You see, I remember George Clooney most for his role as Booker the good boss on Roseanne before he got replaced by Fred Thompson minority counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee (I'm not just an asshole, I play one on TV) the bad boss, but then I never watched ER because medical dramas bore me.
Spoiler alert- everything after Dan's heart attack? It's all a dream as Roseanne increasingly descends into denial, depression, and madness.
Sense of Humor
In January 2003, Clooney made a controversial joke about the fact that Charlton Heston was suffering from Alzheimer's, and Clooney initially refused to apologize. While speaking at a National Board of Review event as he accepted an award on television, Clooney said: "Charlton Heston announced again today that he is suffering from Alzheimer's." When syndicated columnist Liz Smith asked Clooney whether he wasn't "going too far" with his remark, he responded: "I don't care. Charlton Heston is the head of the National Rifle Association; he deserves whatever anyone says about him."
Heston himself commented, "It just goes to show that sometimes class does skip a generation," referring to Clooney's aunt, Rosemary Clooney. Heston further commented on the Clooney joke: "I don't know the man – never met him, never even spoken to him, but I feel sorry for George Clooney – one day he may get Alzheimer's disease. I served my country in World War II. I survived that – I guess I can survive some bad words from this fellow." Clooney later said, "It was a joke... They got the quote wrong. What I said was 'The head of the NRA announced today ...' (Filmmaker) Michael Moore had just gotten an award. Anyway, Charlton Heston shows up with guns over his head after a school shooting and then says in the documentary it's because of ethnic diversity that we have problems with violence in America. I think he's going to have to take whatever hits he gets. It was just a joke." Clooney said in 2008 he subsequently apologized to Heston in a letter, and that he received a nice response from Heston's wife.
On January 16, 2006, during his acceptance speech for the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Syriana, Clooney paused to sarcastically thank disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff before adding, "Who would name their kid Jack with the word ‘off’ at the end of your last name? No wonder that guy is screwed up!" Abramoff's father wrote a letter to The Desert Sun, calling Clooney's comment "glib and ridiculous". Larry King asked Clooney on CNN if he would apologize, but Clooney declined.
He's also related to Abraham Lincoln. He'll be on to talk about
The Monuments Men.
For those of you who wished for a musical performance last night (and I'll admit I could have stood one from Pussy Riot) you'll pretty surely get it granted tonight with the appearence of Lake Street Dive. Here's their viral video-
Ok, so it's not. I like the sound quality of this one better. I do preview my videos when I can to make sure the cuts are good and the video and sound are acceptable but sometimes you gotta go with what you got. It's the price you pay for the vagarities of YouTube.
Now tomorrow we have Opening Ceremonies so your time to get on the vast Internet juggernaut that is TDS/TCR is limited. Next week I will be paying attention hardly at all. I will at least make an appearance to discuss Robyn Doolittle (who broke the George Washington Bridge story) and Charlie Crist (Republicans are too crazy for me, I want to be a Corporacat) as well as set up the guests so you can pick and choose.