Kellyanne Conway returns to Saturday Night Live.

I am posting this simply because I love it so much.

I am in fact a huge fan of Stephen King, and just recently watched the movie "It," so this made me laugh out loud.

Kellyanne Conway as Pennywise seems almost too perfect.

Oh, I almost forgot, Alec Baldwin was back as well.

This impersonation is becoming so accurate it's almost scary.

Donald Trump blocks at least 40 followers on Twitter.

Trump has blocked me from reading his tweets. I may have to kill myself.

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 13, 2017

Courtesy of HuffPo:

At 8:10 a.m. Tuesday, the progressive veterans advocacy group VoteVets alerted its Twitter followers that it had been blocked by President Donald Trump. 

Hours later, the novelist Stephen King let it be known that he too had been stymied from viewing Trump’s 140-character missives. Jordan Uhl, an organizer known for quickly responding to Trump’s tweets with what can best be described as trollish behavior, said he also was blocked on Tuesday. As did Brandon Neely, a former Guantanamo Bay guard who’s been a Trump critic. 

The seemingly thought-through effort by Trump, or whoever is running his account, to keep people from viewing his tweets is not the most outrageous example of government secrecy exhibited by this administration.

However it is bad enough that it has inspired those who were blocked to fight back.  

The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University is representing the legion of the Trump-blocked. Their argument has been that there is something fundamentally unconstitutional about a president restricting access to what are definitionally public proclamations. 

“Twitter is many things at once,” the Institute’s executive director, Jameel Jaffer, told HuffPost. “It is a broadcast mechanism and being blocked from the president’s Twitter account means it is harder to get access to his statements on Twitter and sometimes those statements are important.... If you’re a critic you don’t have access on the same terms as everyone else.”

The group has reached out to Trump's social media guru but have not heard back as of this post.

Kind of ironic that the guy who has used Twitter for years to attack everybody from the Pope to Rosie O'Donnel is such a little snowflake that he himself cannot take a little criticism.

Maybe if everybody who was blocked gathered around a table to tell Trump what an awesome tweeter he was, reminiscent of that bizarre cabinet meeting, he would agree to unblock them.

Yeah fat chance of that happening.

New book coming from Stephen King.

My newest horror story: Once upon a time there was a man named Donald Trump, and he ran for president. Some people wanted him to win.

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 21, 2016

Oh my God, that's terrifying!

Fortunately that could only happen in a work of fiction.

Right Mr. King?

Right?

Mr. King?

Stephen King and other American writers post open letter expressing their concern over Donald Trump.

Courtesy of the Literary Hub:

 AN OPEN LETTER TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE 

Because, as writers, we are particularly aware of the many ways that language can be abused in the name of power; 

Because we believe that any democracy worthy of the name rests on pluralism, welcomes principled disagreement, and achieves consensus through reasoned debate; 

Because American history, despite periods of nativism and bigotry, has from the first been a grand experiment in bringing people of different backgrounds together, not pitting them against one another; 

Because the history of dictatorship is the history of manipulation and division, demagoguery and lies; Because the search for justice is predicated on a respect for the truth; 

Because we believe that knowledge, experience, flexibility, and historical awareness are indispensable in a leader; 

Because neither wealth nor celebrity qualifies anyone to speak for the United States, to lead its military, to maintain its alliances, or to represent its people; 

Because the rise of a political candidate who deliberately appeals to the basest and most violent elements in society, who encourages aggression among his followers, shouts down opponents, intimidates dissenters, and denigrates women and minorities, demands, from each of us, an immediate and forceful response; 

For all these reasons, we, the undersigned, as a matter of conscience, oppose, unequivocally, the candidacy of Donald J. Trump for the Presidency of the United States.

If you click the link at the top you can see a vast number of writers who have signed this open letter, including Stephen King,  Cheryl Strayed, Dave Eggers, Junot Diaz, Amy Tan, Mary Roach, Tobias Wolff, Richard Russo, Michael Chabon and Roy Blount, Jr.to name a few.

King of course has been quite vocal in expressing his opinion of Trump.

Say, here's an idea! Let's turn America's nukes over to a bad-tempered asshole with no knowledge of foreign policy. What could go wrong?

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) May 23, 2016

Which is just one more reason to admire him.

Author Stephen King states the obvious.

The stupidest, ugliest Presidential campaign in my entire life: HOUSE OF CARDS meets SHARKNADO.

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) February 15, 2016

Have to admit, the man has a way with words.

Two of my favorite people. President Obama honors Stephen King with the National Medal of the Arts.

Courtesy of Bloody Disgusting:

Prolific horror author Stephen King has been awarded the 2014 National Medal of the Arts for, “…his remarkable storytelling with his sharp analysis of human nature.” The award was created in 1984 by the United States Congress and is the highest honor that can be given to an individual in the arts on behalf of the people of the United States. Below is a video of King being given the medal by President Barack Obama.

Well that puts a smile on my face.

I have had people criticize my love of Stephen King books by suggesting that they are beneath my intellect, but my response is always that I don't read Stephen King books to challenge my mind, I read them to challenge my nerve.

And if you don't think that Stephen King is a talented author than you are allowing your prejudice against certain genres affect your judgement.

When it comes to creating worlds filled with horrifying escapism, Mr. King is in a league of his own.

Author Stephen King may have come up with the perfect slogan for the Donald Trump campaign.

How's this for a Trump campaign slogan: IF YOU'RE WHITE, YOU'RE ALL RIGHT! ANY OTHER HUE, I DON'T TRUST YOU.

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) August 5, 2015

Courtesy of CNN:  

Trump's campaign has been roiled by accusations of bias amid Trump's controversial comments that many illegal immigrants from Mexico are "rapists" and "killers," and his campaign recently fired a longtime political aide for making racially charged Facebook posts. 

King is an outspoken Democrat who has frequently thrown partisan jabs at other Republican politicians, including his own home-state GOP governor, Paul LePage, Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Trump's fellow 2016 candidate, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

I am, in the words of Donald Trump, a HUGE fan of Stephen King, and of course I think he is a hateful little ferret posing as a human being so I could not be more thrilled to have King weighing in like this.

And to be honest I can't think of one Stephen King novel that was as frightening as the idea of a Donald Trump presidency.

Stephen King makes a very valid point about the GOP 2016 lineup thus far.

Cruz, Paul and Rubio, all running for President. Hey, I thought I was supposed to write the horror stories.

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) April 16, 2015

Look as you all know I loves me some horror books and films, and I can honestly say that I have yet to read or watch ANYTHING as frightening as the very real possibility that any of these assholes would end up in the White House.

Not even joking.

Teabagger governor of Maine claims that Stephen King is no longer paying his taxes. Man was that a bad idea!

Idiot says what?

Courtesy of Salon:  

Bestselling author Stephen King is firing back against Maine Gov. Paul LePage after the ultraconservative Republican suggested that King had moved out of Maine and no longer paid taxes in the state, demanding that the governor “man up and apologize” for his false claims. 

During his radio address this week, LePage touted his effort to repeal Maine’s income tax, asserting that it was a drag on the state’s economy and had prompted people to move elsewhere. 

“[R]emember who introduced the income tax here in Maine,” LePage said. “Well, today former Governor Ken Curtis lives in Florida where there is zero income tax. Stephen King and Roxanne Quimby have moved away, as well.” 

King, a longtime (and current) resident of Bangor, didn’t take kindly to LePage’s dig.

Governor Paul LePage implied that I don't pay my taxes. I do. Every cent. I think he needs to man up and apologize.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) March 20, 2015

But King wasn't done there and followed up with this:  

"Governor LePage is full of the stuff that makes the grass grow green. Tabby and I pay every cent of our Maine state income taxes, and are glad to do it. We feel, as Governor LePage apparently does not, that much is owed from those to whom much has been given. We see our taxes as a way of paying back the state that has given us so much. State taxes pay for state services. There's just no way aRound it. Governor LePage needs to remember there ain't no free lunch."

Yeah you know the last person you want to get into a fight with is a man who makes his living with words. 

And LePage might have been well served to remember that King has eagerly taken on both the Republican party and the NRA in years past.

Besides why would anybody want to piss off a man who quite literally gives people nightmares?

America's best Christian, Betty Bowers, reads bedtime stories. Well sort of.

I actually enjoy Betty's take on the children's stories. Of course my favorite author is Stephen King.

Not that Mr. King's work has anything on the Bible. THAT book has more violence and sexually deviant behaviors than anything written by "Game of Thrones" author George R. R. Martin.

Now for something completely different. Tell me, how many of you would NOT be freaked out by this.

This video has been everywhere on the internet the last couple of days, and I have to admit I have watched it more than a few times.

I pride myself on being a born skeptic who is hard to fool, but I would be lying if I did not say that if I was in the coffee shop and saw this happen I would not, at least temporarily, be convinced that it was real.

By the way I am huge Stephen King fan and loved "Carrie," both the book and movie, and will probably watch the new one as well.

Still seeing that in person would certainly have raised my heart rate more than any silly movie.

Juliane Moore to be cast as yet ANOTHER villain. I swear once you play Sarah Palin you are typecast forever!

"Evil? You don't know what evil is. Try playing this lunatic!"

Courtesy of Atlantic Wire:  

Well, Sarah Palin herself won't be playing the pivotal role of President Alma Coin in the third (and, yes, fourth) Hunger Games films, but the woman who played her to so much acclaim, Julianne Moore, just might—and in full-on Palin fashion.

Deadline's Mike Fleming Jr. reports that Lionsgate and director Francis Lawrence are honing in on Moore to play Coin, the duplicitous leader of Panem's rebellion and president of the mysterious District 13. It's pretty much perfect casting. Moore, as we learned from her Emmy-winning performance as Palin in HBO's Game Change, is great at brining out the best in the sleazier elements from politicians, and Coin is definitely sleazy, using heroine Katniss for her own ulterior motives. The character—minor spoiler alert—is ultimately responsible for one of the most tragic and surprising deaths in the book. 

Of course this follows up Moore's recent turn as the batshit crazy bible thumping mother from hell in the soon to be released remake of Stephen King's Carrie.

 Here is what Moore had to say about that Palinesue role:She told SFX magazine:

"It's impossible not to be scary as this character. She is terrifying. I think any time you encounter a parent being cruel it's terrifying and that's the bottom line. If you think about being a child or an adolescent, you are relatively powerless." 

What can I say, once you start playing deranged lunatics who are constantly placing children in danger it's just hard to stop the momentum.

However I have to say, that as terrifying as Coin and Margaret White, are they will STILL pale in comparison to the Lunatic from Lake Lucille. Because THAT unnatural creature still walks among us.

My two favorite Stephens.

I don't know why, but this gif cracks me up every time.

I am a huge Stephen King fan and have read just about every singe one of his books. The ONLY book to absolutely terrify me was his book "Pet Semetary," which I finished reading under the covers with a flashlight. (I was in a relationship at the time and my girlfriend did not want me to have the light on all night. By the way, the WORST way to read a Stephen King novel is under the covers with a flashlight. Just so you know.)

As for Colbert, well you know, he's the man!

Prolific author Stephen King uses his talents to throw a scare into the NRA.

Courtesy of the Guardian:  

The best-selling author made an unexpected charge into the national debate on gun violence on Friday with a passionate, angry essay pleading for reform. King, who owns three handguns, aimed the expletive-peppered polemic at fellow gun-owners, calling on them to support a ban on automatic and semi-automatic weapons in the wake of the December shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school which left 20 children and six adults dead. "Autos and semi-autos are weapons of mass destruction. When lunatics want to make war on the unarmed and unprepared, these are the weapons they use," King wrote. 

"Here's how it shakes out," the essay begins, before describing 22 ritual steps in which the US experiences a school massacre. Excoriating the media and television voyeurism, he writes: "Sixteenth, what cable news does best now begins, and will continue for the next seventy-two hours: the slow and luxurious licking of tears from the faces of the bereaved." 

King recalls that the fictional schoolboy killer in his 1977 novel Rage, which was published under a pen name, Richard Bachman, resonated with several boys who subsequently rampaged at their own schools. One, Barry Loukaitis, shot dead a teacher and two students in Moses Lake, Washington in 1996, then quoted a line from the novel: "This sure beats algebra, doesn't it?" 

King said he did not apologise for writing Rage – "no, sir, no ma'am" – because it told the truth about high-school alienation and spoke to troubled adolescents who "were already broken". However, he said, he ordered his publisher to withdraw the book because it had proved dangerous. He was not obliged to do so by law – it was protected by the first amendment – but it was the right thing to do. Gun advocates should do the same, he argued. 

The idea that US gun rampages stem from a culture of violence was a "self-serving lie promulgated by fundamentalist religious types and America's propaganda-savvy gun-pimps", he wrote. In reality the US had a "Kardashian culture" which preferred to read and watch comedies, romances and super-heroes, rather than stories involving gun violence. 

Much of the opposition to gun control stemmed from paranoia about the federal government, King argued. "These guys and gals actually believe that dictatorship will follow disarmament, with tanks in the streets of Topeka." 

He assured gun owners that no one wanted to take away their hunting rifles, shotguns or pistols, as long as they held no more than 10 rounds. "If you can't kill a home invader (or your wife, up in the middle of the night to get a snack from the fridge) with ten shots, you need to go back to the local shooting range." 

The mockery continued when he noted semi-automatics had only two purposes: to kill people, and to let their owners go to a shooting range, "yell yeehaw, and get all horny at the rapid fire and the burning vapor spurting from the end of the barrel".

Ooh, I like that last part! You know as frightened as the NRA is of Gabby Giffords, I would advice them to be equally concerned about Stephen King. 

King is easily the most popular, and prolific, American writer of the last fifty years, and has a huge fan base, many of whom I am sure consider themselves to be proud gun owners.

To have him write, as only he can, in such a confrontational manner is going to make some people really have to evaluate why they support allowing access to these types of weapons, and possibly even why they themselves feel the need to own one.

Hell if Stephen King can make someone like me terrified of St. Bernard dogs and clowns named Pennywise, I am sure he can frighten some sense into people about gun violence. Though after what happened at Sandy Hook I am not sure how much more frightening things have to become before people wake up to what is happening in this country.

Most frightening horror movie EVER!

Especially because it's true!

However I really think this is the last incarnation for Pennywise and that after this election the evil clown with the nasty smirk will be out of our lives forever.

Until the Republicans come up with a sequel that is.

BOO!

Stephen King writes something that will probably ONLY scare the crap out of rich people. Boo 1 percenters!

Courtesy of the Daily Beast:  

At a rally in Florida (to support collective bargaining and to express the socialist view that firing teachers with experience was sort of a bad idea), I pointed out that I was paying taxes of roughly 28 percent on my income. My question was, “How come I’m not paying 50?” The governor of New Jersey did not respond to this radical idea, possibly being too busy at the all-you-can-eat cheese buffet at Applebee’s in Jersey City, but plenty of other people of the Christie persuasion did. 

Cut a check and shut up, they said. 

If you want to pay more, pay more, they said. 

Tired of hearing about it, they said. 

Tough shit for you guys, because I’m not tired of talking about it. I’ve known rich people, and why not, since I’m one of them? The majority would rather douse their dicks with lighter fluid, strike a match, and dance around singing “Disco Inferno” than pay one more cent in taxes to Uncle Sugar. It’s true that some rich folks put at least some of their tax savings into charitable contributions. My wife and I give away roughly $4 million a year to libraries, local fire departments that need updated lifesaving equipment (Jaws of Life tools are always a popular request), schools, and a scattering of organizations that underwrite the arts. Warren Buffett does the same; so does Bill Gates; so does Steven Spielberg; so do the Koch brothers; so did the late Steve Jobs. All fine as far as it goes, but it doesn’t go far enough. 

What charitable 1 percenters can’t do is assume responsibility—America’s national responsibilities: the care of its sick and its poor, the education of its young, the repair of its failing infrastructure, the repayment of its staggering war debts. Charity from the rich can’t fix global warming or lower the price of gasoline by one single red penny. That kind of salvation does not come from Mark Zuckerberg or Steve Ballmer saying, “OK, I’ll write a $2 million bonus check to the IRS.” That annoying responsibility stuff comes from three words that are anathema to the Tea Partiers: United American citizenry.

Let me first go on record as saying that Stephen King is my ALL time favorite writer.  In fact I used to have  a bookshelf in my home that contained nothing except King books.

However even if THAT were not true, I can tell you that after reading this articl he would certainly NOW be my favorite author of all time simply for having the guts to speak out against these assholes who bitch and moan about high taxes while lighting their cigars with $100 bills and having caviar face cream rubbed on their mistresses.

I urge you to read the entire article, but be prepared for some rather colorful language and some no holds barred truth. 

After all Mr. King has quite a lot of experience writing about the evil that lurks beneath the surface, and the scary things that go bump in the night, waiting for the opportunity to prey on the weak and defenseless, so this is right up his alley.

Perhaps Stephen King's next novel?

This arrived in my e-mail yesterday.

It's the perfect description of Romney in my opinion, and as a long time Stephen King fan I just had to use it.

Stephen King speaks his mind about Wisconsin's Scott Walker, Florida's Rick Scott, and the rest of the Teabaggers.

I love Stephen King and it just so happens that I am reading his book "Under the Dome" which is the first e-book I purchased for my Nook.

By the way, though I am only about a third of the way through it, this novel appears to be an allegorical tale of what happens when people use fear to control their constituents and foment mistrust of the Federal government.

Remind you of anybody?

(Big hat tip to Politicususa.)