Michele Bachmann goes all "deer in the headlights" while being grilled by David Gregory. This is why Teabaggers avoid the mainstream press.

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Check out those bug eyes.  She has NO idea what to say to this line of questioning.

"I am running for the Presidency of the United States. I am not running to be anyone's judge."

"But you have judged them."

"I..I..I don't judge them. I don't judge them. I am running for Presidency of the United States

WTF? Gregory reads off her own statements and she acts as if she has never heard them before.

And besides these clearly homophobic statements, she and her husband have charged the Federal government, through Medicaid, to provide psychologically damaging "reparative" therapies in an attempt to alter the sexual proclivities of homosexual men. If she and her husband Marcus had not judged this lifestyle as deviant than why would they provide a service to try and change it?

When Bachmann is asked if, as President (I'm sorry "Presidency"), she would appoint an openly gay person to her cabinet or to the courts, she lists three criteria: "Where do they stand on the Constitution, are you competent, and do you share my views?"

It should be crystal clear to anybody that, based on Bachmann's stated opinion about homosexuality, that the last one ("Do you share my views?"), ABSOLUTELY precludes any chance of a gay man or woman being provided any opportunities during a Bachmann Presidency.

I know she and her people probably think she effectively danced around that question, but I have little doubt that most Americans, especially gay Americans, had little trouble recognizing how the rights of homosexuals would be treated if Michele Bachmann had her way. 

By the way, I am not a David Gregory fan as a rule, but I thought he did a pretty good job here.

Just in case you were still wondering why people in Wasilla do not reveal what they know about Sarah Palin to reporters.

Because some times if they just keep their mouths shut, they can score a reality show simply for having touched Sarah Palin's mighty mane of hair.

The TV network TLC, home to such popular shows as Little People, Big World, Say Yes To The Dress and Cake Boss, announced today that it’s adding the show Big Hair Alaska to its fall lineup. 

The show offers a look behind the scenes at the Beehive Beauty Shop, the bright pink beauty salon that gained national fame for crafting former Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s signature coiffure. 

The show's time slot has not yet been announced.

You see the Palins don't always have to resort to threats or intimidation to keep people quiet about them, because in fact they have helped Wasilla economically and some really do appreciate that they put their little town on the map.  And yes, there are those who can even get a little fame of their own so long as they don't rock the boat.

I guess Jessica Steele learned to keep her mouth shut after she accidentally spilled the beans about Palin's thinning hair to the New York Times:

Her hair had thinned to the point where she needed emergency help from her hairdresser and close friend, Jessica Steele.

“Honestly, I think all of it just broke her heart,” Ms. Steele said in an interview at her beauty parlor in Wasilla, the Beehive.

Which inspired Ms. Steele to quickly launch into damage control:

“It wasn’t like I did an intervention,’’ Jessica Steele said in a phone interview from her Wasilla, Alaska, beauty parlor, the Beehive.

In fact, despite the juicy hair-loss tidbit that Palin-aholics gobbled up in a New York Times story (“The Long March to a Short-Notice Resignation,’’ July 12), Steele insisted that Palin’s hair hadn’t thinned so much as it had gone blah.

“I think the combination of traveling and just being down there in the lower 48’’ took its toll, Steele said in what was either a brilliant bit of spin, the simple truth, or an attempt to save the good stuff for a cut-and-tell memoir. “We needed to get her back to shiny.’’

She gave Palin a much-needed trim, she said, and “kicked up’’ Palin’s shampoo and conditioner a notch, to the high-end Pureology NanoWorks line. She also gave Palin a chichi leave-in treatment, Altieri Brothers Tuscan Oil.

Does anybody think that Jessica would be getting this great reality show gig, if she had NOT quickly walked back her statement?  Nope me either!

And it is too bad she did not stick to her guns, because it appears to me that Palin's hair is WAY past the "kicked up Palin's shampoo" stage these days.  Which leads me to believe that Ms. Steele was right on the money back in 2009!

Bristol Palin addresses her bizarre weight gain during DWTS in her book of excuses and outright fabrications. Oh THIS ought to be good!

I actually thought I would never revisit the DWTS weight gain issue again, but Bristol's ridiculous excuse for why she gained weight on the show is too stupid to leave unaddressed. (I can't believe the Palins think they can say such outlandish bullshit and never get called on it!)

Here is the actual page from her book:

 I know it is small and hard to read, but I wanted to give you an actual screenshot in case anybody thought I might be exaggerating.  Below I have typed out the pertinent portions.

The ironic thing about this whole thing is that my critic was a self-described public advocate against bullying...as long as she agrees with the victims politics, I guess. After a prominent gay suicide, she went to the airwaves and criticized bullies...while at the same time publicly stating that a 135 pound girl like me was obese. But because I was  already active and fit, the show's schedule wasn't new to me. I did gain five pounds over the course of the show, but I was still thinner than a lot of girls my age.

Bristol continues in the next paragraph:

So let me address this issue head-on. I'm not skinny and I'm not fat. I'm a girl like everyone else who lives in this era of airbrushed photos who's trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle. And do you know what? I'm succeeding. Everyone talks about how strenuous the Dancing with the Stars workouts are, but they're nothing compared to any high school basketball practice. Though one contestant famously lost forty-one pounds, I have to assume it was because she was not too active beforehand. Because I was an active kid before I started, this show actually took my activity level down a notch. That meant I was not going to be seeing rapid weight loss. Which was fine with me.

Okay rather than simply pick apart what Bristol is saying I think I will let the pictures, which surely she knows are still available on the internet, do my talking for me.

First let me point out that the weight Bristol brought with her to DWTS was NOT the weight gain left over from having Tripp, as evidenced in his May, 2009 picture taken while she was promoting the Candies Foundation.

Bristol May 6, 2009

And as for her so-called athletic lifestyle before DWTS, Bristol did not attend regular school after the beginning of 2008, and was certainly not on any basketball teams since then. She went back for a short time and graduated from Wasilla High, on May 15, 2009. (Once again NOT participating in any organized sports during that time.)

And as evidence of her rather sedentary lifestyle (Or perhaps something else) here is Bristol in May of 2010.

Bristol May 5, 2010

So I think it is pretty well established that Bristol was NOT engaged in any rigorous sports activities directly before starting with DWTS.

Here is a picture of Bristol's very first rehearsal with Marka Ballas on September 2, 2010.

DWTS first rehearsal September 2, 2010.

I am not going to make any disparaging comments about her weight, other than to say that for a nineteen year old she is NOT in what I would consider athletic condition. Anyone disagree?

So taking this rather out of shape nineteen year old and having her compete on what has been called "more of a weight loss competition, than a dancing show," one would logically expect Ms. Palin to start toning up and dropping some lbs.

But instead this is what she looked like a twenty six days after she started working with Mark Ballas on the dance routines.

Bristol September 28, 2010.

And here she is in October.

Bristol in October, 2010.

And again in November, at the end of the show.

Bristol November 23, 2010.

Now I am not going to claim I am an expert on female weight loss, but I WAS a personal trainer and I can tell you that what these pictures demonstrate is physiologically impossible. Unless Bristol has some very dangerous thyroid gland problem, there is simply NO reasonable explanation for this weight gain while practicing dance steps for up to eight hours a day. None.

And by the way, just to spike the ball a little here, DWTS also had as contestants gymnast Shawn Johnson, football player Emmet Smith, figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, basketball star Rick Fox, speed skater Apolo Ohno, just to name a few of the athletes that appeared in past seasons, and they ALL demonstrated an increase in their overall conditioning and a decrease in their weight. Are we to believe that THEY led sedentary lives before they started rehearsals?

In fact as far as anybody can tell, EVERY constestant on DWTS lost weight and got into much better shape due to the strenuous rehearsals involved, with ONE notable exception.

Bristol on the View November 24, 2010.

So Bristol perhaps you should have just left this topic alone, because bringing it up in this book is only going to have people talking about what they believe was the REAL cause of your bizarre weight gain on DWTS.

Bristol at 32 weeks pregnant with Tripp

Just what kind of reality show is Bristol Palin filming in Wasilla? Update!

A little (very well connected) bird told me that Bristol is currently filming some sort of reality show around Wasilla, as well as in Anchorage and up toward Denali, from July 26th to August 3rd.

Apparently she also purchased a home on Lake Lucille (Doesn't she already have a place to stay on Lake Lucille?), to use for the show.

The film company involved is called Helping Hand Productions, and I am told they are from Los Angeles.

Currently that is all that I know.  I will keep you posted if I learn anything new, including whether or not this is connected to her reality show in LA with the Massey brothers. Or if this is INSTEAD of her reality show with the Massey brothers.

It kind of seems odd that she would buy a house on the same lake as her mother, if she was going to be living in LA in the near future don't you think?

Update: My source contacted me again and confirmed that Helping Hands is definitely working with Associated Television International, the same company producing the reality show with the Massey brothers.So that clears up that mystery.

If people will not go to see Sarah Palin's film "The Undefeated" in theaters, then they will just have to take the propaganda to them.

Image courtesy of Azure Ghost

From Fox Nation:

ARC Entertainment, the distributor of “The Undefeated,” the film about Gov. Sarah Palin’s rise from obscurity to national prominence, announced today that beginning on September 1st the film will be available to 75 million homes via Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View access through national and regional cable and satellite operators. The DVD will launch on October 4th and will be available at traditional and online retailers nationwide. ARC is estimating its initial unit shipment to be approximately 250,000 units. A “Special Edition” DVD will contain additional new content and will only be sold in Walmart stores. ARC will continue to expand the limited engagement theatrical release nationwide throughout August and September as demand across the country remains high.

Trevor Drinkwater, CEO of ARC Entertainment, said, “Since the film opened in select markets across the country on July 15th we have been inundated with requests from people wanting the film to be made available in their market. After methodically analyzing the most effective ways to bring this galvanizing film to the widest audience as soon as possible we have determined that continued limited theatrical distribution, Video-on-Demand, Pay-Per-View and DVD sales will be the best modalities by which to deliver this film as widely as possible. We have created partnerships with national cable, satellite and mass retailers to achieve our distribution goals.”

"Inundated with requests" from people wanting to see this film?  Really?


Courtesy of Think Progress:

The Undefeated, the much-hyped Palin documentary, bombed during its second week in theaters, bringing in just $24,000 in ticket sales across 14 screens. The movie’s per theater average, touted as a relative bright spot by promoters, plummeted from $6,513 to $1,713, according to estimates by the industry website Box Office Mojo.

Essentially "The Undefeated" is demonstrating the irony of its name by plummeting even faster than Palin's Presidential possibilities, having added four new theaters this weekend but still losing 63.2% of its ticket buyers. That is not just a defeat, that is an obliteration!

However like any good Palin-bot this dose of reality has not managed to pierce the rose colored fantasy world that apparently envelops directer Stephen Bannon:

Filmmaker Stephen K. Bannon stated, “Given the strong audience reaction we have determined there is overwhelming demand for us to get this film out broadly enough to cover the entire nation in September and October. In a 90-day period from August to November we will be able to effectively cover the nation through multiple distribution modalities.”



You know if I were the cynical sort I might think that Bannon was in a state of panic, and desperately trying to find some new venues to hawk this stinker before he  loses his shirt and forever destroys his reputation due to this albatross of a film.


You know, if I were the cynical sort that is.

Sarah Palin has a movie, so of course Michele Bachmann needs a movie too.

Courtesy of Politico:

Conservative organization Citizens United will hit Iowa airwaves next week with advertisements touting its film about Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), who’s already sitting toward the top of most polls in the first-caucus state.

Citizens United president David Bossie said the ad — a $75,000 buy — is not a political message or an independent expenditure in support of Bachmann because it promotes a movie, not a candidate. The ad won’t feature a political disclaimer — Bossie noted that Citizens United, which last year prompted the Supreme Court case that upended long-standing federal campaign finance laws in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision, has a media exemption for such communications.

Though there was a national ad buy to promote the DVD-only “Fire from the Heartland: The Awakening of the Conservative Woman,” when it was released last fall, this is the first advertising during the general election and the first targeted at a state crucial to the presidential election. And though Citizens United has produced films on other conservative figures, including fellow presidential contender Newt Gingrich, the new ad buy is their first and so far only promotion featuring any of the 2012 hopefuls.

“With this ad, we are drafting off a leader, and we’re very lucky because we happen to have a wonderful product and have a front-runner starring in our film,” Bossie said. “We want to place these ads where people are paying attention.”

The 30-spot pictures Bachmann speaking about Americans losing their rights — life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. As she speaks, images of President Barack Obama, burning money and angry crowds of people flash on screen.

“Government is treading on very dangerous ground,” Bachmann says. “The sense is coming over us that something is terribly wrong.”

Here let me help the Palin-bots over at the Sea O'Pee write their dismissal of this particular piece of propaganda:

"Yeah, but HER movie is not being shown in actual movie theaters!  And she is only doing this to steal the thunder from our beloved Sarah Palin whose eternal light shall shine on this blessed land like a giant sunbed browning our souls with freedom and Christian values."

Of course what might NOT be so easy to explain away is why Citizens United, an uber conservative, somewhat frightening group of neo-Nazi propagandists, are throwing their weight (And sacks of money) behind, chronic migraine sufferer, Michele Bachmann, and not Sister Sarah?

Why can Palin only find one, rather sweaty MILF loving, propaganda film maker to finance her opus while Bachmann seems to have the bottomless pockets of Citizens United standing firmly behind her?

In other words does this mean that the lunatic fringe of the Conservative party have now all washed their hands of Klondike Kardashian, leaving only the MOST deranged inmates still clamoring for a Palin Presidency?

Interesting question no?

By the way perhaps we could all take a moment to give a giant middle finger to the conservatives on the Supreme Court for allowing groups like Citizens United to spend unlimited amounts of money promoting their candidate, or criticizing their political opponents, while clogging the crap out of our airwaves.

Assholes!

Brief snippet from Dr. Drew's "interview" with Bristol Palin.

There is so MUCH bullshit in this small portion of the interview that it is jaw dropping.

For one Bristol did not "make a mistake." She virtually forced Levi to impregnate her, or risk losing her, and is now claiming that he "stole" her virginity and ruined her life. I believe that takes the definition of "bitch" to an entirely new level.

For another thing the arguemnt that getting pregnant took anything away from her is demonstrably untrue as NOBODY would have given her a second thought if she had not become the most famous teen mom in America.  Does anybody really thing she could have made the money she has, made the television appearances she has, and been asked to write a book like she has, if she had NOT gotten pregnant?

As for Levi, I just so happened to have been around during those initial days when Levi and Sherry, and Mercede were doing their television appearances, and the ONLY thing on their minds was figuring out some way to force the Palins to share Tripp with them and not cut him out of their lives.

Now something definitely happened after that, and whatever it was it was somehow orchestrated by Bristol and her mother for their nefarious purposes.  Bristol wanted to be seen as a "single mother" and that is what she got.

What she did to make Levi back off and let her drag his name through the mud, while continuing to withhold his son from him, confuses me to this day.  (And yes, I have considered that he may have been bought off.)

It is not shown in this clip but during the interview Dr. Drew tried multiple times to coax Bristol into sharing her TRUE feelings about certain incidents in her life and she absolutely refused to do anything except keep that huge plastic smile plastered to her face while continuing to spout the Palin party line about how wonderful, and close, her family is.

By the way Dr. Drew Pinsky is really only an MD and clearly does not have a great deal of skill in recognizing when he is being manipulated, which is a very important skill set for a real therapist to have in their possession.

Dr. Drew is a phony, but since Bristol is one too I guess this was an interview that was destined to take place.

Somehow despite Wolf Blitzer's involvement CNN manages to be exciting for once.

You can read more about this exchange here, including this rather interesting bit of information:

Morgan later used his show to press his point further. He also flashed the excerpt from his book in which he recounts how someone had warned him that his phones could be hacked.

"Apparently, if you don't change the standard security code that every phone comes with, then anyone can call your number and, if you don't answer, tap in the standard four-digit code to hear all your messages," he wrote. "I'll change mine just in case, but it makes me wonder how many public figures and celebrities are aware of this little trick.

One commentator on a British gossip website asked: "Why would he mention such a trick unless he was smugly hinting at what was taking place while he was an editor?" Another wondered if Mensch had "hit a nerve?"

Among the pair's Twitter messages, Morgan asked journalists to buy his book, saying it was a "good read."
Mensch Tweeted: "New American readers may wish to know the circumstances in which Morgan left the Mirror."

He was fired in 2004 after authorizing the publication of photographs allegedly showing British Army soldiers torturing Iraqis — but which were actually fakes.

I am not personally a fan of Piers Morgan, and have not bothered to watch the time slot that once belonged to Larry King, except for once when Bill Maher made an appearance on the program.  I liked Maher, but found Morgan insufferable.

Personally I do not find it much of a stretch to consider that Morgan might very well have been involved in the phone hacking, and it is my hope that law enforcement should investigate him to find out one way or the other.

Seems fair, right?

BTW I should admit that I AM a fan of MP Louise Mensch, and found her grilling of Rupert Murdoch while he was testifying before Parliament to be perhaps the most compelling part of what was a VERY entertaining piece of history.

Lawrence O'Donnell presents Al Franken's masterful take down of Focus on the Family's Tom Minnery.

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I think we can all agree that what Al Franken did was a thing of beauty!

God I cannot tell you how often I wish my Democratic Senator demonstrated that kind of skill while doing his job.

Minnesotans are a lucky bunch!

The reason why Sarah Palin constantly places the importance of appearance over substance revealed!

For those who have often wondered why Klondike Kardashian wears unnecessary glasses to disguise her lazy eye, receives occasional cosmetic surgery to improve her appearance, and periodically dons a padded bra to accentuate the "girls" (And how THAT could possibly help her politically), this study should provide an "aha" moment for you.

Courtesy of the Science Blog:

Using data from the 2006 U.S. Senate and governors’ races, the study shows that for every 10-point increase in the advantage a candidate has when rated by voters on his or her looks, there will be a nearly 5 percent increase in the vote for that candidate by the uninformed voters who are most firmly planted on their couches. Yet that same advantage in looks is worth only about a 1 percent increase among low-information voters who watch little television.

“It’s not that this effect influences all voters exactly the same way,” says Chappell Lawson, an associate professor of political science at MIT and a co-author of the study. “Voters who watch a lot of television but don’t really know much about the candidates, besides how they look, are particularly susceptible.”

In other words you don't HAVE to demonstrate any intelligence, or hide your batshit craziness too carefully if you can throw on enough high definition make up, tease you hair, and pump up your boobies, to look like this:

All the simple minded, couch potatoes need to know in order to throw their support behind Sarah Palin is that with the right lighting and makeup she can make herself look like somebody they would want to masturbate to.

Or dress up to look like.

Or dress up to look like and THEN masturbate to.

And it seems to work.  The first thing you hear repeated over and over again about Palin is how attractive she is, as if that were the single most important factor in choosing a person to lead this country.  Everything else that her supporters cite as reasons to support her are a litany of talking points about freedom, taking back this country, and making government smaller, all of which sounds as if they read it off of the back of a red, white, and blue box of Frosted Freedom Flakes.

However what is obvious is that if Palin were not able to make herself look like a Constitution misunderstanding, Civil War re-enacting, Teabagger's wet dream, she would NEVER have received the kind of attention and blind allegiance that she has enjoyed thus far.

Well hell, if you can't beat'em you might as well join'em!

I give up. If all anybody wants to know about Sarah Palin is what she LOOKS LIKE I might as well give the public what they want.

So without any further ado here is Sarah Palin in all of her glory for you Teabaggers to feast your eyes upon.

No, no, no don't bother thanking me, I know when I am beat.

After viewing the above images of their idol (By the way just so you all know NONE of those were photoshopped in any way), I am positive that the Palin supporters admiration and support for Sister Sarah has now become all encompassing.

Poor Barack Obama. The super competent, unbelievably intelligent, goofy eared bastard never had a chance.

Keith Olbermann reveals the tactics that Rupert Murdoch uses to keep his employees in line.

 My favorite part comes toward the end.

 "And when the tide recedes there will be nothing left. Not of News Corp, not of Fox News, not of Rupert Murdoch."

See? Even Keith Olbermann believes that it is possible THIS will be the end of Murdoch.

Maybe this is like in a "Peter Pan" play.

If all of us believe and clap hard enough, instead of bringing Tinkerbell back to life, we can wish for the demise of Fox News. And it will happen.

Worth a shot.

(H/T to Politicususa.)

Lawrence O'Donnell takes Newsweek to task for their Sarah Palin puff piece.

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Excellent!

Full Bristol Palin interview on the View.

It is interesting to me that Bristol walks out there  is NONE of the usual hugging and enthusiasm that you see with virtually EVERY other guest.  Instead she she walks right past Elizabeth, Sherri, and Joy to sit down next to Barbara who seems to be the ONLY person glad to see her there.

Then Barbara, no stranger to the plastic surgeon's knife herself, begins to compliment Bristol on her weight loss and her new look. Awkward!

However Tripp is an extremely cute little boy, and when they show him on screen it suddenly defrosts the other co-hosts, allowing yet another Palin to use their children to gain sympathy and acceptance.

Barbara then confronts Bristol concerning her story about having her virginity "stolen," asking her whether or not she gave consent. Bristol stumbles over her response, seeming to believe that "losing your virginity" is akin to losing your car keys, and then claiming that if she had not been drunk it would never have happened. (I did think it funny when Barbara asked her if she was "high." Especially since I have talked to a few ex-friends of hers that say she is not a virgin in that area either. So much for that "moral code.")

By the way Levi WAS at the house almost constantly, and essentially moved in there when her mother was on the campaign trail. I have talked to both Mercede and Sherry about this extensively and they both say he was there constantly for months. Once Tripp was born, that is when the relationship suddenly ended (yet again).

When Bristol admits she has asked Levi to hand over his parental rights, that part is accurate. Bristol seems determined to have the opportunity to refer to herself as a "single mom" (And earn money by doing so) and Levi has made that hard by constantly attempting to be a part of Tripp's life.  It seems much of the reason she wants him out of the picture is because his presence screws up her ability to attract pity for raising her son on her own, with no support. (I guess everybody is just supposed to ignore that her mother is a millionaire now.)

Now as for WHY Levi has not taken Bristol back to court for not allowing him his visitation rights, I cannot explain.  I will say that back when Levi was first going through this legal process with Bristol that I tried to get Tank and Rex to hire a REAL family lawyer to represent him, even going so far as to find one willing to look at the case for free, and possibly representing him pro bono.

They refused, and instead seem to have made the worst possible custody deal I have seen in a long time.

Yes, it has occurred to me that Team Levi was paid off, but I have no real proof of that. I have also wondered if Levi himself was paid off, but both Sherry and Sadie simply refuse to accept that possibility. And once again I have no real proof.

As for Tripp being Levi's child, I truly believe that he THINKS Tripp is his son, which is why he has his name tattooed on his bicep. I know that he never had a paternity test, which I also pushed for back in the day, so of course we can always speculate, but Sherry and Mercede went to the hospital on December 27, and believe they met their nephew/grandson on that day.

After this Levi portion, around the 4:37 mark, Whoopi asks Bristol if the criticism she has received since "writing" the book has bothered her, which gives Bristol the opportunity to trot out her newly discovered Christian talking points.

Next Barbara asks her about her new abstinence pledge to wait until she is married before having sex again.  Bristol ABSOLUTELY lies right to her face when asked about this. (Hey Bristol if you are reading this I saw the pictures, and I know you are lying.)

By the way I really believe that Bristol's dislike of Meghan McCain and her family stems from NOTHING more than simple jealousy.

Clearly Bristol has had her hand slapped for saying that Sarah has made her decision to run or not, and refuses to answer the question this time.

At the end I almost choked when Whoopi said that Bristol was being a good mother (I totally disagree with that), and when Bristol said that she welcomes Levi into Tripp's life all of the time (Nothing could be further from the truth). She has become a seamless a liar as her mother, and I truly fear for how Tripp will be raised by this family.

You know I really do not believe that Bristol, nor Sarah for that matter, are really able to perceive just how poorly they come across to the majority of Americans. Even the terrible book sales may not be enough to convince Bristol that she has defined herself as an untalented, money grubbing, hypocrite, who uses her child to line her pockets while disrespecting his father in the public square, and that MOST people find that extremely distasteful.

If things don't go her way she will simply blame it on the "haters," and walk away without learning anything, or growing as a person in any way.

Essentially, despite her often expressed denials as a teenager, she has now BECOME her mother. Which, by the way, is EXACTLY the fate that she deserves.

Teabaggers say "screw you" to Hollywood with their high production values, good writing, and talented actors. And make their OWN movies without high production values, good writing, or talented actors. Good plan!

From the Hollywood Reporter:

Those who belong to the conservative movement known as the Tea Party are acutely aware of the power of popular culture, so they have been cautiously delving into the creation of entertainment that promotes their values. It usually manifests itself in snippets of online political parody. Coming Sunday, though, is perhaps the most ambitious effort yet: A “TV show” created by a couple of Tea Partiers who have formed their own production company.

The one-hour drama is called Courage, New Hampshire, and it premiers Sunday at a movie theater in Monrovia, Calif. Co-hosting the red carpet activities are Saturday Night Live alumna Victoria Jackson and radio personality Tony Katz, both of whom regularly speak at Tea Party rallies.

Courage has the pacing and feel of a soap opera, though its set in Colonial America. While its creators are making it as a TV show, there’s no distribution partner, so it’s going straight to DVD after the premiere. The company, Colony Bay, is also trying to strike deals with conservative online TV outlets, like Glenn Beck’s GBTV and Kelsey Grammer’s Right Network, and are seeking a television VOD partner.

In other words nobody will touch this pile of festering pigshit with a ten foot pole, but hell let's just put it on DVD anyway!

You may think you are capable of visualizing just how bad this Colonial American "soap opera" is, but you really have no idea.  Here is just a sample.



See?  What did  I tell you?

The first episode of Courage is subtitled “The Travail of Sarah Pine” and stars Alexandra Oliver as a colonial woman who accuses a British soldier of the crime of “bastardy.”

Riley said that realism was paramount because "Hollywood tends to make over the past in its own image – 18th century women become raging feminists; statesmen become agnostics or rakes."
Their goal of accuracy is best reflected during trial scenes that include oratory that might not past muster with your modern-day TV executive.

In other words they took out everything that would  make it accessible to modern audiences and keep them from passing out face first into their popcorn bowls. Brilliant!

The prosecutor, for example, begins the trial with: “Bob Wheedle, he not having the fear of God before his eyes but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil in his own wicked heart, did willfully seduce and thereby obtain carnal knowledge of an innocent, chaste girl with promises of marriage -- and he has sired a bastard child born of her body, and now refuses its care.”

I think the above is the Colonial American version of what Bristol claims that Levi did to her in that tent when she was fifteen.  In other words it is poorly written bullshit!

When I first read about this "soap opera" I thought that it MUST be a parody.  But nope, these idiots are serious!

The bad news is that these assholes are trying to rewrite history in the puritanical image of what they want to believe it must have been like.  The good news is that nobody will be able to stay awake long enough for the propaganda to work on them.

Hell, I passed out twice just watching this YouTube video!

Keith Olbermann delivered Letterman's Top Ten List last night.

Levi Johnston is NOT the only person to receive the "Palin treatment" in Bristol's new book. This is going to get ugly.

Courtgesy of ABC News:

Palin writes that the first time she met the 26-year-old daughter of Sen. John McCain, she "ignored us during the entire visit." This was just before Senator McCain introduced Sarah Palin as his running mate. Palin adds that she "had a sneaking suspicion I might need to watch my back."

"Every time we saw Meghan, she seemed to be constantly checking us out, comparing my family to hers and complaining," she writes. "Oh the complaining."

Cindy McCain, the senator's wife, also rubbed the eldest Palin daughter the wrong way.

"I'd never seen people with so much Louis Vuitton luggage, so many cell phones, and so many constant helpers to do hair and makeup," Palin writes, adding that the would-be first lady looked "like a queen" and held "herself like royalty."

Palin writes that she was shocked when the senator's wife offered to be a godmother to her unborn baby: "I had just met her and I wondered why she wanted any type of guardianship over my child."

Palin also shares not-so-fond memories of her 2010 stint on "Dancing With the Stars," where she and her professional partner, Mark Ballas, finished in third place.

"I noticed some of the contestants rolled their eyes when they realized we'd survived to dance another day," she writes, adding that some of the contenders voted off "literally would not speak to us or acknowledge our presence."

Holy crap!  This is another mean girl diatribe about ALL of the people the Palin family feel did them wrong.

I think that Bristol/Sarah is making a BIG mistake in going after Meghan McCain however,  That girl can write and does NOT turn the other cheek when she feels she has been wronged. 

I look forward to McCain's scathing response to these comments.

As for the cast of DWTS, come on guys you have a huge scandal to break about Bristol Palin.  Just contact the National Enquirer and unburden yourselves! Do it for you country.

For anybody who ever doubted that Bristol Palin was JUST like her mother, I think you can put those doubts to rest..

Keith Olbermann predicts John Boehner might be at the center of the NEXT political sex scandal.

(Video courtesy of Mediaite)

Just in case you are not aware of the scandal that Olbermann is eluding to, you can simply visit the National Enquirer to learn more.

Oh and this one involves ACTUAL sex.

Gee I wonder how quickly the GOP will call for Boehner's resignation when THIS starts receiving national attention..

Yeah, don't hold your breath.

Stephen Colbert does his best to make sense out of Sarah Palin's version of Paul Revere's ride. Absolutely Hilarious!

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I am not ashamed to admit that I laughed so hard at this that I was almost crying.

Jon Stewart the biggest threat to the future of Fox News.

Courtesy of Politicususa:

Just how big is the disparity between Jon Stewart and Fox News?

Only The O’Reilly Factor (2.8 million) drew more total viewers than The Daily Show (2.3 million). Jon Stewart beat everything else on Fox News. Stewart beat Sean Hannity by 246,000 viewers. He topped Bret Baier by 399,000 viewers. Jon Stewart beat Glenn Beck by almost 500,000 viewers, 1.812 million to 2.3 million. He beat Shep Smith (1.712 million) and Greta Van Susteren (1.702 million) by almost 600,000 viewers each. When Stewart and O’Reilly go head to head at 11 PM, Jon Stewart tops Bill O’Reilly’s replay by almost a million viewers (2.3 million to 1.321 million).

This is why Fox News both hates and fears Jon Stewart. Not only is he more popular than they are, but he devotes much of his program to exposing the biased reporting of FNC. Even worse, Stewart is teaching his younger audience what Fox News is all about. Stewart doesn’t exclusively take on Fox News. His problem is with television news in general, but since Fox is the biggest offender, they get most of his attention.

Jon Stewart is the biggest threat to Fox News’ future out there. He is literally teaching his audience, which is bigger than FNC’s, how to see through the partisan propaganda that Rupert Murdoch has based his network on. Stewart is educating an entire generation of viewers on how to watch cable news, or more specifically how not to watch Fox News.

Don't you just love getting good news the first thing on a Sunday morning?

Kyle Massey and Bristol Palin are NOT dating. Gee, really?

Courtesy of Rumor Fix:

RumorFix can confirm that the two did become friends while on Dancing, and they are shooting a reality show together, but anything beyond that is completely fictitious.

RumorFix, unlike some people, decided to check up on this rumor by reaching out to Kyle's mother, Angel. She tells us the Enquirer report is bologna.

"They are not dating," she reveals while laughing. "They're good friends. I understand the media wants to push sales or whatever, but no, they're not dating."

Angel goes on to say, "Both of our families gelled during Dancing with the Stars. Sarah would be in the audience cheering for Kyle, and we'd be in the audience rooting for Bristol. We all became close."

Mama Massey adds, "The Palins are really funny, nice and genuinely warm to us."

Like I said the other day there is no way that Bristol and her mother are fighting right now, Sarah needs her family to rally around her as she launches her fake Presidential campaign, and there is NO way that such a nice young man as Kyle Massey would ever lower himself to date a Palin.

Especially one that would so dramatically change her appearance in an attempt to hide her low self esteem.