Tummy Time
Author: Jim Flanigan
Trumpnado
I saw this list of guest celebrity cameos in “Sharknado, The Fourth Awakens.”
- Gary Busey
- Tommy Davidson (“In Living Color”)
- T’Keyah Crystal Keymah (“In Living Color”)
- Imani Hakim (“Everybody Hates Chris”)
- Masiela Lusha (“George Lopez”)
- Cynthia Bailey (“Real Housewives of Atlanta”)
- Erika Girardi (“Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”)
- Robert Herjavec (“Shark Tank”)
- Lori Greiner “(Shark Tank”)
- Kym Johnson (“Dancing With the Stars”)
- Carrie Keagan (TV host)
- Gena Lee Nolin (“Baywatch”)
- Alexandra Paul (“Baywatch”)
- Benjy Bronk (“The Howard Stern Show”)
- Duane Chapman (“Dog the Bounty Hunter”)
- Stacey Dash (“Clueless”)
- David Faustino (“Married With Children”)
- Frank Mir (MMA fighter)
- Roy Nelson (MMA fighter)
- Seth Rollins (WWE star)
- Vince Neil (Motley Crue)
- Wayne Newton
- Todd Chrisley (Chrisley Knows Best”)
- Savannah Chrisley (Chrisley Knows Best”)
- Grayson Chrisley (Chrisley Knows Best”)
- Dr. Drew Pinsky (“Loveline” host)
- Patti Stanger (“Millionaire Matchmaker”)
- Corey Taylor (Slipknot)
- Andre “Black Nerd” Meadows (YouTube star)
- DeStorm Power (YouTube star)
- iJustine (YouTube star)
- Paul Shaffer (“The Late Show”)
- Carrot Top (comedian)
- Chippendales dancers
- Dolvett Quince (“The Biggest Loser”)
- Gilbert Gottfried (comedian)
- Hayley Hasselhoff (“Fearless”)
- Taylor-Ann Hasselhoff (“Rich Kids Of Beverly Hills)
- Stassi Schroeder (“Vanderpump Rules”)
- Jax Taylor (“Vanderpump Rules”)
- Steve Guttenberg (“Police Academy”)
- Al Roker (“Today Show”)
- Natalie Morales (“Today Show”)
- Jedward (music group)
- Jay DeMarcus (Rascal Flatts)
Before I knew the list was from the latest Sharknado movie, I thought it may have been a list of the speakers from the Republican National Convention.
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Retired Admiral John Hutson said about Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump at the Democratic National Convention, “Donald, you’re not fit to polish John McCain’s boots.” Of course, this was a complete red herring as we all know that John McCain prefers loafers (see Sarah Palin as former running mate).
Trump rescues bloggers, but at what cost?
The Democratic National Convention got off to a rocky start as Bernie Sanders believers appeared ready to take the Jonestown route rather than endorse Hillary Clinton. But the Democratic convention soon settled into thoughtful, rational, stirring speeches presented by prestigious politicians, everyday people, and A-list celebrities not named Scott Baio. What is a political blogger to write about?
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Melania Responds to Michelle
Melania Trump commented on First Lady Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention.
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60 Minutes Commits Ratings Suicide
Upstaging the Elephants
The time is nigh for the Democrats to show that a national nominating convention can be substantive and offer clear plans for the country, and not be a thinly-disguised WWE backstory of the feud between Terrible Trump and Killer Cruz. But I think if the Dems want to try and sway some on-the-fence Trump backers to vote Democratic, here are some suggestions to add a little pizzazz to their convention.
My Summer Concert Plans Have Turned Into a Tire Fire
See the black smoke? Smell the noxious fumes?
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Thiel Time
Billionaire Peter Thiel showed just how crazy this Republican National Convention was by announcing that he is proud to be an openly gay Republican. No, the fact that he is openly gay is not the crazy part.
Trump Extends Olive Branch to LGBT Community
Republicans have constructed the most overtly anti-LGBT platform in history, but Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump is doing his best to show he is sympathetic towards the LGBT community.
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Plagiargate Update: Melania Plagiarism Scandal Broadens
While it appears that Melania Trump’s speech last night at the Republican National Convention did include similar words and thoughts that Michelle Obama’s 2008 speech used, that likely unintended cribbing could have and should have been easily explained away. Instead, the Plagiargate scandal has now just widened.
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Pence Is No Dummy
Donald Trump is reconsidering his choice of Mike Pence as Vice President.
Death Comes to Cleveland
On Face The Nation this morning, conservative pundit and publisher of The Federalist, Ben Domenech, said that “Now this party (Republican) is coming to Cleveland to die.”
Trump Builds Legacy
The Republican presidential ticket of Donald Trump and Michael Pence is set to enhance the Trump legacy.
Republicans Prepare Convention Platform
The White Way To Think
In 1993, we heard Charles Barkley declare that he was not a role model.
Old White Men asked, “Why won’t black athletes be role models?”
Summer Concert Review #1
My summer concert plans are a disaster so far. I entered the summer with grandiose plans to see about 10 performers, some old & some new. Those plans were quickly derailed, crashed and burned not unlike any weekend “to do” list I have ever made or any financial plans for retirement I have ever structured. The culprit? As always … an evil-doer using the alias of “family obligations” has been identified, arrested, tried & convicted for viciously murdering my summer concert plans.
I had wanted to kick-off my summer concert plans by seeing Lord Huron headline at a festival. They are an up & coming indie band that I really enjoy.
My oldest daughter gave me one of their CD’s. She would certainly want to see them. Nope, despite being a big fan, she had no interest. My friends had no interest since they typically cannot be enticed to a concert unless it is a Beatles reunion with an original line-up featuring both Pete Best and Stu Sutcliffe. But of course I can count on being able to drag my wife to a concert that she has absolutely no interest in attending, right? Nope, those family obligations rise up in the form of a daughter’s dance recital rehearsal. I refused to be a total loser and attend a festival by myself (Yay, I am alone and festive!), so I succumbed to having my butt caressed by the couch monster at home.
Despite the lackluster start, I figured I could recover and get my concert plans back on track when I saw tickets still available to see Steely Dan, a old fave of mine that I have never seen. Once again, news of this concert opportunity spread among family and friends generated about as much interest as a Bay City Rollers reunion tour. Wait, what? Never mind, the Bay City Rollers are already reunited and touring.
Sigh! But I had an ace up my sleeve, a more casual friend who is a known Steely Dan fan, bordering on stalker. Once again the heinous family obligations rose up, this time from his side, requiring his attendance at an out-of-town family reunion.
Then doubt crept in. These dudes (major dudes for any Steely Dan fans) are old. Their vocals were never the best in their prime. What will they sound like now? I saw 2/3 of the formerly golden-throated warblers called America in concert a couple years ago, and if I could have found a pencil to puncture my eardrums, I would have. If America sounds so bad, how bad will Becker and Fagen sound? So I grabbed caution from the wind and passed, preferring to remember their original vinyl sound complete with scratches rather than their potentially scratchy voices of today.
At that point, I needed a new concert plan. What I came up with was a plan to see 5 concerts for ZERO dollars. That’s right, 5 FREE concerts. I’m not talking about money for gas, train fare, a Mott the Hoople Reunion Tour 2016 commemorative t-shirt, or overpriced hot dogs and beer. I’m just talking about admission … $0.00. I successfully launched that plan over the Independence Day holiday weekend.
Pleasant Red Planet
NASA has received a recent flood of applications from black Americans for the first planned flight to Mars to begin colonization of what has been known up to this point as the Angry Red Planet.
Jim Flanigan Looks at the World 