In light of this week's big news from the Big 10, I made a strong case in favor of the firing of Joe Paterno, and speculated about the future of Mike McQueary, the key witness at the center of the sexual abuse scandal. Thousands of Penn State students rioted over JoePa's termination, making themselves look stupider than an Ashton Kutcher tweet, so I wrote the students a scathing open letter reminding them who the big losers really are in this sordid affair.
While Penn State students were in denial, Herman Cain was busy issuing denials. I encouraged him to take a page from Bill Clinton's sexual harassment accusation notebook. Speaking of smooth-talking politicians, President Obama gained ground in the polls, even when saying very little, while SNL spoofed Rick Perry's public speaking impediment.
Director Brett Ratner put his foot in his mouth, using a gay slur and losing his a gig at next year's Oscars ceremony. In a kind of related story (well, the word Oscar shows up in both stories), I posted a video of Oscar the handstanding dog, who urinates while walking upside down. Really.
Lastly, with Thanksgiving approaching, I asked that we all stop bitching about our "first world problems," and I became a bit preachy about gratitude. I expressed my thanks for Brick Stone's video ass-kicking of Westboro Baptist Church, and for the shocking video of the Occupy Oakland protester who was shot by police with a rubber bullet. NFL fans in Denver were thankful (again) for Tim Tebow, who secured another victory, effectively postponing his fall-back career as a politician for at least another week.
As always, thanks for reading.
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