CoulterGeist

I cannot claim originality regarting the title here. I had Googled "Coulter" yesterday in order to find a certain item I had seen in the past which lampooned Ann Coulter and caught "CoulterGeist" as a tagline. Hadda go there.
Coulter is quite the polarizing figure. I happen to fall on the side of those who absolutely love her. She has a rapier wit and a fearlessness which must be witnessed (and admired). I have always loved smart, assertive women (even if I disagree with them). Damn you Emma Peel!
She also seems to love all of the negative (visceral) responses she leaves in her wake. I have to laugh as well, especially when I see all of the men, suppossedly in touch with the feminine, when confronted by such a woman. How dare she be smarter, better looking and funnier than some of the harpies and (girlie)men that jump through hoops in a vein attempt to put her down.
Her books sit (read) on my bookcase. Her columns arrive (and get read) in my email account. Her appearances in various media are eagerly awaited and tremendously enjoyed. I know I'll get to laugh at her (often outraegeous) jibes and enjoy the view.
Love her or hate her. She make the intelligent think, laugh and get outraged. She makes the reactionary earn their monikers. She makes the insipid left sit in their own fetid juices and stew.
I'm just sayin...

Guess Who

When I first saw this image in the news a question hit me soundly -


Is this the new Hamas Prime Minister or is it George Clooney leaving the BAFTA Awards?

Glamour - Then and Now

Yes. Grace Kelly was amazing. As far as the notion of screen glamour/icon goes, I will have to
admit that the list of choices is quite deep. As mentioned, this question pops up on occassion and guys usually go directly toward the Jolie et al direction. Women's choices, on the other hand, are as varied as their moods. There is no consensus here (in my very own unscientific resource).

I noticed that my selections tend to come from earlier incarnations of screen beauty (with few exceptions). One of the top contenders, for me, is Myrna Loy. She forever changed the screen notion of the wife as cufflink to the more important dominant partner. Her intelligent sass on screen showed men why they needed to go home after work - Dessert was waiting.

No list is complete without Audrey Hepburn. Her simply stated natural elegance was matched only by the way in which she lived - beautifully. Every time I watch her on screen, I fall in love all over again.

On the more contemporary front. I need to include two Indian actresses - one, Rani Mukerjee, is from the Bollywood camp. Her eyes to look at, her voice (oh my lord, that voice)...sheerly delightful to watch. Her recent performance in "Black" is not to be missed.

The other Indian actress is of the American flavor - Native American actress Irene Bedard gains my nod for one of, if not the most beautiful actress on the American screen today. It is a shame we do not see more of her.

Any questions? That why God invented the Google search.

What all of these women share goes beyond mere beauty. They possess an understated luxury in their performances. They all do with a glance what others work very hard at emoting. If this were merely about beauty, the list would be endless as women across the world grace us poor voyeuristic testerone-laden slobs with their presence and inherant charms. This juvenile list is about the celebration of the feminine, the distaff propensity for elegance. Like silk across bare flesh, these women remind men, on a daily basis, why we love being men.

This woman is for the birds

I was asked recently who I thought was the most beautiful woman to ever grace the silver screen. Now thousands upon thousands of discussions begin with this very question. Answers all vary - depending on mood as much as anything else.

I've cited many over the course of years and one or two of them actually pushed me directly into puberty (see Senta Berger). But I have to go back to Tippi Hedren.

This woman is perennial. Gorgeous every day of her existence.

Hit me with your (bird)shot

Hey, I know Dick Cheney is all over the news regarding his shotgun malfunction. Dumbass response to be sure. But what the hell is wrong with the press and their sheer inability to cover something that may not be as sexy, but has a helluva lot more teeth?
What am I talking about? - Al Gore eviscerating America once more, but this time to a Saudi Arabian audience in the Saudi kingdom itself.
What in bloody hell is wrong with that weasely worm? He isn't stupid. Albeit, he did flunk out of divinity school (how do you flunk God?). Going to SA and giving a big mea culpa to an audience that pretty much believes he was the former VP from the United States of Satan.
All I can say is Damn him! His hatred for W and his anger over his loss has taken control of his senses again. Take some Viagra for you self worth and move on. Grow another beard and go away. Why do we have to suffer for his shortcoming once again?
He apologizes for the US in the nation that essentially gave birth to this global conflagration in the first place and he and his cronies will sit back with glee as they try to gain traction over a hunting mishap with a single casualty. I have more than 3,000 reasons to find fault with his apology and his analogy.

Back Atcha

#1.) Okay. Giving way to juvenile behavior, I posted Bill Clinton with a puppy-stool mustache. Granted, a Great Dane might have been more appropriate given our sensitive political climate.
It was merely a jab at the PC in chief after a long series of tirades aimed at the current CINC. Every citizen has a right to speak. However, there has been a long tradition held by classier folks that a former POTUS (i.e. Clinton and Carter) make no contrary US foreign policy statements against the standing individual. As an example, see GHW Bush. He is a class act and stayed out of Clinton's way. I'll give Clinton points, however, for his uncanny ability to speak on the fly. Man, that boy is amazing to watch.

#2.) Found this: http://jewswhereareyou.blogspot.com/
My only response is: ?????

#3.) My third little piece pertains to the political kidnapping of Islam. Sure, there are the hysterically funny writings of an Ann Coulter who berates Islam (liberals, democrats et al). Then there is an organizarion like CAIR (ad infinitum) which makes excuses and provides succor to those violent individuals, thus encouraging more violence.
This is not the Islam that Leila Ahmed writes about.
This is an Islam that not only prohibits behavior by its adherants, it expects a dhimmi-like global experience. All should bow down at the altar of "submission." If we cannot show depictions of the Prophet (which has been done countless times in Muslim countries without incident), does that mean we cannot hit the gridiron with a "pigskin?" Is is possible that the International House of Pancakes will suffer the consequences of providing delicious, crispy bacon and pork sausage to the average consumer. Lord help Latin America if this happens! The amount of pork consumed by the Latin apostate...it makes me shudder.
If we bow down, we lose. This is THE slippery slope we've all heard about. There is a courageous imam in Denmark who stated flatly that more depictions, not less, should be the rule. He cites a simple fact that the very freedoms which the west reveres are at stake if we allow them to be taken hostage by intolerant savages.
I inserted the term "intolerant savages" because intolerance is the message we're getting. It describes the level of demand "at the point of a gun" mentality we are witnessing. Mao would be so proud.
And make no mistake about it, this is politics at its finest. It is "rally round the flag" syndrome gone beserk. While the info was readily available months ago when it was first published in a free country, how can these things take place in dictatorial countries where speech is limited and information controlled. These folks got the message because their governments wanted it out there. Then it steamrolled.
As far as the "We are not terrorists. You should be beheaded" stuff, local embellishment is an artistic addition, I think.
This is politics. This is not Islam.
Escuse me. I'm off to Denny's for a Meat-Lovers Slam breakfast.

Just B'cuz

Sometimes you just can't add anything more...

A Picture is Worth...

Islamic Response? Really?
Politics is the more likely culprit.















How dare you accuse Muslims of being violent!
I have been sorta (pardon the pun) shell-shocked by the images coming out of the mideast over the satirical cartoons printed in the European press. The burning embassies, flags and so on cannot be justified. Yet, there are those on the talking head shows who proclaim the cartoons to be provative, ergo the actions are understandable.














We are exercising our rights in a free society, so pardon the "Ban Intolerance" kinda thingy.
I applaud the defiant defense of the free press that comes from the continent. My applause for anything remotely EU is rare. Were the cartoons objectionable? To some. Are violent responses to cartoons reasonable? The question here is rhetorical.

So say us all!
But just as I defend these rights in the press, I also see these rights being utilized by the public in the press. What follows are some images of Muslims in London exercising their right to protest in public.

This is, of course, my favorite flavor of piety. Isn't this the poster child for peace and tolerance? Won't Mama be proud?

What I want to know is this - since these people are nothing like the Muslims I know, where the hell do these people come from? What the hell is wrong with these folks? C'mon. We all know that there is something seriously wrong with their brains. What possible outlook could justify this call to barbarism?

Yeah, Yeah. I know... "Gott Mit Uns."