Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Rush, the Magic Pillhead

Like many people, I'm not that into "The Sopranos" as it sputters to the finish. Some moments are nonetheless stunning. Like that of the Asian mental patient that beat up Uncle Joey, played with sharpness and perfect timing by Ken Leung. You may recognize him from some good character work and the expected fact that roles for Asian actors must be limited in today's Hollywood. Sadly, the truly misinformed have made too much of the fact that he looks quite like the Virginia Tech killer. Or at least that's what I learned from a fascinating little piece by Jeff Yang in the SFComical today. Leung's response is so articulate and rational that it deserves a looksie even if you don't watch TV.

Rush "Doctor Shopper" Limbaugh is trying yet again to fan his own flames with a truly tasteless anti-Barack Obama song parody. Then somehow he's spun it into a backhanded snark at the Clintons. Yawn. Anything that inflatable doosh says is some form of baiting and we all should beware of paying attention to him. Yet I find it interesting how blowhards are at long last getting miffed after getting tagged pretty hard by the media watchdog groups that have cropped up in response to the loyal Bushies. Media Matters lays out Rush's misplaced rage on this particular day. For those that care, this one's worth a few minutes of outrage. Or just know that Rush can still confound logic with his black-and-white hatred.

Hope your head is ditto free today. Rock on.

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