a small dose of reality

Can you believe it?  A Hollywood type has some common sense.  The rest of the herd will be right behind her.  Dennis Rodman next.

Although I've never been an admirer of Lil' Kim, I haven't found her particularly annoying either. True, she's not someone I'd want my daughter to emulate, but beyond that she's never provoked me in the way that other seemingly irresponsible public figures manage to do.  You have to hand it to her, calling Hillary a "lyin ho" is about as accurate as one can get. 

"Turn me loose in those red states"

So it was that I watched Lil' Kim's public re-entry with more than my usual interest. Her emergence from federal prison, where she had served nearly a year for lying to a grand jury, seemed an opportunity to engage in some serious image overhauling and maybe even win a little public sympathy as well. If ever there was a time to show the world that she was more than a hip-hop centerfold who rhymed on the side, this was it.  She did a way better job than Martha Stewart did plus I mean really who would YOU rather see wrestling in pudding?

An interview with The New York Times provided the perfect chance, and Lil' Kim handled it like a pro. She'd been reading in prison, she said. Her mention of books such as "The Purpose-Driven Life" and "The Da Vinci Code" added to her tale of resurgence and redemption. I thought maybe she'd also peeked at the work of Alice Walker, especially "You Can't Keep A Good Woman Down," an early collection of stories about women rising above their circumstances. Why did I think so? Lil' Kim had survived in prison, she told the Times, because she wanted to show her detractors "that y'all cannot hold a good woman down." The phrase made me more sympathetic toward the diminutive rapper, and not just because it echoed a classic work of African-American fiction. It also seemed to offer a nice jumping-off point from which to promote a newer, wiser image.  Lil' Kim has made the most of it.  She has raised millions for the RNC and as persuaded Obama to go after Hillary in 2008.  Hillary's granny panties are wet already.

Can you believe the guy is even touching her?  Yeeeeeeeewwwwwwwww

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