'TBH Politoons'
Thanks, again, Tim!
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Sick Of This Crap!
How about my homeboy last Wednesday night? Talk about totally punking a pathetic little man lost in his own oversized cowboy hat! I'm a re-believer!!!
This week's issue features:
* Up goes the yard sign, on goes the bumper sticker, down goes Frazier! DOWN GOES FRAZIER!!
* An exclusive crap-sickened analysis, because no other politicial opinion source dares discuss the debate implications.
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Reader Comment
Water At The Debate
Bush's "water" drinking at the debate
Anyone has seen the
Marx Brothers' "A Night At the Opera" will know
what I'm talking about:
There's a scene where Harpo, Chico and Alan Jones are disguised as
"the three greatest aviators in the world" with these big beards?
They're at City Hall and Chico has just given a long, convoluted
speech (as only Chico could do).
When it came Harpo's turn, of course, he couldn't talk so he kept
drinking glass after glass of water to stall for time.
Bush reminded me of that scene Thursday night with whatever he was
drinking (I have my doubts that it was water, but that's another
story).
Terry C
NJ
Thanks, Terry!
from Mark
Another Bumpersticker
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George W. Bush: It's Hard Being President -- Please Give Me A Permanent Vacation
Thanks, Bruce!
The Wall Street Poet
The Consistency Poem
The Consistency Poem
One candidate was mighty proud
That he's been so consistent;
The other one was not ashamed
To change, he ain't resistant.
For number two, I'm now inclined,
To roll my voting dice;
'Cause ill-advised consistency's
No virtue - it's a vice.
© 2004
*********
For more political verse--
http://www.beltwaybard.com
Purple Gene Reviews
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter on FOX with
Hannity and Combs - 10/04/04
I am loathe to allow myself myself to, and I dare not
tell my brother in Nashville - "THAT MAD CAT" that I
did, but tonight I entered the "No Spin Zones'" with
O'Reillys' little cousins - "Hannity and Combs" on
"Fair and Balanced" FOX SNOOZE!!!!
And guess who was right in the middle of a "Three-way"
with those two "Brilliant" journalists?????---My
Favoritest Fucking Psuedo "Authorette" And foaming
barbie-blonde airhead -Eva Braunish bitch bullshit
artist and wanna be comedienne
conservative "Cunt"...........Ann Coulter. I thought
she would just crawl under a right wing rock after she
got fired from USA Today for being an "Idiot" but
nooooooooo....She just finished a book called "How to
Talk to a Liberal" (And Jerk-off George Bush at the
same time!)
I love this woman from the darkest side of my being -
I want to see the most horrific sexual acts be
committed upon her by Gangs of Psychos. But what I
would really like to see is her "SHUT THE FUCK UP"!!!!
Sorry about that.....I continue my revue:
Ann, when pressed "Hard" by the lilly livered Liberal
Combs about her her famous quote about , "invading
Iraq, Killing all their leaders and then converting
them all to Christianity"......she said "Yes - that
would be Terrific" - in fact she actually agreed when
she was asked if all countries that disagree with us
should be "invaded, killed and converted".
Wow!!!!!!!
Her brilliant portrayal of the presidential debates:
"Kerry seems more concerned about his tan and manicure
than the issues - and he is the new "Appeaser" when it
comes to Foreign policy"!!!!
Then she mused "I wonder why Bush wasted his time
arguing with that KNUCKLEHEAD"!!!!!!
If you want to learn to love this woman like I
do....log onto www.anncoulter.com, click on IMAGES and
then go to gallery 3 and observe the bespeckled
introspective Ann Coulter standing over Joe McCarthys'
gravestone!
Purple Gene Gives Ann Coulter 10 out of 10 turds in a
punchbowl for being Sooooooo full of SHIT!!!!
~ Purple Gene
Thanks, Purple Gene!
Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Very fall-like, for these parts.
'Fahrenheit 9/11' is available on DVD today.
Late night TV is loaded with republicans tonight. Keeping it fairly unbalanced, as usual.
Director Robert Altman (L) and writer Garry Trudeau pose for photographers as they arrive for the premiere of the film 'Tanner on Tanner,' in New York on October 4, 2004. The film directed by Altman and written by Trudeau will premiere October 5 on The Sundance Channel.
Photo by Albert Ferreira
Jams for Votes
Neil Young
Although not an announced part of the lineup, Neil Young spent the weekend making appearances at Vote for Change tour stops in Toledo, Ohio and Detroit.
Sources suggest the veteran Canadian singer-songwriter may turn up to play with every VFC bill before the trek wraps Oct. 11 in Washington, D.C.
Young dropped in on Pearl Jam's Saturday evening show in Toledo, stunning the crowd at the start of the second encore when he and his wife, Pegi, guested with Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder on an acoustic version of "Harvest Moon."
Young stuck around to rock through "All Along the Watchtower," "Cortez the Killer," "Rockin' in the Free World" and, with Peter Frampton chipping in on guitar, "Act of Love," which appeared on the 1995 Young/Pearl Jam album "Mirror Ball."
The next evening, Young was even busier, reprising "Harvest Moon" and "Heart of Gold" with the Dixie Chicks and James Taylor at Detroit's Fox Theater. Later on, he teamed with Dave Matthews Band just outside the city at the Palace of Auburn Hills for "Watchtower" and "Rockin' in the Free World."
Neil Young
Helps Reopen Arts Center
Patti LaBelle
Soul diva Patti LaBelle ushered in a "new day" for a reopened performing arts center in Bergen County.
LaBelle started her show Saturday night with the gospel song "It's a New Day" for the first official concert at bergenPAC.
The formerly named John Harms Center for the Performing Arts, located in downtown Englewood, closed in April 2003 after it could not repay $2.3 million borrowed for renovations. Jazz guitarist and Englewood resident George Benson was among members of the Bergen arts community who pleaded with the county to help save the center.
County officials approved the issuance of $1.9 million in bonds to help revive the arts center, to be paid off with future concert revenues. The center also plans a $15 million capital and endowment drive.
Patti LaBelle
Actor Michael J. Fox speaks as Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass, listens at a town meeting on medical research at Winnacunnet High School in Portsmouth, N.H., Monday, Oct. 4, 2004. Kerry and Fox, who has Parkinsons disease, both favor stem cell research.
Photo by Gerald Herbert
Adds N.J. Show to 'Vote' Tour
Bruce Springsteen
Days after the official all-star finale in Washington, D.C., Bruce Springsteen will steer the Vote for Change tour homeward to host a concert at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J.
The bill for the Oct. 13 show will feature Springsteen and the E Street Band, Jackson Browne and John Fogerty, as well as Springsteen's wife/E Street Band singer/guitarist Patti Scialfa.
Tickets for the show will go on sale Wednesday (Oct. 6) via Ticketmaster (online and phone orders only), according to a note sent this afternoon to Springsteen's official e-mail list. Like all of the shows on the Vote for Change tour, it will be produced by MoveOnPAC and benefit America Coming Together.
Bruce Springsteen
Celebrates 50th Birthday
Al Sharpton
The Rev. Al Sharpton celebrated his 50th birthday with speeches, musical acts and a rendition of "Happy Birthday" with James Brown and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs on stage at Harlem's Apollo Theater.
Brown performed at the Sunday afternoon program, which also featured gospel singers and the rappers Doug E. Fresh and Foxy Brown, who paid tribute to the preacher, former Democratic presidential candidate and political fixture.
Al Sharpton
Man With An Opinion
Elton John
British pop veteran Elton John took a foul-mouthed swipe at Madonna Monday, saying she cheated her fans by miming on stage.
While collecting a song-writing award from Q music magazine in London, John suddenly launched into a tirade against Madonna when he discovered she had been nominated for Best Live Act.
"Anyone who lip-synchs in public on stage when you pay 75 pounds ($134) to see them should be shot," John said in reference to ticket prices for Madonna's Reinvention tour.
"Madonna, best f---ing live act? F--- off," said the singer renowned as much for his outrageous outbursts as he is for his outlandish outfits.
"Since when has lip-synching been live?" he asked.
Elton John
Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, left, talks with talk show host David Letterman about the upcoming Presidential Election during a taping of 'Late Show with David Letterman,' Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, in New York.
Photo by John Paul Filo
'70s Band To Reunite
Raspberries
The original members of Cleveland-based pop-rock act the Raspberries will reunite next month as the doors open on a new House of Blues venue in the city.
There are plans to film and record the Nov. 26 concert, the band's first in 31 years.
The Raspberries formed in 1970 and solidified the lineup of singer/bassist Eric Carmen, guitarists Wally Bryson and Dave Smalley and drummer Jim Bonfanti the next year. In 1972, the band scored a No. 5 hit on Billboard's Hot 100 with "Go All the Way" and a No. 16 placing with "I Wanna Be With You."
Raspberries
Wedding News
Sagal - Sutter
Katey Sagal, television's symbol of the crass housewife in her role as Peg Bundy on "Married ... With Children," has married again.
Sagal, 47, married Kurt Sutter, 42, in a private ceremony Saturday at their suburban Los Feliz home, publicist Lisa Kasteler said Monday.
Sagal - Sutter
Portraits Not Welcome In Norwegian Parliament
Richard Nixon
Portraits of former US president Richard Nixon which were hung in the Norwegian parliament have been removed after a number of the country's parliamentarians complained that the paintings were "shocking", officials said.
As a result of the MPs' complaints, the three-portrait series of Nixon holding a cup of coffee in his hand were taken down only a few days after they were hung in a new foreign affairs committee meeting room in the parliament building.
Republican Nixon, who led America from the White House from 1969 until 1974, was the first US president to resign from office.
Richard Nixon
From left to right Jeff Ament, of Pearl Jam, Peter Frampton, Eddie Vedder, of Pearl Jam, and Neil Young perform on-stage at a tour stop on the Vote for Change concert tour Saturday night Oct 2, 2004 in Toledo, Ohio.
Photo by Jayson Teig
Library To Auction Four Paintings
Norman Rockwell
Four original Norman Rockwell paintings will be sold to raise money for an Ohio library whose finances have plummeted so abruptly that the Ohio attorney general is investigating.
The foundation that operates the Wagnalls Memorial Library authorized the sale of the paintings to raise money after the library's savings diminished from $10 million in 1998 to $3 million this year. Questions have arisen about what happened to the money.
The Rockwell paintings to be sold are Smiles in Belgium Once More, The Story of Christmas, Man on Dock Fishing and The Old Couple.
The library was built in 1925 by Mabel Wagnalls Jones, the daughter of Adams Wagnalls, co-publisher of the Funk & Wagnalls Dictionary. The library was dedicated to her parents, who grew up in Lithopolis, a village of 600 people about 25 kilometres southeast of Columbus.
Norman Rockwell
Going Solo on American Music Awards
Gwen Stefani
No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani is scheduled to make her solo television performance debut when she opens the American Music Awards broadcast, set for Nov. 14 on ABC.
She joins previously confirmed performers Kenny Chesney, Josh Groban, Toby Keith, Jessica Simpson, Usher, Kanye West and Gretchen Wilson.
Gwen Stefani
A worker carries a felt boot, known as 'valenok', in a factory office in Kazakhstan's northeastern town of Semipalatinsk, October 3, 2004. The size 106 boot is 178 centimeters tall and weighs 16.5 kilos. The factory has produced the biggest valenok in the world, its management says, and plans to register it in the Guinness book of records. Inexpensive felt boots are worn across the former Soviet Union, particularly in harsh climates like Siberia, where people prize them for their warmth. Photo taken October 3, 2004.
Photo by Anatoliy Ustinenko
Bolivian Tourism
'Che's Trail'
Tourists and political pilgrims can now follow "Che's trail" in Bolivia, which traces Ernesto Guevara's fatal attempt to export the Cuban revolution to one of Latin America's poorest countries.
Authorities opened the trail on Monday, allowing visitors to travel the same route through Bolivian villages and remote countryside that Guevara's small band of revolutionaries took before they were defeated by the Bolivian army.
The tourist project has been financed by the government and international charities to provide a source of income for poor villagers and local Indian communities along the route.
Another stop on the tour is Vallegrande, some 500 miles southeast of La Paz, where the Bolivian army displayed Guevara's half-naked, open-eyed corpse. Many older women in this town keep shrines to "Saint Che."
'Che's Trail'
Adding 10 Rides in 2005
Dollywood
Dolly Parton's Dollywood theme park, Tennessee's biggest tourist attraction, is getting bigger.
The amusement park, located in the Great Smoky Mountains, will add 10 rides in 2005 in a 3 1/2-acre expansion of the park's Country Fair area that will increase ride capacity by more than 2,000 passengers an hour.
Open nine months of the year, Dollywood is a 125-acre park offering more than 30 rides, crafts and musical attractions. It draws more than 2.2 million visitors annually, second in visitation in Tennessee only to the neighboring Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Dollywood
In Memory
Jacques Levy
Jacques Levy, a Broadway theater director most noted for the musical "Oh! Calcutta," died of cancer Thursday. He was 69.
Active in off Broadway and regional theater, Levy directed the production's original staging in 1969 and its revival in 1976 for 7,273 performances in all. He also directed the musical comedy version of the comic strip "Doonesbury" for the 1983-84 season, wrote songs sung by performers including Carly Simon and Crystal Gayle, and wrote lyrics for the musical "Fame."
Born and raised in New York, Levy graduated from City College in 1956, and earned advanced degrees from Michigan State University.
In 1966, he co-directed Jean-Claude van Itallie's "America Hurrah" with Joseph Chaikin. The next year he directed Bruce Jay Friedman's "Scuba Duba."
Levy also taught directing and playwriting at schools including New York University, Columbia and Yale. In 1992, he became a professor in the English department at Colgate University and was head of its theater program at the time of his death.
Among Levy's recent directorial roles were "The Bridge in Scarsdale" in 2002; "Brecht on Brecht" in 2000; and also co-directed "Exact Change" with Jim Niesen in 1999.
Jacques Levy
In Memory
Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh's most famous scene was so terrifying it put her off showers for the rest of her life. Leigh, who died Sunday, insisted she always took baths after seeing the finished cut of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," in which her character was slashed to death in a motel shower in what may be the silver screen's most memorable murder.
Leigh died at her Beverly Hills home, with husband Robert Brandt and her daughters, actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis, at her side. She was 77.
Leigh had suffered from vasculitis, an inflammation of the blood vessels, for the past year.
The blond beauty had 60-odd film and TV roles in a career whose highlights included playing Frank Sinatra's romantic interest in "The Manchurian Candidate" and Charlton Heston's abducted bride in Orson Welles' "Touch of Evil."
Yet the shower scene in "Psycho" became Leigh's defining moment, the role earning her an Academy Award nomination for supporting actress.
Leigh had a classic storybook introduction to Hollywood. Born in Merced, Calif., on July 6, 1927, she was attending the University of the Pacific when retired screen star Norma Shearer saw her photograph at a ski resort. Shearer recommended the teenager to talent agent Lew Wasserman, who negotiated a contract at MGM for $50 a week.
Dubbed Janet Leigh (her birth name was Jeanette Helen Morrison) she starred at 19 in her first movie, "The Romance of Rosy Ridge," opposite Van Johnson, and her salary was quickly boosted to $150 a week. She became one of MGM's busiest stars, appearing in six movies in 1949.
Among her films: "Act of Violence" (with Van Heflin), "Little Women," "Holiday Affair" (Robert Mitchum), "Strictly Dishonorable" (Ezio Pinza), "The Naked Spur" (James Stewart), "Living It Up" (Martin and Lewis), "Jet Pilot" (John Wayne), "Bye Bye Birdie" (Dick Van Dyke) and "Safari" (Victor Mature).
Leigh had been married twice before coming to Hollywood: to John K. Carlyle, 1942, the marriage later annulled; and Stanley Reames in 1946, whom she divorced two years later.
In 1951, she married Tony Curtis when their stardoms were at a peak. Both their studios, MGM and Universal, worried that their immense popularity with teenagers would be hindered if they were married.
Aided by a splurge of fan magazine publicity, their appeal rose. They appeared in four films together, including "Houdini" and "The Vikings." The "ideal couple" divorced in 1963. In her 1984 autobiography, "There Really Was a Hollywood," she refrained from criticizing Curtis.
She married Robert Brandt in 1964.
Janet Leigh
Artist 'O' paints Mount St. Helens from the Castle Lake viewpoint, October 3, 2004. New tremors detected overnight at Mount St. Helens increased the likelihood that the Washington state volcano would erupt again, scientists tracking renewed earthquake activity at the mountain said on Sunday.
Photo by Robert Sorbo
