Mullings

A more frequent publishing of Rich Galen's take on politics, culture and general modern annoyances. This is in addition to MULLINGS which is published Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays at www.mullings.com

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Pop Star, Pin Up ... Moron

  • I was never a big fan of Michael Jackson. I don't mean personally. Personally, I think he should have been institutionalized. I mean I was never a huge fan of his music. The last live concert I went to was a reunion of the Limeliters and the Kingston Trio which, I believe, was "Presented by Depends".

  • Which is another reason why I never get invited out much.

  • As for Farrah Fawcett, I never watched "Charlie's Angels" but any normally aspirated male couldn't help but take a second peek at that poster of her in that red one-piece swimsuit. She was an oddity in Hollywood: A pin-up girl, who worked on her art to become a real actor.

  • Ms. Fawcett was 62 when she died. Mr. Jackson was 50. In this day and age, both were too young.

  • We spend too much time and effort, and sacrifice way too many trees when celebrities die, or when celebrities split up. Or when … they run off to Argentina.

  • If he hasn't already done it by the time you read this, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford should resign. If not for infidelity, then for abject stupidity.

  • Here's a good rule: If you are elected Governor of a State within the United States of America, and you are married, you should take a personal vow of faithfulness during your term of office.

  • If you don't believe me, ask Elliot Spitzer.

  • I know MULLINGS readers think that Republicans are treated more harshly than Democrats when they get caught with women who are not related to them by marriage. But, Elliot Spitzer - a Democrat - lasted as Governor of New York for about 48 hours after he got caught with a hooker at the Mayflower Hotel in Your Nation's Capital.

  • Former Senator and Presidential hopeful John Edwards will never be elected to public office again.

  • South Carolina Govenor Mark Sanford disappeared last week. His staff said he was hiking the Appalachian Trail to clear his head after a grueling legislative session.

  • Yeah. Right.

  • Turns out he was clearing his head in Buenos Aires, Argentina with his honey of a number of years. Sanford's wife had already thrown him out of the house because she knew about the affair, and somehow or another Sanford's e-mails with the woman, who has been ID'd as Maria Belen Chapur, are now in the public domain.

  • Apparently "The State" newspaper in South Carolina has had these e-mails for about six months but the editors decided they couldn't decide whether they were legit or not until Sanford took his viaje secreto to Argentina.

  • The question you might be asking is: How do these morons think they are going to get away with this kind of behavior?

  • The answer is: We only know about the ones who get caught. We have no idea how many hundreds of Members of the House and Senate - of both genders - have strayed, as we like to say, outside the bounds of matrimony.

  • But, if you are an elected official and you do get caught you have to pay a penalty. Spitzer resigned. Sanford should. U.S. Sen. John Ensign of Nevada lost his leadership position in the Senate Republican Conference after he admitted, earlier this week, to boinking a staffer.

  • If anything good comes out of the Mark Sanford business maybe it will be this: It is well past time that the Republican Party needs to hold itself out as the nation's scold.

  • While it is perfectly within the realm of politics in American to do the "shame-shame" sign when someone in public office of either party gets caught playing out their fantasies, it is not the job of a political party to act like elders in a Puritan church wielding a birch rod when they catch anyone misbehaving - like nodding off during the sermon.

  • Missourian Scott Charton, sent me a Facebook message last night which said: Sanford's staff misunderstood the Governor. They thought he said he was hiking the Appalachian Trail. He had said he was tracking some Argentinean tail.

  • Once an AP bureau chief, always and AP bureau chief.

    New Topic:

  • I found a website named "GoodFoodNearYou.com" which was advertised as being a handy Blackberry site for those who travel a good deal and want to find a decent place to eat.

  • To test the theory, I went to the website and typed in the ZIP code for Alexandria, Virginia - 22314.

  • The first Good Food Near You entry was this:
    7-Eleven

    Healthiest Choice:
    Jelly Donut

    Fat 8g | Calories 210 | Carbs 33g

  • May want to rethink those search algorithms.

  • On the Secret Decoder Ring today: Bios of both Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett. A Mullfoto of one of those fish signs on the back of a truck in Alexandria; and the Catchy Caption which is the famous Farrah Fawcett poster.

  • 0 Comments:

    Post a Comment

    << Home