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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Hollywood reacted with shock today when it was learned that Sunday night’s Oscar telecast was edited to omit one of the most prestigious Academy Awards.
“This is an outrage,” said Tom Sherak, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Officials of the ABC network had no immediate comment about the apparent production error that resulted in the omission of the Academy Award for Continue reading HOLLYWOOD EXCLUSIVE! →
by Smitty
Mark Krikorian offers a perfectly legal, sensible, and proper means of answering the Census Bureau’s race question. Say you’re American, if that is what you are.
Racism* is DNA-based decision making. We must oppose it, and also the data gathering that supports and perpetuates it.
*Sexism, too.
by Smitty
The Enterprising Paco appears to have gone all Dan Riehl over a certain John Feehery at the Daily Caller.
Feehery’s piece is a prime example of Brooksian nematodery. The title of this post comes from the following passage of Paco’s flogging:
You have unhappily tripped up upon your very entrance into the arena of public discourse by saluting that blackguard, David Brooks – a self-styled “conservative” whose principles have proven to be infinitely malleable, and whose worldview is a veritable windsock of elitist cant.
Read the whole thing; it’s a drubbing most delightful.
As I explained Saturday at the American Spectator blog, there is bipartisan grassroots resentment in Alabama’s 5th District against Rep. Parker Griffith, who switched from Democrat to Republican. Today about 200 people showed up at a protest in Huntsville, Al., where House Minority Leader John Boehner appeared at a Griffith fundraising dinner. Thanks to Stephen Gordon for sending these cell-phone photos.
Clever slogan against the incumbent, who is hated by Democrats and mistrusted by Republicans in the 5th District.
This is one of the liberal Democrats at Monday’s demonstration who joined with Tea Party activists and local grassroots Republicans in an unusual bipartisan protest.
This sign summarizes widespread resentment of national party interference in local politics.
“It’s another ‘Dede Moment’ for the GOP” — a reminder of notorious RINO Dede Scozzafava — and notice the guy on the right with the “No Griffith” bumper stick on the seat of his pants.
The Crimson Tide made Tim Tebow cry and knocked Colt McCoy out of the game on the fifth play from scrimmage, so there was never any doubt who would emerge as the victor in today’s post-season exhibition match at the White House:
As Coach Bryant once said, “I think the most important thing of all for any team is a winning attitude.” I think this team would make him proud, because they’ve got that winning attitude.
Some things are true, even when a Democrat says them.
Bob Belvedere will have to surrender his NSFW Rule 5 crown to Dan. Beyond the bear-breasted lady — not a typo — our favorite Piece of Work in Progress also features:
Dan Collins: Roll-Your-Own Blogging. Bookmark it.
While you’re pondering that unappetizing equation, watch this video, which Noel Sheppard of Newsbusters gives an “extreme vulgarity” warning:
“She was so famous as Governor, you know, when John McCain picked her after meeting her for ten minutes. And, um, that must have been some b—j–.”
Speaking of which, Levi Johnston sucks:
Kathy Griffin and her pal Levi Johnston are collaborating on a stage show in Anchorage that takes aim at Sarah Palin, the grandmother of Johnston’s love child.
As a general rule, only gay men hang out with Kathy Griffin. NTTAWWT. But maybe Levi’s just desperate enough to . . .
No, there’s not enough brain bleach in the world to erase that disturbing mental image.
(Hat-tip: Unsheathed.)
This could be a sign of big trouble to come:
A Turkish newspaper reports that police burst into an Istanbul synagogue during recent Sabbath services and demanded worshipers’ ID’s.
The Turkish Milliyet newspaper reported that the Muslim government in Turkey appears to be cracking down on non-Muslim minorities. . . .
Rabbi Yitzchak Haleva, Chief Rabbi of Turkey, says it’s “much ado about nothing.” . . .
(Suggestion to Turkish Jews: Get a new chief rabbi.) The story includes this intriguing addendum:
Turkey recalled its ambassador to the U.S. last week after the House Foreign Relations Committee narrowly approved a resolution recognizing the Turkish slaughter of Armenians during World War I as genocide. The London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabiye editorialized that the “Jewish lobby” in Washington is to blame for the resolution.
Ah, so the Turks get mad at the U.S., and take out their frustrations on Turkish Jews? Let’s go back to last week’s news:
Turkey has recalled its ambassador to the United States on the heels of a vote on a resolution in the House Foreign Affairs Committee declaring the 1915 massacre of millions of Armenians a genocide, previewing the potential problems the measure could create for ties between the U.S. and Turkey.
The Obama administration moved quickly to smooth relations after the committee voted Thursday 23-22 and sent the resolution to the House floor, although it is unclear if the House will ever vote on the measure.
At a press conference Friday while traveling in Guatemala, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reacted, “As I made clear yesterday in Costa Rica the Obama administration strongly opposes the resolution that was passed by only one vote in the House committee and we’ll work very hard to make sure it does not go to the House floor.”
Is the Obama administration pro-genocide? Or just anti-Armenian?
Maybe Hillary Clinton is just jealous of Kim Kardashian’s big fine Armenian booty. That would be understandable.
What’s not understandable is why the “Jewish lobby” gets blamed for this Armenian resolution.
It’s time for the Islamic world to find a new scapegoat. IYKWIMAITYD.
UPDATE: “Jewish lobby” blamed for deadly earthquake in Turkey.
Kim Kardashian’s big fine Armenian booty could not be reached for comment.
