This Week’s Top Scrooge
By ALEXANDER
TheScroogeReport.com
I used to be a peacenik. You know the kind. The one that wants to get along with everyone. The give-peace-a-chance kind. Also, the one that asks, "Can't we all just get along?" ala Rodney King.
So, I still kind of understand where actor Sean Penn's head is at when he goes to totalitarian led countries and hobnobs with psycho leaders. But I only kinda of get it.
In fact, I don't have much sympathy for Penn's "fact finding" tour in Iraq or his recent visit with Venezuela President Hugo Chavez. The whole enchilada tastes of sour milk.
Thirteen years ago, I was naive and misguided. I thought evil was something you could shake a stick at and it would go away. I understand evil better now and it is real and not something you can invite for a cup of tea...or a jaunt in the countryside as our friend Penn did.
I'm not a sappy American patriot either, but I love my country. Penn's schmoozing with a guy that hates the U.S. shows that although the actor may be intelligent, may really think he is doing what is best, he is really is quite stupid. So stupid, that I've picked him as This Week's Top Scrooge.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Sean Penn takes ‘love thy enemy’ to another level
Friday, July 27, 2007
Note to Lindsay: 'denial' is not a river in Egypt
This Week’s Top Scrooge - July 27, 2007
By ALEXANDER
TheScroogeReport.com
Confession of sins doesn't come easy for some, even when the sins are staring you straight in the face.
Case in point, actress Lindsay Lohan, accused of drunken driving and cocaine possession after her second arrest in a month, has denied she was taking drugs. Not only has she denied taking drugs, she has denied she drove the car in which the now-famous car chase took place.
Just before Lindsay Lohan was arrested early Tuesday morning, she commandeered a car and took three men hostage -- this, according to the three men who were in the car with her. I viewed the testimony of the three men at TMZ.com and the dudes account of the evening seems credible.
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Thursday, July 19, 2007
Wrong Turn: Pope Benedict XVI Detours Salvation Through Catholic Church
By approving a document saying non-Catholic Christian communities are either defective or not true churches, and the Roman Catholic Church provides the only true path to salvation, Pope Benedict leaves someone behind - Jesus!
This Week’s Top Scrooge - July 13, 2007
By ALEXANDER
TheScroogeReport.com
There are some weeks when picking a number one bonehead (This Week's Top Scrooge) is really tough.
This week isn't one of them. Pope Benedict XVI wins the dishoner hands down, no questions asked, slam dunk, done deal, finito.
The easy pick is made possible by this: Reports came out Wednesday that Pope Benedict XVI approved a document late last month saying non-Catholic Christian communities are either defective or not true churches, and the Roman Catholic Church provides the only true path to salvation.
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Wednesday, July 4, 2007
For this American, patriotism means prayer
July 4, 2007
By ALEXANDER
TheScroogeReport.com
Patriotism can be a two-edged sword. To some it's love of country. To those on the outside looking in, it could be seen as arrogance.
I know that some don't care for George W. Bush's patriotism. They see it as arrogance. He promised to hunt down Al-Qaeda and to some, that seemed a bit harsh. Perhaps those patriotic Americans think it's understandable that Al-Qaeda members have a hatred toward the U.S.
Perhaps those patriots who love our country have a better idea. I haven't seen one yet.
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