Just Because its Friday

Thanks to George and Mary in Bonnie Scotland for sending this one on! Made my day.

Oh Shut Your Stupid Cornhole!

From Page Six of the NY Post comes the tale of the braintrust over at The View being "furious" because the Dixie Chicks don't want to do their show anymore and sort of dissed it in Time
magazine as not high-caliber enough. Okay so that sounds a little pompous but who can blame them. It's The View for christsake! Meredith Viera and Joy Behar are all "We started these girls," and ripping up the article and shit. So what, Natalie Maines has to apologize to them now? I'd be like, "Yeah, whatever, bite me." The View babes sound like a clutch of cranky, stereotypical bitches. Natalie Maines could beat the crap out of all of them...except Rosie O'Donnell.

THE ladies from "The View" shredded a copy of Time magazine yesterday after getting dissed by the issue's cover girls - controversial country music group, The Dixie Chicks.

"We are furious!" roared "View" moderator Meredith Vieira in the opening moments of the show, "Furious!"

n Time's cover story this week, Dixie Chick Emily Robison says that the group takes its political views very seriously and will try to limit appearances to high-caliber, meaningful gigs.

Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines' "new motto is, 'What would Bruce Springsteen do?' " says Robison. "Not that we're of that caliber, but would Bruce Springsteen do 'The View'?"

Even with a new CD to promote, the group has no plans to appear on "The View," the article says. "They're . . . not doing . . . 'The View,' " sneered co-host Joy Behar as she tore the article into confetti and tossed the shreds over her head.

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Fired Up and Rarin' to Go!

Full house in the backroom at the Playwright at the "Crashing the Gate" gig yesterday. They sold out of copies of the book which Markos and Jerome were signing. Ned Lamont came in and seemed quite awed by the raucus response to his entrance. I found that rather charming. He spoke pretty passionately about the three people that prompted him into this race: the Hero -- John Murtha -- for finally standing up and saying "This war is bullshit (my words, not Neds.); the Victim -- Terri Schaivo -- who became the sad poster girl for poltical intrusion into personal business; and the Villain, Rep. Don Young, he of the infamous Alaskan Bridge to Know Where. For a boy with a silver spoon Ned seems authentically dedicated to the idea of public service for the greater good.

Markos and Jerome spoke about the book and gave props to all the local bloggers for fighting the good fight. They really got the crowd going when they shared that on their endless book tour, in every single state they've visited, from Oregan to Alabama, someone has asked them about THIS race. Pressing home the importance of getting the word out for the August 6th primary, and getting the Dems into the voting booths was heard loud and clear by all.

All and all a good event and a chance to get some good swag (see picture). Unfortunately this is the only shot that came out. Next time I'll put new batteries in the camera.

Overheard in CT

It was a Porkfest and Bingomania weekend and that was only Saturday. Discussing the current political state with Teddy Velvet and Cousin Uncle Kyle over some delish ribs and remembered an incident that happened a week or so ago. I was in one of those paint-your-own pottery places with a glass of wine exercising some creative freedom on a coffee mug and was listening on the very loud conversation taking place at the next table (couldn't exactly help it.) A 30-something typical blonde, bobbed Shoreline Stepford wife was talking about the dilemmas in her child's school regarding one of the school assistants (named Lupe or Maria or... you get where I'm going) and her questionable legal status with the US. That led into a discussion of some other member of the table's circle who is running for local office on the GOP ticket. One of the other ladies at the table turned to Stepford Mom and said, "So you're a Republican?" Stepford Mom's voice changed...got lower...quieter. "Well yes," she said very tentatively. "I am. But I'm not one of those crazy ones." At that moment, my heart did a happy dance. Because in her mind today Republican = Lunatic Fringe.

I'm off to see Koz and Ned Lamont for cocktails this afternoon. Will hopefully post some pictures later.