So we come to the beginning of a new week and put the week that was behind us. And WOW, what a week it was. We had some great news (the economy is recovering in places) and some not so good news (The NY Yankees have yet AGAIN swept a series). And with all of this news we could never be without idiots making news. Here are some that really just hit my radar and I'm still reeling from the idiocy level.
An excellent argument for why everyone should have a PR Consultant:
So in my first blog I mentioned the Louisiana Judge who refused a marriage license to an interracial couple. Now when you do something that has pissed off the known universe and people are just this side to taking to the streets demanding your head on a spit, what do you do? CORRECT! You sit down and shut up. Not The Right Horrible Judge Keith Bardwell. He is still trying to defend his asinine and antiquated decision(Judge stands by refusal to give interracial couple license to wed). Oh and to add a whole new level of "Who can you piss off" to the issue. The woman in the interracial couple? A military vet. Smooth move Judge, you pissed of the person who fights for your right to be an idiot.
Rev versus Rush:
The flap over Rush Limbaugh's failed attempt to become an NFL owner isn't over yet. It would appear that Limbaugh has "slandered" Reverend Al Sharpton. The Reverend is now threatening a lawsuit against Limbaugh for statements he made on his show about the Reverend's involvement in riots (Sharpton Threatens Suit Against Limbaugh). Time out here fellas. Both of you need a dose of reality and a lengthy stay in the penalty box with your dunce caps on. Both of these men know the power of the media, they also know how the media uses them. Rush, sit down and hush. Your bid for ownership was mainly foiled by other NFL owners and players not liking how you relate to them more than anything Al Sharpton could have said. Don't laugh to fast Rev, you are not squeaky clean either. When asked to go on air about this, you could have easily declined comment, but you didn't. Instead, you trotted yourself down to CNN and got on the TV. Now you may not have said anything related to race, but after Tawanna Brawley, anything you say is going to be equated with issues of race. So both Rush and the Rev should take a good long look in the mirror and really rethink who is at fault here and it isn't either of them. Call the networks to the mat on this one.
Cloudbusting with Papa:
I guess there really isn't a lot going on in Larimer County Colorado these days so thank God for Richard Heene giving the hotels, motels, diners, and sheriff's department something to do. For those of you who missed the news on this one, and I don't know how you could since this got more coverage then the Kennedy Assassination, Richard Heene "allegedly" lost his son in a weather balloon he and his wife had built. The family, who by the way was featured on the TV reality show Wife Swap, frantically set about searching for the boy and calling the authorities who also searched feverishly. Unfortunately, the authorities weren't to bright either because the boy was found napping in the attic. The family now is back in the spotlight and did they want to be here? Well according to attic napping son, Falcon, in a statement during and interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, they did what they did "for the show." So now this affair is put to bed, right? WRONG! Seems the sheriff's department must be upset they didn't get a reality show deal because they "anticipate charges will be filed in the near future" against the Heene's, but what charges they are unsure of. I can't wait for my inbox to blow up with the thousand alerts saying "Arrest made in 'Balloon Boy' case." Personally? I think it's a lot of hot air... Or at least it was.
Twittering Twits:
Before I venture off into this one, let me get two things straight. I support Miley Cyrus' attempt to shed her squeaky clean "Disney Darling" image. She's a teen, let her live. I also am the holder of a Twitter account. My account was created to follow CNN anchor Don Lemon, not to post my every move and thought to my friends. That said, Miley Cyrus and Meghan McCain are Twitter Twits of the month. So Miley Cyrus deleted her Twitter account because she says she wants to live her life for her... Yeah... So living your own life means you make a rap about the deletion of your Twitter account?
Miley has no career in hip hop thank God. The alleged reason she deleted it was because her boyfriend hates Twitter and she did it to please him. Way to go Miley, teaching girls to be eternally co-dependant and image obsessed. On the flip side, Meghan McCain didn't delete her Twitter account. Just the opposite, she showed a little more than she bargained for. Ms. McCain, a very sexually outspoken women known for many a verbal slip during interviews while her dad John McCain was making a run for the White House, snapped a candid pic of herself at home. Ms. McCain was trying to show off the Andy Warhol book she was reading. Well the book was overshadowed by her bountiful cleavage... Literally. Ms. McCain has now talked about taking her Twitter account down and has been apologizing that people noticed her breasts rather than her book. It just goes to show you that you can't un-ring a bell... Or in this case, un-flash your headlights.
So that is the week that was and as promised, I always gotta leave you happy. I finally located Baby Corey's full dancing video. If you haven't seen it, enjoy. It's a riot!
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