There is a list of people out there who are largely reviled by the left. More than that, they are alleged by the right to be merely hated for their correctness, their courage, their rightness, not for any valid or legitimate reason. This list would of course include Sarah Palin, who has never done anything wrong, never made a significant error, is pure as the driven snow, and should become our next President.
Also high on that list, but not as popular as she once was, is "Dr." Laura Schlessinger. "Dr." Laura gets the quotes because though she is a doctor, but she's not that kind of doctor, though she seldom did anything to discourage the assumption. Anyway, she used to have a radio show, where fawning women would call her and say "I love you Dr. Laura, and I trust you, and I'll take your advice, whatever it is." Then, Dr. Laura would insult the woman, call her stupid, a "shack up honey," dismiss all of her actions as those of a dime store floozy, and leave the poor thing in tears. This despite the fact that Laura herself had a very checkered past herself, a relationship with her mother that ended in a shameful tragedy (seriously, look it up), and even nudie photos on the web!
It's because of the nudie photos that I wrote this post. Schlessinger was on the (very) lowbrow FOX "News" program, Hannity on Tuesday night. Simple Sean brought up Schlessinger's nekkid shots for some very strange reason, and she responded to his odd query by saying that they were real, except for any nude below the waist. Those, said Laura, were fakes. I'm calling bullshit. I've seen the photos. They're many and varied, and plain. They're not dolled up, they're not glamor shots. And they're not--at least not for the most part--PhotoShopped. Laura really has nothing to be ashamed of here, at least she wouldn't were she not a professional finger-wagger and prude. She wasn't hideous, and she's hardly alone. Naked shots on the internets will soon be fairly commonplace, I'd think. I betcha within two or three elections, we'll have a President with a known naked photo in circulation. But those twat shots are not fakes, Mrs. Schlessinger. I'm not posting links, they're too easy to find yourself. But you be the judge.
UPDATED: To add that I think the placement of the circle around Dr. Laura's face on the FOX video is hilarious. It highlights just her face, which looks remarkably like Zira from Planet of the Apes.
Yes, I'm running two HuffPo-sourced articles in a row, but anyone who knows me knows that I couldn't possibly ignore this story. D'oh!
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'Simpsons' Head: Fox Won't Let Us Show Homer's Butt
"The Simpsons" celebrated some good news Thursday, as the animated legend was renewed by Fox for an eye-popping 23rd season. While discussing the renewal with New York magazine, Al Jean, who runs the show, revealed an interesting tidbit about the standards department at Fox: they won't let "The Simpsons" show any of the character's bare behinds. . .
Exhibitionists rejoice! You could be appearing nude--legally--at an airport near you! I don't know how I personally feel about it, exactly. But if your screener pulls you out of line for a random frisking, be very suspicious!
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Machine gives x-ray vision
They show a female in the left two images and a male on the right.
But the x-ray vision machine penetrates clothing leaving little to the imagination. . .
Photo (with edit) from source, Wall Street Journal
What's with the sudden spate of men getting naked in public? And a lawyer defending Guantanamo Bay detainees. . .at a press conference? It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world!
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Covington Partner Demonstrates Treatment of Detainees
. . .It was in the name of this zealous advocacy that Remes (Columbia, Harvard Law) removed his pants at a news conference on Monday. This morning, we caught up with Remes, who had just landed at JFK after a 14-hour flight from Dubai. . .
It isn't quite Snakes on a Plane!, but then again we haven't seen the photos, have we. Apparently a guy got all nekkid on the plane, then got dressed, then tried to go for a stroll out on the wing or something, but was tackled by a professional soccer team. Which, for all we know, may be why he took off his clothes in the first place. . .
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Pro Soccer Players On Flight Subdue Man Who Took Off Clothes
An American Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City on Friday after a passenger stripped, put his clothes back on and then tried to open an emergency exit door before being subdued by members of a Major League Soccer team on board, the FBI said. . .
And here, for no particular reason at all (besides the fact that I like it), is a clip from The Simpsons. In this episode, Homer and Marge are accidentally trapped outside without benefit of clothing. There is more in the actual episode of the actual nudity, with countless sight-gags and props to cover the naughty bits. This segment features their attempt to escape by hot air balloon, which fails spectacularly.
It's funny (particularly the church scene), and a wonderful diversion from politics and the news. Enjoy!
UPDATE 01/09/08: If you've landed here after a Google or Yahoo search, please read this question! This post was written on August 5, 2007, and apparently I put it up in a hurry as it's a photo and excerpt only, with no editorial comments.
My question: how did you find this post? What were you searching for? I've been getting half of my daily hits from this one posting!Please leave a comment. Thanks!
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"Not fully clothed" man jumps White House fence WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 22-year-old man who was "not fully clothed" jumped the north fence into the White House grounds on Sunday and was immediately apprehended, the U.S. Secret Service said.
Justin Manuel Arrieta, of Cocoa Beach, Florida, was arrested for unlawful entry and taken for processing to the District of Columbia police department, Secret Service spokeswoman Kim Bruce said.
She said Arrieta was only on the grounds of the White House for a matter of seconds and there were no reports of injury. She declined to say what he was wearing.
