The female writers of the Jimmy Fallon Show (And one special guest.) write thank you notes to Hillary Clinton.

First off I had no idea that Fallon had so many female writers on his show.

Secondly, I am apparently a huge wuss because tears were literally streaming down my face by the end of this.

And third, I will predict that when all is said and done that history will treat Hillary Clinton far, far better than the guy Putin chose to live in our White House.

President Obama slow jams the news on the Tonight Show and it is awesome! Update!

Damn he slammed Donald Trump, promoted Hillary Clinton, and defended TPP in one segment.

I know you all are tired of hearing me say how much I am going to miss this man, so I won't say it.

(But I AM gonna miss this man.)

Update: Oops I forgot to include this link to the Obama Diary, with many more You Tube videos of President Obama's appearance. 

During her appearance on the Tonight Show Rachel Maddow reveals how Donald Trump has both the GOP and the Dems by the short hairs.

(Okay start paying very close attention around the 3:30 mark.)

"It's actually genius. I don't think he's a dumb guy. I don't think he is playing a dumb game here. What he's doing with that is genius. If he was going to say at hat debate 'No, no, no I'll never run as an independent I'll only run as a Republican,' he loses all his leverage, Then he's just one of the other Republicans. But if he says 'No, you guys be nice to me or I'm going to jump in as an independent thereby guaranteeing Hillary Clinton will be the next President.' What does that mean? That means if he doesn't do that the Republicans owe him forever. And if he does do that Hillary Clinton becomes President and she owes him forever." 

Okay this actually made me sit up and take notice.

Now I have NO idea if Trump is actually smart enough to have had this be his plan since he first jumped into the race, but right now he really IS in this position.

In short Trump may have dreamed up this entire charade, which by the way includes saying those incredibly racist and insensitive remarks knowing how the Republican base would respond, simply for the opportunity to walk away with more power than any businessman has ever wielded in the history of the country.

If this works out the way it appears it almost has to work out, we may all have to stand in awe of the genius of Donald Trump. 

And thinking about that is already starting to make me nauseous.

Does Jeb Bush really think this is helping?

This was from last night's Tonight Show.

First off not only does Jeb look like the tech nerd in the office who tells everybody to just turn the computer off and then back on again, but he also comes off as incredibly awkward and unaware that most of the jokes are aimed at him.

This was not a bit where he was shown to have the ability to laugh at himself, this was a bit which demonstrated that he did not realize that everybody was pointing and laughing at him.

If Jebbie wanted to know how to do this right, well he should have studied at the feet of the master.

Yeah, I think Jeb needs to leave this kind of thing for people who actually have the talent for it.

Joan Rivers dead at 81.

Courtesy of People magazine:  

Joan Rivers, a raucous and often-ubiquitous comedic presence on TV and nightclubs since the 1960s, has died. She was 81. 

"It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my mother, Joan Rivers," daughter Melissa said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. 

"She passed peacefully at 1:17 p.m. surrounded by family and close friends. My son and I would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff of Mount Sinai Hospital for the amazing care they provided for my mother. Cooper and I have found ourselves humbled by the outpouring of love, support, and prayers we have received from around the world. They have been heard and appreciated. 

"My mother’s greatest joy in life was to make people laugh. Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon." 

Like anybody who grew up in the sixties and seventies I watched Joan Rivers numerous times on the Tonight Show and other late night  comedy shows, and I always thought she was hilarious.

I will admit that I was only vaguely aware of her career as a fashion critic during award shows, but then when she did that "Wife Swap" with Bristol she returned to my radar.

So of course my favorite Joan Rivers quote will always be this one directed at Bristol:

"In my generation she would have been known as the little whore down the block."

Though I am also partial to this one concerning Bristol's weight gain during DWTS:  

“She should not have been there. Instead of cha-cha-cha, she must have been doing cha-cha-chew. How did she dance for eight hours a day and manage to gain weight?” 

Yep, she's going to be missed.

Conservative website, The Daily Caller, publishes interview with Tonight Show producer about extravagant demands by Sarah Palin. Inspiring Palin to shout "Fire up the Facebook!"

"Wait, we needed to hire a fucking plane to get you here?"

Courtesy of Mediaite:  

This week, The Daily Caller’s Jamie Weinstein published an interview with longtime Tonight Show producer Dave Berg, who has a new book out about his experience working with Jay Leno titled Behind the Curtain: An Insider’s View of Jay Leno’s Tonight Show. Included in the piece are some comments about Sarah Palin that the former Alaska governor is rushing to correct. 

“After the campaign, she had a book to promote, and wanted to do the show, but it was difficult to work out the logistics because she didn’t like to be away from her family for long periods of time,” Berg told Weinstein of Palin. “Finally, the only way we could get her to come to Burbank was to book a charter jet from Anchorage for $35,000. The jet was big enough to accommodate all of her family members.”

We have all heard of the outrageous demands that Palin has demanded in the past so of course this is not at all hard to believe. And it is even easier to believe since we covered it here at IM way back in June. (Scroll to the bottom.)

Of course hearing this infuriated Palin who quickly applied the whip of inspiration to her ghostwriter's back and she quickly pooped out this post: 

Guess the boys at The Daily Caller spent a bit too much time at the frat house and not enough time in their college library. (Or maybe it’s in one of their Jr. High tree forts where their leader gathers the boys to “report” their “conservative” issues.) Their claims about what I supposedly “demanded” of the Tonight Show are, in their frat boy terms, B.S. This is not the first time we’ve had to correct their sloppy “journalism.” Paraphrasing and dramatizing sure doesn’t fit into any fair and balanced image, especially from a little fella loving his title of FOX News Channel host. Maybe those bow ties are a bit too tight, bros. 

In contrast to your erroneous reporting (Hey! Come to think of it, this time it’s merely erroneous; it’s not your usual misogynist slant!), we loved visiting the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. I had a blast on the show. Leno’s team was top notch, professional, and funny; and some even brought their families to work that day so they could meet mine. That was neat! Thanks for the memories, Jay! 

I’m looking forward to reading Dave Berg’s great new book “Behind the Curtain: An Insider’s View of Jay Leno’s Tonight Show.” Dave reached out by email to my team to share the following: “I consider Gov. Palin’s booking on Jay Leno’s Tonight Show one of the best gets I ever got. I had worked long and hard to book her, both during and after her vice-presidential campaign. She turned out to be a charming guest, who also did a killer standup, and her ratings won the night by a large margin. You can’t ask for more from a guest.” 

Thank you for the kind comments, Dave. Back at ya!

Okay well here's the thing, producers like Dave Berg deal with divas ALL of the time.

Just because he sent her a nice e-mail schmoozing her a little, which he probably does to all of the challenging guests, does NOT mean he did not think she was a pushy bitch.

And by the way the website that I sourced way back in June was the Hollywood Reporter.

So is Palin claiming that both the Daily Caller AND the Hollywood Reporter demonstrated poor journalism? Or is it possible that she is just pissed off that somebody let the world know that she is a pretentious celebutard, who is ALWAYS squeezing the very last nickel out of every public appearance.

Remember her family's motto:

"What's in it for us."

I cannot think of a better way to end the day than a little Robin Williams.

The above is a portion of Robin's first Tonight Show appearance that I referenced with my earlier post.  There is more but sadly I cannot find it.

There have been a lot of tributes to Williams today, but honestly I have made a choice not to watch them. I always get irritated when entertainment shows and cable news outlets interview everybody even remotely connected to a recently deceased famous person and ask them to put aside their grief and share something that will increase their ratings.

I have my memories, and that is enough for me.

I noticed that one of the people who expressed her condolences today was Sarah Palin. (Though she used the post to also pimp Brancy's blog.)

And that is fine, everybody has the right to express their feelings without regard to political leanings or a possible lack of sanity.

However I could not help but remember how Robin fest about the Wasilla Wendigo, and thought that was probably worth sharing as well.

From his Weapons of Self Destruction special. (Kind of an unfortunate name considering the circumstances.)

"Did Ronald Reagan have a kid with Vanna White and drop it off in Alaska? And it was raised by wolves?"

So good.

And so, so going to be missed.

Sarah Palin's Last Gasp in Tennessee Thursday night. The low lights. (Plus a little gossip from her appearance on the Tonight Show in 2010.)

Photo courtesy of Saul Young

Okay folks I did my best to dig up some info on last night's pathetic Teabagger support group in Tennessee and there is barely a hint to be found that the thing even happened.

(If a conservative teabags you in the woods, and you don't notice it, should you still feel disgusted?)

The local ABC outlet jotted down a few notes:

An event featuring a former vice presidential candidate like Sarah Palin and other well known politicians wrapped up in Sevierville around 11 p.m. They were speaking for a series called America's Last Stand. 

6 News could only take pictures inside where well known politicians like former Senator Rick Santorum and former Governor Sarah Palin spoke to dozens. Other speakers included Fox News personality Judge Jeanie Pirro and Col. Allen West. 

The 6 News team asked to interview Palin but were turned down due to "limited time in her schedule."

Yeah right!

Or it could be due to the fact that she looked like this:

Source

Looks like she brought one of those feisty uncooperative wigs with her.

However thankfully there were a few folks tweeting during the event.

One Breitbart News contributor provided these gems:

- @SarahPalinUSA says that Cochran team chose to "manipulate and exterminate" the integrity of the Mississippi primary
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) June 27, 2014

- @SarahPalinUSA says she carries a gun because a cop is too heavy to carry...
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) June 27, 2014

- @SarahPalinUSA says that govt can have her moon pies and R/C Cola when they pry it from her "cold sticky hands"
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) June 27, 2014

- @SarahPalinUSA now mocking liberals who slap coexist stickers on their "Berkeley branded butts" while military is fighting terrorists...
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) June 27, 2014

"God doesn't drive parked cars" - @SarahPalinUSA says encouraging Americans to get involved
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) June 27, 2014

Hang on I have to take a moment to breathe into a brown paper bag at the memory that she was once the governor of my state.

But wait, there's more.

Fashion report: jeans, tank top, with a UT orange shirt. #PalinRally pic.twitter.com/EkZHZn9dZP
— Bean Counter (@TNBeanCounter) June 27, 2014

Palin: The radical left is so dimwitted when they try to call us racists. #PalinRally pic.twitter.com/GxcrCyzCmz
— Bean Counter (@TNBeanCounter) June 27, 2014

From what I can gather this was yet another incoherent speech gleaned from various conservative bumper stickers delivered by what looked like a bag lady that somebody lured in off of the street.

Earlier the organizers had bragged that CNN was going to cover the event, but if that was true it kind of looks like partway through they said "Fuck it!" and walked out.

Well since that whole thing was barely newsworthy I thought it appropriate to share something a little more interesting.

Here is an excerpt from a new book by longtime Tonight Show producer Dave Berg, where he discusses the crazy requests made by guests. Including one from 2010:  

PALIN'S PLANE 

Sarah Palin asked for a private jet to fly her from Alaska to Burbank for her 2010 appearance. The cost? $35,000. She got it. 

Who in the hell would spend $35,000 to fly this loser down from Alaska,  when they could have bought 1st class round trip tickets for the whole family for around $12,000?

But of course this fits the well established pattern that Palin is known for of trying to get as much money or swag as possible.

Remember this is the woman who charged the state of Alaska a per diem to stay in her own house.

Chris Christie on the Tonight Show. Attempting to improve his political options, or just having a little harmless fun?

Courtesy of the New York Daily News: 

If the Bridgegate scandal has taken a toll on Gov. Chris Christie, he didn’t show it Thursday when he did a light-weight dance on “The Tonight Show.” 

A tanned and slimmer Christie bounded onstage for an “Evolution of Dad Dancing” skit, doing the “Back It Up” and “Don’t Make Me Turn This Car Around” with host Jimmy Fallon. Then the New Jersey Republican and die-hard Springsteen fan stalked off in faux rage when Fallon did a “This Bridge is Closed” dance. 

Later, during a sit-down, Christie shrugged off a ribbing about his weight — calling Fallon a “putz” for going there. 

Personally I don't think that Christie could dance nearly fast or long enough to sweat out the stench of bridge-gate, but perhaps he does. 

I will admit that it's pretty entertaining, and always a good idea to have politicians demonstrate the ability to laugh at themselves though.

However if Christie was trying to outshine a certain First Lady with his dance moves he failed miserably. Can you say EPIC FAIL?

Sarah Palin's bit on the Tonight Show last night. Oh the humanity.

Bad wig, deflated breasteses, mortuary style makeup, and no visible comic timing.  Yep that's Palin.

Of course Palin used the appearance to get as much attention as possible, and of course pimp her crappy new show.

The caption over this one read:

Ran into Mr. Strong Genes and Mr. Mom Jeans at the Tonight Show. Tune in to the Tonight Show tonight and tomorrow to “Amazing America” on Sportsman Channel!

I am sure that  Palin thinks that she came off well in that segment (Even got off a reference to Obama's mom jeans and Mama Grizzly's), but I predict that much like the SNL bits she will soon learn that more people were laughing AT her, than laughing WITH her. 

This may be the best mashup I have ever seen. Brian Williams rapping, courtesy of the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

I cannot even BEGIN to imagine how many hours went into putting that together, but damn was it worth it!

President Obama on the Tonight Show. "There is no spying on Americans. We don't have a domestic spying program."

“We don’t have a domestic spying program,” Obama told host Jay Leno. “What we do have is some mechanisms that can track a phone number or an email address that is connected to a terrorist attack. That information is useful.”

That was not the only controversy the President addressed last night.

The President also discussed  relations with Russia, his lunch with Hillary, getting older, and the repair of his relationship with John McCain.

I have to say that for  the Tonight Show this was a fairly informative and interesting interview. I am not a huge Leno fan but it looked like he did his homework and was good about letting the President answer the questions completely.

I have to say I thought the President was a little evasive, and overly diplomatic, a few times, but overall I think he answered many of the questions that the American people have wanted to hear him address. (But sorry Right Wingers, he did not talk about the Benghazi or IRS "scandals.")

The rest of the interview can be seen here, here, here, and here.

By the way the President just canceled his meeting with Putin this morning which would have taken place during the upcoming G-20 Summit. That kind of makes me think that Obama's feelings about the NSA leaks might be more troubled than he was willing to let on during his interview.

Jay Leno on the Bristol Palin/Melissa Rivers "Celebrity Wife Swap."

Okay I admit, THAT really made me laugh out loud.

Did she, or didn't she? Mormon bloggers shocked that Ann Romney may have left the house without her magic undies.

Courtesy of ABC 4 News:  

Wednesday night when Ann Romney walked out onto the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, apparently some people were more concerned about her hemline than what she had to say. 

Looking at photos from Ann’s appearance on the show, Mormon blog sites blew up accusing Ann of not wearing her temple garments, something all LDS people are expected to do who've been through the temple. 

One writer on lds.net commented - "The first thing I noticed was there was no way she was wearing garments." Others said "In this picture, it's clear she's not, or that she's pushed up the sleeves." And – "Is it possible Ann is tall enough that they would not have shown when she sat down?" 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints doesn't like to talk about garments, they consider them sacred. But for people who wear temple garments it's common knowledge that the bottom part is supposed to come down to about the knee. 

Ann's skirt was questionably close, and many web writers came to her defense. On jezebel.com one person commented "I'm a Mormon, I wear temple garments, and I'm having a hard time seeing why it would be assumed that Ann isn't wearing them." Another wrote "She's probably wearing garments. Garments tend to ride up a little bit. The skirt probably just barely covers her garments."

Just imagine if by some miracle Mitt the twit HAD won the election, this is the kind of stimulating underwear centered conversation we could have been having for the next four years. Yep dodged a bullet there!

Still I think the Mormon bloggers are on to something. Using that picture up above for comparison I ALSO think that Latter Day hussy totally went on the tonight Show without her prayer panties on!

Well so much for her getting HER own planet now!

Believe it or not Jay Leno, yes THAT Jay Leno, may have conducted the most revealing interview with Mitt Romney yet.

Once again I find myself impressed with how Matthews is conducting himself during this election cycle.  It is as if he has now decided to channel Will McAvoy from Newsroom.

I love how the Republican apologist, John Feehery, cannot even begin to really justify Romney's rationalizations. Matthews and Bob Shrum easily made him their little bitch by the end of this segment.

 Jay Leno, whoda thunk it?

Does anybody really think that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan receive THIS kind of reaction when they visit a state fair?

President Barack Obama gets a hug from Joy Dannelly as he visits the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, August 13

Now the President is not the ONLY popular member of the Obama family. Here is his much more popular wife on last night's Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
There the Obama's go, being adorable again.

You can see the next two segments by clicking here.

(H/T to the Obama Diary for the photos.)

The Tonight Show has some fun with the President over his reaction to yesterday's Supreme Court decision.

Okay, THAT was pretty funny!

Michelle Obama discusses the "crooner-in-chief" on the Tonight Show last night.

"He does have a beautiful voice, and he sings to me all the time." 

I know the ladies are thinking that Michelle is a lucky woman.

(H/T to Hello Beautiful)

Not that I had any respect left for Jay Leno, but after this pathetic Bristol Palin interview I kind of wish Conan O"Brien would find him in an alleyway and kick his ass. Is that wrong of me?

In my opinion the ONLY true host of the Tonight Show was the late, great Johnny Carson. (Steve Allen and Jack Paar were fine, but Carson was the king!)

Leno has never able to ever come close to filling that great man's shoes.

And this interview did almost as much to make me dislike him as when he threw Conan O'Brien under the bus to satisfy his need to feel relevant, and to feed his gigantic ego. (Gee who does THAT sound like?)

Part One:



Bristol does not waste one second before trotting out her first lie, this one being about why she had her chin done. (Bristol fails to mention that she had undergone procedures to have the fat sucked out to make her face look thinner a few times in the past. And when she says that it is NOT an implant, I don't think even Rickles buys that load of moosecrap.)

"I wanted to be candid in the book?" Really? Then why weren't you?

Quickly. of course, the slams against Levi begin. Essentially Bristol claims her parents never liked him, and knew he was no good.

The idea that Sarah never liked Levi is undoubtedly accurate, she really does not like anybody besides herself. But she DID have him to living in her house, and running errands for her. Not to mention that he was one of the VERY few people allowed in the hospital when Sarah "gave birth" to Trig.

That does not exactly sound like he was despised.
Leno asking Bristol about her mother running for President: "Is there any reason she SHOULDN'T run?"

Rickles: "Cause she could lose."

This inspires the crowd to erupt in wild applause, which clearly causes Bristol to become very uncomfortable.

Leno: "Do you want her to run?"

BP: "I think so, yeah." Careful Bristol you almost told the truth there.

Again Bristol's version of how she learned that her mother had been tapped as McCain's VP choice does not jive, in any way, with the version that Palin wrote in "Going Rogue." I think they are going to need another visit to the re-education camp family meeting.

Now the only intelligent remark that Leno makes during the interview is to say, after Bristol trots out the "lawsuits" excuse for why her mother quit as Governor (By the way , those were ethics charges, NOT lawsuits.), "That happens with every Governor. Everybody gets lawsuits, its all part of the job." (Again these were ETHICS CHARGES!) However Bristol has been trained well, and insists that her mother did it "for Alaska."

Bristol also says that her mother is not building a house in Arizona. I never heard that she was "building" one but I am unsure if Bristol was denying that she had purchased one or not. Because, you know,  THAT would be another lie, which good "Christian" girls should never tell. (Sorry I made myself choke laughing at that one.)

Part two:



Bristol talks about her reality show and Rickles provides the appropriate unimpressed response. ( I am beginning to warm up to Rickles, who keeps reaching over to touch Bristol's hand which is clearly freaking her out a little.)

Then Leno decides to attack Levi concerning his upcoming book by essentially saying he "dislikes this guy" because he divulges too much private information that the public does not need to know.

Now just absorb THAT for a moment.  Essentially Leno believes that LEVI is airing too much dirty laundry, as if HE was the one to accuse Bristol of getting him drunk and stealing his virginity. Apparently that giant head of Leno's is an "irony free" zone. 

Fucking idiot!

Is this the Fox news fantasy of how Sarah Palin should deal with her critics?

(H/T to Phil Munger.)

Now as it turns out this is a bit of comedy from the Tonight Show, but Fox just aired it without attribution which gave the impression THEY had created it.

Now if I had seen it originally on the Tonight Show I probably would have laughed, it IS well done and kind of funny in that context, but having Fox play it followed by the laughter of one of their so-called "serious" journalists sort of gave it a different vibe.

Your thoughts?