You could never recreate The Gong Show in this day and age. The smarm alone (and I mean that as a compliment) wouldn’t fly. Gene Gene the Dancing Machine would have his own cologne line and the Unknown Comic would be a judge on The Voice. In other words, ugh.

One of the Great Loons of America has passed. God, he was wonderful in a coked-up-Wayne-Newton-Meets-Hugh-Hefner way. Which is to say it was great television.

Aww man, my Dad and I used to watch The Gong Show when I was little. He thought the Unknown Comic was the funniest thing ever. Dad is a difficult guy who wasn’t born with the patience for parenting, so it’s a happy memory of him.

Serial killer Rodney Alcala also appeared on the Dating Game as bachelor #1. According to Rolling Stone, Alcala appeared despite the fact he had a conviction of raping an 8 year old four years prior. Alcala was chosen by the female contestant, but she decided to not go through with the “date” she won (tennis lessons…

Clinton lied about a blow job from an intern.

“I can accept that most Republican’s are completely hypocritical and willing to turn a blind eye to treason among their own for the purpose of partisanship but I find it difficult to believe that every single one of them is.”

It still amazes me that out of all the people related to Trump and his campaign that have been asked about Russia ties not one of them has said, “We welcome this investigation, because we know no one in the campaign has done anything wrong and therefore the FBI will find nothing. If they do, in fact, find anything, we…

Great, another fraudulent Trump in the WH. Remember when she was “the voice of moderation”, the one person he’d listen to, the “sensible” one who’d rein in daddy’s worst tendencies? Yeah, about that...it was all fucking horseshit. She sits there doing a more subtle version of daddy’s act, always with the hands and the…

There has been research on this! Most of the chapters in Massey’s New Faces in New Places and Zuniga and Hernandez-Leon’s New Destinations are about this. Essentially, meat processors realized that it was way cheaper to operate plants outside of major metros, so they moved to rural areas. Then they realized it…

That’s exactly it. While there are likely many Americans who would be willing to do the job - even a grueling as it is - they’re unwilling to do it for $10-12/hr. Especially when you take into account that these are seasonal jobs with little or no benefits. And they’re often out in the middle of nowhere, I’m betting…

And don’t forget willing to live 3 generations worth of extended family to a single family home.

aka that ‘mulitculturalism’ that so many people are pissed off about.

Seriously. All that buildup and hype for the breaking story of “rich guy finds loopholes in American tax system.” YOU DON’T SAY?

I hope the short-term ratings boost was worth it, Rachel =\

True, true. Many lame-ass stories that wouldn’t pass an ordinary sniff test will pass the “I want to believe” test, ‘cause that’s a pretty low bar. And maybe he’s a good spinner and manipulator, that’s something I wouldn’t know of course.

Yeah I’ve honestly never looked at her the same way. While I understand you can fall in love with someone who is different from you politically, there are limits. THIS GUY exceeds all of them.

Pretty sure that your success as a conservative talking head these days is inversely proportional to the amount of knowledge you bring to the table.

If Hannity knew anything about the history of politics in his own country, he’d know that paying off your supporters with government jobs was a completely accepted deal practiced by every party in Lincoln’s day. Hell, even if he had just a passing knowledge of American history, he’d know that a successor of Lincoln…

I’ve read that he was investigating Russian finances so....potato, potahto.

I now have angina and I’m too young for it. I skipped school on my 18th birthday to register to vote. When I married I convinced my apathetic husband to learn and get involved. I have swayed many people’s thinking assuring them it was important and now I am Game of Throneing by eating so much crow. I have lost hope. I…

I wonder where Trump got a sudden urge to start purging more officials?