Maybe in Michael's heaven there will be 72 little boys to greet him.

I'm just sayin'.

'I'm looking at the man in the bier....."

I have lost so much of what little respect I still had for MSM after this WackoJackoFest completely devoid of balance or gravitas. C'mon. A great entertainer, yes. And at best, a freak who made some very poor choices regarding his personal life, too.

I felt like I felt when Elvis died: there goes a great entertainer who had a few really good years and should have quit long ago, before he became a freak show. May he finally rest in peace.

Honestly. CP is the only woman I have ever read or seen or met who deserved to be called a cunt.

Flamers, light your flames. I really don't care.

Dude, get help. Professional help. Your words and admitted actions are the behaviors of a drrply delusional fan gone far over to the dark side. You've convinced yourself that you somehow play a significant role in her success. Next you'll be following her public appearance schedule...and then you'll do anything to personally deliver your important message directly to the candidate. I wouldn't be surprised is you're already on some Secret Service list. Right now, this object of your attention can do no wrong and you have appointed yourself her public defender. You secretly think she'll notice. You are baby steps away from disconnecting with reality. Get professional help.

"By all counts, someone with her diction and general lack of political knowledge and overweening tendency to get in her own way should have been laughed off the national stage a while ago, but Palin has clung on tenaciously, perhaps because she has tapped into some deep vein of psychodramatic symbolism."

I call BS to Ms. Fortini's assessment of Ms. Palin's maternal instincts. Sarah Palin is all about Sarah Palin. Her children are props. When she interrupts her olderst daughter's interview on national TV to correct her statement regarding abstinence she's not being maternal. She being dictatorial and the family ventriliquist. "Say what I tell you to say. Or else."

Sarah Palin might attempt to talk a good talk about values, but her children know that to get mommy's attention (read: love and approval) they must toe the line. Bristol's pregnancy proves the adage that mom's actions speak louder than her words.

"I don't, for instance, find posts that mock parents for complaining about how tired they are or how little time they have terribly entertaining."

I do. If you took the time to put your child in a safe place (I assume) and log on just to complain about having no time...then you're a self-centered idiot who simply enjoys whining for attention. You do, in fact, have plenty of time. You've simply chosen to waste it twittering, texting, e-mailing, blogging and IMing everyone about how little time you think you have. STFU, indeed.

There's a reason why the term 'frag' was invented.

There is nothing wrong with Glenallen Walken's writing ability, myopic politics or UMC smugness that I couldn't fix in under 5 minutes.

With a baseball bat.

Since he is obviously immune to facts and common sense, I offer my persuasive services to help him see the light. Assuming he ever wakes up.

You went on The O'Reilly Factor.

WTF did you think was going to happen?

Was today going to be the magical first time he treated guests with dignity?

Was today going to be the first time he debated someone on the merits of the issue?

Or did pride go before a fall and you thought, "I'll outwit him!"

Duh. Please spare yourself the agony of falling for it and us the agony of skimming through another "Oops, my bad" piece.

It's O'Reilly. Stop lending him credence by even bothering to mention his name.

The old TV series sucked badly. It its best it was something to do until it stopped raining.

Will Farrell has a moment here and there, but overall he's just slightly more talented than Pauly Shore. Slightly.

This film doesn't know to whom to direct its stupidity. The antics are too rude and crude for children--they are and shame on people who would subject children to such sophomoric behavior. The plot and storyline are embarrassing reminders of how many of us older folks wasted whole Saturday mornings watching non-Disney schlock before we had to mow the lawn or get a real job.

So, why? Why bother creating this monsterous pice of shit?

Amy,

You're being far too kind. This kind of behavior has persisted since I was aware of it as a college student in the 1970s and ever since--I've been a college administrator on a variety of campuses since then. The Monday that campus police or real law enforcement are not dealing with the aftermath of some fraternity-sponsored fracas is a rare day indeed. Date rape is a given, gang rape is frequent and alcohol poisoning is prevalent...not to mention widespread academic dishonesty.

The fraternity culture is long past any reason for being allowed to continue.

I'm surprised you don't tackle the sorrority culture that feels into this and not only enables it, but treats it as simply an unpleasant but necessary part of the process of so many young women earning their MRS. degree.

Dig deeper. Take no prisoners.