Katie Holmes Converting to Scientology

Why? Because she apparently digs it.

A good a reason as any, if you ask me.

A Better Reason Update [Ace]: How to cure Herpes-lookin' lip deformations? It's on page 213 of Dianetics.

And on page 214: 15 quick-&-dirty souflee recipees.

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Katie Holmes Converting to Scientology

Why? Because she apparently digs it.

A good a reason as any, if you ask me.

A Better Reason Update [Ace]: How to cure Herpes-lookin' lip deformations? It's on page 213 of Dianetics.

And on page 214: 15 quick-&-dirty souflee recipees.

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I've been pretty harsh on the motives behind the upcoming Live8 charity concerts.

I haven't reconsidered my stance-- they are still a cheap way of assuaging rich white guilt for ignoring the dark continent.

However, I must admit, they scored quite a coup for their London concert:

Pink Floyd is reuniting for Live8.

How. Cool. Is. That?

Sigh. If only Sting could get The Police back together for the night.

Alright, open thread: your dream concert, five acts, any time period, in any venue.

My submission:
1. Bruce Springsteen, Nebraska era (everything after this was downhill)
2. Metallica, . . . And Justice For All era (everything after this was a different band)
3. Van Halen, Diver Down era (ditto)
4. Nirvana, just before they released Nevermind.
5. The Beatles, had they taken Lorne Michaels' offer.

Venue? The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, New Jersey.

I'll admit, it probably wouldn't flow together all that great, but damn it, I'd have a great time.

[Cross-posted over at Garfield Ridge]

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John from Wuzzadem expressed my thoughts well on this yesterday. This is absurd.

Captain Ed has more to say, too:

Someone needs to ask Ed Klein why he felt it necessary to include this accusation as part of his biography. It's hardly germane to her politics, or to her life in politics. It's the kind of tawdry Weekly World News gossip/hit piece that serves no purpose but character assassination. It also makes Hillary into a victim, this time almost certainly for real -- not of this purported rape, but of Klein's base attack.

If this is the level of professionalism we can expect from former Newsweek editors, small wonder we end up with Qu'ran-flushing frauds from the magazine now. Whether Ed Klein absorbed the Newsweek standards for sourcing and newsworthiness during his tenure or set those standards himself, the two are not unrelated. And regardless of whether Hillary or the Bush administration gets targeted by these reckless, irresponsible, and repulsive attacks, the public should respond by denying them their payday.

And I would add further that if right-wingers want to be taken seriously, they should either treat this as the trash it is or just not mention it all. Anyone who seriously attempts to make some sort of Bill-raped-Hillary claim is just asking for the dunce cap.

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It's my lovely co-host Karol's three year blogoversary. Congratulate her, if you're of that mind.

As I've mentioned before, the two people who most inspired me to blog were Karol and Oliver Willis. Oliver Willis, because he was a annoying talentless hack of a fat fuck-faced fuck getting attention that I should be getting, and Karol, because I just had no idea normal people just blogged until she casually mentioned, "Oh, you can read all about this or that on my blog."

A year and a half later, and I'm still saying "fat fuck-faced fuck."

My mom is so proud.

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"You can't fix in six months what took 35 years to destroy."

We must complete the mission in Iraq. We owe it to the Iraqi's, to whom we've given a taste of freedom. We owe it to ourselves as our national security depends on a stable middle east, something a free and democratic Iraq is part of. Most of all, we owe it to our soldiers who have worked so hard to see Iraq be free.

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Is it just me, or does everyone think "Weekend at Bernie's" when they see this picture?

via: The Manolo

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This is who, rather than Howard Dean, Democrats should be listening to.

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Disclaimer, as usual: I don't know if this really is the guy behind the Forsake the Troops site (a site devoted to the idea that we should, yeah, forsake the troops), but a link found by SondraK says it is. The link SondraK provides is NOT SAFE FOR WORK, as it's a cybersex chat session, and even, I guess, contains a picture of what is purported to be this idiot's penis.

It's pretty embarassing. And funny.

A phone number is mentioned in the link. As usual, I strongly urge against personal harassment of anyone, no matter how vicious their ideas.

Actually, I guess I'm against this sort of thing too, although it is funny. I'm always worried about this myself. Every once in a while I'll get an email from someone claiming to be a female fan and telling me how much she'd like to meet me or whatnot (by "whatnot," I mean have sex), and I'm always excessively formal, because I'm always convinced it's a liberal dude troll trying to bait me into flirting or saying something embarassing.

So in response to a dirty-kinky email, I'm always like, "Jeepers, thanks for reading! I am very flattered that you enjoy the Ace of Spades site. It's great to have dedicated, shaved teenage-whore readers like yourself."

Which is pretty lame, but hey, check out what happens if you're not careful. Not very pretty.

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I have put together a little trivia quiz over on Demure Thoughts if you are looking for something to do as we wait for Ace to decide to allow further basking in the glow of his brilliance (see JenNote at bottm of entry). It isn't too hard because it is Monday for goodness sake.

I was going to put together a "Top Ten Reasons" why the Community First Health Insurance Group Administering my PPO are the minions of satan, but I decided to spare you the gory details. It might scare you needlessly. Besides, I have already contacted the Santeria Priest and collected a sample of the call center supervisor's hair. All will be fixed soon enough! No need to get vicious.

**JenNote: That should make another invitation to guest blog in the bag.

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