Marc Dion: Putin for President (Creators Syndicate)
It may just be their desire to roll Barack Obama in the dirt, but lately I've heard a few assault-weapon Republicans expressing a great love for Russian president/tyrant Vladimir Putin.
Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith: Backstage Bites From Oscar Night (Creators Syndicate)
Brad Pitt waxed poetic about his love for "12 Years a Slave" - but admitted he'd started his stellar day by having to "pick up dog poop ... in my bedroom." Cate Blanchett swore her Aussie pride, Lupita Nyong'o spoke of honoring the spirits of slaves, and Jared Leto offered opportunities to fondle his Oscar in a night that ping-ponged between euphoria and thoughtfulness backstage at the 86th Academy Awards.
Terry Savage: Govt. Health Care Deadline (Creators Syndicate)
It's a good idea for everyone to have health insurance. But don't make the mistake of believing that it will be less expensive for you under the health care reforms. That's only true if you fall into the subsidy income category. If not, insurance is going to take a big bite out of your budget. That's the Savage Truth.
Charlyn Fargo: Nutrition Rock Stars (Creators Syndicate)
We could pick a lot of food to fit this category, but when it comes to nutrition, leafy greens are rock stars, according to the latest issue of Food & Nutrition magazine.
Lily Munster, Countess of Shroudshire (née Dracula), is a fictional character in the CBS sitcom The Munsters, originally played by Yvonne De Carlo. The matriarch of the Munster household, Lily is an undead vampire. Her character resembles Vampira. The role was later played by Lee Meriwether in The Munsters Today and by Portia de Rossi in Mockingbird Lane.
Lily was born in 1827 to Sam Dracula (Grandpa) and his 166th wife (referred to only as "Grandma"). She lived with Grandpa for some time in Transylvania before meeting Herman Munster and marrying him in 1865. She, Grandpa, and Herman moved to America sometime before the mid-1940s and adopted her sister's child, Marilyn. In the mid-1950s she gave birth to Eddie, her and Herman's only child.
Source
Lois, Very Sad, In Oregon was first, and correct, with:
Well, shucks, Lily's maiden name is Dracula, naturally, on
account of her dad is...Dracula. That's how THAT works.
Just learned Bartcop is gone. Been reading that page since
my son, Bart, googled his own name and found it way back in
2002. Still stunned and wishing it would turn out like when
the Beatles said Paul was dead. If only. We have suffered an
incalculable loss. The world is much more empty tonight.
Alan J said:
Dracula
Jim from CA, retired to ID, wrote:
I have been reading Bartcop longer than I have been posting here. RIP Terry.
Lily Munster, Countess of Shroudshire (née Dracula).
Charlie responded:
Lily Munster, Countess of Shroudshire (née Dracula),
Of course it is sick, that I can't let this subject arise without mentioning the original Dracula, Vlad the Impaler:
Adam answered:
Countess of Shroudshire (née Dracula)
Marian replied:
Dracula
Sally said:
On the TV series 'The Munster's,' Lily Munster's maiden name was Dracula.
Lily Dracula Munster
Unhappy Saturday, after reading of Bart's demise,
PS: I shall be checking under the couch cushions for coins, and sending Mrs Bart a buck or two (maybe more) as a 'seed' donation. Pls join me BCE readers. Bart's site led me here, a long time ago...
RIP Bart, you lovable old curmudgeon.
DJ Useo, answered:
It took me not a second to recall Lily's maiden name is DRACULA. Passed on to her from her father, known on the show as "Grandpa",
his actual name on the show was Sam Dracula.
I don't think it was ever explained where the "Munsters" last name came from. We all know it was supposed to be a clever name for the tv show,
but shouldn't Herman's last name have been Frankenstein?
I reckon the Munster niece, Marilyn, kept her name after marriage, calling herself Epstein-Munster. Lol.
Dale of Diamond Springs, Norcali, replied:
Sorry to hear about Bart. He was a the unaffected pundit of our generation! He will be missed!
Dracula was her maiden name, since her father was Dracula. Yvonne De Carlo was the best on the show. The show was as dumb as The Hillbillies and all that dreck. (Petticoat Acres)
MAM wrote:
Dracula
PS Support for ePage in PayPal. So sorry to read about Bart Cop. I have been reading his page forever. Also sent Mrs. Bart a small amount for the cats and the mortgage. May he RIP.
BttbBob responded:
Can't say as I remember, off hand... But, upon investigation, it is "Dracula"...
...which stands to reason as she looks like a vampire (I suppose). I wasn't a big fan of that program having been spoiled by the utter brilliance of "The Addams Family", dontcha know...
~~~~~
'Waking' Moment - Celebrating the life of someone who is dear to me that has passed on to the 'Great Beyond' is part of my ethos. It is what I do. My mourning turns instinctively to raised glasses, salutes, ribald tales and/or songs all done, of course, in praise and gladness for being part of the departed's life... So, that said, I give you some music that came to mind today when I thought of Bart...
Blue Oster Cult - I'm Burnin For You - YouTube
Don't ask me why it did, it just did... I don't question such things...
... I just go with it.
WHO WILL PICK UP THE HAMMER? TODAYS COLUMN IS DEDICATED TO "BARTCOP". A TRUE FIGHTER FOR FREEDOM, JUSTICE AND THE AMERICAN WAY. R.I.P. BART. YOU WILL BE MISSED! MADCAT
CBS starts the night with '60 Minutes', followed by a FRESH'Amazing Race', then a FRESH'The Good Wife', followed by a FRESH'The Mentalist'.
NBC opens the night with 'Dateline', followed by a RERUN'The Voice'.
ABC begins the night with a FRESH'Once Upon A Time', followed by another FRESH'Once Upon A Time', then a FRESH'Resurrection', followed by a FRESH'Revenge'.
The CW offers a RERUN'SAF3', followed by 2 hours of what passes for local news and other fluffery.
Faux has a FRESH'Bob's Burgers', followed by a FRESH'The Simpsons', then another FRESH'The Simpsons', followed by a FRESH'Family Guy', then the FRESH'Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey'.
MY has an old 'How I Met Your Mother', followed by another old 'How I Met Your Mother', then an old 'Big Bang Theory', followed by another old Big Bang Theory', then still another old 'Big Bang Theory', followed by yet another old 'Big Bang Theory'.
AMC offers 'The Walking Dead', another 'The Walking Dead', followed by a FRESH'The Walking Dead', then a FRESH'Talking Dead'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] BANG GOES THE THEORY - Season 1 - Episode 4
[6:40AM] BANG GOES THE THEORY - Season 1 - Episode 5
[7:20AM] BANG GOES THE THEORY - Season 1 - Episode 6
[8:00AM] WILD THINGS WITH DOMINIC MONAGHAN - Season 1 - Ep 8 - Guatemalan Beaded Lizard
[9:00AM] WILD THINGS WITH DOMINIC MONAGHAN - Season 1 - Ep 5 - White Goliath Beetle
[10:00AM] WILD THINGS WITH DOMINIC MONAGHAN - Season 1 - Ep 6 - Army Ants
[11:00AM] PLANET EARTH-Ep 10 - Seasonal Forests
[12:00PM] PLANET EARTH-Ep 11 - Ocean Deep
[1:00PM] PLANET EARTH-Ep 2 - Mountains
[2:00PM] PLANET EARTH-Ep 3 - Fresh Water
[3:00PM] PLANET EARTH-Ep 4 - Caves
[4:00PM] BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA
[6:30PM] THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
[9:00PM] RED DRAGON
[11:30PM] THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
[2:00AM] TOP GEAR - Season 8 - Episode 1
[3:00AM] TOP GEAR - Season 8 - Episode 2
[4:00AM] TOP GEAR - Season 8 - Episode 3
[5:00AM] TOP GEAR - Season 8 - Episode 4 (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', followed by a FRESH'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', then a FRESH'Blood, Sweat & Heels', followed by a FRESH'Online Dating Rituals Of The American Male'.
Comedy Central has 'South Park', another 'South Park', followed by the movie 'Superbad', and 'Review'.
FX has the movie 'The Hangover Part II', followed by the FRESH'Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey', then the movie 'The Hangover Part II'.
History has 'Ax Men', another 'Ax Men', followed by a FRESH'Ax Men', then a FRESH'No Man's Land'.
IFC -
[6:00AM] Whitest Kids U'Know
[6:15AM] The Perfect Storm
[9:00AM] Malcolm in the Middle-Burning Man
[9:30AM] Malcolm in the Middle-Health Insurance
[10:00AM] Malcolm in the Middle-Reese vs. Stevie
[10:30AM] Malcolm in the Middle-Halloween
[11:00AM] The English Patient
[2:30PM] Gone Baby Gone
[5:00PM] Wonderland
[7:15PM] Scarface
[11:00PM] Portlandia-Ecoterrorists
[11:30PM] Portlandia-Cool Wedding
[12:00AM] Scarface
[3:45AM] Wonderland (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:00AM] Sundance Shorts
[6:15AM] The New World
[9:15AM] Garden State
[11:30AM] The Freshman
[1:45PM] Cry Baby
[3:30PM] Donnie Darko
[6:00PM] Children of the Corn
[8:00PM] The Red Road-Arise My Love, Shake Off This Dream
[9:00PM] The Red Road-The Wolf and the Dog
[10:00PM] Carrie
[12:15AM] Carrie
[2:30AM] Christine
[5:00AM] Law & Order-Double Down (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie 'Resident Evil: Extinction', followed by the movie 'AVP: Alien Vs. Predator'.
President Barack Obama will be launching Fox's reboot of the science series, "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey," with a video message at the top of the broadcast on Sunday at 9/8c on 10 Fox Networks Group Channels, including Fox and National Geographic Channel.
According to the company's announcement, Obama will be inviting "a new generation to embrace the spirit of discovery and inspires viewers to explore new frontiers and imagine limitless possibilities for the future."
This is the first multi-network launch for Fox Networks Group, which includes Fox International Channels and National Geographic Channels International, which means that the President's introduction and the series premiere will be available on 220 channels in 181 countries, which is more than half a billion homes.
After the premiere episode, the series will then air on Sundays on Fox with a repeat airing on Nat Geo Channel on Mondays (with extra bonus footage).
Director Michael Radford, left, chats with actors Shirley Maclaine and Christopher Plummer at the world premiere of "Elsa & Fred" for the opening night of the Miami International Film Festival on Friday, March 7, 2014, in Miami.
Photo by Evan Agostini
Adam Lambert has never paid attention to the haters, and he won't start now as the lead singer for the rock band Queen on their upcoming summer tour.
Lambert first performed with Queen in 2009 when he was a contestant on "American Idol," where he placed second. The band and Lambert have since performed together, including last year's iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas and a European tour in 2012. They sang such hits as "We Are the Champions" and "We Will Rock You."
Still, Lambert has to stand in the shadow of the singer many regard as one of the greatest to front a rock band.
The 19-date U.S. tour kicks off June 19 in Chicago. It wraps up July 20 in Washington, D.C. Tickets go on sale Friday.
Marijuana culture has gone so mainstream it now has its own talk show.
And some very famous people are turning up not only to say they smoke pot, but that they're happy to do it live in front of anyone with an Internet connection.
"People shouldn't feel shame for enjoying marijuana," comedian and "Getting Doug With High" host Doug Benson told Yahoo News. "I like having guests on my show who are happy to smoke on camera and show the world that you can get high and have fun and nothing terrible is going to happen."
It's 4:20 p.m. on a Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles - pot icon Tommy Chong and Benson sit across from each other in a dimly lit room, passing the pipe and telling stories while surrounded by a giant wall decal emblazoned with images of outer space.
Even in pot-friendly Southern California, where industrial-strength weed is legally available to anyone with an easily obtainable medical card, you'd likely only stumble across a scene like this if you were part of Benson's inner circle of celebrity smoker pals. But today, the two men are having their spirited conversation in front of a camera crew that is broadcasting live as part of Benson's new pot-themed comedy talk show.
Girls carry banners reading "Shout! Fight! Get your rosaries out of our ovaries" during a protest in Barcelona March 8, 2014. Demonstrators marched through Barcelona to demand that the government end its plan to reform Spain's abortion law. The government of Mariano Rajoy has proposed to make abortion more restrictive, sparking controversy amongst different sectors of society including the ruling People's Party.
Photo by Gustau Nacarino
A marathon spelling bee between two Kansas City-area students who exhausted the initial word list last month ended after 29 more rounds Saturday when the eventual runner-up stumbled over the word "stifling."
For more than an hour, seventh-grader Kush Sharma and fifth-grader Sophia Hoffman went toe-to-toe in the continuation of the Jackson County Spelling Bee, which began two weeks ago but had to be extended after the two breezed through the word list provided by the Scripps National Spelling Bee, then 20 more words picked out of the dictionary.
The contestants had no problem correctly spelling words like "boodle" and "slobber," often asking the moderator for a word's origin, definition or part of speech. But at the end of the 28th round, Sophia appeared puzzled when attempting to spell "stifling," and even more so when the bell rang to indicate she had gotten it wrong.
Following a lengthy break to listen to audio of the round to make sure Sophia had heard the word correctly, the judges ruled that she had misspelled it, meaning Kush could claim the title if he correctly spelled his word in the 29th round.
After being given his final word, "definition," Kush drew chuckles from spectators watching from a different room in the Kansas City Public Library when he asked for the definition. He promptly spelled it correctly and won the bee.
The signal of a Saudi-based television network was deliberately jammed while airing the show of Egypt's top satirist, the broadcaster's spokesman said Saturday, the latest disruption to hit the popular program.
Bassem Youssef, often compared to U.S. comedian Jon Stewart, has often stirred controversy and sometimes faced legal challenges over his skewering of Egyptian politicians and media personalities. MBC Masr's signal was jammed while broadcasting Friday.
Spokesman Mazen Hayek said the network's satellite carrier identified small satellite transmitters in two Cairo locations as the cause of the jamming during Youssef's show, called "El-Bernameg" or "The Program" in Arabic. Hayek said it was not possible to identify who was behind the jamming or where exactly it emanated from.
The Saudi broadcaster began airing Youssef's show in February after another private channel suspended it last fall for attacking "symbols of the state" in an episode in which he ridiculed a surge of nationalist sentiment.
Several channels, including Doha-based Al-Jazeera, faced similar jamming during mass protests that swept through the Arab world since 2011, toppling a number of leaders.
A model shows off body painting as she imitates singer Lady Gaga during International Exhibition Cosmo Beauty fashion week in Barcelona March 8, 2014.
Photo by Gustau Nacarino
Fox has renewed comedies "New Girl," "Mindy Project" and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," as well as psycho-thriller "The Following ," for its 2014-15 season, the network announced today.
None of the four is a particularly big ratings draw, but the network needs core returning pieces since it;s losing "The X Factor," which occupied three hours of its sked last fall.
The profile of Andy Samberg-Andre Braugher laffer "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" was raised in January when it was a surprise winner at the Golden Globes. While "Mindy Project" isn't high-rated, it is a show with a niche fan base that the network appreciates. "New Girl" has fallen off this season, but is still Fox's top live-action comedy, while "The Following's" second season isn't performing as well as its strong rookie season.
"Glee," "Sleepy Hollow" and "Bones" are hours that have already been renewed.
Victor Peralta poses for a picture during the 10th annual Buenos Aires Tattoo Show in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, March 7, 2014. The Tattoo Show, which will run from March 7 - 9, is one of the largest events in Latin America dedicated to art.
Photo by Natacha Pisarenko
A composer once known as the "Beethoven of Japan" said on Friday that tests had shown he was not legally deaf and apologised to people throughout the country for lying by using a ghost writer for his popular symphonies and other music.
Mamoru Samuragochi, a classical musician who became known as an inspirational genius for composing music despite losing his hearing, bowed deeply before a packed news conference, his first public appearance since the scandal broke last month.
"I have caused a great deal of trouble with my lies for everyone, including those people who bought my CDs and came to my concerts," Samuragochi, 50, said, his trademark flowing hair now trimmed in a typical businessman's cut.
A statement distributed to reporters said hearing tests had shown that while Samuragochi's hearing was impaired, it did not meet the requirements for legal deafness.
Samuragochi collaborated with part-time university professor Takashi Niigaki for 18 years to compose his music after suffering hearing loss.
People to attend a theatrical carnival procession during the traditional Kaziukas fair, a large annual folk arts and craft fair in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, March 8, 2014. The festival honors St. Casimir, the patron saint of Lithuanian who was born in the 17th century to whom this fair was dedicated to in the 19th century, and is traditionally held on the Sunday nearest to St. Casimir's Day, the day Saint Casimir died. Kaziuko fair also features music and dance and attracts thousands of visitors and many craftsmen from all over Lithuania, as well as from neighboring countries such as Latvia, Russia, and Poland.
Photo by Mindaugas Kulbis
Recently, airborne turbulence reminded anyone who has ever flown on a plane that it can do much more than spill drinks or mess up handwriting. At its worst, it can be deadly.
United Airlines Flight 1676, a Boeing 737 en route from Denver to Billings, experienced "pandemonium" when it encountered severe turbulence in late February. What one expert called "26 seconds of hell" injured six passengers and two crew members; one flight attendant was hospitalized after striking her head so hard she cracked a ceiling panel. News reports noted that an unsecured baby flew from its mother's arms, but thankfully, landed safely in another row.
Despite technological advances in detecting and avoiding it, turbulence remains a threat to anything that flies, including civil, military and commercial aircraft of any size - and a range of experts believe global climate changes will be producing more incidents of turbulence.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, in-flight turbulence is the leading cause of injuries to airline passengers and flight attendants in nonfatal accidents. Every year as many as 58 people in the U.S. are injured while not wearing seat belts. From 1980 through 2008, U.S. airlines reported 234 turbulence events severe enough to be categorized as accidents, resulting in 298 serious injuries and three fatalities. Another 147 injuries happened between 2009 and 2011. Says the FAA: "At least two of the three fatalities involved passengers who were not wearing their seat belts while the seat belt sign was illuminated."
A 1920's Regal Superior Mandolin guitar is unveiled during a press preview, Wednesday March 5, 2014 in New York. The guitar is among a collection of 265 extremely rare guitars from a single individual that will auction at Guernsey's on April 2 and 3.
Photo by Bebeto Matthews
Coveted for its extra-creamy texture and high protein content, Greek yogurt is certainly having its moment in food trend history.
But, it turns out the $2-billion Greek yogurt industry is all coming at a great cost to our environment -- and is quickly becoming one of the biggest problems in food production today.
The making of Greek yogurt involves whirling fermented milk (also known as regular yogurt) in a centrifugal machine to separate the excess liquid whey from the milk solids. This process concentrates the product, giving it that signature creamy texture and desirable protein content.
But that liquid whey is highly acidic - even more so than orange juice - and yogurt manufacturers such as Chobani and Danone are having a heck of a time figuring out what to do with it all. If dumped, the liquid runs the risk of getting into streams and waterways. Given whey's acidity, this could quite literally kill off entire fish populations (and has in the past).
The problem is exacerbated by the sheer volume of whey byproduct that comes out of Greek yogurt production. Up to four ounces of milk is needed to make just one ounce of Greek yogurt, and all of that remaining liquid is what manufacturers are struggling to deal with.
Way back in the dewy early days of the Internet, back when it was still the World Wide Web and people actually prefaced a website address by saying "W-W-W", there were not many places that were readily available to rage against the machine, indulge in the growing art that came to be known as 'snark', and generally vent at the world.
For some there were bulletin boards or listservs, where like-minded people congregated and traded stories and quips and information that was gleaned from between the lines of what eventually became known as the 'Mainstream Media.' Speaking for myself, a cheery group of us lived daily on Salon's Table Talk, which you might say became the training ground for more than a few "somewhat popular bloggers."
And then there was Bartcop.com.
Bartcop was a snarky, no-holds barred, riotous - at times mean-spirited, but never untruthful - oasis of hilarity and vitriol, where politicians and a compliant media were called out for their bullshit. Along with Media Whores Online ('The Horse"), no journalist was ever again safe from having their stories fact-checked online and then held up to ridicule.
Bartcop was the brainchild of Terry R. Coppage, based out of his beloved and sometimes mocked Tulsa, Oklahoma home. Terry was fearless in a way that other media critics couldn't be for a simple reason: he wasn't angling to move up the fawning beltway food chain with a guest spot at The Washington Post. He didn't pull punches and he called bullshit for what it was: "bullshit."
The site was crude, the graphics sometimes even cruder (I have a special place in my heart for his animated gif of Tim Russert repeating "Clinton's cock" over and over and over again), but most importantly it dispensed with the niceties with a wicked grin with a well-placed deflating shiv between the ribs.
Terry Coppage, "Bartcop," passed away this past Wednesday due to complications from the flu, pneumonia, and leukemia at the age of 60.
Before Terry passed away he wrote a last post to go up in the event of his passing or inability to write again. You can read it here.
Terry left behind a wife with a mortgage and medical bills that she can't handle. He asked, after years of giving it away for free on Bartcop, for his readers to help her out with donations in this time of sorrow and need.
We here at Raw Story, and speaking personally for myself, encourage everyone to help her out to the best of your ability.
Without Terry "Bartcop" Coppage, many of us never would have started the blogs and websites and even moved up the Beltway food chains if it weren't for him showing us the way. What you're reading here is because of him.
Terry Coppage was a pioneer, and he will be greatly missed…
A military helicopter hovers over a female symbol formed by people, as part of celebrations for International Women's Day in Manila March 8, 2014. On March 8, activists around the globe celebrate International Women's Day, which dates back to the beginning of the 20th Century and has been observed by the United Nations since 1975. The U.N. writes that it is an occasion to commemorate achievements in women's rights and to call for further change. More than 10,000 participants from government agencies and students formed the symbol in Manila, which is expected to make it into the Guinness World Records as the "largest human formation of the female symbol", according to the event organizer.
Photo by Romeo Ranoco
You have reached the Home page of BartCop Entertainment.
Do you have something to say?
Anything that increased your blood pressure, or, even better, amused or entertained?
Do you have a great album no one's heard?
How about a favorite TV show, movie, book, play, cartoon, or legal amusement?
A popular artist that just plain pisses you off?
A box set the whole world should own?
Vile, filthy rumors about Republican hypocrites?
wrote:
responded:
said:
