I think that large doses of psychotropic drugs may be what's fueling your quoted bloggers.

Liz,
your use of the term "peon" to describe us mere mortals means that this is truly a "peonology" blog today. Kudos to the prescient poster who came up with that term...was it yesterday? Or maybe last year, in "Liz/Kanye" time.

I'm guessing Courtney Love is leaving out how much she stole from Kurt Cobain's identity.

"Peons"?

Good, I hated typing "urine enthusiast" every time.

While I agree with 23112, I would like to add too much effing time on their hands.

Since Kanye isn't normal I'm going to consider him abnormal from now on and I'm using this definition "departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development;" I think it fits.

oh courtney...go away!!

BTW I found some fantastic articles...A MUST read for EVERYONE "The Hussein Dynamic" at http://savagepolitics.com/?p=171 and "Follow the Money" at http://savagepolitics.com/?p=165

The writing is BRILLIANT and goes beyond what the MSM feeds us. It was about time!!!!! Their sections for "Humor" and "Political Analysis" are FANTASTIC!!!!

http://savagepolitics.com

oooohh, no he's subnormal "being less than average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment" Silly me I picked the wrong word.

Liz-Why not blog about Spitzer purely on a the personality/public figure side of things (other WaPo people can talk about the legal/political stuff). I mean, take a poll about how many people's first thoughts were "How stupid can you be to get caught?" while laughing out loud. Maybe he's not quite a celebrity, but isn't it fitting that another in-the-spotlight narcissistic person gets bagged for indecent behavior? (Brit Brit, LiLo, etc.).

If Kanye spent a whole 5 minutes looking at that poster, I wonder how long he'd spend looking at other shiny things?

Re: Spitzer. I noticed that Mrs Spitzer looks like she could be Jennifer Aniston's mother.

More details of the "unexplained meeting" between Rosie and Madonna. I'm sure Rosie would like us to think dirty thoughts.

a) Being called "Bi Polar" is not something that should send you into a profanity-laden rant. It's a medical condition and shouldn't be stigmatized. It's not insanity, either.
b) Her behavior isn't caused by bipolar or any other condition. It's caused by the massive amounts of drugs she has ingested.
c) If she hadn't somehow managed to hook up with someone that had actual talent, no one would even know who she is today. That's how much talent she doesn't have.
d) I have already wasted far too much time on her.

I can't help but think that Kanye's groupies are wondering where the rest of their four hours and fifty-five minutes is.

I liked the idea submitted in Gene's chat today... how awesome would it have been if Mrs. Spitzer took a folding chair and smacked her cheatin' man on the backside of his head with it during that conference?

one of these days it's gonna happen, rivercityroller. it's just a matter of time.

and i agree with jlr, she does look like a aging jennifer aniston.

The Rosie/Kathy Griffin clip reminded me of "The Sammy Maudlin Show," a great skit on the old SCTV show. Joe Flaherty played Maudlin, a late-night talk show host. John Candy played William B. Williams, his McMahon-esque sidekick. Eugene Levy played Bobby Bittman, a hack comedian guest. The whole show consisted of the three telling each other how talented and what great humanitarians they all were.

methinks & jlr! Jennifer Anniston is exactly who I thought should play Silda in the Lifetime Original Movie "Client 9" But what about Eliot? Woody Harrelson?

no, woody's eyes aren't beady enough. i'll have to give that some thought...

BITTMAN: Mellonville, let me tell you, in all seriousness, now, this man -
[points to MAUDLIN]
- this man is a prince among men -

[WILLIAMS wipes a tear from his eye]

BITTMAN: A PRINCE! I tell you -

WILLIAMS: Yes! A prince!

[MAUDLIN, WILLIAMS, BITTMAN applaud.]

MAUDLIN: Thank you very much, Bobby! And I'd like to thank our other guests tonight, Guy Caballero and Lola Heatherton!

[CABALLERO and HEATHERTON smile, wave, and applaud with MAUDLIN, WILLIAMS and BITTMAN as music plays.]

Who plays Eliot?

Gotta think outside the box for this one: a non-actor, but someone with experience in front of the camera. Someone with a physical resemblance to Spitzer. Someone like...

Former Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Bill Cowher! http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2007/12/17/11/755-Steelers_Cowhers_Decisi2.embedded.prod_affiliate.57.jpg

Byoolin, you are right, Cowher is a dead ringer for Spitzer, although I don't know if he can act. Here are some suggestions from Hollywood:

John Malkovich (maybe too old)

Ben Stiller (maybe too short)

Nick Cage.

Casting, Malkovich is probably too old, as you've surmised, and as for the other two, I thought one of your criteria was the ability to act?

Byoolin: Point well taken. Perhaps I should amend the requirement from "ability to act" to "ability to act like a creepy perv," in which case all three fit the bill. (I don't know about Cowher).

We'd have to dig him up from some dinner theater gig in Peoria..but what about Matthew Modine??

Byoolin,

Love your "Maudlin" transcript, but there's one false note: Since Joe Flaherty played both Maudlin and Caballero, I don't think Caballero would appear on the Maudlin Show. Replace him with Bobby's little brother Skip Bittman (Rick Moranis) or Lorna Minelli (Andrea Martin).

Dave Thomas as Bob Hope.

I think Robin Williams could play Eliot Spitzer, channelling Popeye and possibly Mork.

Don't forget the "naughtiness" considered "unsafe" even for prostitutes that the Guv liked to indulge in. How about Daniel Day-Lewis? And Scarlett Johansen with a whip as Kristin the call girl.

I want to know on what planet 5"5' is considered "petite." That is average height for a woman. Petite starts at 5"3' and goes DOWN (poor choice of words, deal with it), not UP.

Don't even get me started on using the term "American" to describe a caucausian girl.

ANd in the movie, can we give Mrs. Spitzer a normal reaction, "Heck no, I ain't standing by your side staring at you adoringly. I am taking the girls and heading to our, I mean MY, mansion in New York City. Don't follow us."

Rita Wilson (AKA Mrs. Tom Hanks) is also a dead ringer for Mrs. Eliot Spitzer.

The strangest thing about the whole Spitzer deal is all the speculation about why "powerful" men engage in this type of activity. Well, I think many men of all stripes engage in this type of activity. But catching average-joe and a $20 BJ, isn't as fun as catching the friggin' NY guv dishing out thousands to a younger, fresher working girl.

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