Making So Much Out Of So Little

Welcome back, readers...I hope you all survived the weekend threat of drunk drivers. Yes, it's the summer, or as we here at TH like to call it "Darwin Season." See, it seems more people like to drink more during the summer (alcohol, by the way, does NOT cool you off...instead, it just serves to dehydrate you further...drink water) and then they get into their cars and drive drunk. Take Ryan "I'll Live Up To This Show's Name Someday" Dunn, who was one of the guys in "Jackass." Dunn died after drinking and speeding at 140 MPH (!!) and crashing his car. Now, I'll give you that any deadly accident is tragic. But what's more tragic is his buddies aren't learning from this. They figured he'd die in a car crash someday. No joke. They even joked about it behind the scenes of "Jackass." Also, Bam Margera got REALLY pissed off when Roger Ebert posted this tweet: "Friends don't let jackasses drive drunk." I mean REALLY upset. Bam was dropping f-bombs and ripping on Ebert. Roger took the high road and apologized soon after, but I question whether Bam will really learn anything from this. I'm not condoning Ebert's joke (moreso the timing than anything else), but Bam, if you REALLY care about your buddy's death, you'll hop right on the television and internet and start doing a shitload of "Don't Drink and Drive" commercials. Don't just get pissed off at Ebert...because, quite frankly, he's right. You guys knew Dunn's behavior was dangerous and you just let him keep on doing it. That makes you assholes. So don't be a dick, Bam...get out there and prevent someone else's buddy from making the same mistake.

I'll step off my soapbox for an instant... to make room for Jon Stewart. James sent me this clip of Stewart on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace. I'll say that I respect both of these men for what they do. Wallace seems like a very competent journalist and Stewart makes me laugh regularly. But I think Wallace has been drinking a little too much of the Fox Kool-Aid...as exhibited in this clip when he doesn't defend Fox and instead tries to attack Comedy Central. Really?:



I also found it interesting that after the interview, Stewart was FACT-CHECKED. Awesome. A comedy program about the news is being fact-checked. Okay, let's see if they're checking anyone else:

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Delightful. Let's also see how Stewart reacted to the assertion (then the "take-back" of said assertion) by John "You Kids Get Off My Lawn...And By Lawn, I Mean The United States" McCain that ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS are responsible for the devastating wildfires in Arizona (again, by request by James):

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And now, this moment with a narcoleptic dog:



And now, this moment of seeing too many balls in South Carolina...



Hey, did you happen to catch the Southwest Airlines pilot this week, accidentally caught on airline radio ranting about how he can't pick up any flight attendants because they're too old, too gay or too "grande"? This will be the best 2 and a half minutes you'll listen to all week:



That pilot? Suspended...then let BACK ON THE JOB. Good thing there's no sexual harassment policy at 16,000 feet.

Hey, it's summertime, and when people aren't drinking and driving, they're heading to the big summer blockbusters at the movies. What's that you say? You've squandered all day reading this blog, so you don't have any TIME to go to the big movies? Well, then, let me offer you the Cliffs' Notes versions...brought to you by they same crew that brought you "Kids Reading Kanye West's Tweets":



(Rings are for girls...)



There's always time for Mike Tyson. And finally, a little something for the ladies in the crowd:



Happy birthday, Melissa!

-B-