"I Must Apologize For Not Being Absolutely Faultless Like He Undoubtedly Must Be"

On Monday this week, the MSNBC no-talent ratings albatross known as Keith Olbermann named Bristol Palin the "Worst Person in the World"...for being an advocate for sexual abstinence.

The irony - nay, the hypocrisy! - of an unwed teenage mother promoting such prudish behavior was simply too tempting for the simpleton to pass up.

To which the 'Pistol' replied:

Recently, a left wing commentator named Keith Olbermann attacked me for being a spokesperson for abstinence education and for being an Ambassador for the Candies Foundation, which promotes teen pregnancy awareness and prevention education. He went so far as to call me "the worst person" he knows, apparently, for my efforts to educate teenagers about the real world risks of premarital sex.

Accusing me of hypocrisy is by now, an old canard. What Mr. Olbermann lacks in originality he makes up for with insincere incredulity. Mr. Olbermann fails to understand that in order to have credibility as a spokesperson, it sometimes takes a person who has made mistakes. Parents warn their children about the mistakes they made so they are not repeated. Former gang members travel to schools to educate teenagers about the risks of gang life. Recovered addicts lecture to others about the risks of alcohol and drug abuse. And yes, a teen mother talks about the benefits of preventing teen pregnancy.

I have never claimed to be perfect. If that makes me the "worst person in the world" to Mr. Olbermann, then I must apologize for not being absolutely faultless like he undoubtedly must be.

To Mr. Olbermann let me say this: you can attack me all you want. But you will not stop me from getting my message out about teen pregnancy prevention. And one day, if you ever have a daughter, you may change your mind about me.

Bristol Palin

I guess Sarah is not the only Palin whose weapon of choice for slaying adversaries is the dreaded Facebook note.

h/t: The Right Scoop. Cross-posted.

Deranged Sarah Palin Story Du Jour: She Forced Bristol to Go on DWTS to Boost Her Chances in 2012

Let's face it: A washed-up comedian who was actually on Dancing With the Stars with Bristol Palin (not that anyone can remember) is the source for this groundbreaking story, and as a far-left activist, she wouldn't have any axe to grind with the Mama Grizzly, would she? Perhaps this is an attempt to out-stupid Olbermann, although performing that would be a Herculean feat. But yet, let's hear her out.

Why did Bristol do Dancing with the Stars? I heard from someone who really should know (really should seriously know the dirt really really) that the only reason Bristol was on the show was because Sarah Palin forced her to do it. Sarah supposedly blames Bristol harshly and openly (in the circles that I heard it from) for not winning the election, and so she told Bristol she “owed” it to her to do DWTS so that “America would fall in love with her again” and make it possible for Sarah Palin to run in 2012 with America behind her all the way. Instead of being supposedly “handicapped” by the presence of her teen mom daughter, now Bristol is going to be an “asset” – a celebrity beloved for her dancing. I am sure the show wasn’t in on this (but who knows anything really).

Really, who knows anything really really, you know? But hey, this is surely enough to run with for the media. Alas, Cho has her reservations and may soon be contemplating witness protection.

But keep in mind there are other forces at work here and it’s not just for the love of dance.

Now I am scared I am going to wake up with a decapitated moose head in my bed.

The crazies then come out in the comments. Andrew Sullivan would love this one:

Anyone who goes on a TV show while pregnant for at least the third time before her 20th birthday and simultaneously preaches pro-abstinence deserves all the brickbats that are hurled in her direction.

Olbermann Names Julian Assange Worst Person in the World

Well, not really. He finds someone who poses a far greater danger to all of us: Bristol Palin, of course. The man has his priorities in order.

Stay classy, douchebag.

Important News: Bristol Palin Didn't Vote This Week

I actually saw several stories noting this earth-shattering news yesterday but dismissed it as a non-story. Yet it's apparently so important it's now at the top of CNN's political page. Just remember stories like these when we're reminded that politician's children are off limits.

Politics is serious business, but not all of the time. From the halls of Congress to the campaign trail, there's always something that gets a laugh. Here are some of the things you might have missed.

Bristol Palin, who's currently starring on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars," dropped a bombshell to "Inside Edition," saying she didn't send in her absentee ballot to Alaska. Mama Grizzly can't be too happy about that.

The Palins will just never win. If Sarah insisted her daughter voted we'd hear how nasty and domineering she was, and then we'd have analysis of who she voted for. Yet to no surprise a 20-year-old busy dancing on some national show forgot to vote and it's still news (Here's hoping she wins, if only for the months of blog material from Andrew Sullivan and the boys from Media Matters--It's a conspiracy!). Let's ignore the fact that Mama Grizzly supported 43 candidates who won Tuesday and instead focus on her daughter. If Sarah hadn't been such a success, I don't this would be noteworthy.

Did anyone go ask Chelsea Clinton who she voted for this week? Any of the Gore children, the Kerry children, the Edwards children, the McCain children? Not that I'm aware of, although I'm sure Meghan McCain happily divulged it somewhere. Yet for CNN, the fact Bristol Palin failed to vote somehow merits top of the page coverage.

Sarah Palin Must Be Thrilled

I'm sure Sarah Palin will say all the right things as a mother, but considering what a lowlife Levi Johnston has been, you've really got to question her daughter's judgment. How long until this marriage crumbles and this punk is running to the tabloids to dish some dirt?

Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston reveal exclusively in the new Us Weekly that they are getting married.

And, they tell Us Weekly, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been kept in the dark about their plans ... until now.

"We got engaged two weeks ago," Bristol, 19, tells Us Weekly. "It felt right, even though we don’t have the approval of our parents."

Bristol and Levi, 20 -- who famously called off their previous engagement two weeks after welcoming son Tripp in December 2008 -- tell Us Weekly they reconnected three months ago while working out a custody plan for their 18-month-old son.

"I really thought we were over," Levi tells Us Weekly. "So when I went, I had no hope. I think we both just started talking — and then we took Tripp for a walk."

Says Bristol, "When he left that night, we didn’t hug or kiss, but I was thinking how different it was. He texted me: 'I miss you. I love you. I want to be with you again' ... I was in shock."

He must have pissed away all that Playgirl cash and needs someone to support him.

Mom was last seen heading for Denali. Bet she'll love this news.

Bristol Palin Kicks Off TV Career

Considering ther frothing rage that consumes the left every time her mother shows up on television, I wonder whether they'll have anything left when Bristol Palin makes here series television debut?

While her mom was reportedly out looking for a reality show, Bristol Palin was working on her own TV debut.

The 19-year-old daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin filmed her scene on ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager this week during the mother-daughter visit to Los Angeles – then made a splash at a pre-Oscar party.

Working on a closed set to protect her privacy, the single mom played herself Tuesday – but as the fictional friend of Shailene Woodley's character Amy. The episode airs in June or July.

"Despite the fact that her family has been beaten up in the press for the past few years, Bristol was willing to step out of her comfort zone and try something new, and I really respect that," the show's creator and executive producer Brenda Hampton tells PEOPLE. "She's a beautiful and intelligent young woman who is also really sweet."

This is sure to drive kook blogger Andrew Sullivan even more insane than he already is.

Meanwhile, all those made up stories about the Palins grabbing too much swag the other day turn out to be, well, made up.

"The stories currently circulating about Governor Palin’s attendance at our event are total fabrications," partner Melissa Lemer said in a statement from Silver Spoon.

"We would like an immediate retraction and an apology to The Silver Spoon, its vendors, and especially to Governor Sarah Palin."

To paraphrase Lemer, who said she personally escorted Palin around the suite: Oh no she didn't demand vendors open early just for her, didn't scoop up 40 sets of headphones, didn't behave like "locusts."

Retraction? From liberal gossips sites? Don't expect them any time soon.

'I'm Not Going to Have Sex Until I'm Married. I Can Guarantee It'

That sound you hear in the distance is Andrew Sullivan's head exploding. Not just for this proclamation from Bristol Palin, mind you, but for the mount of green she and her mother are pulling in.

Sarah Palin and her daughter, Bristol, earned an eye-popping $100,000 for their new In Touch Weekly cover, sources say. For just eight hours' work at her own home, Palin pocketed nearly as much as her $125,000-a-year salary as Alaska governor. It seems her decision to quit her political role is making big financial sense. Palin also reportedly earns $100,000 per public-speaking engagement, while she has a multiyear deal as a Fox News Channel analyst. Reps for the magazine and Palin refused to comment on the deal. But in a classic example of closing the stable door after the horse has bolted, Bristol -- who gave birth to son Tripp in 2008 after a brief liaison with Playgirl-posing flop Levi Johnston -- told In Touch the experience has made her a born-again virgin and announced, "I'm not going to have sex until I'm married. I can guarantee it."

Bristol Palin Sets Up PR Firm?

Huh?

Bristol Palin, the eldest daughter of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, has set up her own public relations firm, according to articles of organization filed with the state Commerce Department.

The single-member limited liability corporation will be known as BSMP LLC and based in Anchorage. Bristol Palin, 19, signed the document as the organizer.

Bristol Palin, who is not married, gave birth to a son, Tripp, in December 2008. She has broken up with the boy’s father, Levi Johnston.

Her mother, the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee, is being touted as a potential presidential contender in 2012. She .resigned the governorship in July instead of finishing out her term, and wrote a memoir.

Good luck to her. I haven't the slightest clue she knows anything about PR, so who knows what to make of it. At least it'll give excitable Andy something to talk about.

Some speculation here.

Hot Air links. Thanks!

Bristol Palin Sues for Full Custody, Andrew Sullivan Hardest Hit

Hard to imagine why Bristol Palin would want full custody of her baby, isn't it? You have a lowlife father with no visible means of support other than showing his junk for Playgirl who goes around to enabling media outlets declaring his intent to reveal "secrets" about the Palins.

So the young lady does the right thing and now the sniveling begins.

A judge's ruling has revealed a heated legal custody battle between Sarah Palin's daughter and the father of her grandson.
Bristol Palin's request to keep the proceedings closed was denied last week by a Superior Court judge. A temporary order had authorized the use of pseudonyms while the court was considering the request, which stated that no good "could result to the child by an onslaught of media."

Levi Johnston, the father of 1-year-old Tripp, has pushed for open court proceedings, saying he "just wants a simple case on the merits."

"I do not feel protected against Sarah Palin in a closed proceeding," Johnston said in an affidavit. "I hope that if it is open she will stay out of it. Bristol's attorney is her attorney."

Aww, the poor thing. Not talking so much trash now, are we?

Naturally, Johnston's Number One Fanboy rushes to his defense.

I'm not sure why Palin wants a knock-down drag-out fight with the father of her grandson, but she acts so often out of spite, anger and with no solid grasp of the full consequences you never know what she might do next. It sure reveals her invitation to Thanksgiving on Oprah as a total lie.

No. Solid. Grasp. Rather amusing choice of words coming from a man obsesses with Sarah Palin's uterus the past 16 months.

No. Solid. Grasp. As in, say, no solid grasp on reality?

We're pretty sure Sullivan wrote that. It does have his name on it. Although it could be one of his ghost-bloggers. We're not sure. We just have no solid grasp on the reality of it.

The document also notes that Levi's mother, Sherry Johnston, should not be allowed unsupervised visits with the baby following her drug arrest. Sherry Johnston, who is serving out most of her three-year sentence under home confinement, was sentenced last month on a guilty plea to one count of possession with intent to deliver the painkiller OxyContin.

Palin's custody petition also suggested Levi Johnston may have his own issues with substance abuse, saying he made statements about seeking "weed" on Twitter.

Clearly since Sullivan himself has such fondness for weed we can see whay he empathizes with Johnston. That and his pathetic obsession with Sarah Palin.

Damage Control: Letterman Offers Apology to Palin

I guess this doofus really started feeling the heat. Well, it's a week late in coming and he's probably hearing it from CBS brass, so here's what he came up with for tonight's program.

"I had, honestly, no idea that the 14-year-old girl, I had no idea that anybody was at the ball game except the governor, and I was told at the time she was there with Rudy Giuliani," Letterman said. "It’s not your fault that it was misunderstood, it’s my fault. ... So I would like to apologize, especially to the two daughters involved, Bristol and Willow, and also to the governor and her family and everybody else who was outraged by the joke."

The comedian's jokes about Palin's family last week caused an uproar. One CBS advertiser has reportedly pulled its ads in response to the subsequent protests, which have demanded CBS fire Letterman.

The full text is at the link.

Amazing how one can go from being so smug and arrogant to humbled in just a week. The threat of advertisers pulling out can have that effect on bitter old cranks.

'They're Just Evil'

We'll likely find out further how evil they are, moreso the leftwing blogosphere than the tabloids themselves, after they digest this interview.

We're looking at you, Sullivan.

More here.

H/T Gateway Pundit.

Speaking of Sullivan, he just discovered Rush Limbaugh has been making fun of Barney Frank. A little slow on the draw considering this song parody is about three months old. You see, song parodies are bad, but it's fine to stalk Sarah Palin's uterus.

Call Her Grandma Palin

Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol Palin has given birth to a baby boy, reportedly on Sunday.

Gov. Sarah Palin is a grandmother. The baby's name is Tripp, and he was born Sunday, People magazine is reporting.

Palin's daughter Bristol gave birth to the healthy 7-pound, 4-ounce baby in Palmer, the magazine reports on its Web site.

The full name: Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston.

The scurrilous Andrew Sullivan, the Trig Troofer whose bizarre obsession with Bristol and Trig Palin, Sarah's fifth child, has bordered on the deranged, was unavailable for comment.

He's just been offering views from windows of late, presumably from a sanitarium.

Update: More from Hot Air. Meanwhile, the LA Times so graciously reminds us the other grandma was arrested last week. How nice of them. I'm sure the angry left will pick up on that theme in no time.

Thanks to Gateway Pundit for the link!

Bad News for Trig Troofers

Crackpot conspiracy theorists and assorted nutcases such as Andrew Sullivan for months have insisted that Trig Palin was not born to his mother, Sarah, but rather to her daughter Bristol. Sullivan as recently as two weeks ago clung to this insanity.

Baby Trig entered the world eight months ago today.

Well, word comes today that Bristol Palin is due to give birth Saturday.

THE first grandchild of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is a boy, her father, Chuck Heath, revealed to Grandparents.com. Heath said his pregnant granddaughter, Bristol Palin, has a due date of Dec. 20. Asked what Bristol and the child's still unmarried father, Levi Johnston, will name the baby, Heath answered, "Oscar . . . No, I'm just kidding. They don't have a name for it yet."

As I can safely assume no human being has ever given birth eight months apart, Sullivan has some explaining to do.

Not to mention apologizing and asking for forgiveness from Sarah Palin. Somehow I doubt he's man enough to do either.

Instapundit links. Thanks!

Update: A reader emailed to note an instance where someone indeed gave birth eight months apart, so I'll stand corrected on that point. Though in that case the second birth was a couple premature after 28 weeks. In the case of Bristol Palin, however, she'll be full term. Hate to give the troofers something to cling to, but I thought it was worth noting.

Update: Thank to Charles Johnson for the link. Now the Nirther cranks will really be out in force.

Thanks also to Ace and Rand for the links.

Classy: MTV Tool Wanted to Use 'Joke' About Palin Executing Her Daughter

Apparently the folks at MTV saved this douchebag from total career suicide. Maybe those brainiacs at the Obama campaign can bring him out on the trail to help fire up the dwindling crowds.

The British comedian appeared to annoy celebrities and some fans when he made a series of risque political and sexual jokes hosting the 25th anniversary show.

But Brand, who called for Americans to vote for Democratic nominee Barack Obama in the presidential elections, claimed censors at the channel had already toned down his routine and vetoed several jokes.

He said: "I had John McCain gags pulled. And they asked me to tone down the gags about Sarah Palin. I wanted to say she was forcing her teenage daughter to have a baby because she is so anti-abortion.

"But also, as a Republican she is pro-execution so she is going to give her the electric chair for being a little slut.

"They weren't keen on that one."

Gee, I wonder why?

Sick Google Search of the Day

Granted, they day is still relatively young and a lot of Google hits can whiz by when one isn't checking referrals.

Since we may now be in the death throes of the left, their desperation becomes more evident.

Check out this search string: bristol palin forced to get pregnant

Yup. Her mother is so bloodthirsty and dastardly, she'd force her daughter to get pregnant.

What kind of sick twisted people even think this stuff up?

Oh, liberals do.

Never mind.

Bristol Palin Pregnant, Kos Kidz More Unhinged Than Ever

Today brings us the earth-shattering news that Bristol Palin, daughter of GOP VP nominee Sarah Palin, is pregnant.

Naturally, the lovely folks who were afraid of looking stupid for suggesting she's the actual mother of Sarah Palin's five-month-old baby, are having a field day.

First of all, who says that Bristol Palin really is pregnant right now? She could suddenly have a miscarriage down the road and poof baby gone.

Secondly, Bristol could have had a baby back in April, and be pregnant again.

The McSame camp said two things

1. They knew Bristol was pregnant (but neglected to put that in Sarah's remarkable life-story)

2. This announcement was intended to stop rumors on the internet

Well Senator Songbird, we're just getting started.

This goes to core of the corruption of the Republican Party. Sarah Palin's only qualification to be the second most powerful person in the world is that she is against abortion and hates gays. Sound familiar -- it should. Whether it's the coalition provisional authority in Iraq, or the Justice Department here at home, qualifications don't matter, experience doesn't matter, only whether you stand on the "right" side of social issues.

This is even worse.

You can't make this shit up. "Evangelical Christian" Sarah Palin's 17 year old daughter is knocked up. No word on the father yet. That'll help Palin's daughter to break the glass ceiling: start out life dragging a screaming kid around. Should work out fine on those job interviews.

Oh, but she's KEEPING IT. Wonderful. What's the name going to be: Bareback?

Palin is quickly being revealed as a White trash Protestant in the vein of Brintney Spears and the drunk Bush clan. What's next? The father of Palin's daughter is the family Pastor?

OF course, this nutcase is accused of being Karl Rove in the comments.

Rove tactic and brilliantly done...

I admit it, I can help but admire Karl Rove's cut throat tactics when it comes to politics. The man is a slug but he does understand what makes people tick.

Posting a diary on Daily Kos that is insensitive, racist, sexist and obnoxious under the guise of being liberal is exceedingly clever. All that is needed now is for a talking head like O'Lielly or Insannity to quote back to it as "an example of what the liberal bloggers are saying".

Bravo Monsieur Rove. Now piss off.

by LiberalCanuck on Mon Sep 01, 2008 at 10:31:06 AM PDT

Meanwhile, over at another freakshow, another commenter also have Rove on the brain.

NHGranite

This is just too Rovian. Again I say, McCain wants Lieberman, and picked a VP who will drop out of her own accord.

Here's another interesting comment. Can anyone translate?

barackobam

this another example of right wing hypocasy at its worse. Can you beleive this? This person is running around talking about family values and lecturing the American public when this is what is going on. This is hilorous and let McSame deal with this!

I'd expect the Politico to keep tabs of their comments, but it's also getting ugly there.

handycapt
Party: Independent

Reply #2
Date: Sep. 1, 2008 - 12:19 PM EST

Of course. A conservative family that can't even control their own daughter's sexual behavior. Is that what we want in a potential President? An unmarried pregnant girl about to have her second child out of wedlock. Her first, unfortunately, has Downs syndrome. Palin is the WORST choice McCain could have made. The man doesn't think with the head on his shoulders.

DSummers
Party: NA

Reply #6
Date: Sep. 1, 2008 - 12:21 PM EST

I knew the stuff going around was true when i was watching her at the 2nd really in Pennsylvanian and she said her daughter Bristol was in the bus with her brother Trig. Follow the bread crubs. McCain is retarded

More from Michelle Malkin, Hot Air, protein wisdom, A Blog For All.

Update: Obama reacts.

Obama used the moment to retiterate his beleif that "people's families are off limits and children are especially off-limits."

More to the point, Obams referred to his own birth, when his mother was 18, to say that the issue, for him, was irrelevant. "That shouldn't be the topic of our politics," he said.

More on how this might play.

A few other factors to remember when trying to figure out how this will play out.

* Palin has a VERY strong following among social conservatives who are nearly certain to give her the benefit of the doubt in this situation. She is a known commodity in social conservative circles and is regarded as "one of them" -- a fact that should lessen any criticism from the right.

* Democrats must be VERY careful not to take a false step here. Some Republicans have already insisted that the Obama campaign is behind the rumor-mongering about Sarah, Bristol and Trig -- although in our experience the campaign has not pushed the story AT ALL, in fact they have been encouraging reporters to focus on the issues of difference between the two candidates rather than personal stories. Any sense that Democrats are pushing this idea will almost certainly turn both Sarah and Bristol Palin into sympathetic figures -- and that spells trouble for her detractors.

They might want to also consider comment moderation. This genius wants to see the birth certificate.

I didn't believe it at first... but I've done just a bit of digging.

Gov. Palin did not announce "her" pregnancy until a month before the baby was born. (She'd have been seven months pregnant when she announced this, and apparently hiding it VERY well.)

Gov. Palin was in Texas when "her" water broke, a month early. While experiencing a high-risk pregnancy (her own age, carrying a Down Syndrome baby, and having signs of impending delivery a month early), she DECIDED TO FLY TO ALASKA to have "her" baby in a town of 4,500
people.

Apparently, the flight crew didn't notice that a woman about to deliver was boarding their plane.

Palin did not take maternity leave. Which is a bit odd on its face, but even more odd considering the challenges of learning how to deal with a premature infant who is born with Down Syndrome.

Of course, this evidence is circumstantial. I'd like to see the birth certificate. And if it's shown that she IS the mother, I'd like to see a genetic test (since she's Governor of the state in which "she" gave birth).

Posted by: Scott S | September 1, 2008 2:40 PM

Some more genius.

Way to go, all you red state born-again Republican hypocrits with false Christian values. First VP Cheney's daughter is a lesbian then a 17 year old is 7 months pregnant. You are great role models for the rest of us.

Posted by: Raraseal | September 1, 2008 2:37 PM

I smell a cover up. I believe that Trig is Bristols and the truth will come out.

I feel really sad because I also feel that Gov Palin is being used by John McCain or whom ever is pulling John McCain's strings.

But at the same time we dont need a Britney Spears mom as VP.

Posted by: Brenda | September 1, 2008 2:37 PM

Yeah Dave the Dems gave Palin 5 kids, a newborn with special needs, and forced her daugther to get pregnant so they can talk about it. If she is soooo smart, she would have declined McSame's losing white house bid and fouced on the important issues at home.

Posted by: Dave's alter-ego | September 1, 2008 2:31 PM

Update: Apparently Bristol's pregnancy was an open secret up in Wasilla. And, surprise, people reacted like adults.

People in Wasilla are Alaskan tough, so not only does a thing like teen pregnancy not seem like anyone's damn business, but it's also not seen as the calamity so many people in the lower 48 might think it is. This is dangerous country — it's not just the roughneck jobs on cable reality shows. It's real life here. I listened to the absolutely heartbreaking story of how the godfather of Track Palin, Sarah's oldest son, died in small plane crash just minutes after having dropped off four kids. Another family invited me into their home and told their incredible story; with one son in Iraq, their other son was working on a conveyor line in Anchorage, got caught in the belt and had his head partially crushed. He lived to stand across the kitchen table from me and his parents, looking fully healed just three months later, grinning at his dumb luck and wondering what comes next in life. "It makes you realize that a thing like a little teenage pregnancy isn't such a big deal," his mom said. "Bristol—and lots of other girl like her out there — are going to be just fine."

Via Hot Air.

Some more, ahem, reality-based opinion.

Let me disclose something. Bloggers and progressive activists talk to each other and strategize together. We didn't want to touch the Sarah Palin pregnancy story with a 10-foot pole and the overwhelming consensus was to strongly discourage anyone that was running with the rumors. These rumors were started in the spring by Republicans in Alaska and not by the progressive blogosphere. We stifled the story as much as we could without deleting people's diaries.

Oh, while we're at it, did you know Todd Palin had a DUI in 1986? That too, apparently, is newsworthy.

To cleanse you palate after that, check out this touching item from Ed Morrissey. Meanwhile, LGF has the reaction from Dr. James Dobson.

Thanks to Ace and Michelle for the links!

Update: The Democrats' 800-pound gorilla checks in with this classy comment.

Another Palin Pregnancy; Unclear if baby is fetus' uncle

Some Jew-hating kooks are getting in on the action.

Next up:

VICE PRESIDENT LIEBERMAN.

These bastard intentionally threw this entire family under the bus on purpose to using a straw man to make the Lieberman selection more acceptable.

Has everyone had it with Karl Rove’s evil act yet?