Mike Barnicle—who is a confirmed fabricator and plagiarist, as well as being a toxic race-baiter and a suck-up to a psychopathic murderer—wants to share the word that this week's trouble at the New York Times is "an embarrassment to journalism."
Bob Schieffer's NSA Farce
Bob Schieffer, the elderly moderator of CBS's Face the Nation, once dismissed Edward Snowden as "just a narcissistic young man who has decided he is smarter than the rest of us." Yesterday, Schieffer once again addressed the issues of privacy and the NSA. His performance was an embarrassment to journalism.
This Woman Caught Dancing in an HMV Represents All of Us
Remember when, before iPods, et al. became ubiquitous, record stores—like the Virgin Megastore in Chicago, for example—had those cool listening stations that allowed you to jam out to your favorite tune in public? Those were the days.
Barney Frank Makes a Fool Out of Conservative Reporter Over 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
A conservative reporter from right-leaning CNS News thought he would play gotcha journalist and ask gay Congressman Barney Frank about gay and straight soldiers showering together. Big mistake. Huge. Barney totally eviscerates the guy and exposes him as a fool.
PayPal Busted for Bogus Wikileaks Excuse
Facing a booing crowd in Europe, a PayPal executive tried to explain why his company blocked donations to Wikileaks. He cited a letter from the State Department calling the secrets-sharing site illegal. Sadly for him, no such letter exists.
Richard Cohen: A Journalist's Job Is to Keep the Government's Secrets
Doddering cottonhead Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen has already stated that he doesn't know what "Wikileaks" is. Today, he adds: can't we just go back to the days when Richard Cohen could caress the testicles of the powerful, in peace?
Audience Members Get Refunds for 'Boring' Steve Martin Appearance
A live interview at the 92 Street Y between actor Steve Martin and writer Deb Solomon was so unsatisfying that the Y refunded ticketholders. The problem? Apparently, Solomon and Martin talked too much about art and not enough about movies.
Did The Situation Just Perform the Worst Routine in Dancing with the Stars History?
"You know that was a terrible mess," said Bruno Tonioli after Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino's routine—an Argentine Tango—on tonight's Dancing with the Stars. And, honestly? It was a secondhand embarrassment-inducing mess. Watch inside. Update: Bristol Palin gets sexy!
Courtney Love Stumbles Her Way Through a Lady Gaga Cover
What's worse than Courtney Love stumbling her way through one of her own songs? Courtney love stumbling her way through a cover of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance," which she did—screeching the entire time—at a recent concert. Video inside.
This X Factor Video Will Make You Die of Secondhand Embarrassment
Oy. There really isn't a good way to describe how painful these six minutes are—really. Here are soon-to-be-non-BFFs Abby and Lisa performing "That's My Goal" on this week's X Factor. Oh, also: screaming, swearing, sneering, snarking, and punching!
Demi Moore Is a Horrible Dancer
This is schadenfreude at its finest! Check out this video of Demi Moore "dancing" on stage with Snoop Dogg and husband Ashton Kutcher, during a recent Las Vegas concert. If Moore had a day job, she should stick to it.
BP Apologist Congressman Keeps Position, Tweets That He Was Right
In a meeting with House Republicans today, idiot Congressman Joe Barton apologized to his colleagues again for apologizing to BP CEO Tony Hayward. They allowed him to keep his powerful committee position. Then he went and bragged on Twitter! Jesus.
McCain Opponent Once in 'Get Free Money from the Government!' Infomercial
John McCain's Senate primary opponent, ex-Rep. J.D. Hayworth, starred in a 2007 informercial for getting your hands on the "billions and billions" in federal government grants. Free money, that was yours already! Oh god, this is embarrassing.
Here is the Cover for George W. Bush's 'Memoir'
How dumb and lazy is George W. Bush? So dumb and lazy that he can't even write a real memoir! Instead, he will write "an account of key decisions in his life." We have some guesses about what those are.
Let's Not Forget About Michele Bachmann!
Everyone is paying so much attention to one crazy liar lady that they have forgotten all about the other one, the one who still holds elected office! Thankfully, Michele Bachmann is stepping up the crazy.
Patricia Heaton: Bad at Math
Monday wasn't good to former Everybody Loves Raymond star Patricia Heaton. First a former assistant filed a lawsuit against her for unpaid wages, then she made a fool of herself on national television. Seriously, you have to see this.
In Touch Don't Know Brentwood
High-end celebrity weekly In Touch ran a feature this week showing where various celebs live in the tony Brentwood section of LA. They even have a handy map. Only problem? The map is of a different Brentwood, up in Oakland.
Paula Abdul Thinks She's Huge in Austria
Hah, oh dear. It seems that Paula Abdul, cat-litter-mouthed judge of American Idol singers, was duped by Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno character in his new film. And she still doesn't know it.
Even Republicans Didn't Know Why Jindal Was Talking Like That
Last night, America as a whole was introduced to Louisiana Governor and up-and-coming Republican superstar Bobby Jindal. And they couldn't stop giggling at him.
Foley and Edwards Emerge From Caves of Shame
The election is over, so bring on last season's political liabilities! Remember Mark Foley? He was the Republican Congressman from Florida who liked steamroom, and also young male congressional pages. Some, uh, inappropriate instant messenger exchanges with one of those young men came to light, and then the…
