Deep Throat out of the closet! (If only Tom Cruise would come out as well...ha, I know, cheap shot, but he's rather asking for it, don't you think?) I was watching "Hardball" last night and they had on Pat "What Holocaust?" Buchannan as "Not Deep Throat," which was hysterical, then G. Gordon Liddy, who completely smeared John Dean, who then was the guest on "Countdown." The only person, of that list I just mentioned, who did not have a clearly visible set of horns and a tail was John Dean, obviously.

I am just now getting around to reading Neal Pollack's essay on his kid getting kicked out of pre-school. Honestly, it's been ages since an article I read made me that angry. I am starting to suspect that some of these thirty- and forty-something hipsters who think kids are an accessory as vital as the Tumi overnight bag and the Delman ballet flats should think about abortion. Because as it turns out, a huge majority of them are shit parents who have procreated as a grab for status and self-aggrandisement, which seems like a hell of a way to fuck a kid up. (If you don't care to read the article, basically, it's a 2-screen whine about how their kid, who has been habitually biting other children in pre-school to the point where blood is flowing, was kicked out of pre-school and now the parents, who are artists working at home, have to spend the summer with their child. Boo, who wants to spend their summer with some stupid kid, right? God, stab me.) It's funny, I had always thought Neal Pollack charming and I think I have at least one of his books, but now I rather loathe him. Am I being too harsh?

Some bad videos I have noticed lately: the new ones from Weezer and Eminem. I know I get my exposure to MTV while putting on my clothes each morning, so I don't see much, but I think we can say with confidence that bad songs breed bad videos! Whereas the new Gwen Stefani, I am powerless before it! I wish I could be more critical of her, but I just am consumed with love every time I see her perfect dye job. It reminds me of my "Like A Prayer"-era Madonna love, deep as the widest ocean!

Comments

[lena]

ooh thank you for bringing this neal pollack s#$% to my attention. pre-k access is my work and assholes like pollack are not helping one bit. this study of kid's getting booted from pre-k is actually serious and he screws it up with, just as you said, his self-aggrandisement and inability to deal effectively with his kid's problems and wants to put them on the preschool. gah, i hate those whiney bastards!

[nasreena]

Yecccch. I read the essay too after reading your post. He is absolutely hideous in his blindness about their own hateful attitude toward their child and I agree with you, people like that shouldn't have kids. So many feel like they have to do what everybody else is doing, even when it's not right for them. But you can't "return" a kid! Very sad for Elijah and other small people like him.

[Rye]

Oh my god. This pissed me off so much because these are parents refusing to take any responsibility for their child's behaviour. It is up to child care professionals to do. I don't think so. I am dealing with a difficult child in my class right now and the parent just tells me, "I don't know what to do, it's the video games, I guess I'll tell his counselor." I have 33 to deal with. She has one. These people suck.