It’s been about 20 years since I watched - no, even cared about - the Oscars. At first it was simply because I had other things to do. Soon afterward it was because I came to see Hollywood as the cesspool of godless, amoral cretins it is.

So I could not be happier that I avoid the ceremony like a plague, especially after seeing the kind of inarticulate, dorm-room-activist tripe that passes for an acceptance speech these days (skip ahead to about 7:00):

As I reflect in my shame, I would remind Mr. Penn that I do so in the good company of solid majorities in 44 states who have voted to reject gay “marriage.”

Also note: A country where John Kerry loses by 4 points sucks. A country where Barack Obama wins by 6 makes him proud. Whatever, Spicoli.