Seriously. Watching an old lady swear or talk about sex was funny for maybe 30 seconds. Enough already. Send this old bag back to central casting with Wilford Brimley and Robert Wagner to do AARP ads and ads for Medicare supplement insurance.
Speaking of old broads who need to get off the stage, Cher wore her black mesh, almost-a-costume from 1989 to the MTV Music Awards. Email to Cher: "Babe, just because you can, doesn't mean you should." Lady Gaga was there in her "meat dress" which was presumably made from the pieces and parts medical science has removed from Cher over the past fifteen years.
OK! I feel better now.
American "hiker" Sarah Shourd was released by the Iranian government this week. Ms. Shourd, along with her fiancee Shane Bauer and a third companion Josh Fattal have been held by the Iranians since July 2009 when they were arrested for entering the country illegally. Family members said that Ms. Shourd is ill and that the Iranian courts are releasing her after bail of $500,000 was posted. Naturally, everyone hopes that the other two Americans are released as quickly as possible.
That said, please tell me who in their right mind goes for a stroll in Kurdish Iran? Was Yellowstone closed? Were the Irish repainting the Twelve Bens? Was Galapagos under renovation? What would prompt reasonably sane, well educated 30 somethings to pack up and head for the most dangerous place this side of Mogadishu? The three prisoners are from Berkley so the lure of really fine weed is a possibility but, with San Francisco so close, why bother?
The press persists in referring to the three Americans as "hikers" which is an attempt to belittle the Iranian position that they are sneaky American spies. "Dopey Americans with oatmeal for common sense" might be a more apt description. Memo to young America: when you get bored or restless, drive to Philly for cheesesteaks. At least we can be grateful that Reverend Terry Jones of Gainesville, FL hasn't promised to burn anything in protest. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer did, however, take the opportunity to call for a stricter immigration policy in Iran.
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