Dr. Phil: Greatest American Ever?

AOL & The Discovery Channel are producing a TV show entitled Greatest American. As with so much domestic television, the show is a knock-off of a BBC program, Great Britons.



The above photo includes the 100 nominees for this title, and the usual suspects are all present: Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Thomas Edison, Abraham Lincoln.

Amazingly, AOL/Discovery Channel decided to surround the obvious short list with an otherwise forgettable set of names:

• Tom Cruise


• Ellen DeGeneres


• Dr. Phil McGraw


• Oprah Winfrey


• Laura Bush


• Barbara Bush


• Rush Limbaugh


• Michael Moore


• Bret Favre


• Billy Graham


• Mel Gibson


• Michael Jackson


• Martha Stewart


• Arnold Schwarzenegger


• Condeleezza Rice


• Donald Trump


• Barack Obama


• Tom Hanks

At what point did US patriotism completely lose historical perspective? Lance Armstrong is great, but I wouldn't include him over Louis Armstrong.

Because Radical Cleric James Dobson Doesn't Stand For What You Believe

Get ready for the Religious Left.

Billboard in Sioux Falls, South Dakota:

Way to go, Grassroots Democrats, South Dakota!

Public Persona, Private Time

I have a theory: Most of the people who are famous are famous as a result of their work. As a result of this job-fame, they are strongly encouraged to A) Work quite a bit and B) Maintain precious little division between their work and home lives. As a result, success's unique ability to ruin lives has been well-documented since antiquity.

Therefore, I'm conflicted when a celebrity decides to hang up the spikes or abandon their creation. On one hand, since I suspect that 99% of these people are extremely overworked, I feel that I should be happy if they develop a life in which they walk at a more leisurely pace. On the other hand — especially if I'm a fan of their work — I hate to see them go. I'm particularly conflicted when someone like Garrison Keillor (who, to me, symbolizes a relaxed pace of life) has open heart surgery and then promptly returns to work.

With this as a backdrop, I want to tell you that Dave Chapelle has fled the country. He has taken leave of his show and his responsibilities and gone to South Africa. I'm not kidding.

I want him back.



Dave, when you're ready, please come back and make me laugh until I need to use an inhaler. We miss you. If you get the chance, please visit Lesotho while you're there. I've always wanted to visit a country that is completely contained within another country (...though I've been to Vatican City, I don't think that really counts).

Men of Renown, Made for Cable

On Saturday, May 14, the SciFi channel appears to be doing a mummy movie about the Nephilim, the fallen giants of Genesis 6 who are easily the most overlooked characters in the Bible.

The Nephilim were on the earth in those days and also later. The sons of God had come to the daughters of man and had fathered them. The Nephilim were the mightiest ones who ever existed, men of renown.
Genesis 6:4

DeLitany of DeLay

Think Progress has assembled a list of Tom DeLay's 13 most corrupt acts during his tenure as Republican majority leader.


Source: Think Progress

Found On The Internets: The Blog That Dare Not Speak Its Name

http://if***edanncoulterinthe***hard.blogspot.com
(The easily offended should probably not click this.)



Thanks, Scott!

'Cause I'm Leaving on a Jetplane

Steph and I are moving to New York City in a few weeks, and I just bought one way tickets for the first time in my life.

Why is it that I'm Moving doesn't feel as final as I'm Buying a One Way Ticket?

Sometimes, it's like having Mr. Bean as President

Please repeat, Echo Leader. Did not copy your last transmission...


Source: Reuters

Different Strokes for Different Folks

Japan seems to universally strike outsiders as a haven of politeness and courtesy; therefore, I always find it a little jarring when confronted by the hyper-sexual side of Japanese culture.

2,201 women reported being groped on the über-crowded Tokyo subways during 2004. Subway authorities have responded by specifically designating certain subway cars as For Women Only.


Source: Engrish.com

Awfully Jacked for A Mostly-Homeless Wanderer

If you buy only one absurd picture of Jesus Christ this year, let it be this absurd picture of Jesus Christ.

BORIS VALLEJO Jesus Christ oil on masonite 1969!!!!! (eBay)