E has 'American Justice', 'Cold Case Files', and 'The Real Exocists'.
AMC offers the movie 'Silverado' (not the Neil Bush story), followed by the movie 'Volcano', then the movie 'Alien Resurrection'.
BBC -
[2pm] 'I'm Alan Partridge' - Ep. 6 Towering Alan;
[2:40pm] 'Coupling' - The Girl with Two Breasts;
[3:20pm] 'Blackadder' - Plan A-Captain Cook;
[4pm] 'Jonathan Creek' - The Wrestler's Tomb - Part 2;
[5pm] 'Monarch of the Glen' - Episode 2;
[6pm] 'BBC World News';
[6:30pm] 'Cash in the Attic' - Brown;
[7pm] 'The Benny Hill Show' - Episode 8;
[8pm] 'Cash in the Attic' - Episode 8;
[9pm] 'Changing Rooms' - Episode 8;
[9:30pm] 'What Not To Wear' - Tina;
[10pm] 'Brand New You' - Episode 8;
[11pm] 'The Benny Hill Show' - Episode 8;
[12am] 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - Scott of the Antartic;
[12:40am] 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - How Not to Be Seen;
[1:20am] 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - Spam;
[2am] 'Teachers' - Episode 6;
[3am] 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - Scott of the Antartic;
[3:40am] 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - How Not to Be Seen;
[4:20am] 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - Spam;
[5am] 'Teachers' - Episode 6;
[6am] 'BBC World News'. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has a FRESH'Allure Backstage', followed by an NBC infomercial, then a FRESH'Celebrity Poker Showdown', 'Being Bobby Brown', and another 'Being Bobby Brown'.
Comedy Central has 'Distraction', 'Comedy Central Presents', last night's 'Jon Stewart', 'Comedy Central Presents' (Maria Bamford), another 'Comedy Central Presents' (Mitch Hedburg) 'South Park', 'Chappelle's Show', and 'Reno 911!'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJon Stewart is Brian Williams.
History has 'Modern Marvels', 'The Real Spartacus', 'The Colosseum', and 'Life & Death In Rome'.
IFC -
[6AM] 'Damage' (1992);
[8AM] 'Kicked In The Head' (1997);
[9:35AM] 'Alice et Martin' (1998);
[11:45AM] 'The Winslow Boy'(1999);
[1:35PM] 'Kicked In The Head' (1997);
[3:15PM] 'Alice et Martin' (1998);
[5:30PM] 'Love and Death' (1975);
[7PM] 'The Winslow Boy' (1999);
[9PM] 'Damage' (1992);
[11PM] 'Natural Born Killers' (1994);
[1:15AM] 'Ten Tiny Love Stories' (2001);
[3AM] 'Natural Born Killers' (1994);
[5AM] 'The Festival #2' (2005);
[5:30AM] 'The Festival #3' (2005). (ALL TIMES EDT)
SciFi has the movie 'Tremors 4: The Legend Begins', followed by the movie 'Tremors'.
Sundance -
[7AM] 'The Al Franken Show': (09/07/05);
[8AM] 'Songs for Cassavetes';
[9:30AM] 'Koyaanisqatsi';
[11AM] 'The Al Franken Show': (09/07/05);
[12PM] 'The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys';
[1:45PM] 'Fake Clouds';
[2PM] 'Persons of Interest';
[3:05PM] 'Koyaanisqatsi';
[4:35PM] 'Don't Tempt Me';
[6:30PM] 'Hermitage-niks': A Passion for the Hermitage: Episode 2 - Guardian Angels;
[7PM] 'Mimic';
[9PM] 'The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys';
[10:45PM] 'Mother of an Attitude';
[11PM] 'Keeping Time: New Music from America's Roots Episode 4';
[11:30PM] 'The Al Franken Show': (09/08/05);
[12:30AM] 'Margaret Cho's Revolution';
[2AM] 'Grandmother, Hitler and I' (Mormor, Hitler och Jag);
[2:20AM] 'Fake Clouds';
[2:30AM] 'The Al Franken Show': (09/08/05);
[3:30AM] 'Coming Home';
[5:45AM] 'Mother of an Attitude'. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Director Tim Burton and actress Helena Bonham Carter pose for photographers as they arrive for the screening of their latest animation movie 'Tim Burton's Corpse Bride' at the 62nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice's Lido, northern Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005.
Photo by Domenico Stinellis
Legendary bluesman Dr. John, one of New Orleans' most iconic natives, has reiterated his love for the Louisiana city and urged people to donate to relief efforts for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
"If anybody in the government would've done something about the disappearing wetlands for the past 50 years, then this probably wouldn't have been as bad," the boogie-woogie pianist said in a recent statement.
"It makes me think of what my friend Rev. Goat just told me, `Let me say this before it goes any further, New Orleans didn't die of natural causes, she was murdered.'"
Canadian broadcasters will join the Katrina relief effort by simulcasting Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast on Friday night.
Six major U.S. networks and programming services in 95 countries around the world are also airing the special to raise money for people affected by last week's hurricane.
Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks, Alicia Keys, Randy Newman, Paul Simon, Rod Stewart and Neil Young are among the performers scheduled to appear. The special will be broadcast live from New York City and Los Angeles to eastern and central time zones, and delayed for broadcast in western regions.
Actors Alec, right, and Stephen Baldwin watch the Maria Sharapova and Nadia Petrova match at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, Tuesday Sept. 6, 2005.
Photo by Elise Amendola
British rock trio Cream, will whip up a "Strange Brew" for American fans next month when it plays its first U.S. arena shows since breaking up in 1968, the band announced on Tuesday.
Guitarist Eric Clapton, bass player Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker will play Madison Square Garden in New York on October 24, 25 and 26.
Tickets go on sale on September 12 for American Express cardholders, and to the general public on September 19.
The Emmy Awards will be singing a different tune at this month's ceremony, and it could be a classic. In an "American Idol"-style competition, stars and singers ranging from William Shatner to Donald Trump to Frederica von Stade will perform themes from TV series, with viewers able to pick their favorite song via online or text-message voting.
Kristen Bell ("Veronica Mars") will be the only solo performer, with her version of the "Fame" theme, while others will sing duets.
• William Shatner ("Boston Legal") and opera's von Stade with the theme from Shatner's 1960s series "Star Trek."
• Megan Mullally ("Will & Grace") and Trump ("The Apprentice") with the "Green Acres" tune.
• Gary Dourdan (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation") and R&B artist Macy Gray with "Movin' On Up" from "The Jeffersons."
Monica Lewinsky has been accepted for a one-year master's degree course in London, the London School of Economic and Political Science confirmed Wednesday.
Lewinsky will be working on a degree in social psychology, a school spokeswoman said. She spoke on condition of anonymity, in line with the school's policy.
The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
1.(2) Dave Matthews Band; $1,379,991; $44.50.
2.(1) Neil Diamond; $1,359,466; $62.11.
3.(3) Kenny Chesney; $1,125,248; $56.66.
4. (4) Anger Management Tour / Eminem / 50 Cent; $1,042,169; $64.59.
5. (5) Ozzfest; $853,937; $45.36.
6. (New) Coldplay; $799,010; $40.47.
7. (6) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers; $620,712; $36.68.
8. (7) James Taylor; $599,550; $42.57.
9. (8) Destiny's Child; $485,196; $55.32.
10. (11) Vans Warped Tour; $434,619; $26.50.
11. (12) Rascal Flatts; $433,169; $32.72.
12. (10) American Idols Live; $428,384; $44.33.
13. (13) Santana; $410,613; $45.68.
14. (14) Stevie Nicks / Don Henley; $367,173; $53.08.
15. (16) The Sugar Water Festival; $358,139; $49.09.
16. (15) Chicago / Earth, Wind & Fire; $357,200; $42.11.
17. (New) Jack Johnson; $343,489; $33.48.
18. (17) Def Leppard / Bryan Adams; $333,719; $44.98.
19. (18) Hilary Duff; $290,812; $42.98.
20. (19) 3 Doors Down; $276502; $32.14.
Eugene Levy (L) and Samuel L. Jackson, stars of the new comedy film 'The Man,' pose together at the premiere of the film at the Arclight Theater in Los Angeles, September 6, 2005.
Photo by Chris Pizzello
A federal jury decided Wednesday that Rod Stewart should pay a Las Vegas casino $2 million plus interest for a canceled show in December 2000.
The seven-member panel found that Stewart should not have kept an advance he was paid for the New Year's weekend show that he said he was unable to perform at the Rio hotel-casino because of throat surgery several months earlier.
One of his lawyers, Kerry Garvis Wright, said outside U.S. District Court that the 60-year-old singer will appeal.
Former Beatle Paul McCartney, whose music helped stir the rebellious counter-culture movement of the 1960s, will soon deliver a different kind of message -- pitching financial planning.
Boston-based Fidelity Investments signed up the singer for ads designed to show the privately held mutual fund giant can help people achieve their dreams, said Claire Huang, Fidelity's executive vice president for advertising.
The ad, titled "This is Paul" and crafted with advertising agency Arnold Worldwide, will air in the United States and Canada this month and feature a chronological tour of McCartney's life.
U.S. actress Susan Sarandon (R) and U.S. actor James Gandolfini arrive at the Cinema Palace in Venice September 6, 2005, for the premiere of U.S. director John Turturro's latest movie 'Romance and cigarettes' which is screening at the Venice film festival.
Photo by Alessia Pierdomenico
Actor Bruce Willis will have a hand in choosing Italy's most beautiful woman when he heads the jury of the national beauty contest later this month, organizers of the "Miss Italia" pageant said Wednesday.
The 50-year-old Willis will make his appearance on the final evening of the contest, on Sept. 19, to help pick 2005's Miss Italia among 101 skimpily dressed finalists.
Actress Charlotte Rampling arrives at the screening of her latest movie ' Vers le Sud ' (Toward the south) by German-born director Laurent Cantet at the 62nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice's Lido, northern Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005.
Photo by Luigi Costantini
Nominations for the 39th annual CMA Awards were announced Wednesday. The following is a list of nominees:
Entertainer of the Year: Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley and Keith Urban.
Single of the Year: "Alcohol," Brad Paisley; "As Good As I Once Was," Toby Keith; "Baby Girl," Sugarland; "Bless the Broken Road," Rascal Flatts; "I May Hate Myself in the Morning," Lee Ann Womack.
Album of the Year: "Be Here," Keith Urban; "Feels Like Today," Rascal Flatts; "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw; "Somewhere Down in Texas," George Strait; "There's More Where That Came From," Lee Ann Womack.
Song of the Year: "Alcohol," Brad Paisley; "As Good As I Once Was," Toby Keith/Scotty Emerick; "Bless the Broken Road," Marcus Hummon/Bobby Boyd/Jeff Hanna; "I May Hate Myself in the Morning," Odie Blackmon; "Redneck Woman," Gretchen Wilson/ John Rich; "Whiskey Lullaby," Bill Anderson/ Jon Randall.
Female Vocalist of the Year: Sara Evans, Alison Krauss, Martina McBride, Gretchen Wilson, Lee Ann Womack.
Male Vocalist of the Year: Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, George Strait and Keith Urban.
Vocal Group of the Year: Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Diamond Rio, Lonestar, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland.
Vocal Duo of the Year: Big & Rich, Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Van Zant, The Warren Brothers.
Musical Event of the Year: George Strait (duet with Lee Ann Womack); "Good News, Bad News"; Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack, "I'll Never Be Free"; Brad Paisley/Sara Evans, "New Again"; Shania Twain (with Billy Currington), "Party for Two"; Jimmy Buffett with Martina McBride, "Trip Around the Sun."
Musician of the Year: Jerry Douglas, dobro; Paul Franklin, steel guitar; Dann Huff, electric guitar; Brent Mason, guitar/electric guitar; Randy Scruggs, guitar/mandolin.
Music Video of the Year: "Alcohol," Brad Paisley; "As Good As I Once Was," Toby Keith; "Days Go By," Keith Urban; "I May Hate Myself in the Morning," Lee Ann Womack; "When I Think About Cheatin'," Gretchen Wilson.
Horizon Award: Dierks Bentley, Big & Rich, Miranda Lambert, Julie Roberts, Sugarland.
U.S. actress Goldie Hawn, left, and Mexican Comedian 'Ponchito' perform during a conference for the 'Mexico 21st Century' event in Mexico City on Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2005.
Photo by Eduardo Verdugo
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Aug. 29-Sept. 4. Top 20 listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.
Due to a miscalculation at Nielsen, this week's ratings do not include ABC's college football special on Saturday, although it is not expected to be a top 20 show.
1. (X) "Dateline NBC" (Wednesday), NBC, 12.2 million viewers.
2. (6) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 11.6 million viewers.
3. (19) "60 Minutes," CBS, 11.3 million viewers.
4. (36) "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 10.7 million viewers.
5. (X) "Dateline NBC" (Friday), NBC, 10.7 million viewers.
6. (X) "Prison Break," Fox, 10.5 million viewers.
7. (13) "Two and a Half Men," (9 p.m.), CBS, 10.3 million viewers.
8. (21) "NCIS," CBS, 9.4 million viewers.
9. (X) "ABC News Special: In the Path of Katrina," ABC, 9.3 million viewers.
10. (21) "Law & Order," NBC, 9.2 million viewers.
11. (3) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 8.9 million viewers.
12. (41) "CBS Sunday Movie: `Along Came a Spider,'" CBS, 8.7 million viewers.
13. (X) NFL Exhibition: St. Louis at Detroit, ABC, 8.6 million viewers.
14. (X) Auto Racing: California 500, NBC, 8.5 million viewers.
15. (X) "48 Hours: Katrina's Fury," CBS, 8.3 million viewers.
16. (70) "Big Brother 6 (Tuesday), CBS, 8.2 million viewers.
17. (X) "Preseason Showcase," ABC, 8.2 million viewers.
18. (59) "20/20," ABC, 8.1 million viewers.
19. (31) "House," Fox, 8.0 million viewers.
20. (12) "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS, 8.0 million viewers.
(L-R) U.S. actress Susan Sarandon, U.S. director Cameron Crowe, U.S. actress Kirsten Dunst and British actor Orlando Bloom pose during a photocall in Venice September 4, 2005. Crowe is presenting his latest movie 'Elizabethtown' at the Venice film festival.
Photo by Alessia Pierdomenico
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Note: I'm staying away from the Katrina situation for now. I have some friends down there that'll give it to me straight. I played on Bourbon Street every month for about six years as the only white boy in the band. They'll give me the straight dope on the situation. I don't think the cops were looting the city anymore than I think people were breaking into stores for profit. There was FOOD AND WATER in those stores, folks. The media (Fox, CNN,MSNBC, the whole lot of them) say all sorts of conflicting things, which should remind you beware of what is in print or on the telly, most of it is bullshit. When something like Katrina rears it's deadly head, don't believe ANYTHING you read, and don't let the politicians try to spin their unpreparedness. What was Homeland Security doing, just watching the Weather Channel? They sat on their ass for from day one of September, doing nothing but saying the magnitude of this storm was the biggest ever to hit land. That's when the calvary should have moved. Now for some real bullshit...........
