Well, Ted Stevens is gone and with him goes the last shred of dignity left in politics, at least in Alaska. Teddy was a real hard-ass, an old-fashioned ball buster who would have made sure the trains ran on time if Alaska ever really went full-bore into the whole mass transit thing. I'm gonna miss the old codger. I mean, not him personally. Nobody liked Ted. He wasn't a likable guy. He ate endangered species and scared children for fun. Everyone in Congress was terrified of him because he once chewed off an intern's face for disagreeing with him. Literally, chewed his face right off with those bizarre, silver-tipped crowns of his. Ted Stevens, a real monster, but our monster. With him gone, the state of American politics is about to teeter right off the edge into some kind of special Hell. A special Hell where Levi Johnston is king.

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I love that pictures like this existFantasia on Affair: "I Wanted It More"

American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino has been fighting recent accusations by a woman in North Carolina that the reality show contestant had an affair with her husband, Antwaun Cook, that led to the end of the marriage. Barrino and her manager have launched an extensive PR campaign in defense, though the content of the campaign is a bit non-traditional, at least on Fantasia's side. While her manager has urged her to retract her most recent statements, Fantasia persists in denying that her affair ended the marriage but does not deny that an affair took place. According to Fantasia, she beat out hundreds of other people who hoped to have an affair with Mr. Cook. No news source has yet been able to confirm Barrino's claims that, three months ago, a line of roughly 300 people waited outside the Cook residence, each longing to fulfill his or her dream of having illicit sexual relations with the North Carolina man. After a grueling series of auditions, says Fantasia, she was selected by a panel of colorful judges to be the one who would get to go to bed with Antwaun. "I wanted it hard. I wanted it more than her," Fantasia said in a recent press conference, "If Mrs. Cook had the chops, the judges would have called her name instead."

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If I believed in biblical things, I would say that this is the time of Job in my life, but on a much-smaller scale. Maybe I am operating under the principle of Murphy’s Law, which states that, “Everything that can go wrong will go wrong.” I’ve decided to take a cautiously optimistic approach to life and my spell of minor troubles and believe that if the universe is indeed dishing me a few too many sides of bad luck, I’m going to take it as a semi-positive sign and believe that at least I am somewhat important- being totally ignored by the Fates would be worse, wouldn’t it?


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A lot of people asked me why Michelle would go on vacation to Europe over my birthday. They all said they thought it was selfish and unthoughtful of her. Well, as for why I let it happen without putting up a fight... Presidential Birthday Extravaganza. Nobody knows about this except for a few living souls but it may just be the best part about being the President. Deep within the Constitution, on a page we only ever show to Presidents, there's a clause that says the President can do whatever the hell he wants on his birthday. I mean anything. The law protects sitting Presidents from prosecution no matter what they do during the 24-hour period of their birthdays and will automatically classify any accusations against him for things he did during that period as slander. That means for four days, maybe eight, out of my entire life I am untouchable. Last year I was pretty modest about it. All I did was drive a tank down the highway and crush every Smart Car I saw, even waiting for the people inside to escape. But this year I went all-out.

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I don't know what it's like in other countries, but most American kids grow up being told they can be and do anything they want if they put their minds to it. This is usually marketed to parents and teachers as a roundly positive thing to teach children, even though it's really only half good. Sure, kids benefit from encouragement and it's generally a bad idea to fill a kid's head with limitations before they're ready to focus on personal strengths and self-improvement. Still, every adult knows that both DNA and social origin account for a lot of what a person will be able to do in life. It doesn't help that young Americans are surrounded by false cases of regular people achieving amazing things, especially in the realm of politics. After all, we're the society that regularly elects pro wrestlers, movie stars and foreign nationals to our legislative and occasionally executive bodies. A kid might grow up thinking, "Gee, if a cut-rate actor like Ronald Regan or a complete frat boy buffoon like G.W. Bush can get elected, surely I can as well." It's this type of thinking (and probably a little schizophrenia) that convinced Michael "Goodspaceguy" Nelson that he could grab one of Washington's seats in the US Senate.

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 David Icke is a fascinating figure.  He began his career as a sports commentator for the BBC, and a Green Party spokesman.  Then after a fateful encounter with a psychic, Icke had a spiritual awakening.

In an interview that was ostensibly to be about something sports-related, Icke announced to the world that "he was the son of God, and predicted that the world would soon be devastated by tidal waves and earthquakes.  From this rapid turnabout, David Icke became one of the most prolific and disturbing futurists in the movement which he dubbed "New Age conspiracism."


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Charlie Sheen-WAY Before He Threatened to Kill His WifeI sat back and watched dispassionately when Charlie Sheen became involved with Heidi Fleiss; Charlie Sheen was, after all, a mega-superstar and she was a madame to the stars dedicated to seeing that their needs were met, so it was to be expected. I didn’t pay attention to his drug rehab problems, either- seriously drugs are the norm for former brat-packers, aren’t they?


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What do you think about when you hear "Philadelphia" - is it cream cheese (or cheesecake), the Liberty Bell, M. Night Shyamalans' 1999 haunting thriller The Sixth Sense? Chances are it is one of those - but in addition to the above there is also a thriving music scene. The city is home to many famous recording artists and many more struggling ones. The urban landscape of the city makes it one of the best places to hear real soulful sounds.

One of my favorite links to Philly music is PhillyMusic.com where you can find all of the Rock, Jazz/Blues, Hip-Hop/R&B, Electronic/Rave, Gothic/Dark, Ska/Punk, Folk, Classical, World/Traditional, Cover Band music you can think of!

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likes bladesCloris Leachman Threatens Press With Knife... In Jest

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Early yesterday morning, Monday, at about 1:35 LA time, Lindsay Lohan, age 24, was let out of jail, for violating probation on a DUI conviction and was taken to rehab, where.she is now required to serve ninety days. Judging by the her fans attention, and just as important, the media attention, the public is waiting for Ms. Lohan. The director of her latest film project is waiting.

The fact is that she has talent that is worth a little patience. She is twenty four years old, which is a young age for a regular person, but for a film actress, a career with demands that provide female actors with a limited time to shine, twenty four is the time when the best female actors begin to shine, when starlets either burst into brilliant stars or flame out and become forgotten.

Ms Lohan deserves a moment of patience, therefore America waits for a star.

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