The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Sorry, Charlie

The Trainwreck Called Charlie has taken up entirely too much of my attention lately, but at least I got an American Spectator column out of it: Celebrity psychiatrist Dr. Drew Pinsky described Sheen’s condition as a “psychiatric emergency,” most probably the manic phase of bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) and requiring hospitalization: “He’s in […]

‘Sheen’s Korner’: Not Winning

Brutal reviews for Charlie Sheen’s Saturday night Webcast. Chris Nashawaty called it “a sloppy, self-indulgent bit of cringe theater” featuring “a posse of chuckleheads and enablers.” About 115,000 people tuned in to watch the godawful disaster, according to USA Today. One of the viewers, Michael van Poppel said, “Wish I could get my 50 minutes back.” Another […]

Charlie Sheen’s Hollywood Bedlam

“Bedlam,” final scene of William Hogarth’s series “A Rake’s Progress” (1735) “”I’m tired of pretending I’m not special. I’m tired of pretending like I’m not bitchin’, a total freaking rock star from Mars.” — Charlie Sheen, Feb. 28, 2011 Last night, the Trainwreck Called Charlie Tweeted that Rachel Oberlin — a/k/a, porn performer “Bree Olson,” […]

URGENT CHARLIE SHEEN UPDATE

There was a sudden surge of traffic caused by people Googling “Charlie+Sheen+insane,” which tipped me there might be some breaking news involving the deranged narcissist. So I checked, and there’s this from the Los Angeles Times: Charlie Sheen’s estranged wife said this week that the TV star vowed to decapitate her and send her severed […]

Huckabee: ‘Hey, Maybe I Shouldn’t Have Trash-Talked Luke Skywalker’s Mom’

We’ve finally found a Republican dumber than Dan Quayle: Mike Huckabee walked back his criticisms of actress Natalie Portman for “glamorizing” out-of-wedlock pregnancies Friday, with a statement insisting he was only talking about society and that he’s glad the Oscar winner plans to wed her baby’s father. . . . “I was asked about Oscar-winner Natalie […]

Let’s Nationalize the Wealth!

So says Michael Moore: “They’re sitting on the money, they’re using it for their own — they’re putting it someplace else with no interest in helping you with our life, with that money. We’ve allowed them to take that. That’s not theirs, that’s a national resource, that’s ours. We all have this, we all benefit […]

BREAKING: Charlie Sheen To Be Northwestern U’s First Heidi Fleiss Chair Of Applied Public Debauchery Studies

by Smitty I’m connecting a couple of (i)d(i)ots here in a less-than-totally-factual sort of way. A curriculum basis for this ‘exciting’ new field can be found here. The ultimate comfort, of course, is that these clowns will eventually have the opportunity to explain themselves to the Almighty.

My Favorite Kardashian

  Forget about Kim and Kourtney. It’s definitely Khloe, thanks to this Tweet she sent Thursday: I’m sure My Favorite Kardashian™ will want to check out Herman Cain’s article, “In Defense of American Exceptionalism,” from the March issue of The American Spectator. And then she’ll want to join the grassroots online army at Citizens for […]

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