James Ellroy, Bruce Wagner, Rose McGowan endorse John McCain

[romantico]

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Well, this should be interesting if you can stomach James Elroy. Thoughts?

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Oh yes, Rose, the whole media has not called him on anything.

They've given him a free ride. :eyes:

[DRex]

2. She uses the word 'literally' far too loosely.

She should be saying 'figuratively.'

And "Bruce has made the point that Obama looks like a lemur." hahaha. What a good point from Bruce.

[MikeNearMcChord]

3. Rose McGowan needs another trip

with Kurt Russell in that deathproof car again.:evilgrin:

[Jack Rabbit]

4. Pardon me for living under a rock*

... but who?

*That means I don't watch television.

[gateley]

5. Who? nt

[NattPang]

6. I'm glad I don't know any of these people,

and that in itself speaks volume!

[Wetzelbill]

7. that was so stupid, were they acting or actually giving their own opinions?

Because somebody would have to be paid to pretend to be that dumb, ordinarily.

[MrModerate]

8. Add me to the "huh" crowd. Who are these twits? n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. James Ellroy is a piece of work!

From the bio on his website:

As an attention-starved adolescent, he mailed Nazi pamphlets to girls he liked, criticized JFK and advocated the reinstatement of slavery.

When he wasn't reading crime novels, he was shoplifting food and porno magazines.

He was eventually expelled from Fairfax high school for ranting about Nazism in his English class. Soon after, he joined the army.

Realizing that he didn't belong in the army and worried about his father, he faked a stutter and convinced the army psychiatrist that he was not mentally fit for combat. After three months, he received a dishonorable discharge.

Soon after returning home to L.A., his father died in the hospital. His last words: "Try to pick up every waitress who serves you."

After his father's death, he moved into his own apartment on the money the army paid him. He landed himself in juvenile hall trying to steal a steak from a Liquor & Food Mart. When he got out, his friend's father, who Ellroy called a "right-wing crackpot" became his guardian.

He broke into the homes of girls he liked and stole their underwear. He drank, experimented with drugs, and read hundreds of crime novels. He discovered Benzedrex, a sinus inhaler. Instead of inhaling it, he would swallow it to get a speed high.
H
e got a job at an adult book store and loaded up on magazines.

The Benzedex drove him to near schizophrenia and the alcohol was destroying his health. He suffered from pneumonia twice and developed what his doctor called "post-alcohol brain syndrome."

James Ellroy currently lives in Kansas City. :scared: Oh shit!

http://www.ellroy.com/biography.htm

[goodgd_yall]

12. He's the guy whose mother was murdered then he was 8 years old

And his father, a real creep, raised him. He did have a really f* up childhood and young adulthood and finally got his act together when he started writing. I'm sorry to see he's ended up being such an unsavory person.

[dogfish2]

10. What dreadful people!

[Ron Green]

11. "Obama looks like a lemur"

This from a guy who himself looks like death warmed over.