Author: Richard

Stossel wasn’t fired

John Stossel made a statement officially debunking the viral email going around claiming that ABC fired him from 20/20 because he aired a segment critical of healthcare.

The short segment was actually an update of a one-hour special that I did on Michael Moore and health care. ABC approved that too. I give them credit. For 28 years, they allowed me to express opinions that some viewers hated.

Our parting was by mutual agreement.

The truth is that I wanted to focus on economic liberty. I wanted to do more of the reports you find on this blog. The Fox Business Network has room for that.

Now, finally, on Thursday at 8pm, my new show begins!

The hour long segment Stoss refers to is here:

Hannity grills Dick

Dick Cheney on “Hannity” promo says “its a hard hitting Hannity exclusive”. a little misleading, considering “hard hitting” in context of an interview usually applies to the interviewer, not the guest. The promo should have just come out and said “Sean Hannity gives the former Vic President an unchallenged platform to bash the shit out of the opposition”.

Spousal abuse is funny when the dude is the victim

I like how Chris Brown beats Rihanna over cheating allegations and he’s a monster but Tiger’s wife beats him over cheating allegations and she’s a strong independent woman standing up for herself.

SNL did a “my wife is beating the shit out of me, oh no’z” skit which is featured below, and yet is not as humorous as the fact that this weeks musical guest was in fact… Rihanna….

UPDATE: I just saw that the director of the National Council Against Domestic Violence told TMZ she’s “horrified” by the skit.

Creepy singing heads through the ages

The real video for this post is the 3rd one down, but i wanted to run through some history first…
Here is original footage of the faces of the busts that sing the Grim Grinning Ghosts song on the Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland:

Then the version of them that appeared in Disney’s “hey, it worked with Pirates of the Caribbean, lets try it with other rides” movie version of the Haunted Mansion:

And now, in 2009, something seemingly completely unrelated (nothing to do with Disney, themeparks or ghost motif dark rides), but I’m putting forward as a prediction of what is to come:

These three animatronic heads are part of an art piece being sold at Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 for $75,000. The heads are connected to servos behind the mold of the artist’s face that are controlled by a computer. The movements and sound are on a 15 minute loop and both sing together and uncomfortably look around the room individually. VEEEERY CREEEPY.

Preserve Cyrus…

I’m not comfortable with this Miley Cyrus sexualization thing going on. While I’m 100% in favor of marketing hot jailbait as such, there are rules and requirements and Miley is just a cute little girl. she’s not sexually attractive. she looks and acts like a kid. that’s not cool. Britney Spears when she was 16? by all means – make us want to break the law and get up awn that. bitch be fine. But cool it on Miley you guys, c’mon.

Sources Warn Miley Cyrus Will Be Depleted by 2013: Unless Americans turn to alternative sources of entertainment, the ‘Hannah Montana’ star will soon be completely tapped out.