***UPDATE - Fonda and Friends delusional, start their own network. Why do they think they have a shot?***

***UPDATE - Brian Maloney the blogosphere's anti-Air America guru has all the details.

***UPDATE - AAR Denies. Sounds to me like they are on the verge of having no other option but bankruptcy, if no one buys up their assests.

While Malkin doesn't have a post up on this yet, she has been following the failures of liberal radio network "Air America" since the beginning, so I'm sure she'll have something to say later. Anyway, hat tip to Malkin's associate AllahPundit for pointing me to this story/spin job by Think Progress. Bad boyz for life... can't stop, won't stop...

NRO mocks here:

Wanting to make sure that no one thinks a bankruptcy declaration by Air America would be bad news, ThinkProgress adds:

The right wing is sure to seize on Air America’s financial woes as a sign that progressive talk radio is unpopular. In fact, Air America succeeded at creating something that didn’t exist: the progressive talk radio format. That format is now established and strong and will continue with or without Air America. Indeed, many of the country’s most successful and widely-syndicated progressive talk hosts — Ed Schultz and Stephanie Miller, for instance — aren’t even associated with Air America.

Radio giant Clear Channel is so committed to progressive talk radio that, this week, it will announce a partnership with the Center for American Progress, Jones Radio, and MSS Inc., to conduct a nationwide search for the next Progressive Talk Radio Star.

Pathetic. I can some up my feeling on this with a monologue from Joe Dirt character "Robby", played by Kid Rock:

"Don't get smart with me, you motherless dirtbag. You've been here long enough. Nobody wants you in this town. Nobody wants you around, period! (Joe Dirts begins to run away) Aw, look at him, fellas.…You cryin', boy? You cryin', boy? Maybe you should go back down to McDonald's and get yourself a whine burger and some french cries. How 'bout a 'Whine-a-ken?' You little sissy boy. Def Leppard sucks!"

*UPDATE*
As was predicted, Malkin is all over it and includes a long link list of her previous coverage which I see as some deserved gloating. Malkin has hammered the NY Times' coverage of Air America since the beginning, and is still waiting for them to get with the program:

First question: Will the New York Times fiiiiinally get around to covering this story? Hmmm?

You might recall that the Times, obviously friendly with the views of Air America, wrote glowing pieces on them even though they've continued to tank almost since they day they launched. The Times has been noticably absent in reporting on AA's continued and worsening failures.

Others:
Wizbang, Sensible Mom, Texas Rainmaker, Appalachian Scribe, Considerettes, Macsmind, The World According to Carl, American Princess

 

Hopefully he'll rethink making a total ass out of himself.

Moscow -- U.S. filmmaker Oliver Stone, who surprised many with the patriotic flavour of his new film World Trade Center, hinted in Moscow yesterday that he is considering a more controversial follow-up investigating the "conspiracy" around 9/11.

"There is a great story in a movie, a conspiracy by a group of people in the American administration who have an agenda and who used 9/11 to further that agenda," he told journalists in Russia.

There could be a "fascinating project [on] what happened after Sept. 11," the director said at his packed press conference on the fifth anniversary of the attacks.

Stone accused U.S. President George W. Bush of mishandling the fight against Osama bin Laden's militants and using the crisis to stoke fear and bolster his own power at home in a way that was "right out of George Orwell." AFP

Sounds like he may be willing to go with this, simply because it's an "interesting story". Yes, that would be a good story and movie, but not based around real events. These conspiracy theories are thoroughly debunked, and for Stone to make a movie around the real events would be disgraceful and I'm not sure he's prepared for the backlash.

In related news, HotAir has 4-part video of the debunkers at Popular Mechanics and authors of Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts, debating the Loose Change children. While the Loose Change truthers come off like the assclowns that they are, I really don't think the PM guys did as good of a job as they could have done, but I think that has a lot to do with time constraints.

And just so none of you "Truthers" out there can claim ignorance because you couldn't find the abundance of debunking information, here's the goods (although there's plenty more where this came from)

First the "Screw Loose Change - Not Freakin' Again Edition" Video runs through point by point each ridiculous claim made in Loose Change "Second Edition"
Then we have the viewer guide to watch LC Second Edition. And if that's not enough debunking for you, I highly recommend reading this thorough debunking specific to the Pentagon portion of the conspiracy theories.

 

Obviously I haven't been too excited about the possibility of Hillary Clinton becoming POTUS (although in reality, I'm not concerned because I believe she's unelectable), but now that a woman known for her super bowl booby show political prowess has backed her, I think I've seen the light. I mean if Janet Jackson is backing Hillary Clinton, then clearly Hillary must be our girl.

Okay okay, obviously I'm mocking Janet, but I think what's most important here is that this gave me an excuse to create this photoshop for your enjoyement.

A bit from the AFP article... First the obligatory "elect her because she's a woman, not because she is qualified or would make a good president" line:

"Hillary Clinton as president -- that would be great," Jackson said in an interview with German press agency DPA Monday. "Then she could show all those people who wouldn't trust a woman with such a job."

Then she really teaches us a history lesson:

Jackson, who is currently promoting her new album "20 Y.O.", declined to criticise US President George W. Bush directly, saying only: "I am not satisfied with the situation in this world. I hate war."

You know, because the rest of us love it. By her logic, if the entire world erupted in nuclear war, we should sit out so that she can be "satisfied" with the world because she "hates war". Good call. Perhaps there's something to all this "fire Rummy" talk. I think we've found our new SecDef.

Seriously Janet, if you can pull any strings to get Michael to come out and show his support for Hillary as well, that would be (insert word(s) that mean "icing on the cake" but... BIGGER).

 

Isn't the "don't play victim, drop the thug life, and help yourself" card a Republican staple? Where does notorious race and poverty pimp Al Sharpton get off stealing from our playbook? Of course he doesn't stay completely away from the blame game (come on, it's Sharpton).

INDIANAPOLIS - Many black youths fall under a spell of "gangster mentality," preventing them from becoming leaders and making a positive impact in politics, the Rev. Al Sharpton said.

The civil rights activist faulted Hollywood and the record industry for making "gangsterism" seem cool and acceptable.

"We have got to get out of this gangster mentality, acting as if gangsterism and blackness are synonymous," Sharpton said Thursday at the annual conference of the National Association of Black Journalists.

As an advocate of personal responsibility, I can't accept Al's blaming of Hollywood but what took him so long to say what we've said for a long time. There is an epidemic of thug/ganster style/attitude among black youths, and many think they won't do anything if they aren't a rapper or professional athlete. While there are always exceptions, the "black community" has clearly been headed in the wrong direction for a few decades. While almost everyone acknowledges this, rarely do you hear a voter panderer Democrat or "black leader" point out the actual problem, and usually they'll argue with those of us who make the point Al just did.

"I think we've allowed a whole generation of young people to feel that if they're focused, they're not black enough. If they speak well and act well, they're acting white, and there's nothing more racist than that."

Who is this guy? How can these be Sharpton's words? I can't believe he kind of takes responsibility for what's been happening (vs. blaming whitey) when he says "we've allowed...". And he nails it when pointing out that many black youths choose note to speak or behave properly because it's too "white". It's not "white" and I know plenty of honorable black people who are examples of people who don't feel the need to act like a thug or a gangster. Thug rap is not something to model your life after.

On the topic of thug rap, a stunning move by Def Jam founder Russell Simmons has him stumping for GOP Senate candidate Michael Steele. Stunning because Simmons is a known liberal. While I'm happy to see a "black leader" letting young blacks know that it's okay to vote Republican, I don't know that I would accept his endorsement if I were Steele. As head of a hip-hop label that has been home to some of the thuginest of rappers, I just don't think that he's a great representative for one's campaign. I fear that the conservative Steele is pandering for black votes here.

Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons will be the host of a campaign fundraiser Thursday for Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele's run for U.S. Senate.

He applauded Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., a Republican, in February 2005 for winning over black voters with urban initiatives, especially criminal-justice reforms, and raising the Republican Party's profile among blacks nationwide.

"He raised the whole party up," Mr. Simmons said at the time. "He makes every Republican open for discussion" among black voters. Mr. Simmons campaigned in 2002 for Mr. Ehrlich's Democratic rival, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, and said he initially had negative impressions of both Mr. Ehrlich and Mr. Steele. But he says the Ehrlich administration has demonstrated that both men "should be held up to the light as examples" of Republican leaders who are committed to all of their constituents.

Wow, what an open mind you have Russell. Republicans weren't open for discussion before? Again, I'm glad to see this in some ways because perhaps black youths who've been told to vote Democrat may feel a little more free to figure out what they really personally think about things and how they would like to vote.

I think the positives outweigh the negatives here, but I have to say I think we need to see more of Sharpton practicing what he preaches and I don't think Simmons is a great choice for a campaigner on a GOP ticket. I also find it more than a little annoying that it took a black candidate for Simmons to do this.

 

Michael Moore is obviously one of the biggest pieces of trash the planet has ever seen, so this post isn't a debate about his idiotic politics. It's more of a "look what he said" mocking type of post, much like many of my Howard Dean posts. It's just to put the idiocy on display, because you probably missed it in the MSM.

Reuters reports that Michael Moore is claiming that he's getting more and more Republicans followers. He insists that GOPers are buying his crap, and essentially joining his team.

"If you were to hang out with me here it won't be five or 10 minutes before you see a Republican hug me. That is almost as entertaining as some of the films," Moore said in an interview.

"That's the shift that I'm seeing in the past year or so in the country, and as it relates to me," he said.

Hug you?! I think you're misunderstanding Mr. Moore. Those men are security. They're seaching you for weapons/bombs you idiot. You're probably on every terror watch list on the planet.

Now for the best part of the article:

"Look up the definition of liberal. We hug trees. We hug each other. We hug people of the same sex and want to marry each other," Moore said. "It's the other side that we need to get to hold their arms out a little bit and coochey-coo."

There you have it folks. MIchael Moore has come out of the closet. He said we, about himself and other liberals, want to marry people of the same sex. Perhaps you'll be one of Saddam's 72 virgins when you two reach the promised land. He certainly owes you a serious debt of gratitude for all the lying you've done on his behalf, and I think a little "coochey-coo" is probably a good start.

Quick throw-back... Did that remind anyone else of the time that Howard Dean accused President Bush of playing "hide the salami" with Harriet Miers?

 

Well 'ol Castro has come a long way since November when he claimed that his health was fine, amid swirling reports to the contrary:

“They have tried to kill me off so many times,” Castro said. But those who circulate the frequent reports that his health is suffering would be disappointed, he said. “I feel, luckily, better than ever,” he said.

“If I don’t feel I’m in condition, I’ll call the (Communist) Party and tell them I don’t feel I’m in condition ... that please, someone take over the command,” Castro said.

But Castro also indicated such a scenario was unlikely to occur soon, telling the students that he exercises regularly, watches his diet, “and don’t neglect myself in any way.”

He went on to hold his arm out to prove wrong the rumors that he has Parkinson's Well, it looks like you no longer "feel in condition" because upon going in for surgery for gastrointestinal bleeding, you handed power over to your brother/defense minister Raul.

Somewhere Danny Glover and Harry Belafonte have a quiet sadly crying embrace over the loss of their dear friend, as they wait for many of their other Hollywood pals and Castro fans to come console them. They may all pitch in for a giant tire that they can float from Florida to Cuba on to attend his wedding, to celebrate the desperate measures people took to escape their hero's communist dictatorship.

Rumor has it that Cindy Sheehan, who has become increasingly popular with the dictators of Latin America and specifically hung out with the Castro crowd, is making tentative plans to hold a vigil outside of Castro's hospital if he dies. She'll then send one of her operatives to buy some property in Havana, but have them lie about why. In all likelyhood we'll see intense coverage of her activities, and a few one liners like "George Bush murdered my dictator".

Seriously though, Michelle Malkin has the scoop, including a photo of Cuban-Americans in 'Little Havana' celebrating the news. See photos here as well. Bryan at HotAir waits and hopes for news of Castro's death.

I'm just curious what happens if he does die. Does his brother maintain power? I don't know that Cuban-Americans and Cubans should get their hopes up for his death, if his brother is just going to take over, right? I believe I read somewhere that his brother would be even worse, but I can't seem to find the link now. Anyone familiar with how this will all go down when/if Castro dies?

I guess the only other question left is - Who will take the crown as the King of Cuba's Funniest Home Videos?

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A while back I posted that American television viewers voted to impeach both ABC's Commander In Chief and NBC's The West Wing. Some time later, after some executive changes, ABC decided to give the show another shot. An all too excited commenter tipped me off to the turn of events, but didn't note the horrible ratings and the obvious fact that the show wouldn't last.

As was predicted, this pro-Hillary propoganda has been impeached, and likely won't see the light of day again.

LOS ANGELES, May 2 (UPI) -- ABC TV has put an abrupt term limit on its freshman drama, "Commander in Chief."

The network Tuesday announced it was pulling the Geena Davis series for the rest of May sweeps and running the newsmagazine "Primetime" in its 10 p.m. Thursday slot for the final three weeks of the season, Zap2it.com reported.

The series started as one of the most-watched in the fall and Davis won a Golden Globe for her portrayal of the first female U.S. president.

However, two extended breaks and behind-the-scenes changes as well as a schedule move from Tuesday to Thursday all contributed to a deep slide in ratings.

"Commander's" three Thursday night shows have averaged about 7.5 million viewers, which means half the viewers who tuned in during the fall are now focused elsewhere, Zap2it.com said.

ABC said it would probably air the final three episodes sometime during the summer.

Why is UPI running PR for this POS show? They list of a bunch of excuses for why the show failed, when the fact is, no one wanted to watch the stupid show!

Despite the show failing, a group called The White House Project has given Geena Davis an award, apparently for promoting women in leadership (though this AP article wasn't clear).

I stumbled upon this article from a link at Drudge that read: Geena Davis Honored for Role As President at UN. All I can gather is that this little award show took place at the UN, because I can't find anything that shows this group is linked to them, and the AP article puts "United Nations" where it would usually say the location of a city.

So, UN supported or not, Davis and the show's creater both got ridiculous awards, and had a bunch of (typical) idiotic statements for the press (sample below) .

"So many countries have had a female head of state before us," she told the 500 guests at a dinner in the U.N. Delegates Dining Room. "So it is certainly time."

The award was presented by The White House Project, a non-profit organization which works to promote women's voting, political participation and leadership, with a goal of putting a woman in the White House.

"Every interviewer eventually says, `Do you think we will see a female president in our lifetime?', Davis said.

"I think it's appalling that we haven't yet. The crime is not that it's taken so long, but why haven't we done it yet?" she said to loud applause from the predominantly female audience that included Martha Stewart and former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend.

It's "certainly time"? It's "appalling" that it hasn't happened and a "crime" that it's taken so long? WHAT!? How about "it's time..... when we have a woman who gets her party's nomination, and wins an election!!!" Yeah, let's just have a woman President because a bunch of feminists say "it's time", not because there is one qualified who went through the election process and won!!! This doesn't rise to the level of affirmative action, but it's along those lines, and I find it equally annoying that people have this mindset.

If you'd like to let The White House Project know how idiotic they are, contact them via their web page here.

 

***UPDATE***
See video of President Bush's performance, alongside his impersonator at the White House Correspondent's dinner here.

If you're familiar with the White House Correspondent's Association dinners, you know that they're usually fun events where celebrities, journalists, and Washington politicians come together.... and zing eachother!!! It's usually all in good fun, even though many of those teasing the President truly do hate him. It is truly some of the funniest television you'll see (usually).

This year's dinner seems a little different... While I think Stephen Colbert, of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, will probably be a great and funny host, I'm iffy on some of the other guests. Who, you ask? Well here are a few that are set to be in attendance:

AP via SignOnSanDiego.com

Others on the guest list included rapper-actor Ludacris, whose real name is Chris Bridges; James Denton, the hunky plumber on “Desperate Housewives” on ABC; “Dancing With the Stars” winner Drew Lachey; New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin; tennis player Anna Kournikova; and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

Well it's more than a little annoying that thug rapper Ludacris will be attending. I guess the first, most obvious question, is why? Who inviting this clown? We know his songs promote everything that is wrong with this country, so of all places to put this thug, why at a White House dinner!? I suppose he wouldn't be "true to da game" if he didn't "pimp" in Washington, considering he does have a song called "Pimpin' All Over The World". Or maybe he's there to treat the audience to a special performance of another of his hits, "Get The F*** Back".

The rest of that partial guest list seems relatively harmless though, but I promised more guests to be outraged about, and more guests I shall deliver:

Expected to join ABC were former Ambassador Joseph Wilson and his wife, Valerie Plame, the CIA officer at the heart of a leak investigation that has reached deep into the White House.

WHAT!? I don't know if this is a great idea for Covert Plame be out in the open after someone "leaked" her name. United States security has been jeapardized, and Plames life is in danger!!! We all know the real story, but seriously, why would these two losers be there and why would they want to be there? Why would they want to be at an event where the evil administration who "outed" Plame is going to be yuckin' it up and having a good time? This is just the weirdest thing I've ever heard of... I may more on this strange twist later, but it's starting right now and I also have some other things to attend to.

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Remember when the nutcase 9/11 conspriacy theory crowd thought their day in the sun had finally arrived when Hollywood celeb Charlie Sheen joined their ranks? The nuttiest of the nutty referred to him as "highly credible", but offered no basis for that. When the story first came out, I wondered what made him highly credible, and pointed out that other than being a celebrity and the son of a far-left TV president, the only thing we knew about his was this:

(via Wikipedia)

Sheen has been dogged by trouble, including drugs and a shooting, and he has frequently had problems with the police. Though he was involved with a number of Hollywood personalities, his long-term relationship with adult actress Ginger Lynn in the late 1990s garnered the most media attention. In 1993, his name was found among Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss' list of her most frequent customers, and it was revealed that Sheen hired top-class prostitutes and spent huge amounts on escort agencies. During this time, he also had a serious cocaine addiction.

Sheen was married to Donna Peele from September 3, 1995 to November 19, 1996. He then married another actress, Denise Richards, on June 15, 2002. They had two daughters, Sam J. Estevez (born March 9, 2004), and Lola Rose Estevez (born June 1, 2005). In March 2005, Richards filed for divorce, but the couple were able to reconcile briefly afterwards. In January 2006, Richards continued with the divorce.

Sheen also has a daughter by former girlfriend Paula Profit, Cassandra Estevez (born 1985).

Now if he was some kind of engineer or scientist that made his support of 9/11 conspiracy theories more valid than the average internet crazies, he might have been considered "credible" despite his checkered past. But he's not. Perhaps his "highly credible" status can be attributed to recent allegations made by his soon-to-be ex-wife, that he continues to be involved in a lot of shady activities.

Partial excerpt from The Smoking Gun:

In a searing court attack on Charlie Sheen, actress Denise Richards alleges that her estranged husband is unstable, violent, addicted to gambling and prostitutes, and visits pornographic web sites featuring young men and girls who appear underage. In a remarkable sworn declaration (a copy of which you'll find below) filed today in Los Angeles Superior Court, Richards also charges that Sheen, 40, assaulted her and threatened her life during a December 30 incident at the actress's Los Angeles home. Richards claims that an enraged Sheen--who was over for a visit with the couple's two children--told her she was "f**king with the wrong guy" and called her a series of vulgar names in front of the children. The actor, Richards said, then shoved her to the ground and screamed, "I hope you f--king die, b**ch."

It only gets worse from there, and The Smoking Gun has the court documents for you to peruse at your leisure.

I guess maybe this is the behavior that makes him "highly credible" in the eyes of Alex Jones and the rest of the 9/11 conspiracy theory crowd. If not, I'm still waiting to hear what makes him so credible. Please folks, leave a comment below if you know, because I can't seem to figure it out.

 

Too... many... Clinton... jokes... head... going....to explode.....

Okay, I first saw Drudge running the headline: Sharon Stone Advocates Oral Sex, but shrugged it off as the usual annoying Hollywood leftist crap, until another Sharon Stone story followed with 24 hours of the first. After reviewing them both, they actually seem to be connected, though seemingly unintentionally.

First, this is the Contact Music story on Stone advocating Oral Sex:

Actress SHARON STONE is adamant teenagers should be prepared to engage in oral sex, if it saves from them the dangers of unprotected penetrative sex. The BASIC INSTINCT spends much of her time away from Hollywood working as an activist raising AIDS awareness, and she always carries condoms with her to hand out in a bid to increase safe sex levels. She explains, "I was in the store the other day and I watched a young girl trying on clothes, showing her abdomen. "Her mother was trying to talk to her about not being inappropriately luring. I said, 'Gee that would look much nicer with a camisole under.' "Her mother walked away, and I said to the girl, 'I'd like to give you a two-minute conversation about sex.' "Young people talk to me about what to do if they're being pressed for sex? I tell them (what I believe): oral sex is a hundred times safer than vaginal or anal sex. "If you're in a situation where you cannot get out of sex, offer a bl** job. I'm not embarrassed to tell them."

You may not be embarassed to tell them, but that doesn't make it right. I just find that so insane that she so casually says "offer a ......", like it's good advice from an adult to a teenager or something. What's the connection to the other Stone story, where she comments on Hillary Clinton, you ask? Uh, you do know who Hillary's husband is don't you?

At a premier for Basic Instict 2, Sharon Stone, a Hillary Clinton fan, stopped to talk with reporters and the conversation turned to a potential Hillary run for the White House, in which Stone says she doesn't think the country is quite ready for it, despite the fact that she would obviously like it. She feels that there are a couple reasons it's just not the right time for Hillary. Why, you ask? Well, Stone says Hillary is "strongly in her sexual presence" and that she's "a hot babe". See the video via Michelle Malkin or Expose the Left.

Again, it's like Stone is writing material for the late night programs here. Rapid fire:

- Hillary is "strongly in her sexual presence" and a "hot babe"? Good luck trying to convince Bill!

- So what if she's "strongly in her sexual presence", why would that affect her job as President? Bill was when he was President, and Democrats would argue he was the greatest President ever!

- Monica Lewinsky has reportedly sent a box of cubans to Stone to thank her for advice she received from the movie star back when she was a troubled teen.

Alright, I'm all out at the moment, but if you can think of more please leave a comment. I'll be interested to see what you all come up with. In the mean time, check out you hot future President folks:

Of course that's a cheap shot using photos snapped just at the right (or wrong, depending on who you are) time, but given the subject matter I couldn't resist. But yes I know, we can do that with any politician... We've had our share of the MSM using photos of the President looking like a monkey over the past few years.

In closing, I think this was just Stone's attempt at playing catch-up with the Alec Baldwin and Sean Penn, two looney Hollywood lefties who's craziness already made the news this week.

 

I guess Sean Penn and Alec Baldwin saw that Charlie Sheen has entered the race to win the Moonbat Award for the nuttiest Hollywood lefty, and decided they better step it up a notch and show Sheen a thing or two. Sure, Sheen thinks 9/11 was an inside job, but does he play with dolls? Does he call names and storm out of a studio?

Anyway, Sean Penn has admitted to having an Anne Coulter doll that he tortures when he's mad. My guess is he's not "mad" so much as bored without any "fact finding" missions to go on. Yeah, this is the guy who's views on politics I really care to hear:

via Contact Music

Hollywood activist SEAN PENN has a plastic doll of conservative US columnist ANN COULTER that he likes to abuse when angry. The Oscar-winner actor has hated Coulter ever since she blacklisted his director father LEO PENN in her book TREASON. And he takes out his frustrations with Coulter, who is a best-selling author, lawyer and television pundit, on the Barble-like doll. In an interview with The New Yorker magazine, Penn reveals, "We violate her. There are cigarette burns in some funny places. She's a pure snake-oil salesman. She doesn't believe a word she says."

I think Penn clearly get's this week's award because the Baldwin news is less frightening, and more annoying than anything.

Basically, Baldwin went on Brian Whitman's radio show, after apparently promising and backing out of doing Sean Hannity's show. That wouldn't be surprising considering he said he would move to Canada if President Bush was reelected and he has yet to make good on that promise either. Well, Hannity and Mark Levin called up Whitman's show to have it out with Baldwin over some of his statements like calling Vice President Cheney a terrorist. I think everyone but the host (Whitman) come off looking pretty obnoxious, but you can be the judge.

What happened was they began to talk, Hannity wanted Baldin to explain his many controversial remarks that no one has held him accountable for... it only took a few seconds and everyone was calling eachother names and the whole thing was just really stupid. I can't be absolutely certain, but I believe Baldwin started the childishness by calling Hannity a "no talent, former construction worker, hack". Now, I'm not a construction worker, but what is wrong with being one? Why is that an insult? And it wasn't like he just said it once, this is what Baldwin kept going back to. I would like to think that every construction worker who is aware of this would boycott anything ever made by this idiot, because that is just so stupid. Why would this Hollywood elitist openly slam the average working guy, when that's who pays his bills?

Eventually after all the bickering, Baldwin couldn't handle it and ran out of the studio, never to return.

Anyway, Expose the Left has all the audio and video you can handle of this annoying little bit of radio. First is the audio of the actual event, then on Hannity & Colmes they played parts of it again, and discussed it with Brian Whitman.

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Alright, I don't want to give this much attention because the 9/11 conspiracy theories have been debunked if you simply seek the information. Not to mention that common sense tells you that there is no way to have kept it under wraps considering there would need to be hundreds if not thousands of people "in on it" (right down to eye-witness civilians)

Anyway, Charlie Sheen has joined the tinfoil hat club and is now a 9/11 conspiracy theorist. Perhaps he's upset because someone just told him that his dad was just a TV President, and that his show was cancelled. Anyway, he's joined the ranks of all the other internet loonies who think that there is some kind of big conspiracy behind 9/11 and that it was possibly and "inside job", etc.

Again, I don't want to waste to much time on such idiocy, but I have to tell you my first thought on this when I clicked the link from Michelle Malkin's blog. The first thing I saw when I got to the "article", was the headline and subheadline:

Charlie Sheen Questions Official 9/11 Story

Calls for truly independent investigation, joins growing ranks of prominent credible whistleblowers...

Anything strange about that to you? First of all who are these "prominent credible whistleblowers", and why is Sheen one of them? What makes him "credible"? Because his nutcase views are aligned with the nutcase views of the writers of the article? Or is it because he's a celebrity, so these conspiracy theorists who lurk around in the shadows think that they've somehow captured mainstream attention? Anyway, the first paragraph begins the same way:

Actor Charlie Sheen has joined a growing army of other highly credible public figures in questioning the official story of 9/11 and calling for a new independent investigation of the attack and the circumstances surrounding it.

Am I just misunderstanding something? Seriously, explain to me why Charlie Sheen of all people is "highly credible" in this area? Is he some sort of specialist in building demolition of forensic video analysis or something? I just don't get why he's "highly credible". Someone please explain this to me.

Here's a little about Mr. Credibility (via wikipedia) for those of you who aren't familiar:

Sheen has been dogged by trouble, including drugs and a shooting, and he has frequently had problems with the police. Though he was involved with a number of Hollywood personalities, his long-term relationship with adult actress Ginger Lynn in the late 1990s garnered the most media attention. In 1993, his name was found among Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss' list of her most frequent customers, and it was revealed that Sheen hired top-class prostitutes and spent huge amounts on escort agencies. During this time, he also had a serious cocaine addiction.

Sheen was married to Donna Peele from September 3, 1995 to November 19, 1996. He then married another actress, Denise Richards, on June 15, 2002. They had two daughters, Sam J. Estevez (born March 9, 2004), and Lola Rose Estevez (born June 1, 2005). In March 2005, Richards filed for divorce, but the couple were able to reconcile briefly afterwards. In January 2006, Richards continued with the divorce.

Sheen also has a daughter by former girlfriend Paula Profit, Cassandra Estevez (born 1985).

Now if those don't all make him an authority on the real story of 9/11, I don't know what does!

Anyway, after seeing the headline and opening sentence I realized I couldn't be on a legit news site so I glanced up to see that I was at GlobalResearch.ca or the Centre For Research On Globalization. Then I looked at the writer's names, Alex Jones and Paul Joseph Watson. I haven't heard of Paul Watson, but Alex Jones is by far the God among American conspiracy theorists, 9/11 and otherwise. This guy is just beyond crazy. Actually my own little conspiracy theory about him is that he knows what he talks about is crazy, but is making money doing it. Anyway, I don't want to promote him, so I'm not going to link to all his other pages (though I'm sure many of you have heard of them).

After seeing what kind of site I was on, I wanted to be sure so I figured I would take a quick glance at their home page to confirm my suspicions. It didn't take long. Here's part of a screen shot I cropped to fit to show you all:

That's right, Bush with a nuclear explosion going off and talk about him plotting to nuke Iran... Here's a slightly bigger version of just the picture:

Predictably, it would seem the KOS kids (among many other tin-foil hat bloggers) think Sheen is a pile of credibility and they are overjoined at this insanity. By the way, don't let your self get dragged in to being a "believer". I almost did once, but quickly remembered to be a skeptic, did a little research and realized that anyone who is actually "credible" has debunked this nonsense time and time again. Just have your google handy, and you'll remain on the same planet as the rest of us.

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Blogmeister USA, Old Controller, The Jawa Report, Say Anything Blog, Right Wing News, Moonbat Monitor, Sagebrusher, Lawhawk, Punaro

By the way, Right Wing News points to one of the most known pieces used for debunking the conspiracy theories, by Popular Mechanics, but there are many more out there.

UPDATE:
Expose the Left has the audio, if you can stomach it.

 

Expose the Left has video of one of liberal celebrity Richard Belzer on "Real Time with Bill Maher" insulting the troops, and essentially calling them idiots. Belzer basically says that they (the men and women in Iraq, doing the fighting, seeing everything first hand) don't know what's going on in Iraq, but he, Richard Belzer, who has the time to read 20 newspapers a day, does. Don't believe me? Watch it now and explain where I spun that.

The term POS was invented for this guy. His sickening display is worse than when the LA Times columnist said "I don't support the troops". Here's a bit I've taken the liberty of transcribing.

Congresswoman Ileanna Ros-Lehtinen referring to troops in Iraq:

...Ask them!...

Belzer:

"Ask them", That's Bullsh**, "ask them", they're not - they don't read 20 newspapers a day. They're under the threat of death every minute, they're not the best people to ask about the war

The Congresswoman tries to explain that her step-son just returned from an eight month tour and for like the 3 dozenth time, Belzer rudely interrupts and speaks over her saying:

(insincerely)God bless your step-son.... (sincerely) doesn't mean he's a brilliant scholar about the war, because he's there...

Listen close as Maher backs him up with a "right", and the far left idiot audience applauds.

The Congresswoman doesn't back down and sarcastically shouts back:

You are! You are though!

Belzer's response?

Well I have more time to rea... I'm not there, my life is not under threat...

Is this guy serious? Does he realize what an idiot he sounds like? You read newspapers and you know more than the troops who are there? I mean, I know liberals are idiots by nature or they wouldn't fall for such a ridiculous set of values and beliefs, but this guy would have to be a robot programmed by Karl Rove to make the left look even worse. I mean how can someone make such ridiculous and irresponsible statements? I'm really just shocked at the level of stupidity. I suppose he reads Newsweek? I wonder if the debunked Koran/Toiletgate story that got almost 20 people killed in riots was part of his abundant knowledge, even though the poor dumb troops who are actually at Gitmo knew it wasn't true. But no, Belzer and Newsweek were right... right?

Not impressed? Belzer goes on to say that these men and women are only in the military because they couldn't find a job! What!? Well, that's really respectful you f-ing douche. No one should ever watch anything or assist in lining this POSs pockets ever again. For starters we have historically low unemployment! What is it 4.7% right now?!?!?! Come on Richard, your 20 papers must have reported that somewhere! Or maybe not. Anyway, Maher actually brings it up, but Belzer repeats it, as it was obviously his sentiment.

This is where Bitch (typo?) Maher comes in with:

I think the point he's trying to make, is that a 19 year old who is in that army, because he probably couldn't find other employment...

Then when the Congresswoman again tries to explain that her step-son is a college grad and not some unemployed kid who's too stupid to see the war he's been fighting in, Belzer claims that her step-son is the exception to the rule and says:

You think everybody over there is a college graduate?! They're 19 and 20 year-old kids who couldn't get a job...

Congresswoman Ileanna Ros-Lehtinen speaks over him here and says:

(sarcastically) Yeah you know, 'cause you've been there and...

To which the psycho angry lib (like there's any other kind) snaps back and cuts in with:

I don't Fu**in read!?!?!?....

Well, you just need to watch the video... My transcribing isn't doing it justice. It's one of the most shameful displays you'll see. Sadly, if you've encountered many liberals, you know that in so many words this is how most of them feel. They won't always come right out and say it, but they sit around listening to Air America and watching shows like this and they love every minute of it.

I call for a boycott on Belzer right now. F this guy, am I right? Again, Belzer claims that reading 20 papers and having never been to Iraq makes him more qualified to know what's going on than the troops who are over there fighting... Is this thing on? And beyond that these people (the troops) who would have to be idiots (if they aren't able to see what is going on around them), so basically he's calling them idiots, are only their because they couldn't get a job. This guy is really a piece of work.

A lot of folks share my sentiments over in the comments section of Expose the Left's post on this.

This from one of the troops in the field, who goes by the name of jspsax:

This guy has no clue. I am over “here” right now. Does he have any idea what kind of education the troops have? We are one of the most educated workforces in the world. To put us down like that infuriates me. Does he realize that in the US Air Force just for example, you have to have a degree just to be promoted into the SRNCO ranks? And thats enlisted people!! Believe it or not we can still think for ourselves and evaluate what is going on around us. I have also had the privilige of serving with many coalition partners and let me tell you something, The American military is the most professional, educated and devoted military on earth.

He seems to think we are ill-informed. Guess what? On the AFN TV programming we get, its all MSNBC and CNN all the time. We even get Olbermann every single night. Not only that, but the magazines and newspapers available to us are a wide array of leftist materials. If we are ill-informed, its completely to the left. But he wouldnt know all that because he hasnt been here!

It is shameful that the troops have to hear this. I wish I could comment more on this. But I am not at liberty to discuss this any further.

jspsax later asks:

Is there any contact information for this Belzer guy? I have a whole shop of ENLISTED airmen with degrees that have something to say about his comments.

I tried to post a reply but for some reason, Ian's spam filter is eating up my comments over the past couple days... Anyway I think that if anyone is an IMDB pro member, they should be able to get the contact information from Richard Belzer's page. Another interesting tidbit I picked up at IMDB was this about Belzer's own education:

...was kicked out of every school he ever attended

In addition, folks can use the following email address from Bill Maher's own personal site to contact Maher:
billmaherfanmail@safesearching.com

Or use the form on this page for contacting Maher's HBO program.

Again, if you can stomach it, watch this sickening display via Expose the Left. I'm sure the lefties will come say "you can't paint us all with that brush"... But I think we all know what they're about, and this is just the latest example.

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I don't have an ounce of respect for Isaac Hayes after he pulled the most hypocritical move imaginable. Hayes, the man behind the voice of "Chef" on Comedy Central's hit show South Park, quit because the show mocked Scientology a cult (faith?) he's a part of. His comments however intend to make it seem like he's just protesting South Park mocking religions in general.

"There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins," the 63-year-old soul singer and outspoken Scientologist said.

"Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honored," he continued. "As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices."

The problem is the show has spent years mocking Judaism and Christianity on a regular basis, and it was just one show mocking scientology that sent Hayes running for the door. There is no question of whether he's a hyprocrite here or not. I don't think he could make any argument to defend himself. What a loser. He made bank of episodes mocking all the other religions, but the second it mocks his insane and recently invented cult, he throws a fit?

"South Park" co-creator Matt Stone responded sharply in an interview with The Associated Press Monday, saying, "This is 100 percent having to do with his faith of Scientology... He has no problem — and he's cashed plenty of checks — with our show making fun of Christians."

Stone told The AP he and co-creator Trey Parker "never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin."

Exactly, I'm glad to see these guys come out and slam Hayes for this BS.

Now, that was the story out a couple days ago, but there's been a new development. We learn today that Comedy Central pulled the scientology episode from it's scheduled rerunning this Wednesday. Weak. Just plain weak. Rumor has it that Tom Cruise threatened not to promote Mission Impossible 3 if they didn't pull the episode:

The skirmish continued this week, when Comedy CentralComedy Central abruptly pulled a repeat of that episode that was scheduled to air Wednesday evening. Showing instead was another memorable segseg which featured Hayes's character, called "Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls."

Blog reports pegged the mysterious episode switch to objections raised by Cruise, who, the reports stated, threatened to not promote "Mission: Impossible 3," the summer tentpole for ViacomViacom-owned Paramount.

A spokesman for Cruise denied that Cruise had ever made such a threat. "He never said any such thing about 'Mission: Impossible 3," the spokesman said.

Even if the pulling wasn't a result of threats from Cruise, it's still weak bowing to the nutty Hollywood cult. Why haven't they pulled all the episodes mocking religions that are actually historically based and have much larger communities? More liberal double standards.

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