I forgot about that one! That one is great. I've got to get back into it.

My wife really wants to go see it this weekend. It's a musical, right? Why does it seem so, I don't know, controversial?

Absolutely correct, and something that everyone needs to remember, and start taking seriously. Thank you for posting it. And try not to get too depressed if you get negative responses. You're right on target.

I think the problem I had with this episode (outside of isolated hilarious jokes, like the crow murders or Frank's increasingly horrible unintentional confessions) was that I've never seen any of the stuff it referenced. I got that it was obviously satire of some kind - they changed the credit sequence, after all -…

I hadn't thought about it until I read your comment, but yeah, I think you're right. Half his face burned off in the apartment fire. I think we're done.

It's amazing to me how quickly and suddenly trickle-down economics has been embraced by so many who call themselves leftists. When did that happen?

Being lectured and insulted by multi-millionaire celebrities has never, ever changed anyone's mind (except maybe in the opposite direction). I mean, they should do what they want, I guess, but the Left in general needs to start seeing that this stuff is absolutely destroying it.

I agree - I'm a little surprised that the Ponderosas get so little love. I thought they've been excellent second stringers, all except for the (to me) deeply unfunny "I'm a cat now" plot.

All good questions! And the Libertarians would (I think) answer by saying to always err on the side of not increasing anyone's power, and devolving as much power as possible to the individual and to local communities.

Not even in the top half of Sunny episodes, but still totally redeemed by Glen Howerton. He's not my favorite member of the cast - that'd be Kaitlin Olsen, probably, and then Charlie Day - when they give him this stuff he just kills it. That crow shit had me cracking up.

You're completely wrong, you fascist commie. You let people off the train first because there's MORE ROOM OUTSIDE THAN IN.

Not necessarily. Their argument is that your leaders would still be building roads, hospitals, running the judiciary, cops, firemen, armed forces, all sorts of things. They just believe (and I don't think they're totally wrong) that if you create an office with too much power, someone will always, always come along…

I think you're misunderstanding the OP's argument. He's arguing that we should not be comfortable giving any specific power to a President we like if that power would make us panic when wielded by a President we DON'T like. It's a basic tenet of Libertarian philosophy.

Politics and art mix poorly under the best circumstances. Politics and pop art go together even worse. Politics and awards shows have long been a complete joke.

So you're just ignoring the last clause, then?

Wow - right now, point us to where he said anything remotely like that. Quote it.

Was this off of one of his albums? I don't think I've heard him riff on The Fugitive.

One damn second. Don't you lump Dolph Lundgren in with Seagal and Van Damme. His name is DOLPH. He's proclaimed the most underrated actor in Hollywood by Charlie and Mac. He makes it worthwhile to see A View to a Kill. I'm getting all worked up, here.

Don't use words around me that don't have any meaning. I'm taking the stairs.

My favorite line is still "how much longer do I have to listen to this shit?" Perfect Eastwood, coming off of a perfect Malkovich soliloquy. Well, I guess it's not a soliloquy since there were a ton of people listening and he's nominally speaking to Eastwood's character, but come on. He was talking to hear himself…