Remember girls, being a feminist means all women's choices are valid, except the ones we don't like, amirite?

You dorks are only about 3 years late on the Chuck Norris phenom.

I think his being fired from Metallica had a lot to do with the big egos of Ulrich and Hetfield.

Listening to that song again, and contrasting the ideas in the lyrics with the uber-commercialism of the latter day Metallica, it's easy to see how Mustaine didn't fit in.

I think it's also interesting that the snippet of voiceover at the end specifically mentions Lincoln Savings and Loan, which has quite the sordid history apart from things financial. It also mentions the fact that there was a bailout, and taxpayers had to foot the bill for the fat cats' poor decisions and criminality.

I'm sure that will become yet another parallel with the S&L period.

I say screw the Democrats in Florida and Michigan. Their own leaders made the bed they're sleeping in. Their not being seated is a natural consequence of their not abiding by the rules.

I don't feel bad for the Democrats of Florida or Michigan because they chose the leaders who made the poor decision to try and preempt the primaries of other states. How stupid can you be? Had they opted to go last instead of engaging in a juvenile me-first routine, their primaries would have been very important. How important do the first caucus/first primary seem today? Did they really determine anything?

Look at Texas: our primary is usually so irrelevant that nobody even remembered the whole caucus angle until a couple weeks ago. Yet, its lateness was a boon in the "importantness" department this year. Let me tell you, I was one of the last voters in precinct 266, and there were a ton of caucus people.

We should let the Democrats of Michigan and Florida feel the natural consequences of their stupidity so that the next time some idiot gets the idea to preempt the primaries of other states, they can maybe reflect on what a dumb idea it is.

Ahh Gary Gygax, whatever did people who lived in their parents' basement do prior to your ingenious invention?

May he ascend to the outer plane of his choosing before Demogorgon even knows he's left us.

It's not like Gore won, did he? Wasted vote.

You can judge me for how I may have voted, but in the end it says more about you than it does about me, with your elitist tongue-clicking.

How you can even credibly claim to know whether any one of your readers personally wasted their votes and got Bush elected without knowing what state they might be from? That you would oversimplify it out of spite that your guy lost is unprofessional in a journalist.

I will be the first to admit that Gore has done some great things with his free time since 2000. I still say if Gore wanted my vote, he should have earned it. If the Democrats want our votes, they should earn them. Hillary isn't entitled to a damn thing and she sure didn't earn anything either.

"If I had known I could have voted for the war and still gotten elected, I never would have pretended to support it."

That SNL quote sums it up. Sometimes when you're making ethical decisions, the best course is to do what is right. That way, if unforeseen events occur, you can at least know you've stuck to your principles. Too bad Hillary won't enjoy the thrill of victory or the comfort of being ethical.

I hope it does soon.

Have fun on 6th.

I don't know if Karl Rove is behind it or not, but there was an article in the Daily Texan, the newspaper of UT Austin, written by a law student republican guy who was exhorting his fellow travelers on the right to vote for Hillary.

http://www.dailytexanonline.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&ustory_id=88b3c651-6893-447d-848f-65ec6118c109

The only people who thought McCain to be clean and above corruption are ignorant of history, especially Arizona history.

I would trust the magazine whose revenue depends on knowing what their female readers want over what a "journalist" really wishes those same female readers want any day.

Also, I don't think comparing Entertainment Tonight, a cotton candy outfit, to the British Tabloid Press is a fair comparison. Celebrity bashing is a blood sport over there.

What did the British tabloids do with respect to Heath Ledger?

I love your writing and criticism. Here at Salon afloat in a sea of egocentric navel-gazing, it shines all the brighter.

You don't tell us what you were wearing or shopping for while you read the book.

You don't tell us why the book made you feel some way because of some past incident in your own affluent, yet emotionally overwrought past.

You don't go into a sidebar about diapers.

You just examine the arguments the author makes on their merits. Every column of yours I read leaves me thinking about the subject.

I found your observation about Al Gore and powerpoint as they relate to the author's claims particularly incisive.

Don't knead them so much. They should be fluffy.

But we never hear about it at salon.

Nice job phoning it in.

Famous actresses, whether French or American, can't really tell us much about a behavioral trend that spans an entire population, can they? I would consider them outliers.

Maybe if people like you who write articles would shut the hell up about famous people, you wouldn't feel compelled to complain about their influence out of the other side of your mouth.

Just a thought.

Get over the fact that your friend is a disgusting misogynist and let him defend his own behavior.

Why write about Soccer when you've made a point of not covering Hockey?

Also, all that crap about sportsmanship and fair play is just to keep dumb people buying tickets and beer and watching the tube.