Al Frankenfurter

His initial reaction to drug allegations against

He said: “I don't like Rush. I don't like what he does — but I don't wish that on anybody.”

But he couldn’t leave things there. Instead the author of “Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot” let loose with something of rude, crude magnitude.

Franken said that if the allegations turned out to be true, he’d be “looking forward to the perp walk.”

The comedy-challenged comedian said, “I’ll be switching channels to get it from every angle.” And he added, “My favorite part is when they push their heads to get them down into the [police] car.”

The Left Coast says we’ll be switching channels, too, whenever Al Franken is hotdogging on the tube.

In front of approximately 55,000 people,

Springsteen started his concert at Shea Stadium with a recording of

Throughout “The Rising” tour, Springsteen has been urging fans to demand that the president give the reasons that led the United States into war with Iraq.

During the performance of “Waitin’ on a Sunny Day,” Springsteen used the “i” word to entice fans to sing along. “A little louder if you wanna impeach the president,” Springsteen shouted.

The Left Coast Report cautions the Boss, Be careful what you wish for … care to lead the audience in a chorus of “President Cheney?”

For months, Republicans in the Texas Legislature have been working on getting a redistricting map approved.

But Democrats have been working to keep the lines the same, which prompted some of the Dems to temporarily flee the state in order to try to stall the inevitable.

Now the Republicans are arguing with each other as to how the maps should be drawn. They’ve said if the Legislature doesn’t approve a plan soon, lawmakers could have to delay the March 2 primary election date.

In her assessment of the situation, Texas Democratic Party Chairwoman Molly Beth Malcolm invoked a famous Hollywood couple. “With the Republicans in charge, our primary election date is about as firm as a wedding date for

Malcolm apparently hasn’t heard that since he and J.Lo picked up a gun permit, Ben Affleck is now adamant that the nuptials will take place.

The Left Coast Report wonders if Ben and J.Lo’s wedding invitations will read: Immediately after the service there will be a Republican-led reception in the Texas primary polling booth.

In typical left knee-jerk fashion, some of Hollywood’s most famous “liberals” recently sprung into action to try to avert a Republican win in the California recall race. They took out a full-page ad in Variety pushing for a “No” vote.

The ad was direct. It read: “Join us. Vote no on the recall.”

Attached were the signatures of 46 actors, producers, writers and studio execs. Famed signatories included

Former candidate and conservative-turned-“independent”-turned-Democrat-turned-broom rider

The spread didn’t mention

Many of the execs whose names showed up have rubbed business elbows with Schwarzenegger in the past.

Paramount’s

The Left Coast Report thinks that after Election Day some of these celebs might be asking Arnold for an “Eraser.”

The New York Times and ABC News recently featured stories that gave readers and viewers the impression that Arnold Schwarzenegger was an admirer of

Using incomplete and inaccurate quotes from an unpublished book proposal written by the producer of the movie “Pumping Iron,” these sad excuses for news buffs acted in a way that would make Goebbels grin in his grave.

The Times originally printed a quote it attributed to Arnold. It read as follows: “I admire [Hitler] for being such a good public speaker and for what he did with it.”

But what a difference one word can make. The actual transcripts of outtakes from Schwarzenegger's film “Pumping Iron” indicate that what Arnold really said was, “I didn't admire [Hitler] for what he did with it.”

The Times, ABC News and others in the Pinocchio press were apparently so gung ho to get the harmful story out, they forgot to properly fact check.

The Left Coast Report says things have gotten so bad the Cartoon Network is beating ABC News in the accuracy department. And as for the Times, when I tried to use it as birdcage liner, my parrot pitched it.

But Britney is apparently defending her actions with a “nothing sacred anymore” rationale.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Britney explains things this way: “This is more sensual than sexual. I think when you're being sexual and really putting yourself out there, there's nothing really sacred anymore about it. It's mischievous, that's my interpretation of it.”

Britney wants us to know that she knows where to draw the line when it comes to taste. “Sometimes you see a girl in a video and you think, ‘God, she looks such a slut,’” Britney surmises. She adds that “you've got to make sure you're not too vulgar.”

The Left Coast Report has to ask Britney, Have you seen any of your post-Mickey Mouse Club videos?

A warrior princess and a demigod could soon be descending on a Left Coast courtroom.

Stars of the TV shows “Xena: Warrior Princess” and “Hercules” have filed suit against Universal Studios.

Xena was a spin-off of the “Hercules” series.

The Left Coast Report has some ideas of its own for possible spin-offs – “Thor Loser” featuring Joe Lieberman, “Zeus on the Loose” starring Ted Kennedy, and Nancy Pelosi as “Venus, Goddess of Duty.”

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