tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post114839889809443857..comments2024-03-29T05:01:52.320-05:00Comments on Althouse: "She insulted George Bush, simulated sex and suspended herself from a giant mirrored crucifix, head adorned with a designer crown of thorns..."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148528081447119662006-05-24T22:34:00.000-05:002006-05-24T22:34:00.000-05:00Seriously, this is why famous people give kabbalah...Seriously, this is why famous people give kabbalah a bad name. Frolicking like a whore and offensively skewering others' religious symbols - classy way to express the piety and deep sense of G-d that comes from true kabbalistic study...Wow, I sound judgmental! Oh well, I can at least admit I have a ways to go in my personal development, and not spew it all over the world as "entertainment".Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394765559035323602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148494423922301332006-05-24T13:13:00.000-05:002006-05-24T13:13:00.000-05:00Pope to Monsignor Fang: "Madonna? Didn't JPII ex...Pope to Monsignor Fang: "Madonna? Didn't JPII excommunicate her or something a couple years before I got here? Wha? Oh, that was that bald O'Connor fellow, the tiger and the lizzard, or whatever? Hmmmm... no, nevermind. Don't bother, really. I'm *sure* it offends God, I just don't think she matters that much. Now about that spaetzle..." <BR/><BR/>On the merits, never has a woman who pushed sex so hard, been so sexually unappealing to me. She's like a lot of pro sports teams: on paper, she looks pretty strong. But when you get right down to it, there just isn't a lot of play there, probably never was.Al Mavivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412226476727190819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148484670072419142006-05-24T10:31:00.000-05:002006-05-24T10:31:00.000-05:00She reminds me of Joan Crawford somehow...poor Mad...She reminds me of Joan Crawford somehow...poor Madonna, money can't buy love.PatCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08920623662477828662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148476346520135162006-05-24T08:12:00.000-05:002006-05-24T08:12:00.000-05:00With a few tweaks, this old Onion article could be...With a few tweaks, this old Onion article could be remolded to be about Madge: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28771/Tripp Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654231926830775673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148446686110488232006-05-23T23:58:00.000-05:002006-05-23T23:58:00.000-05:00"I doubt there'll be a Britney career in 20 years...."I doubt there'll be a Britney career in 20 years."<BR/><BR/>There's hardly one now, is there?<BR/><BR/>I hope she's saving her money.Palladianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105490715666718993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148444098293380772006-05-23T23:14:00.000-05:002006-05-23T23:14:00.000-05:00Palladian, there's no comparison b/w Sinead and Ma...Palladian, there's no comparison b/w Sinead and Madonna, agreed. Madonna is a better singer now than when she began her career; at least she's mainly past the nasally, higher-pitched stuff of Who's that Girl. <BR/><BR/>I thought of Britney when this discussion started, since a few years back there was this manufactured image of her as Madonna's protege. But Britney isn't even a bad singer; she's no singer at all. She's got nothing, and worse, no imagination. Madonna seriously overrates her creativity, but she's self-made all the way. Britney is a sad thing, a marginally talented Jazzercise dancer with pimps for parents. I doubt there'll be a Britney career in 20 years.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774002797359859550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148438438537577642006-05-23T21:40:00.000-05:002006-05-23T21:40:00.000-05:00Linda Ronstadt did the tour of standards, and the ...Linda Ronstadt did the tour of standards, and the Canciones de mi Padre. But she was a soprano born; these others seem the result electrolyzing such vocal cords as they have.Simon Kentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03569879198630338210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148427651302811722006-05-23T18:40:00.000-05:002006-05-23T18:40:00.000-05:00I hope they wiped that booth with bleach afterward...I hope they wiped that booth with bleach afterwards.Bissagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439910009646381418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148427596095424862006-05-23T18:39:00.000-05:002006-05-23T18:39:00.000-05:00Oooof! Ouch! Professor Althouse with the swat-down...Oooof! Ouch! Professor Althouse with the swat-down of Britney! Yow, what a harsh comment!<BR/><BR/>True, though. <BR/><BR/>And to answer your question: Probably not. Not with the way she looks to be taking care of herself. Few more years, she'll be more Anna Nicole Smith than Madonna.Tiborehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360541843865827271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148426724523110102006-05-23T18:25:00.000-05:002006-05-23T18:25:00.000-05:00This is how Britney looks in her mid-20s. Do you s...<A HREF="http://gofugyourself.typepad.com/go_fug_yourself/2006/05/letter_of_fug_t.html" REL="nofollow">This</A> is how Britney looks in her mid-20s. Do you seriously think she'll be in shape when she's pushing 50?Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148426127770635452006-05-23T18:15:00.000-05:002006-05-23T18:15:00.000-05:00Yup. This is a preview of Britney Spears in twenty...Yup. This is a preview of Britney Spears in twenty years.Eli Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148424928932387422006-05-23T17:55:00.000-05:002006-05-23T17:55:00.000-05:00Elizabeth- The problem with that scheme is that Ma...Elizabeth- The problem with that scheme is that Madonna can't actually sing. She would have done this by now if she could. Her voice is usually processed in such a way that it's just another electronic noise in the dance beat. Cher discovered the same technique and started the loathesome trend of maxing out the digital pitch correction software to get that irritating effect that she used in "Believe". Since then, every pop trollop (male and female) has been processed and reprocessed to make at least nominally "acceptable" sounds come out of those over-developed frames. Madonna would as soon perfom standards with a mic and a piano as get photographed under bright fluorescent lights without makeup.<BR/><BR/>Sinead O'Connor actually sort of pulled a standards-with-simple-orchestration project off years ago if I recall, but she was already an actual, you know, singer.Palladianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105490715666718993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148424858716597872006-05-23T17:54:00.000-05:002006-05-23T17:54:00.000-05:00vnjagvet-I am geldpu-less!Erh, is it English?vnjagvet-<BR/><BR/>I am geldpu-<I>less</I>!<BR/><BR/>Erh, is it English?Chennaul https://www.blogger.com/profile/09259086579871139667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148424612309003122006-05-23T17:50:00.000-05:002006-05-23T17:50:00.000-05:00stop saying "teh" you dork, that's so tired.sorry,...stop saying "teh" you dork, that's so tired.<BR/><BR/>sorry, ann, delete away!knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148424546582928672006-05-23T17:49:00.000-05:002006-05-23T17:49:00.000-05:00Apparently you and Opus Dei....Apparently you and Opus Dei....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148424108857753772006-05-23T17:41:00.000-05:002006-05-23T17:41:00.000-05:00Please don't mention Madonna, in any context, ever...<I>Please</I> don't mention Madonna, in any context, ever. For any reason.<BR/><BR/>I'm trying to live the rest of my life without ever being reminded she exists.Robert Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266891819395609976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148421344070608032006-05-23T16:55:00.000-05:002006-05-23T16:55:00.000-05:00Mary, sounds like an elementary school science fai...Mary, sounds like an elementary school science fair--everyone's a winner! <BR/><BR/>I'd be pleasantly surprised, if not shocked, if someday soon we get to see Madonna do a tour of standards, just her in a to die for dress, some Cole Porter, accompanied on piano. What a swell party that would be.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774002797359859550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148421105360441262006-05-23T16:51:00.000-05:002006-05-23T16:51:00.000-05:00Hey wait a minute, you're not sensitive because yo...Hey wait a minute, you're not sensitive because you're thinking I am suggesting her anti-Bush sentiments have changed your thinking (and those of your groupies), are you?<BR/><BR/>Honestly, that never even occurred to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148420204658755522006-05-23T16:36:00.000-05:002006-05-23T16:36:00.000-05:00WOAH!! Talk about your Pogo/Palladian two punch c...WOAH!! Talk about your Pogo/Palladian two punch combo!Bissagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439910009646381418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148420136226653522006-05-23T16:35:00.000-05:002006-05-23T16:35:00.000-05:00Uh, yeah, we agree. Most of 2005 it's love. Late...Uh, yeah, we agree. Most of 2005 it's love. Late 2005 it's not love. May 2006 it's attention whore. Where do we disagree?<BR/><BR/>Hey lighten up prof, I just thought it was teh funnay that you be hatin' on Madge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148419029928673742006-05-23T16:17:00.000-05:002006-05-23T16:17:00.000-05:00She exhorted us to sing along. But few did. A visi...<I>She exhorted us to sing along. But few did. A visibly irked Madonna screamed: "Come on you lazy mother******s! Sing!" </I><BR/><BR/>Ever the lady, she.P_Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16130988618277500381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148418272708920962006-05-23T16:04:00.000-05:002006-05-23T16:04:00.000-05:00I like the new album, "Confessions on a Dance Floo...I like the new album, "Confessions on a Dance Floor," as I said back <A HREF="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2005/11/if-you-dont-like-my-attitude-then-you.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. I praised the new video from it <A HREF="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2005/11/new-madonna-video.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. I praised the technique for composing the Confessions album <A HREF="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2005/08/easy-to-dance-to-easy-to-blog-to.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. Anyway, there are many old posts about Madonna, most of them quite positive. So that attempt at showing my "evolution" with 3 posts is completely inaccurate. (Like the rest of X's research?)Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148416036817651412006-05-23T15:27:00.000-05:002006-05-23T15:27:00.000-05:00It must be a kind of hell to see the peak behind y...It must be a kind of hell to see the peak behind you, knowing you have already passed the height of your creativity, and are on the downslope.<BR/><BR/>Is it better to, like Madonna, rage, rage against the dying of the light? <BR/>Or would she be a better person to shake loose her adolescent coil, and do something, anything, else?<BR/><BR/>For it's starting to look like an episode of <I>What Not to Wear</I>, in which Maddie doesn't know she's being secretly taped for looking so clueless and out-of-date, and we get to laugh at her.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148415577946971682006-05-23T15:19:00.000-05:002006-05-23T15:19:00.000-05:00Mary, a passion play isn't funny, but there being ...Mary, a passion play isn't funny, but there being an industry of passion play supplies is funny.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774002797359859550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1148414328637516352006-05-23T14:58:00.000-05:002006-05-23T14:58:00.000-05:00Someone's already tried, Pogo. [warning: link not ...<A HREF="http://embruns.net/lifelog/images/madonna-sex.jpg" REL="nofollow">Someone's already tried, Pogo.</A> [warning: link not safe for children or other living things]<BR/><BR/>Didn't quite have the effect you're looking for.Palladianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105490715666718993noreply@blogger.com