"The majority of voters in California apparently thought that they were being over-taxed and they spoke thru the ballot box initiative. That`s called Democracy."

Yeah, right. Mostly, like all repukeliscum programs, they were lied to, and bought the lie.

Right now, CA is going down the tubes. In the future, people will look back on Prop 13 as a dividing line. Before Prop 13, CA was the national leader in many things. Today, CA is right down there with Arkansas, Alabama and other shining lights of educational "quality".

Drivel, pablum, content-less yammering. OK, atheism is bad. What's her substitute? One sentence: she admires the universe.

So, we are back to paganism. Sure, not a problem. It's just so fucking pat, and so totally absent of any thought whatsoever.

Why do people give this woman the status of cultural critic? My high-school children write better essays than this.

How to write an essay:

1) Come up with a thesis

2) Support the thesis with arguments

3) 3-4 paragraphs

4) conclude by reminding reader of arguments.

Does she grade essays of her students? What are her standards? You get an A if your essay is idiotic, pointless, and has no valid or sensible arguments?

clear if I could see the pages.

If the girls are not hot, I will be outraged. However, if they are cute, my outrage will be much reduced.

Regardless of what feminists think, men still like hot babes. Odd that feminism does not trump biology, eh?

No, the strident feminists who oppose biology are left-wingnuts. There are huge numbers of left wingnuts like that. The late (thank goodness) feminists Dworkin and current not late McKinnon are feminist prudes who are opposed to all men enjoying women from a distance. It amazes me. There is this anti-porno component to feminism.

Pornography has problems, but it certainly is a better outlet for men then rape.

I found the calendar quickly using a googlesearch.

Verdict: the girls are cute! They have too much on!! They would be cuter with skimpier outfits!!!

My outrage is very miniscule at this point.

You can take the pig, smear lipstick all over it, but it's STILL A FUCKING PIG.

As an Illinois fan and alumni, I protest the inclusion of Illinois in this. It looks bad for the Illini, but the current coach, Ron Zook, has only been coach for 3 years (that is, this is his 3rd year). Thus, the problems mostly occurred prior to his arrival.

These ratings should also be expressed in some easy-to-follow approach. Like percentages?

Yes, there is a huge problem with being pregnant at 16. You should not be pregnant at 16. I have 2 daughters, and know where they are. They could be getting pregnant, but I have my grave grave doubts. They are supervised closely. One is unlikely to get pregnant, because she is not interested. The other is very popular, but still is not in situations where she could get pregnant.

And yes, it only takes a moment to get into that situation. Still, what is going on that this child is getting naked with some guy? She is probably exposed to older, more sophisticated guys on her movie set. In many many cases, the cause of pregnancy in a young teen like this is an older, predatory male. Since this kid is in many TV situations, doubtless the sets are crawling with such perverts.

She is a terrible role model. TERRIBLE. I don't care about the idea that we are supposed to be non-judgemental and all that. Nope, I call her a little slut, and her mother a very bad mother.

Plus, the guy needs to be identified IMMEDIATELY.

That's girl under age, boyfriend over age.

It may not be statutory rape, but it is scummy. 19 is much more sophisticated than 16. It's enough of a difference so that the boyfriend would be putting on inappropriate pressure.

What a little scumbag this boy is. I have no respect for him. In the first place, any 19 year old who needs to have a 16 year old girlfriend is a poor excuse of a human being.

"None of this is my business, even though these people are "famous." And neither Brady nor Spears deserves the kind of vitriol that Spears is receiving now. It truly does turn my stomach how people are so hateful. Aside from being mean and smug, it's also really ghoulish. Do we really need play-by-play commentary on another celebrity train wreck?"

Her job is being a role model. That's what they pay her for. She is probably making 1 Million/year to look pure and good. So, now she is not pure and good. She is normal.

She is also a stupid stupid kid.

Most importantly, her mother should be taken to the woodshed and paddled. What kind of parenting is she doing, allowing her 16 year old daughter to go on dates with a 19 year old? Not just negligent, incredibly stupid.

"As a parent, I never liked "Zooey 101" which is set in an unrealistic prep school atmosphere with notably missing authority figures. The recent ad showing Jamie Lynn mud-wrestling made my rethink letting my daughter watch at all."

I am a parent. I watch some of those shows (the only one my kids ever watched was Smallville). They are very concerning. Autonomy (which is what the shows provide) is fine and good, but living in a world where you need to work with authority figures is much more important.

I just bet that the Chinese thieves in this situation came in on H-1Bs. The Chinese have never been much good at innovation, but are great at simple thievery.

Hire an H-1B - you get a cheap employee who spends his/her Saturdays xeroxing technical specs for later transfer back to China.

It is stupid. It is dishonest.

Most importantly, it is the most unamerican tax I have ever heard of. Since the onset of taxes, the compact in America has always been that the rich pay more. They get more from this society, and they should pay more, much more than now.