OK, that isn't exactly a newsflash. But he is way more wussy than I ever gave him credit for, so much so that he is afraid of a girl.
Is it some butch WWE wrestler type chick that has Barry quaking in his boots? Nope, it's this tiny little girly-girl.
She is a Conservative, though, so that might give her scary superpowers.....
UPDATE: Heard Dennis Miller talking about this on his radio show, he referred to the singer as "Barely Man Enough" - I think it fits. What is it about the left that, when they disagree with someone, they can't discuss it? Besides, let's face it, this wasn't Ann Coulter or Rush Limbaugh, both 'entertainers' whose whole shtick is to agitate and who might rile him up for the pure fun of it - and who usually make their targets look pretty bad.
His appearance on The View was to involve a performance and discussing his new album. Unless the songlist contains an ode to partial-birth abortion, I don't imagine Hassleback would have been on the war path. She would have been charming, told him she always loved his music, can't wait to get the new album....blah, blah, blah
Maybe it is just a publicity stunt on his part to try and generate buzz, hoping that will translate into sales. Making yourself look like an idiot seems an odd choice for that, though.
Getting positive exposure on The View, on the other hand, would have nailed his target audience and probably gotten him a sale or two.
The brilliance of Jon Stewart - though, to be fair, Nancy Grace is such an easy target.
Via BuzzMachine I've discovered Terry Teachout's YouTube list. He has culled the classic and artistic from the silly and self-indulgent. Fantastic.
It is on his side bar, and you have to scroll down a bit, but there are some gems there. You will find clips from the worlds of classical & jazz music, opera, rock & folk. Even Pablo Picasso painting for the camera (the clip had been turned into a Mac ad).
The first one I went to was Fred Astaire appearing on The Oscar Levant Show - no surprise to people who know me. Levant was one of those tragic tortured geniuses who was a victim of the times in which he lived. The doctors with their drugs and shock treatments took their toll on him, something that is evident in his behavior in the clip. His wife was on stage during his shows just to provide comfort for him. I have always loved his work and been amazed by his talent. If you are interested in biographies and/or showbiz, I recommend Memoirs of an Amnesiac.
One of my favorite quotes is his, tragic and truthful and sweet all at once.
Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.More quotes
I saw United 93 and found it to be a well done, and agenda free, accounting of that day. It doesn't flinch from the mistakes we made, yet it doesn't flinch from the truth of the matter - that several Muslim extremist terrorists killed several thousand people that day, mostly Americans.
I have no intention of seeing World Trade Center when it comes out because I know it is impossible for Oliver Stone to make an agenda free movie. It is impossible for him to find the truth in a story and stick to it. He takes a grain of fact and twists it and turns it and pulls it and stretches it and covers it in so much crap it is unrecognizable and then releases it as "a true story" and people believe it.
Jeff Jarvis knows Stone has an agenda to sell, as well. His take:
And so it occurred to me: Here is Oliver Stone, the conspiracy theorists to beat all conspiracy theorist, facing the biggest conspiracy he could imagine — bin Laden terrorists with Saudi money plotting right under our noses to a devastating outcome. But this conspiracy, he’s ignoring. I shake my head.I imagine there will be a lot of head shaking after this movie.
Via Buzzmachine come the Ankle Biting Pundits' Name That Scandal contest re: the Newsweek Koran report.
Some good ones so far:
