They say great art takes great courage, this guy has it in spades. I think he is now officially my hero. As if his original show in England and on HBO wasn't great enough, along with his monster, "mainstream" hit as Borat, he takes one of my lesser favorite characters and does this:
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Friday, April 3, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Too many reruns of Shotime's 'Weeds!?'
I'm a huge fan of Shotime's show, 'Weeds' which to me perfectly captures the sense of neo-existential, nihilistic, 'me-first' thinking that has become pervasive in California. Fund your McMansion suburban life by selling drugs. Perfect, distilled capitalism with no ethics or personal responsibility whatsoever.
Well, turns out in the New America, why stop there? Make it public policy!
"Could marijuana be the answer to the economic misery facing California? Democratic State Assembly member Tom Ammiano thinks so. Ammiano introduced legislation last month that would legalize pot and allow the state to regulate and tax its sale - a move that could mean billions for the cash-strapped state. Pot is, after all, California's biggest cash crop, responsible for $14 billion in annual sales, dwarfing the state's second largest agricultural commodity - milk and cream - which brings in $7.3 billion annually, according to the most recent USDA statistics. The state's tax collectors estimate the bill would bring in about $1.3 billion in much-needed revenue a year, offsetting some of the billions in service cuts and spending reductions outlined in the recently approved state budget."
Perfect! Maybe we could have a giant, government-sponsored world gambling casino that sells guns and liquor with legalized prostitution and neon lights to fund the bailouts.
Wait, that sounds EXACTLY like Las Vegas.
Well, turns out in the New America, why stop there? Make it public policy!
"Could marijuana be the answer to the economic misery facing California? Democratic State Assembly member Tom Ammiano thinks so. Ammiano introduced legislation last month that would legalize pot and allow the state to regulate and tax its sale - a move that could mean billions for the cash-strapped state. Pot is, after all, California's biggest cash crop, responsible for $14 billion in annual sales, dwarfing the state's second largest agricultural commodity - milk and cream - which brings in $7.3 billion annually, according to the most recent USDA statistics. The state's tax collectors estimate the bill would bring in about $1.3 billion in much-needed revenue a year, offsetting some of the billions in service cuts and spending reductions outlined in the recently approved state budget."
Perfect! Maybe we could have a giant, government-sponsored world gambling casino that sells guns and liquor with legalized prostitution and neon lights to fund the bailouts.
Wait, that sounds EXACTLY like Las Vegas.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
George Michael and Michael Bolton
This is a joke that never gets old to me for some reason — naming characters in film and television after celebrities. Like George Michael, the goofy son in the excellent sleeper TV series, "Arrested Development." And Michael Bolton, the hapless, nerdy friend in the the movie "Office Space."
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