How many times out of the goodness of your heart, have you donated to a good cause? Did you ever wonder if the good cause you donated to was on the up and up? Have you ever checked out a charity before donating your hard earned money? Well you should.

Just because it looks like a charity is on the up an up or sponsored by celebrities, doesn’t mean your money is going where you think it may be.

Glosslip is about to give you a small lesson in the many front groups of Scientology. If you are thinking that there is no way that you have have given cash to Scientology, think again. It happened to me, only I didn’t realize it until YEARS later. I will get to that later.

As you may or may not know, the cult of Scientology THRIVES on deception and secrecy. It has hundreds of front groups. Some of the better known front groups you may have heard about are, CCHR, Narconon, Criminon, Applied Scholastics, WISE, ABLE, FASE, and The Way To Happiness. 

While all the proceeds from these groups end up going to the same place, which is Scientology of course, the names of these groups usually are attached to a business, an inmate betterment program, a drug treatment program, a dentist or chiropractor’s office (we will get to that) or a school which teaches L. Ron Hubbard tech, like Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s school, the New Village Academy.

But there are a whole slew of names that you may not be aware of that are in fact Scientology.  Scientology’s deception runs so deep, that your own town officials may have some of these programs implemented and your tax dollars are ending up in Scientology’s pockets without you even knowing it. Yes, your tax dollars may be funding a Scientology drug rehabilitation program. Sad but true. It has happened in many states in the U.S. and just recently in New Mexico.

Ask Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez whose tax payers paid over $1.5 million dollars to run the now defunct Second Chance program which was run in their old Westside Jail. This program used Scientology’s teachings and the very dangerous Purification Rundown, which is also used by all Scientologists. This of course is the same program used in Narconon AND Criminon AND the NY Fire Fighter’s Detoxification program, just to name a few. ALL the same program, only with different names.

FYI…The Second Chance program left in the middle of the night and not only stole items, but left an outstanding bill. They owe more than $600,000 in tax liens, about $400,000 is due to the IRS, and more than $200,000 to the state. I would  like to know why Joy Westrum, who ran that particular Second Chance, is not being brought in for questioning? Crazy, isn’t it?

I know if that was MY money going towards a Scientology phony baloney drug rehab, I would be slightly miffed, to say the least.

Some of these programs that you may not be aware of are: The Drug Free Marshals, (this program is for children, and a new chapter just opened in Cincinnati) STOMP (Stop Torture of Mental Patients), World Literacy Crusade, Riders Against Drugs, The Association for Peace in the Middle East, Cry Out, Artists For A Better World, Slums To Schools, Racing For Human Rights Awareness & Education, Educating Children International, Fight for Kids, Author Services Inc., Volunteer Ministries, Guardian Art, Youth For Human Rights, Human Rights International, The NY Fire Fighters Detoxification Program, (created after 911, a front group for Narconon) Poets for Peace And Poets For Human Rights, and the list goes on and on and on. Narconon has MANY front groups and has recently been handing out pamphlets and information in many schools across the US. Tell your school no thank you!

Other names for Narconon front groups are stopaddiction.com, cocaineaddiction.com, ecstacyaddiction.com, methamphetamineaddiction.com, addiction2.com, just to name a few. Click here for more of Scientology’s front groups to watch out for.

Disturbing enough, the front groups names I just listed are merely  a drop in the bucket. Scientology has hundreds more and has successfully eked their way into law enforcement positions, government positions, our jail systems, our schools, our colleges, Hollywood, football teams, soccer teams, the arts and entertainment world, and yes, even NASCAR.

NASCAR driver, Kenton Gray, founded the Dianetics Racing Team in 2001. The name Dianetics Racing Team was a title taken from a book by founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard.

Kenton drove a car sponsored by Bridge Publications, (another Scientology front group) which publishes Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s “Dianetics”, the biggest book of dribble I have ever had the misfortune of trying to read.

The hood of the car that Kenton drove read “Dianetics”, along with a volcano graphic. The slogan is “Ignite Your Potential”. *rolls eyes*

Poor Kenton has no idea what he has gotten himself into. I am sure a lot of his prize money will be going towards Scientology courses and auditing so he can climb his way up Scientology’s Bridge To Total Freedom or what we here at Glosslip refer to as “The Bridge to Nowhere and Financial Ruin.”

Scientology has also been infiltrating other countries for years now. They are looking for “fresh meat” to join their Sea Organization and their Volunteer Ministries. They have snaked their way into India, Africa, Russia, Thailand and even the Czech Republic and many more. They typically go into countries with using their front groups The Way To Happiness and Volunteer Ministries ostensibly to help the underprivileged. Many unsuspecting people have joined the Volunteer Ministries through Scientology’s “World Crusades”  events that Scientology holds thinking they were helping people, completely unaware of the negative influence they were spreading until it’s too late.

Scientology also creeps into businesses through companies like Sterling Management, Hollander Consultants, Silkin Management Group, (formally called Hollander Consultants) and Stellar Consultants, these are just a few. They are ALL affiliated with WISE, which stands for World Institute of Scientology Enterprises.

How is Scientology able to achieve getting into businesses? They contact the owners and tell them that their employees productivity will increase greatly if they take their courses. Of course they are Scientology courses. Scientology courses which were written up by L. Ron Hubbard. They also tell the owner that they too will also make money depending on how many employees they get on course, so naturally some business owners jump at the chance to make more money. The owners must pay a licensing fee to WISE for use of the course materials and also a pay a percentage to WISE.

What is being taught in these courses? L. Ron Hubbard tech of course! And why? MONEY for Scientology and hopefully indoctrination into Scientology down the line. It’s all a a very slow deceptive process.

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But wait, there’s more…

Will Ferrell, Thomas Lennon (Lt. Jim Dangle on Reno 911), and Don Faison (Kirk from Scrubs) and a host of other celebs got together to convey their message against the super rich health care executives by starring in this Public Service Announcement (spoof video) which was listed on Funny Or Die. 

It was sponsored by MoveOn.Org which started out in 1988 as an email group and blossomed, well, more like exploded. As of 2009, MoveOn has a membership of 5.2 million, with 20 full-time and 20 part-time staffers. Not too shabby!
Wikipedia says MoveOn.Org is:

An American non-profit progressive, liberal public policy advocacy group and political action committee which has raised millions of dollars for candidates of the Democratic Party in the United States. Formed in response to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton,it has been cited in some accounts as a factor which helped propel the Democratic Party to power in the 2006 midterm elections.

This video received two million views in two days! It’s funny stuff!

Examiner.com wrote:

Celebrity PSA video about Obama’s health insurance plan gets 2 million views in 2 days.
With celebrities like Will Ferrell, John Hamm and Donald Faison opening the video with a “Something terrible is happening” chant.

“Health insurance executives are getting a bad rap,” Will Ferrell explains, dead pan.

“We need to remember who the real victims are,” Donald Faison, best known for his role in Clueless, says.

John Hamm fades into the viral video in black and white and explains: “Health insurance executives.”

A variety of stars then go on to explain in fits of sarcasm that if their little boy falls off his bike, he should pay for it himself and stop whining.

The US is in a complete tug of war over the skyrocketing health care costs and Obama’s plans to fix it. This video is a refreshing and funny look at just how wrong it is to keep padding the pockets of these health insurance companies.

I wish there were more PSA announcements that would show just how ridiculous it is to not support a total change in the health care system. 

Obama may not have all the answers right now. Hell, he has been in office for less than a year, and I am not saying everything he does will go right, but people are expecting miracles right off the bat in a very short time. They seem to have a very short memory of the mess that was left behind. The US citizens’ impatience totally boggles my mind. 

My wish is for Democrats and Republicans to ban together and fix what has been so wrong for so long.
Oh to dream…

If your planning a trip to the Big Apple, perhaps you might fancy a celebrity to show you around town? Who wouldn’t like that? Well, it’s completley possible now. Huh? Yep! I kid you not. A company called The Big Apple Greeters has been hooking up celebs with tourists to really give them a big welcome to New York City. One couple who participated in a tour, even had lunch with their celeb!
Now before you start thinking that this little outing would only be  a pipe dream because it would be way out of your price range, think again… IT’S ABSOLUTELY FREE!
What’s the catch? NONE! Well, of course they are not going to pay for your hotel or how you get there. DUH. But the tour is FREE!

The Big Apple Greeters have been around since 1992, and have volunteers showing out of towners their neighborhoods, and other places of interest. But now the greeters include volunteer celebrities. Tiki Barber and Sopranos star Dominic Chianese were on hand at City Hall recently to advertise that they are more than willing to hang out with people for the day. How cool is that?
I am sure NY would be a lot more fun if Dominic aka Corrado Jr. Soprano who was born and raised in the Bronx showed you around the Bronx and then shared a plate of ronies and some Chianti after. Salute!

The Associated Press reported:

NYC group offers literal way to follow the stars.
Tourists like to spot celebrities in New York City. Now they can hang out with them.
A volunteer tour organization called Big Apple Greeters is offering free personalized tours led by celebrities. Former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber and “Sopranos” star Dominic Chianese were at City Hall on Wednesday to advertise their services.

Barber says he recently showed a Colorado couple around town and had lunch with them at one of his favorite spots.

Chianese says he loves New York and wants to show visitors a good time.

Organizers say celebrity hosts can’t be requested and will be randomly assigned. The tours are free.

Really, how can you beat this offer? Someone can show you NY who really knows and loves the area, you get to meet a celebrity and hang out, take some pics to show off your friends and family and again, it is FREE!
Sounds like it’s too good to be true!
But don’t take my word for it, you can visit their website and see for yourself.

Some snippets from the Big Apple Greeters website:

Founded in 1992 with a mission to enhance New York City’s worldwide image and enrich the New York experience by connecting visitors with knowledgeable and enthusiastic volunteers. Big Apple Greeter’s core program is its free-of-charge Greeter program which connects visitors with New Yorkers of all ages, conversant in over 20 languages. Greeters, who are all volunteers, accompany visitors on 2-4 hour informal visits to New York City’s neighborhoods in all five boroughs.

Big Apple Greeter is a non-profit organization that matches visitors with friendly and enthusiastic New Yorkers who are happy to share the city they love. A wonderful experience for families, friends and individuals traveling solo, Greeters help travelers feel welcome and get more from their stay in the Big Apple.

The New Yorkers who serve as Greeters are all volunteers, come from varied backgrounds and can welcome visitors in 22 languages. The office staff, also mostly volunteers, matches Greeters to visitors according to language, neighborhoods requested, and interests, when possible.

Who knows, maybe you will get the chance to be rub elbows with Donald Trump over some caviar in the city that never sleeps! Well I wouldn’t consider that much of a treat, and I highly doubt The Donald (eeew) would volunteer his precious time, of course unless it involved making him money in some way. For me? I would rather hang with Dominic Chianese any day.
I think this is a GREAT program and I totally approve! And the FREE part aint’ so bad either!

The Big Apple Awaits You!

And here we go again with the remakes!

It has been decided that they are going ahead and remaking Footloose. Why don’t they just leave these movies alone? Many would consider the original Footloose back in 1984, starring Kevin Bacon, a classic. The popular teen movie also starred a young Sarah Jessica Parker and the great Jon Lithgow.

I never considered Footloose a classic myself, but I do like Kevin Bacon, and I think they should just stop remaking these movies and come up with their own friggin’ ideas.

The original movie’s story was about a city kid who moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned. No, it wasn’t filmed in Amish Country in Pennsylvania.

I would think they might have to update the story line a tad to make it relevant to today’s youth. Maybe this one will be about an urban white boy who wants to rap? Oh wait, Eminem already did that.

Chace Crawford of “Gossip Girl” has been tapped to play the part of Ren McCormack, the part made famous by Bacon. Originally High School Musical and Hairspray star Zac Efron was set to play the part, but dropped out of the project, supposedly because he was done acting in musicals. Hmmm….one man’s cheese is another man’s gold I guess.

A better question is, will Kenny Loggins update the theme song of the same name, or will they remake that as well?

Hollywood — destroying my youth one remake at time.

While Chace is certainly a bit more hunky than Bacon, what with his chiseled jaw and classic good looks, I don’t know if he has the dancing chops to fill the role as Bacon did. Bacon did most of the dancing in the original,although he did have a dance-double for the more difficult parts. Which reminds me, how has Bacon managed to avoid “Dancing With The Stars”?

Kevin Bacon in Origial Footloose 1984

Bacon even does a back flip at the school dance. But perhaps the most famous scene for Bacon is the warehouse dance scene. And if you need a refresher on this movie, like I did. Check out the original Movie Trailer.

Back to the remake….

Us Magazine reported:

It’s official! Chace Crawford will star in the Footloose remake, Paramount Pictures confirms to Usmagazine.com exclusively.

“Chace Crawford will play the lead role of Ren McCormack in the film Footloose,” Paramount told Us Tuesday.

The news is expected to be officially announced to trade publications Wednesday morning.

The actor has been considering the part for some time but had yet to officially sign until this week. He had been in contract negotiations and was struggling to make filming work around his Gossip Girl schedule, which is also due to start shooting its third season, a source told Us.

Crawford was offered the lead role of small town bad boy Ren — portrayed in the 1984 original by Kevin Bacon — after Zac Efron dropped out of the project in March.

The High School Musical star said the film “sort of” wasn’t a good fit.

“I want to grow a bit with the types of movies I want to make,” he said in April. “It was more along the lines that I was looking for a new challenge, and this was another musical.”

Footloose will be produced and directed by High School Musical alum Kenny Ortega.

Other stars who have auditioned recently for the movie, which is set to begin shooting in March 2010, include Hayden Panettiere, Amanda Bynes and Dancing With the Stars pro dancer Julianne Hough.

Well I am sure all pubescent gals will be drooling over this movie, just like they did High School Musical.

Wonder what Kevin Bacon will think of the movie remake? Well apparently, not too much.

From TopNews back in March:

Kevin Bacon has told Broadway bosses not to offer him a role in the stage revival of his hit movie musical `Footloose’, as he’’s just “not interested”.

“I”m not interested in doing that. They did one, and that’’s enough for me.”

I hear Bacon is a nice guy, plus, he gets major props for keeping his Hollywood marriage to actress Kyra Sedgwick going for the last 21 years — a lifetime in Hollywood years. While Kevin may not be interested in doing any more Footloose interpretations, perhaps he will be curious enough to give this movie the ol’ once over to see if Chace did his part any justice.

Of course, Kevin’s got plenty of his plate to keep him busy, like his rock band, the Bacon Brothers Band and the charity he started called Six Degrees.

The charity is set up so you can basically support your favorite charities by donating or creating fund-raising badges — as well as check out the favorite causes of other people, including celebrities online. 

A little help from Wiki to understand the premise behind the trivia game SixDegrees and the charity:

The charity was named six degrees after the trivia game based on the concept of the small world phenomenon and rests on the assumption that any actor can be linked through his or her film roles to actor Kevin Bacon within six steps.

The game requires a group of players to try to connect any film actor in history to Kevin Bacon as quickly as possible and in as few links as possible. In 2007, Bacon started a charity named SixDegrees.org. The fantasy author-editor Richard Gilliam devised his Movie Links online game in 1990, and it was played extensively on Genie four years before the quite similar Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game was promoted in 1994. Gilliam’s game was much more difficult in that a player was required to find the shortest number of movies linking actors as diverse as, say, Gloria Swanson and Chris Farley, rather than continual links to the same specific actor.

Pretty darn cool huh? Beat that Chace! For us in the “mature audience” we’ll take the original Footloose any day. No offense Chace!

More freebies from restaurants…and hey, I’m all about that.  Go to your local IHOP and you too can celebrate National Pancake Day (also known as Fat Tuesday) with a free short stack:

Join IHOP to celebrate National Pancake Day on Tuesday, February 24, 2009.  From 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., we’ll give you one free short stack (three) of our famous buttermilk pancakes.  All we ask is that you consider making a donation to support local children’s hospitals through Children’s Miracle Network, or other local charities.

And I can’t think of a better day to have free pancakes than on Fat Tuesday, plus you can donate what you might spend on them to a good cause:

Known also as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras, National Pancake Day dates back several centuries to when the English prepped for fasting during Lent. Strict rules prohibited the eating of all dairy products during Lent, so pancakes were made to use up the supply of eggs, milk, butter and other dairy products…hence the name Pancake Tuesday, or Shrove Tuesday.

Since beginning its National Pancake Day celebration in 2006, IHOP has raised nearly two million dollars to support charities in the communities in which it operates. With your help, we hope to raise $1,000,000 for Children’s Miracle Network in 2009!

So you can have pancakes and help out a worthy charity at the same time!  What could be better?

By now, most of you have heard about the horrific brush fires which are currently blazing through Australia.  Over 180 people have died as a result, and so far two people have been arrested for suspicion of arson related to most of the fires.  Entire towns have been burnt, and the death toll rises every day:

Firefighters were today tackling fresh fires ripping through the Australian bush as the crisis showed no sign of abating.

The latest sites are near the historic town of Beechworth north-east of Melbourne.

Police said the fires – which include one huge blaze – had been deliberately started and warned residents to be prepared to flee.

Wind is so far keeping the flames away from houses.

‘It’s virtually impossible to believe that people are still lighting fires,’ said Victoria’s Premier John Brumby.

‘There seems little doubt that these were deliberately lit. I think words escape us all 
when it comes to describing that deliberate arson.’

Police hunting for arsonists responsible for the deaths of 181 people in Victoria’s bushfires said today they are close to making an arrest.

With 80 people still missing in the town of Marysville – described as a potential ‘Ground Zero’ – and more of the badly burned victims expected to die in hospital, the death toll is expected to rise to 300. [...]

The remains of most the missing are believed to be lying under the rubble of homes in the historic town of Marysville – described as a potential ‘Ground Zero’ – a few miles from another badly-hit community, Kinglake.

Firefighter John Munday believes that when searchers can start sifting through the remains of Marysville ‘the toll is going to be massive.’

Prime minister Kevin Rudd has said the arsonists should ‘rot in jail’.

If convicted, the firestarters should receive no mercy from justice, said Mr Rudd.

‘The laws of the state provide that they can be put away and put away for life,’ he said.

‘My view is they should be allowed to rot in jail. This is unspeakable murder on a mass scale.’

You can read the rest of the story at the link above, it’s too horrific for me to post here.  The thought of all those poor people dying in a fire which could have been deliberately set is too depressing to think about.  Men, women, children, the elderly, little babies, pets and animals, all gone.  It would be bad enough if it were a natural disaster, but to think that this could a deliberate act is unconscionable.  In some cases, they are ruling out arson, but the investigation has yet to be completed.

However, a small heartwarming story has emerged from the ashes.  Two koala bears, Sam and Bob, have been rescued from the fire and have now formed a bond with one another which is helping them both.  You might recognize Sam, the koala receiving a drink from a firefighter, but you might not know Bob, who was badly burned as well:

The story of Sam and her new boyfriend Bob emerged after volunteer firefighter Dave Tree used a mobile phone to film the rescue of the bewildered female.

She was found cowering in a burned out forest at Mirboo North, 90 miles southeast of Melbourne.

Photos and a video of Tree, 44, approaching Sam while talking gently to her, and feeding her water from a plastic bottle as she put her burned claw in his cold, wet hand quickly hit video sharing website YouTube.

But it was after reaching a wildlife shelter that Sam met and befriended Bob, who was saved by wildlife workers on Friday, two days before Sam.

Tree, who has been a volunteer firefighter for 26 years, said it was extremely rare to get so close to a koala so he asked his colleague Brayden Groen, 20, to film him.

‘You can how she stops and moves forward and looks at me. It was like a look saying “I can’t run, I’m weak and sore, put me out of my misery”,’ Tree said.

‘I yelled out for some water and I sat down with her and tipped the water up.

‘It was in my hand and she reached for the bottle then put her right claw into my left hand which was cold so it must have given her some pain relief and she just left it there. It was just amazing.’ [...]

She said Sam had suffered second degree burns to her paws and would take seven to eight months to recover while Bob had three burned paws with third degree burns and should be well enough to return to the bush in about four months.

‘They keep putting their arms around each other and giving each other hugs. They really have made friends and it is quite beautiful to see after all this. It’s been horrific,’ said Wood.

‘Sam is probably aged between two to four going by her teeth and Bob is about four so they have a muchness with each other.’

I’m sorry, maybe I’m an old softie, but that brought tears to my eyes, to see something good come out of so much devastation.  I sincerely hope that there are more stories of hope and renewal come out of this terrible time.

I have a small experience with fire myself, and I know on a small scale what it is like to be caught up in it, to run into flames searching for an animal, to stand helplessly watching the flames and worry.  Fortunately, everyone in my family, including both cats, made it out.  However, I cannot fathom fire on this scale or magnitude, or what it feels like to see entire towns wiped out or entire families gone.  I don’t pretend to even imagine the anguish of family members searching for their loved ones.  Our thoughts and prayers are with all our Aussie friends during this time.

I’ve found two sites where you can donate to help the victims of the fires:  The Australian Red Cross, and The Salvation Army in Australia.  Both have links where you can donate online.  If any of our readers know of any other sites, please let us know.  I know we all are being hit with the credit crunch, and times are bad for us all, but it isn’t until you lose everything that you realize true riches do not come from money.  I’m sure we can all find a little bit to help.

I think Catan has some issues.  :)  That being said, this video made me lol.  And there’s a nice link at the end to a doggie rescue organization that places basset hounds with good homes.

What’s really funny is poor Gunny…who, after all, just wants a nap!

(oh, and check out the laptop in the corner, it never goes off…screensaver, anyone?)

Just a reminder about today’s Blog Action Day “Talkathon”. Activities are scheduled from 12:00pm EDT to 12:00am EDT and Eric Olsen of Blogcritics.org and Dawn Olsen Of Glosslip.com will be co-hosting with Easton Ellsworth, Director of Blog Action Day.

To listen live, click here. To call into the show to discuss global poverty issues, or ask question call:(347)308-8594.

If this turns out to be true, then shame on her…it’s one thing to believe your own overhyped hype, but another to take money from a charity to show up at one of their fundraisers and then do a halfway job about it.  It has been alleged that reality TV star Lauren Conrad, famous for something to do with Speidi and, uh, something else, didn’t quite fulfill her obligations at “Paws For Style”, a fundraiser for the Humane Society of New York:

In case you’re not familiar with the event, Paws for Style is a big party and fashion show that showcases dogs and their owners (usually celebrities and socialites) on the runway in designer duds, and all the funds raised go to charity. So Lauren showed up for the red carpet, did her interviews and posed for the pap, and then, when called to walk the runway, refused to get on the stage.

What, she just didn’t do her walk and pose at the end?  What’s so bad about that?

Cara, my darling little hair vixen, who was helping to run the chaos backstage, said that she overheard Lauren and her publicist talking about her scheduled runway appearance – it seemed as though she had no idea that she was scheduled to walk. Lauren then feigned tears, and with the help from her publicist minions, rushed through the crowd and down the stairs. The funny thing? Every detail of the event had been confirmed and settled wayyy before, so there was no way Lauren wasn’t aware of her participation in the fashion show.

I know I’m not up on my red carpet event etiquette, but isn’t walking the red carpet and posing with a borrowed dog beforehand, and walking the runway at the end (possibly with another borrowed pooch) about the same thing?  You walk, you stop, you pose, you turn, you pose again, you smile (or not), you walk back.  Am I missing something?

Plus, it’s alleged that the trip wasn’t paid for by Lauren, but by the Humane Society:

The worst part is that the Humane Society of New York, who are the ones benefitting from the event, paid for her flight from California and hotel at one of NYC’s top spots.

But there’s always another side to the story.  Lauren, for her part, insists that she fulfilled her obligations as she understood them, paid for her airfare in the form of a donation, and says she wasn’t paid to show up (although I don’t think it was alleged that she was paid to be there, but I could be wrong):

I was invited by “Animal Fair Magazine” to attend a charity event, “Paws For Style” fashion show.  I have always been a supporter of animal causes. I own 2 rescue animals and this sounded like a great event.  I agreed to pose for the cover of the magazine, host the event, do press at the event and donate clothing, all of which I did.  I was not aware of any other commitments.  I was not paid to attend the event and my hotel room was donated to the charity.   I also made a voluntary donation to the Humane Society for more than the cost of my airfare so there would be no expense to the charity.

So, like most things turn out to be in the celeb world, it turns out to be a she said/she said.  I hope this isn’t true, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it was.  It’s one thing to be a vapid clotheshorse, famous for appearing on a not-quite-as-reality-as-they-want-you-to-think show.  It’s another to start believing your own overhyped hype.  This was was an important fundraiser for an important charity.  I take animal welfare and care very seriously, and if she did run out I am seriously disgusted with her behavior.  If she didn’t, then somebody’s got some splainin’ to do, Loosey, starting at the top.

But in honor of the “Paws For Style” show, why not make a donation to your local Humane Society or animal shelter?  They take donations of things like pet food and cat litter as well as money, and they can always use volunteers.

Just when I think Heather Mills can’t get any worse, she gets worse.  Despite her claims to have done “nothing but chahhty wahk for thuhty yeahhs”, it is now emerging that one thing she did do was promise a young mom a new set of legs, only for the Russian woman to find out that Heather’s word is as good as her left leg:

Heather Mills smiles for the camera as she promises £10,000 to provide new artificial legs for a young Russian mum tragically disabled in a train accident.

But now we can reveal that pledge was a sham… and callous Lady Mucca has given nothing to desperate Maria Rybkina.

Mucca, who has an artificial leg herself, tenderly told the star-struck 28-year-old: “I will help buy you legs like mine. I will help you walk again.”

But once she had basked in the glow of the photo opportunity, she IGNORED pleas about the increasingly pitiful plight of Maria—who was being forced to BEG on the streets of Moscow.

But wait, there’s more…