Jay Kersting's Blog

Who would have ever thought that "He's making a list, checking it twice," could be used to talk about Senator George Mitchell?

Roger Clemens made the list.  But he told us he never used steroids.  

I think Clemens has a future in politics.  He looked many people in the eyes and told us all what he knew to be a lie.  I wonder if that AT&T Wireless ad will be replayed by competitors.  More proof that that AT&T's claims are bullshit, Roger Clemens endorsed them.  Hey, why not?

Of course, Clemens is not alone.  Twenty New York Yankees made Mitchell's reports.  HA HA HA HA!!!!  I have never liked the Yankees.  Well apparently, Major League Baseball has a culture of corruption.  I know, I stole that term from the world of politics.  But lets face it, MLB has been corrupt for a long time.  I want to blame A.H. Selig, but it goes beyond him.   

Enough on that topic.....for now.

But this time of year you see all kinds of lists come out regarding different things that have happened this year.  Now, we still have two weeks left in the year, so these lists are slightly premature.  Something COULD happen that would be worthy of one or more of these lists. 

That said, my favorite list so far is Time Magazine's list of the Top 10 Most Awkward Moments of the year. Here it is....my comments are [in brackets]

1.) Columbia University President Lee Bollinger invites the Iranian president to speak on campus. [Yeah, inviting him was sort of stupid.  His speech introducing him was uncomfortable, but it did lead to some funny, funny stuff from the sawed off little tyrant.]

2.) Paris Hilton cries for her mommy. [Come on.  It's not fair.]

3.) Alec Baldwin rips his daughter a new one. [Lessons in parenting from Hollywood.]

4.) David Hasselhoff drunk in the shower. [In 2008, look for David Hasselhoff drunk in __________ (fill in the blank) to make this list.]

5.) Family values Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) admits his number is in the so-called D.C. Madam's little black book.  [Jimmy Swaggart was from Louisiana also, right?]

6.) Britney Spears' zombie dance at the MTV Video Music Awards. [If something happens on television and if no one of significance sees it, does it matter?]

7.) Rosie O'Donnell calls co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck a coward on "The View." [If something happens on television and if no one of significance sees it, does it matter?]

8.) Fox TV censors Sally Field at the Emmy Awards.  [If something happens on television and if no one of significance sees it, does it matter?]

9.) Miss Teen South Carolina says Americans don't know about geography because they lack maps. [As much as many of us laughed at this, she showed what a great sport she was about this incident.  If you missed it, she appeared on ESPN's College Game Day to show everyone where her college was located.  She attends Appalachian State University.  You know, the Division I-AA school that beat Michigan back in week one of the season.]

10.) Rudy Giuliani's kids won’t back him for president.  [This speaks volumes, doesn't it?]

I'll comment on a few more lists before the year wraps up. 

OH, and good news, webstreaming of the show coming January 2nd!! (No show on the 1st.)