The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

During live coverage of the Golden Globes red carpet yesterday, E! displayed this as a "fun fact": "Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991." After receiving complaints, E! came forward with an apology, saying the following: "We regret the insensitive classification of Michael J. Fox's Parkinson's diagnosis during our Eonline live stream. We understand the serious nature of the disease and sincerely apologize." Sure, sure... If E! follows this trend, expect for them to air the following "fun facts" in the future: - "Magic Johnson has AIDS." - "Millions of Jews died during the Holocaust." - Michael Vick went to jail for fighting dogs." - "Heath Ledger is dead." - "E! lost sight of the word 'fun' several years ago." http://variety.com/2014/more/news/e-apologizes-for-insensitive-michael-j-fox-fun-fact-during-golden-globes-coverage-1201050846/

With it being April Fool's Day and all, I wonder what it is that makes so many people love pranks. I, myself, have never been a fan of them. Pranks involve taking somebody by surprise with a premeditated act that's often times recorded for the pranksters' own amusement. In many cases, the victims of the premeditated acts are complete strangers of the pranksters. These acts have led to embarrassment, injury, and even death. Yet, even with all the risks involved, many morning radio shows go the way of the adolescent in making prank phone calls, and there seems to be more prankster shows on television now than there are educational programs. With the growing number of "reality" shows and the like, I have a difficult time seeing this trend subsiding anytime in the near future, unfortunately. The thing I dislike most about pranks is the fact real living people are affected by them. This isn't like a TV sitcom or a stand-up comedy routine, where the show or ac...

Former Ron Paul aide Eric Dondero added to the chorus of angry conservatives following the re-election of Barack Obama. He went above and beyond all those before him, however. In a post he made on the site LibertarianRepublican.net, Dondero wrote: "All family and friends, even close family and friends, who I know to be Democrats are hereby dead to me. I vow never to speak to them again for the rest of my life, or have any communications with them. They are in short, the enemies of liberty. They deserve nothing less than hatred and utter contempt. I strongly urge all other libertarians to do the same. Are you married to someone who voted for Obama, have a girlfriend who voted 'O'. Divorce them. Break up with them without haste. Vow not to attend family functions, Thanksgiving dinner or Christmas for example, if there will be any family members in attendance who are Democrats. Do you work for someone who voted for Obama/ Quit your job. Co-workers who voted for Obama....