Michigan

TV Squad interviewed John Stamos in 2006 and found him to be a nice guy. Naturally, when one is a nice guy, people try to take advantage. That's what happened when a Michigan pair tried to extort money from John Stamos to prevent the release of supposedly incriminating photographs. Stamos contacted the FBI and the duo were arrested.

Considering the fact that the photos are so tame that Stamos himself is going to release them, this is probably the case of a slow news day. However, given the recent incident with Dave Letterman and Tiger Woods, the media probably smelled a story here too. After all, he's probably still lonely since Rebecca Romijn left him (yes, it's been a while, but it's Rebecca Romijn for pity's sake).

Obviously, I'm on Team Stamos in this instance. If you think there is actually a case here, please let it be known in the comments.

In a sympathetic move from the soon-to-be-former Tonight Show host, Jay Leno is giving free tickets to his comedy concert in Michigan to anybody who walks up to the ticket booth and tells the attendant they're unemployed.

Where to go with this? First off, I'm wondering if every person in Michigan is suddenly going to be unemployed for the purpose of getting Leno tickets. Secondly, is this the only way Leno can fill a venue with his stand-up comedy? I'm wondering if even free tickets could accomplish that.

I admit some bias from the old days of the Leno-Letterman feud, as I felt Letterman was the more talented of the two. Obviously, the relative ratings of the two shows in that time do not jibe with my opinion.

Of course, if Jay really wanted to help the unemployed, rather than subject them to his comedy, he could give some of them ... oh, I don't know ... a job?

Ted Nugent --the conservative rocker whose mantra is that you should not only kill everything you eat, but also punch it in the face a few times and tell it that it runs like a girl-- says he may run for governor of Michigan in 2010. Apparently Nugent, whose new reality show Wanted: Ted or Alive kicked off a second season recently on OLN, has a problem with "welfare brats" and doesn't want them getting their hands on his money. Also, he posed this Zen riddle to the public: "A topless grandmother in a sofa surrounded by dog feces? If you're poor, you can't have a dog! You start by eating the (expletive) pets! Am I out of my mind?" Once you've answered that question, young grasshopper, a whole new world will be open to you. As for me, I have no idea what he's talking about.