Stars starving for attention

Very old Hollywood joke:

Starving beggar with tin cup: "I haven't eaten for three days."

Zsa Zsa Gabor: "Dahlink, I wish I had your will power."

Up-to-the-minute Hollywood joke, from Agence-France Presse:

"U.S. Stars Align In Anti-Iraq War Hunger Strike.

"Star Hollywood actor-activists including Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon and anti-war campaigners led by bereaved mother Cindy Sheehan plan to launch a hunger strike, demanding the immediate return of U.S. troops from Iraq.

"As Americans get set to fire up barbeques in patriotic celebration of U.S. Independence Day on July 4, anti-war protesters planned to savor a last meal outside the White House before embarking on a 'Troops Home Fast' at midnight…

"Penn, Sarandon, novelist Alice Walker and actor Danny Glover will join a 'rolling' fast, a relay in which 2,700 activists pledge to refuse food for at least 24 hours, and then hand over to a comrade."

So Sean Penn is starving himself to death, but just for a day? Brilliant! If Gandhi had been that smart, he'd still have a movie career. Willie Nelson and Michael Moore are also among those participating in the "rolling fast," which in Michael's case will involve going without the roll. Greater love hath no man than to lay down his lunch for his friends.

Mark Steyn

Uh oh. Steyn is liable to get one of those inarticulate scrawls for which Penn is (in)famous. I think the last time was when he wrote Matt Stone and Trey Parker to chastise them for Team America or an abusive episode of South Park (I don't remember which). They immediately took it public. It was a riot. Hopefully Steyn will share such an event, should it happen, as well.

Ah well, no one ever accused this crowd of being the brightest bulbs in the marquis.

Oh yes, and there is classic Steyn here as well:

Yoko Ono has released a new all-star charity single of "Give Peas A Chance."

Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-hah!