Maul of America

Separated At Birth?

Is it sexist of me to notice that Ann Coulter is starting to look more and more like Billy Jack's love interest?

And the Winner Is...

Academy Awards ran way too long (as usual). While I'm not a Seth MacFarlane fan, my guess is that today Captain Kirk regrets his decision to go back in time and saving the Oscar host, but letting Edith Keeler die. 

Furthermore, except for Shirley Bassey, the Bond "tribute" was a huge bust.

At the end, Jack Nicholson was supposed to rise gallantly to his feet and lift Ben Arthur's body in his arms. But, Seth MacFarlane's musical routines ran over. That said, Ben Affleck is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life.

Measure Once, Shred Twice

"Cash for Clunkers didn't work? Wow, I didn't see that coming, " said no one.

From The Environmental Magazine:

"Many of the cars that were traded in during Cash for Clunkers were perfectly functioning cars in good condition, and excellent candidates to have their engines and other parts recycled. With the engine destroyed, many clunkers bypassed the recycling companies and went straight to junkyards to be crushed and shredded. The ARA issued a report when the CARS program was announced saying that a much more efficient program would have been to encourage recycled parts usage. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration explained at the time that the engines must be destroyed to prevent the vehicles from being resold and taking the road again. For any dealer that did not follow that law, there was a hefty $15,000 fine per infraction against them."

Disarming

Steven Spielberg to oversee digital "enhancements" in 30th Anniversary Blu-ray release of A CHRISTMAS STORY.

Cease and Desist

It's not enough that The Detroit Free Press political cartoonist Mike Thompson is a talentless hack.  He's an unoriginal talentless hack.

We All Relish a Happy Ending

Hopefully, President Obama will see this as a "teachable moment" to hold a White House "Hot Dog Summit" and raise awareness about the racist slur uttering thugs who trashed the property of hot dog vendor Clint Tarver.

From THE DETROIT NEWS:

Money pours in to replace hot dog vendor's equipment destroyed at Capitol

Viral Internet video and photographs of right-to-work protesters tearing down a tent and trashing a Lansing hot dog vendor's catering equipment has sparked an online fundraising drive to help a man known by most as "the hot dog guy."

During Tuesday's mass demonstrations that attracted an estimated 10,000 to the Capitol lawn, protesters of the right-to-work law the Legislature was passing and voting on tore down a tent rented by the Michigan chapter of Americans for Prosperity. Witnesses and Internet videos show protesters, some wearing union clothes, using knives or box cutters to cut the tent's ropes.

...Tarver, who had to crawl out of the collapsed tent on his knees, was overwhelmed Wednesday by the outpouring of support.

'I had no idea so many people cared about 'the hot dog guy,'' Tarver said.

Tarver, who is black, said the protesters called him an 'Uncle Tom' and the n-word for working for Americans for Prosperity, a conservative group supporting the right-to-work law.

'I've been called worse than that,' he said."

More about Clint Tarver, a truly inspiring man:

I SAID IT FIRST!

Trailer for WARM BODIES --  a zombie movie about star-crossed lovers. 

Alternate Title ...wait for it... ROMERO AND JULIET (try the veal, folks).

Location, Location, Location (Part 2)

More unfortunate ad placement surrounding new LINCOLN movie.  This time, from Friday's Detroit Free Press.

Not so Hotspot

The wired judges of The New Yorker "Cartoon Caption Contest" screwed me again.

My entry:

"The next time you pick a B&B, find out what 'Limited WIFI' means."

None of the "winners" are bad, but not better IMHO:

• "Can't you just ignore the polls on this one and go with your instinct?"
• "Let's face it. One side of the bed consistently outperforms the other."
• "Sometimes I wish you would keep your performance targets to yourself."

Location, Location, Location

Other than THAT, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the new Bond movie?