From THE GREAT STATE OF MAINE...
So when do you think we'll get our first reports of catatonic kids being rushed to hospitals with "Passion of the Christ" trauma (PCT for short)? I dunno. When Ebert says it shoulda been given an NC-17, I tend to agree, that's all.
Poll results from yesterday: Well, it's a lock. "Return of the King" sure looks like it'll be the Lord of the Fling. Will Jackson accept his award barefoot? That'd be kewl. New poll today requires deep thought. But vote anyway.
And one final note: Cheers and Jeers will not be seen at its regularly scheduled time---or ever---until March 8. There seems to be a glut of Bacardi in Key West, and they need me to help drain the surplus. I shall also attempt a personal news blackout for 9 days. But don't bet the farm on success in that endeavor. Today's C&J starts in the Extended Copy section....wait for it...wait...wait...rightnow!!
Cheers and Jeers for Wednesday, February 25, 2004
JEERS to George W. Bush. The hood comes off---Chancellor Palpatine is really Darth Sidious. Don't expect any more invitations to Log Cabin tea dances. Or Christmas cards. Or votes. And another thing: Phhhhhttt!!
JEERS to John Kerry. Five hours after Bush lobbed his anti-gay grenade, no comment on his web site...not even a blog entry. Why do we still have to go to Dean's blog for timely responses?
CHEERS to Ted Kennedy. Old Faithful releases strong rebuke of Bush amendment announcement. And with the weight loss, looking great at 72!
JEERS to Bill O'Reilly. Interviews Newt Gingrich about amendment...but not Candace Gingrich? No spin zone, my ass. Rest of broadcast media wasn't much better last night, virtually ignoring the gays and lesbians who will be affected. At least the print media's on the ball---NYT and WaPost see the emperor has no clothes (wonderful spread in Newsweek, too).
CHEERS to grasping reality. Consumer Confidence index plunges "unexpectedly." Proof that `the people' know better than Hoover...uh, Bush...the way things are. The White House smoke screen machine is sputtering.
CHEERS to Edwards the comforter. Bill Maher suggests new campaign slogan: "John Edwards, he'll spoon with you." More on his `Hardball' appearance here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4356213/
JEERS to mainstream movie critics. Only 35% like "Passion of the Christ," earning it a rotten tomato. Please...don't give Gibson ideas for the sequel. http://www.rottentomatoes.com
CHEERS to instant drunkenness. A bar in London is selling vaporized vodka, which patrons inhale. But now what will women throw in patron's faces after sleazy passes?
JEERS to obvious ghost writers. Paris Hilton to get $1 million for new advice book. Sample: "Choose your chromosomes wisely." Yeah, like she knows what that means...let alone how to spell it.
JEERS to parental supervision. Slate reports that few parents know their TV has a V-chip, let alone how to program it. And they wonder why Baby's first words were lines from `Hotel Erotica.'
What are you cheering and jeering about today?
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