Friday Cat Blogging

Haven't done one of these in a while, but here's one I couldn't resist: Paris Hilton, judging the Miss Turkey competition, gets pulled up and tries her best. Compare and contrast:

Broadsiding

[Posted by reader_iam]

I don't disagree with much of--in fact, I agree with most of--the Moderate Voice's Shaun Mullen's post on Paris Hilton's pathetic early release, but what's with the "harlot" epithet? And why the need to refer to Fred Thompson, especially in light of other recent flapdoodles? (I'd appreciate a link, if the rumor to which Mullen refers really has been circulating; I've been spending just a fraction of the time I used to on non-work-related internet surfing.)

Seems a little hinky, to me. And in the case of "harlot"--well, that speaks for itself. If Paris had been a guy, would that word have sprung to mind? Or been used?

My exasperation is directed more to the decision-makers who permitted Hilton's release after just five (according to some counting system which, apparently, expands what the rest of us would call three-ish) days. If she was in that bad of shape, why not just permit her family to send in (and pay for) a psychiatrist three times a day for support? Yeah, yeah, yeah...I know there are practical and other issues with that.

Not the point, however.

Wow. My world is going off its axis, if I'm actually posting things which could be interpreted as supporting Paris Hilton or, for that matter, Fred Thompson (the latter simply because I'm so far away from making up my mind about the majority of presidential candidates, and certainly not inclined to be pro or con with regard to any of them at this stage).

Pardon Paris?!

[Posted by reader_iam]

Puh-leeze:

“This petition is to ask Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to pardon Paris Hilton for her mistake,” the petition author writes. “Please allow her to her return to her career and life. Everyone makes mistakes. She didn't hurt or kill anyone, and she has learned her lesson. She is sincere, apologetic, and full of regret for her actions as she explained tearfully to the Judge handling her case in court.”

Piffle:

Ms Hilton has told paparazzi photographers her sentence is "cruel and unwarranted", and to illustrate her point will appear on the cover of Harper's Bazaar in June wearing a zebra-print prison outfit while running away from models dressed as policemen. Details of her endorsement of the "nline petition" (sic) first appeared on her page on the myspace website yesterday. "My friend Joshua started this petition," her blog post read, "please help and sihn [sic] it. i LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!"

Puke:

The letter to Mr Schwarzenegger says Ms Hilton should be freed because "she provides hope for young people all over the US and the world. She provides beauty and excitement to (most of) our otherwise mundane lives."

Parody:

"If the late former president Gerald Ford could find it in his heart to pardon former president Richard Nixon after his mistake(s)," reads the appeal, "we undeniably support Paris Hilton being pardoned for her honest mistake as well, and we expect that the governor will understand and grant this unusual but important request."

Priceless. Purely priceless.