Mayor Joan Foster
The Farm Team is pleased to announce its endorsement and full support of Mayor Joan Foster for re-election for Mayor of Lynchburg.
This past Sunday's Gospel is known, as our Homilist said, as the warning Gospel. It has two parts: the question of whether disasters are a sign of disfavor from God and the parable of the fig tree. Usually people focus on the fig tree, which has both Lenten and anti-Semitic overtones having to do with converting before it is too late. As a seasonal Gospel, the entire message is to use the season for personal conversion while it is still going on (although, in reality, personal conversion should happen anytime it is necessary).
America Magazine reported yesterday on Glen Beck's latest tirade, where he said that if your church preaches social justice, you should leave. Of course, the Catholic Church is big on social justice, so my advice to Catholics is to ignore Glen Beck, even if that requires personal conversion to a more progressive ideology. Indeed, conversion from personal sins is but the basic requirement for salvation. The heaving lifting is conversion from economic sin. This is especially necessary if you are economically comfortable - and if you are reading these words on other than a public library computer - the chances are that you are very comfortable. Even if you are using a public computer - chances are you are richer than most of the world. If you are one of my Washington, DC area readers, this is especially the case.
The social Gospel is about more than personal charity, however, it is about systems of charity. The most blatant of these is health care reform. Indeed, this change also conforms with a seamless Gospel of Life. Indeed, given that the Senate bill contains mechanisms to make it "abortion neutral" (and then some), supporting HCR is the best thing one can do to bring about this Gospel, since avoiding the costs of pediatric care is one reason people get abortions. Expanding Medicaid to the working poor will save people from making the choice between $300 for an abortion and the much higher cost of pediatric visits in the first week of life (we had three after we bought Catie home from the hospital - with three such visits equally, interestingly enough, $300 if we had not had insurance). This assumes the Project Gabriel funds all obstetric costs. Families don't abort because pregnancy is expensive, they do so because children are. Instances of charity are not enough to stop abortion - changing the economic system is - and this requires personal conversion to see.
For those of you who are against such systemic change - may you use Lent well so that you may turn away from your sin (which is much graver than flipping to Internet porn).
America Magazine reported yesterday on Glen Beck's latest tirade, where he said that if your church preaches social justice, you should leave. Of course, the Catholic Church is big on social justice, so my advice to Catholics is to ignore Glen Beck, even if that requires personal conversion to a more progressive ideology. Indeed, conversion from personal sins is but the basic requirement for salvation. The heaving lifting is conversion from economic sin. This is especially necessary if you are economically comfortable - and if you are reading these words on other than a public library computer - the chances are that you are very comfortable. Even if you are using a public computer - chances are you are richer than most of the world. If you are one of my Washington, DC area readers, this is especially the case.
The social Gospel is about more than personal charity, however, it is about systems of charity. The most blatant of these is health care reform. Indeed, this change also conforms with a seamless Gospel of Life. Indeed, given that the Senate bill contains mechanisms to make it "abortion neutral" (and then some), supporting HCR is the best thing one can do to bring about this Gospel, since avoiding the costs of pediatric care is one reason people get abortions. Expanding Medicaid to the working poor will save people from making the choice between $300 for an abortion and the much higher cost of pediatric visits in the first week of life (we had three after we bought Catie home from the hospital - with three such visits equally, interestingly enough, $300 if we had not had insurance). This assumes the Project Gabriel funds all obstetric costs. Families don't abort because pregnancy is expensive, they do so because children are. Instances of charity are not enough to stop abortion - changing the economic system is - and this requires personal conversion to see.
For those of you who are against such systemic change - may you use Lent well so that you may turn away from your sin (which is much graver than flipping to Internet porn).
In case you missed it, The Daily Show had a segment Tuesday night highlighting Virginia’s debate about gay rights at colleges and universities.
Here’s the clip:
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ICYMI: VA Gaywatch
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Jon Stewart poked fun last night at Virginia’s Governor, Bob McDonnell and Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli.
As House and Senate budgeteers continue to bob and weave through their negotiations, we're seeing a few narratives emerge:First, there will be fee increases. The Governor has said there will be and the House has agreed...or at least they have to the tune (so far) of $76 million on such items as "new car registrations, recording deeds and reinstating driver's licenses."Second, the Senate is
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In the wake of devastating blows being delivered to Pat Herrity in the way of GOP loses right in the heart of the district he represents, it appears as though Keith Fimian is trying to gain some momentum in the Republican primary for Congress in Virginia’s 11th District. In a poll that was just done by Fimian’s pollster, the numbers are made to appear as though Fimian is actually leading Democratic incumbent Gerry Connolly in the early stages of the race by a margin of 40% to 35%. Even though this might be a more favorable year for Republicans than 2008, there are several things that should be taken into consideration about this poll before anyone even begins to view it as credible.
Looking back on the 2008 election in Virginia’s 11th District, Gerry Connolly had to emerge from a four way primary battle to win the Democratic nomination. In hopes of taking advantage of that, Fimian released an internal poll which showed him trailing Connolly by just four points despite the fact that nobody knew Fimian. Of course, we all know that Fimian ended up losing by three times that margin which suggests that voters either still didn’t know much about Fimian, didn’t like what they did know, or (most likely) some combination of the two. Based upon the inaccurate polling that Fimian has pushed in the past in order to gain some momentum and credibility with potential supporters, these poll results have to be viewed with extreme skepticism.
In addition to the skepticism that results from Fimian’s history of pushing unreliable polls, there’s also some serious questions about the methodology used for the poll. If you take the time to actually read beyond the headline of the poll, you’ll find that buried near the end of the poll’s memo is a statement that says only 300 likely voters were actually included in the analysis. This raises a lot of questions because most respectable polls question at least 500 likely voters and usually include 600 to 800 likely voters. Now one of the reasons to keep the sample size low is so that it can be targeted towards people who are more likely to support the candidate you want to perform well. Considering that Fimian is hiring this firm and would like results that he can publicize, it therefore isn’t too much of a stretch to think that the group of “likely voters” was identified in a way that would be the most favorable to Fimian’s candidacy.
Now even if you were willing to look past the aforementioned concerns about the poll, you can’t look past the fact that it was conducted almost a year before the general election and months before the Republican nominee is selected. When you consider how bloody the Republican primary has already gotten, there is the real possibility for any numbers to change before voters head to the polls. Just look back to this point in the presidential election in 2008, for instance, and you’ll be reminded of how many pundits still thought Hillary Clinton was going to be the 44th President of the United States.
What this all comes down to is that these poll results simply don’t tell us anything because it’s still too early in the race, Fimian has a history of pushing unreliable polls in hopes of gaining some momentum, and the methodology used during the poll was rather questionable. Nonetheless, it shouldn’t surprise anyone to learn that Fimian’s supporters are hoping people don’t pay attention to how unreliable the poll is and are already trying to claim Gerry Connolly’s career is over. When it comes to election day, however, Fimian’s supporters will have to face the fact that they can’t skew the electorate in order to get the results they want.
Looking back on the 2008 election in Virginia’s 11th District, Gerry Connolly had to emerge from a four way primary battle to win the Democratic nomination. In hopes of taking advantage of that, Fimian released an internal poll which showed him trailing Connolly by just four points despite the fact that nobody knew Fimian. Of course, we all know that Fimian ended up losing by three times that margin which suggests that voters either still didn’t know much about Fimian, didn’t like what they did know, or (most likely) some combination of the two. Based upon the inaccurate polling that Fimian has pushed in the past in order to gain some momentum and credibility with potential supporters, these poll results have to be viewed with extreme skepticism.
In addition to the skepticism that results from Fimian’s history of pushing unreliable polls, there’s also some serious questions about the methodology used for the poll. If you take the time to actually read beyond the headline of the poll, you’ll find that buried near the end of the poll’s memo is a statement that says only 300 likely voters were actually included in the analysis. This raises a lot of questions because most respectable polls question at least 500 likely voters and usually include 600 to 800 likely voters. Now one of the reasons to keep the sample size low is so that it can be targeted towards people who are more likely to support the candidate you want to perform well. Considering that Fimian is hiring this firm and would like results that he can publicize, it therefore isn’t too much of a stretch to think that the group of “likely voters” was identified in a way that would be the most favorable to Fimian’s candidacy.
Now even if you were willing to look past the aforementioned concerns about the poll, you can’t look past the fact that it was conducted almost a year before the general election and months before the Republican nominee is selected. When you consider how bloody the Republican primary has already gotten, there is the real possibility for any numbers to change before voters head to the polls. Just look back to this point in the presidential election in 2008, for instance, and you’ll be reminded of how many pundits still thought Hillary Clinton was going to be the 44th President of the United States.
What this all comes down to is that these poll results simply don’t tell us anything because it’s still too early in the race, Fimian has a history of pushing unreliable polls in hopes of gaining some momentum, and the methodology used during the poll was rather questionable. Nonetheless, it shouldn’t surprise anyone to learn that Fimian’s supporters are hoping people don’t pay attention to how unreliable the poll is and are already trying to claim Gerry Connolly’s career is over. When it comes to election day, however, Fimian’s supporters will have to face the fact that they can’t skew the electorate in order to get the results they want.
1st District: Just in case you were getting bored with the 2nd, 5th, 8th, 9th and 11th districts, we now add a fun twist in the 1st – Catherine Crabill has declared her intention to challenge incumbent Rep. Rob Wittman. Apparently this challenge has a little to do with revenge, as Crabill is upset Wittman did not support her in her attempt to become a delegate in the 99th District. Crabill is perhaps best remembered for her theory that the Oklahoma City bombing was the work of our own federal government.
2nd District: Ken Golden was recently in Oxford to present a seminar on US-China relations as a guest lecturer.
Ben Loyola solves the carrier dilemma by calling on the country to build more carriers:
Ben Loyola proposes the building of two additional carriers to meet all core competencies of the Unified Maritime Strategy, including power projection, forward presence, sea control, maritime security, deterrence and humanitarian assistance/disaster response. The additional carriers will also allow for shortened deployment cycles addressed in the Fleet Response Plan and lessen the demands that are straining our service members and their families.
And, Scott Taylor appeared on Fox News to discuss the trial of Navy SEALS:
In the 5th, Feda Morton got a huge endorsement from the Eagle Forum PAC and Phyllis Schlafly:
“Feda is exactly the kind of leader we need in Washington,” said Eagle Forum founder and president, Phyllis Schlafly. “As a career schoolteacher who has taught at public schools, private schools, homeschooled her children and was elected to serve on the Fluvanna County School Board, Feda knows how badly federal meddling impacts education.”
In the 8 11th, Keith Fimian has released several more “Fimian Minute” videos and, as reported here on BD earlier by Krystle, the big news is he has a 5 point lead in a head-to-head with Gerry Connolly.
Pat Herrity is campaigning by noting that the Board of Supervisors in Fairfax County recently voted to raise taxes on homeowners by $100 – something he has opposed. He also noted that under then Chairman Gerry Connolly, homeowners’ taxes nearly doubled. Herrity is saying that all government has a spending problem, not a revenue problem.
In the 9th, Morgan Griffith has already hit the NRCC’s first benchmark in the “Young Guns” program achieving “On the Radar” status.
And, in the 11 8th, not only has Mark Ellmore left the race, he has left the party. In an email exchange with Bearing Drift, Ellmore said:
“I have left the party and am not interested in participating at any level.”
And, finally, Matthew Berry went after incumbent Rep. Jim Moran in a recent email regarding Moran’s “corruption”:
this weekend’s Washington Post revealed more details about Jim Moran’s corruption. In one case, internal company e-mails show that officials at Innovative Concepts clearly perceived that they needed to contribute to Moran’s campaign in order to receive his help obtaining an earmark. As the company’s Chief Technology Officer memorably told another executive, who was complaining about being required to attend a Moran wine tasting fundraiser when he didn’t drink wine, “You don’t have to drink. You just have to pay.” Well, the executives paid, and Innovative Concepts received an $800,000 earmark.
In another case, the chief lobbyist for Argon ST, a company that had benefited from earmarking, asked Moran’s campaign staff how much the company was expected to raise for Moran at an upcoming fundraiser. The response: “Jim was expecting 10K.”
Remarkably, Jim Moran continues to deny any link between the earmarks that he requests and the campaign contributions he receives. Indeed, as the Washington Post reports, despite the fact that he makes fundraising calls two to three times a week (and attends his own fundraisers), Moran claims to be unaware of who is making donations to his campaign or how much donors are contributing!
Who’s The RINO?
Mar 10
Send a SEAL, not a RINO??? Whaa???
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For those of you who might have missed it, here was the episode of the Inside Scoop which aired on Sunday. It was part of our Emerald Planet series and focused on issues relating to the Native American Nations.
I have to admit that one of my favorite commercials that premiered during the Super Bowl was the E*Trade one that featured the “milkaholic” baby. I thought it was good for a laugh and, based upon the fact that it’s had over 2.5 million views on you tube, I’d say other people enjoyed it as well. Apparently Lindsay Lohan didn’t like it though because she’s suing E*Trade for $100 million.
What makes the situation even more hilarious is that, as Reuters points out, she claims to have "the same "single-name" recognition as celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Madonna." Setting aside the fact that she isn't nearly as successful as either Oprah or Madonna, you can't get around the fact that Lindsay is a rather common name while Oprah and Madonna aren't. Heck, there's even a City of Lindsay in California, but for some odd reason we don't see her suing the City. Since California's basically going bankrupt and it's localities are facing difficulties too, however, I think she'd have a hard time collecting if she won that case anyways.
In reality, you would have to think that Lohan's lawyers have told her she doesn't have a very good case which means she's probably only proceeding in order to get some publicity. In the end, however, you really have to wonder if this is simply a sign of how we might not be too far away from the time when we have to hear about Lohan's partying unless she's actually turning herself around and doing good for the community.
Lohan alleged that online brokerage's use in the ad the girl, also named Lindsay, improperly invoked her "likeness, name, characterization, and personality" without permission, violating her right of privacy.I don't know of anyone who actually thought of Lohan when they saw the commercial, but it is rather entertaining that she claims a person who is obviously supposed to come across as shallow and simply spends her life partying. I don't know about you, but that's not exactly the image I'd want to be associated with if I were trying to rebound my career (though I also don't work on the professional party circuit like she does).
In her lawsuit filed Monday in a Nassau County, New York state court, the 23-year-old actress sought $50 million of compensatory damages and $50 million of exemplary damages. She also demanded that E*Trade stop running the ad and turn over all copies to her.
What makes the situation even more hilarious is that, as Reuters points out, she claims to have "the same "single-name" recognition as celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Madonna." Setting aside the fact that she isn't nearly as successful as either Oprah or Madonna, you can't get around the fact that Lindsay is a rather common name while Oprah and Madonna aren't. Heck, there's even a City of Lindsay in California, but for some odd reason we don't see her suing the City. Since California's basically going bankrupt and it's localities are facing difficulties too, however, I think she'd have a hard time collecting if she won that case anyways.
In reality, you would have to think that Lohan's lawyers have told her she doesn't have a very good case which means she's probably only proceeding in order to get some publicity. In the end, however, you really have to wonder if this is simply a sign of how we might not be too far away from the time when we have to hear about Lohan's partying unless she's actually turning herself around and doing good for the community.
Virginia Tomorrow, 3-10-09
Mar 10
Marshall Asks Cuccinelli If Proposed Fees Would Violate Constitution
Bolling Enters Debate Against Fee Increases
McDonnell Pledges Not to Discriminate, Backs Cuccinelli’s Legal Reasoning on Gays
McDonnell 2007 Letter to CNU on Protections for Gays
W&M’s Reveley Letter on Cuccinelli
VCU Speakers Assail Cuccinelli
Gay Community Awaits UVA Response
McDonnell Wants VITA-NG Deal By End of Month
Senate Passes McDonnell Education Bills
Senate Delays Ethics Bills for Amendments
Sheriffs Support Senate’s Public Safety Fee Hikes
Senate Trims Fees Slightly in Budget Overture
Putney Speaks Up as House Okays Soering Resolution
Chesapeake’s Stimulus Money Created 2 Jobs
Fairfax to Propose Higher Residential Property Taxes
“Surreal” Arrests Disrupt Family, Muslim Community
Isle of Wight Worries that Surry Coal Plant Would Hurt Economic Development Efforts
Roanoke School Board Considers Legal Action Over State Funding
Localities Use New Technology to Get Feedback on Budget Cuts
York Supervisors Consider Spending Reserve Fund on Computer Upgrade
Our Showboating AG
Mar 10
Of the most current personalities of the powerful angry-throwback wing of the Republican Party, who's most likely to become the next cable news talk-show superstar?
Until last week Gov. Bob McDonnell was Virginia's most obvious/likely entry in that contest. His direct connection to the rather eccentric Rev. Pat Robertson gave him a leg-up. Now, it seems, the buttoned-down McDonnell has been upstaged.
Virginia's suddenly showboating Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has started picking fights that were designed to make headlines. The Richmond Times-Dispatch's columnist Bart Hinkle has been watching Cuccinelli's attention-getting moves.
Until last week Gov. Bob McDonnell was Virginia's most obvious/likely entry in that contest. His direct connection to the rather eccentric Rev. Pat Robertson gave him a leg-up. Now, it seems, the buttoned-down McDonnell has been upstaged.
Virginia's suddenly showboating Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has started picking fights that were designed to make headlines. The Richmond Times-Dispatch's columnist Bart Hinkle has been watching Cuccinelli's attention-getting moves.
Cuccinelli recently sent a letter to the state's colleges and universities directing them to rescind their policies forbidding discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The schools lack the proper authority to enact such policies, he says.Click here to read all of Hinkle's OpEd piece,"There’s Nothing Funny About This Cucci Coup."
This seems to imply colleges are forbidden to do anything they are not explicitly required or authorized to do. Which is odd. Colleges do a great many things not specifically spelled out in the Code of Virginia or the state Constitution.
Del. Kirk Cox, Republican Whip in the Virginia House of Delegates, explains to Shaun Kenney and me the status of budget negotiations between the House and Senate. Each chamber is under a different party’s constrol, which can make budget negotiations challenging, but, ideally, a budget needs to be produced by this Friday so that the rest of the legislature has a chance to review the bill.
Show notes:
0:35 Cox points out that the “forgotten man” in Richmond is often the average taxpayer
1:03 The good news – restoring the car tax is not going to happen
1:17 Cox describes the senate fees and other “gimmicky-types of things”
1:45 The House has a $165 million reserve in its budget
2:03 “It’s easy when you have $600 million in funny money” – referring to the Senate budget
2:20 Cox describes the offers and counter-offers and what fees the Republican House might consider raising
3:35 “We’re not gonna stick the Governor with unrealistic revenues – we want a reserve that’s at least somewhat decent.”
4:10 Cox describes that they only just received a brand new Senate proposal tonight and discusses his frustration with the process and the speed the Senate is moving. “[The Senate] just won’t sit there and work hard enough [to meet deadlines]”
6:02 He does not see the negotiations going until June
6:25 Withtout the big sticking point of the car tax – or some sort of hybrid – Cox believes they should be able to get the budget done
7:00 Cox talks about the cuts to K-12. He says they’re not deep and that from 2000-2009, education spending increased by 58%.
7:20 He compares higher ed cuts to K-12 cuts (25% vs. 8%)
7:35 The Kaine budget and its cuts to support personnel, which has been growing twice as fast as instructional personnel and describes the capbbetween the ratio of instructional to support personnel
8:15 Cuts to travel expenses and expansion of the lifecycle of school buses
8:35 Describes the reduction in block grants for early reading, pre-K, etc. and says the onus is on localities to fund them and the defunding of SOQ planning periods (which was supposedly funded by then Governor Mark Warner’s 2004 tax increase)
10:06 “The cuts are not Draconian. 30,000 teachers are not going to get laid off. I think it’s outrageous some of the numbers the VEA is putting out.”
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A recent NATO airstrike in the province of Uruzgan — against what was thought to be a convoy of Taliban insurgents on their way to attack Afghan and foreign military forces — killed at least 27 Afghan civilians, including four women and a child.
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A recent NATO airstrike in the province of Uruzgan — against what was thought to be a convoy of Taliban insurgents on their way to attack Afghan and foreign military forces — killed at least 27 Afghan civilians, including four women and a child.
Read on.
In the 11th District, there is a lot of people unsatisfied with Rep. Gerry Connolly and his votes in Congress. With all of this dissatisfaction, it was no surprise to see a poll released by McLaughlin & Associates, which shows Republican candidate Keith Fimian defeating Connolly 40-35%. Additionally, the poll also showed that independent voters also favored Fimian in an even wider margin, 43-28%.
Jim McLaughlin, who is Fimian’s pollster and also served as former Congressman Tom Davis’s pollster, said:
“Keith Fimian is in an outstanding position to win the race for U.S. Congress in Virginia’s 11th District. Voters are extremely disenchanted with the current state of affairs in Washington and are significantly more favorable toward a Republican candidate,” Jim McLaughlin, Fimian’s pollster said. “Congressman Gerry Connolly’s favorable rating and vote share are both well below the 50% thresholds for strong incumbents. The fact that Keith Fimian is already beating Gerry Connolly shows how vulnerable Connolly is to Fimian’s challenge.”
Fimian, who challenged Connolly in 2008, made the following statement about the poll results.
“I am excited that this poll shows that I am the best candidate to win this seat.” Fimian said. “This is because of my energetic grassroots support, strong fundraising results, my message of fiscal responsibility and the concrete proposals I am offering to create a vibrant environment for job creation. Voters also welcome my commitment to eliminating the culture of wasteful spending and corruption that career politicians have created in Washington.”
So far, Fimian has outraised Connolly for two consecutive quarters and was named a “Contender” in the National Republican Congressional Committee’s Top Guns program.
Keith Fimian, candidate for Congress in the 11th District, released a poll today showing him beating incumbent Rep. Gerry Connolly 40-35% in the General Election. The poll conducted by McLaughlin & Associates showed these results with 25% undecided. Among independent voters, the poll showed Fimian defeating Connolly 43-28%.
“Keith Fimian is in an outstanding position to win the race for U.S. Congress in Virginia’s 11th District. Voters are extremely disenchanted with the current state of affairs in Washington and are significantly more favorable toward a Republican candidate,” Jim McLaughlin, Fimian’s pollster said. “Congressman Gerry Connolly’s favorable rating and vote share are both well below the 50% thresholds for strong incumbents. The fact that Keith Fimian is already beating Gerry Connolly shows how vulnerable Connolly is to Fimian’s challenge.”
“I am excited that this poll shows that I am the best candidate to win this seat.” Fimian said. “This is because of my energetic grassroots support, strong fundraising results, my message of fiscal responsibility and the concrete proposals I am offering to create a vibrant environment for job creation. Voters also welcome my commitment to eliminating the culture of wasteful spending and corruption that career politicians have created in Washington.”
Fimian has also raised more money than Connolly for two consecutive quarters, in addition to being named a “Contender” in the NRCC’s Young Guns Program.
By Gary G. Kohls
March 9, 2010
March 9, 2010
Forty-two years ago this week, on March 16,1968, a company of green, battle-untested U.S. Army combat soldiers from the Americal Division, swept into the Vietnamese hamlet of My Lai, rounded up the 500+ unarmed residents, all women, children and old men, and efficiently executed them in cold blood, Nazi-style.
Is She On Drugs?
Mar 9
Lindsay.
Anybody in particular come to mind?
Well, apparently the incredibly narcissistic Lindsay Lohan thinks so, and she thinks it's her. She's suing E-Trade, whose trademark talking baby ads included one --- premiering during the Super Bowl --- in which one of the babies refers to "that milkaholic Lindsay." She thinks that everybody naturally thinks of her when they hear her rather common first name, and that she's therefore entitled to a $100 million payday. I guess the movie paydays are somewhat less frequent these days.
Sorry, but that's not who I thought of when I heard the ad. Indeed, except when I'm watching the far-inferior remake of The Parent Trap with my boys, or Tina Fey's hilarious Mean Girls, it's very difficult to think of Ms. Lohan at all.
Except, of course, as an example of narcissistic excess.
Anybody in particular come to mind?
Well, apparently the incredibly narcissistic Lindsay Lohan thinks so, and she thinks it's her. She's suing E-Trade, whose trademark talking baby ads included one --- premiering during the Super Bowl --- in which one of the babies refers to "that milkaholic Lindsay." She thinks that everybody naturally thinks of her when they hear her rather common first name, and that she's therefore entitled to a $100 million payday. I guess the movie paydays are somewhat less frequent these days.
Sorry, but that's not who I thought of when I heard the ad. Indeed, except when I'm watching the far-inferior remake of The Parent Trap with my boys, or Tina Fey's hilarious Mean Girls, it's very difficult to think of Ms. Lohan at all.
Except, of course, as an example of narcissistic excess.