I wanted to post pictures I found on Wireimage of a large demonstration in LA protesting the third anniversary of the war on Iraq. The image gallery was there this morning, and had pictures of celebrities attending the protest including Martin Sheen, Maria Bello, Diane Lane, Paul Haggis and Rob Morrow. When I went back to Wireimage a few hours later the pictures were gone and I could find no trace of them.

According to ANSWER, the protest’s organizer, 20,000 people were there. A documented 250,000 gathered in DC prior to the war, and protests in NY have drawn similar numbers of demonstators. 20,000 is still a significant number for LA, and people protested in NY, San Francisco, and in cities around the world on Saturday.

Wireimage has pictures of the demonstrations in London this weekend, but again the ones that exist of the LA protest are curiously gone. Wireimage thinks it’s not worthy of coverage despite the attending celebrities. Let’s get the world out.

Here are Pictures from Yahoo! of the protests around the world this weekend. Celebrities are fun and we need a distraction, but there’s an illegal, expensive and deadly war being waged in Iraq. My cousin is over there and I don’t want him or any more other people to have to die.

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Jessica Simpson brought her trout pout to Congress yesterday to hold a press conference on behalf of the charity she represents, Operation Smile. News outlets were aghast that she had supposedly snubbed Bush by backing out of a Republican fundraiser later that evening, but her controlling daddy insists that she just loves the dictator to pieces and didn’t want to politicize the cause.

Meanwhile Simpson wants to jump on the adoption bandwagon, and admits that she apes Angelina Jolie in everything she does:

Give us a break, Simpson. You don’t even have a boyfriend after that smarmy rocker dumped you by instant message. Chances are you’re going to forget you even said this within a month.

Here she is at the press conference yesterday.

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Jessica Simpson was supposed to attend a Republican fund raiser to bring awareness to the charity she half-assed represents, Operation Smile. Now she’s pulled out, saying she didn’t want to politicize the charity by associating it with the Republicans:

This is the woman who complimented Interior Secretary Gale Norton for the White House’s decor, so you know this was not her idea. Someone at Operation Smile knows that the administration is not well liked and wants to make sure they’re not tied to the Bushies through Jessica’s much-publicized appearance.

It’s funny, though, that the headlines read: “Jessica Simpson snubs Bush.” With an approval rating in the mid 30s, Bush cannot afford to be snubbed by a daft celebrity.

Here’s a scan from an Australian magazine showing how Jessica’s look has spread through Hollywood. [via]

I live in Switzerland. If you stay up a little later here on Friday or Saturday night (and in Germany and probably Italy and France) you can watch full frontal nudity and sex scenes on regular free TV that aren’t as explicit as regular porn, but are high in soft core value. You also don’t have to sit through a lot of bad plot like you’re subjected to on Cinemax.

That’s why I find it asanine that the FCC is fining CBS a whopping $3.6 million for a scene in Without a Trace that attempted to show a teen orgy – with no nudity whatsoever:

So get this – the FCC is fining CBS the most they’ve ever fined a network based on an idea they have of morality, without specific violations.

I saw an episode of Law and Order about a kiddie porn ring that showed a child and adult being videotaped. Under these vague guidelines, that episode would have warranted a fine.

The FCC has a new head, Kevin Martin, and this is his first ruling. The sanctimonious prick spoke at the Jesse Helms center and admitted that the FCC is now trying to control television content. He’s a religious freak and is trying to dictate what you can watch. Write the FCC and tell them that they have to have specific rules as to what is allowed on TV, and that they cannot dictate content. It’s a scary precedent when they fine a show for a plot idea.

Clooney has blasted Adriana Huffington for adding his comments to the Huffington Post. His remarks about lilly-livered Dems and the leadup to war were lifted from earlier remarks and cut and pasted together to make the blog post:

We bitched that Clooney should keep his mouth shut at any inopportune time for him, and he was trying to. It seems Clooney is always right.

Sharon Stone seems increasingly erratic lately. This week she was in Isreal promoting some kind of program for World peace that involves her sleeping with everyone. Now she says that she wanted her sex scenes in Basic Instinct 2 to be extra nasty:

Stone also says that she’s not digitally enhanced in the film and has had no plastic surgery. (And her plan for world peace will be really effective.)

Stone visited Israel’s holy Western Wall on March 12th. Pictures [via]

George Clooney just got a lot of press for being a womanizing scum, and he should lay low until the scandal with Teri Hatcher subsides. Instead of doing the smart thing and waiting until it blows over, he’s opening his big mouth as usual:

I’m a proud liberal like Clooney, and he’s totally right that the whole situation was obvious and the Dems have no spine, but he should shut the hell up until he has more credibility. Right now he’s just a shrieking celebrity. Plus I really don’t like him even if I share his politics.

Clooney is known for his political outburts. He made an impassioned speech after Princess Diana’s death in which he blamed the paparrazi for her death. Some tabloids boycotted him afterwards in protest.

Two bloggers were arrested by the FBI for posting unreleased tracks from Ryan Adams’ upcoming album. Apparently there’s no organized crime or terrorism being planned anywhere:

This is what I was talking about in the last post. Since when did filesharing become a federal crime?

RIAA head, Mitch Bainwol, admits that all the time on his knees has paid off:

Giving an artist free pre-release buzz is a significant crime that hurts your massive industry? Have a clue – filesharing gives the film and music industry more exposure than you could ever manage on your own. It’s called The Internet, and it’s the next big thing. Take advantage of it, or otherwise you’re going down. [via]

Raj Bhakta from the second season of The Apprentice is going to run for Congress in the district of Philadelphia, PA as a Republican. Bhakta challenges one term incumbent Allyson Schwartz:

What a prick this guy is. In case you didn’t see that lousy season of the Apprentice, Raj is the arrogant one who wore a bowtie. He brought down his team in a challenge to create a video promotion for the NYPD by producing a scary, terrorism-themed ad with helicopters and riot police. The other team easily won the challenge with a feel-good commercial that featured cops talking about how they made a difference.

The House is already full of dickweed Republicans and doesn’t need a new one. Only a minor celebrity or someone with excellent backing can take a seat away from a sitting member of Congress, because the incumbency reelection rate is over 98%.

Why does this matter? Our rights are being stripped from us by the Republicans. The USA Patriot act, which authorizes warrantless searches and paves the way for massive government data mining, was just reauthorized. The government can learn anything it wants about you, including all of your shopping, reading, e-mail and Internet habits, without getting permission and without your knowledge. Indeed, they’ve been doing this for a while.

Chances are you know someone fighting in Iraq. With the Republicans in control they won’t come back for a long time. The military is way overextended. If the Republicans decide to attack Iran, you or your friends could even get drafted.

And South Dakota just outlawed abortion.

If you saw The Apprentice you know Raj is the type of guy who takes over and messes everything up. We already have those kind of people running the country and don’t need another one.