Welcome, gossip fans, to another edition of THG’s Caption Contest ! What are these three characters from The Hunger Games – Elizabeth Banks as Effie, Woody Harrelson as Haymitch and Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss – thinking or saying? You tell us by writing captions for this pic! All you have to do to play is click “Comments” below and submit your best caption(s) – as many as your heart desires. Go to it! We will announce a winner Monday . Best of luck …
Many conservatives are furious over Newsweek ‘s controversy-bait cover story by Andrew Sullivan, whose headline asks, “Why Are Obama’s Critics So Dumb?” Sarah Palin is taking it particularly personally, though. “Know what’s truly ‘dumb’?” Palin Tweeted . “Giving a cover story to the Trig Truther conspiracy kook writer who thinks I didn’t give birth to my son.” In a play on the “Birther” conspiracy surrounding Obama’s birth certificate, Palin is calling out Sullivan for questioning whether she is Trig’s real mother. In 2008, Sullivan and others theorized that a Sarah Palin pregnancy scandal involving a cover-up of Bristol Palin getting knocked up could be in effect. Bristol was, of course, pregnant with Tripp, not Trig. He hypothesized that Palin “faked the pregnancy to avoid embarrassment for her daughter [ Bristol Palin ] or for political gain or some combination of reasons.” Sullivan’s response to Palin calling him out today? “I have no idea, as I have said time and time again, whether Sarah Palin gave birth to Trig, and have never written such a thing.” “All I ever asked for a person who could become president was some basic evidence for her insane story, like medical records that most candidates have no problem providing.” “She never provided any, and preferred to withdraw from seeking public office rather than do so. Of course, no response to the substance. She doesn’t do substance. Neither, it seems, does much of the rightwing blogosphere. Other conservative bloggers have fired back against Sullivan on political grounds. Andrew Breitbart’s Big Government writes “Why Is Andrew Sullivan So Dumb?” “You’d have to be stupid, fanatical, and dishonest to argue – as Trig Truther Sullivan does – that Barack Obama’s failures are part of an ingenious ‘long game’ destined to succeed,” he wrote. “If this is the best Obama’s supporters can do, Obama’s only hope for re-election is the weak Republican field.” During a Fox News segment on Sullivan’s article Monday night, the network blurred out Sullivan’s name when showing the Newsweek cover. “They are far too afraid to have me on to defend it,” Sullivan wrote. “I’ve been on the blacklist for years. Like Ron Paul , too dangerous for Fox.”
Bruce Jenner had a scare at the doctor’s office on Friday, but all now appears to be okay with the Kardashian patriarch. Sources confirm that the former Olympic Gold Medalist scheduled an appointment due to a red mark on his face. His physician removed a small piece, a biopsy revealed it to be cancerous and Jenner later had a larger chunk taken out at an outpatient facility. The reality star must stay out of the sun, but is expected to make a full recovery. TMZ has posted a photo of Bruce, post-surgery. We don’t even have a Kim Kardashian joke to make here. We’re glad to hear Jenner will be okay.
Lindsay Lohan got the thumbs up from Judge Stephanie Sautner in her latest probation hearing this morning. This was expected, but you never know with her. Her probation officer had written LiLo glowing probation report, to which Sautner added, “Keep doing what you’re doing. You appear to be doing very well.” The model morgue employee is due back for another hearing Feb. 22, by which point she must finish an 15 additional days of community service, plus therapy. She’s really turning things around, and that includes her style! Check out what Lindsay wore today and how it compares to some of her recent court appearances. What’s her best courtroom look? You decide by voting below!
For today’s court appearance in her felony grand theft case, during which she again turned down a plea bargain, Lindsay Lohan went for a neutral look. Well, neutral as in no cleavage, unlike last time . Her Raquel Allegra dress – paired with Chanel shoes and Dior shades – was skin tight. Damn, girl … Neither can quite compare to the white dress from her arraignment, but at least designer Judith Ripka lent LiLo a necklace today. She can be taught! What her best courtroom look from this winter? Vote: