She may star on The Middle , but when it comes to politics, Patricia Heaton is one of the few outspoken celebrities who is far to the right. How far to the right? Rush Limbaugh far. Just like that conservative talk show host , this actress went off on Sandra Fluke not long after the Georgetown Law School student appeared at a press conference last week and pleaded her case for why contraception should be covered by health insurance companies. As you can see in the sample Tweets below, Heaton continually, condescendingly mocked Fluke’s supposed reliance on others: But then also like Limbaugh , Heaton issued an apology via Twitter, writing: Mea culpa Sandra! Wasn’t being respectful 2 u re my tweets as I hope people wd b w/me. Don’t like you being dissed -so sorry.” Perhaps realizing that a Mea Culpa written like a second grader was equally disrespectful, Heaton gave it another try and finally struck the right tone: I apologized to Ms Fluke last week. I may not agree with her views but I didn’t treat her with respect and I’m sorry. I was wrong. Mea Culpa.
One week from finale night, the ladies of The Bachelor are back for The Women Tell All special, the traditional penultimate episode of the ABC reality show’s season. Typically, this installment is mostly filler. But this is not a typical season. For the first time in BACHELOR HISTORY, one of the two finalists is going to be in the hot seat. With firebrand Courtney Robertson, they had to make an exception. We know what The Bachelor spoilers say about the outcome next Monday, but what do the dismissed women have to say about her, and about Ben Flajnik? Let’s break it all down in THG’s LIVE +/- recap! Chris Harrison kicks this off. Rollin’ like a P-I-M-P as always. The man is the ultimate show-runner. Smooth, debonair, exuding raw sexiness. Pimp. Plus 20 . Where-are-they-now time-eating Bachelor reunion/STD cesspool montage! Minus 11 . Who are all these people? Randoms are better than Kasey Kahl, but still, Minus 8 . Ali Fedotowsky: Beautiful and stylish. Plus 10 . Ed? Frank? Not so much. Minus 7 . Bachelor Pad 3 is gonna. Be. In. Sane. Plus 14 . Best-of-Season-16 montage. Most of these girls’ greatest hits involve calling Blakeley a stripper, and did we have to relive the Jamie kiss?! Minus 12 . This Samantha chick apparently took a Five Hour Energy, a Red Bull, a few shots of vodka and a line of coke before coming out on stage. Plus 10 . Who are the 3-4 people who clapped as Brittney said she left the show because she had “no attraction to Ben whatsoever”? Nicely played, audience. Plus 6 . Even Chris is cracking up at Samantha’s apparent insanity. Plus 4 . Poor Shawntel Newton is back. Again. She’ll never learn. Minus 10 . “WHO IS SHE?!” Didn’t get any less funny the second time. Plus 9 . Minus 12 for the thighs comments, though. And dumpster trash? We understand being a little on edge, but where do they find these people? Losers. Looking good is the best revenge though, Shawntel. Respect. Plus 18 . And Plus 5 more for Emily O’Brien jumping on Team Shawntel. Girl crush much? Emily is totes the hottest rapping epidemiologist in all the land. Plus 10 . Bashing Ben for thinking with his junk and for the way he talked to her? Bashing Courtney for … well, everything? This is what the WTA is all about! Plus 19 . Forget Emily M. Emily O. for Bachelorette? Plus 14 . Who should Ben choose, Lindzi or Courtney?
