Dave's Fiction Warehouse

You know, I don't even blame Richard Heene any more. He's just a terrible human being, and sometimes you have throw up your hands and accept that a person's shortcomings are so comprehensive that he just can't help himself. Heene, of course, is the guy who lied about his son taking flight in a homemade balloon, finally plead guilty to perpetrating the hoax, and then on "Larry King Live" lied again, saying his earlier lie was not really a lie, and ... well, you get the idea. Heene evidently hopes his awfulness will at last reach critical mass, and, like Rob Blagojevich , earn him the coveted spot on "Celebrity Apprentice" that is his by birthright. I'd say his chances are good. Awful people show up on "Larry King" all the time, don't they? Somehow they are multiplying. I guess if we want to blame anybody for that, Larry himself is a good place to start.  Larry doesn't discourage venal, self-serving bullshit, nor does he draw...

We turn now from fictional mysteries to a real-life one: What was Tammy Faye Messner thinking when she appeared Sunday on Larry King? (That's Larry on the left, by the way). I know she's not long for this world and I sympathize, but somebody might have advised her that this is the time to think about checking out with a little dignity. She's had so little of that in her life. During the horrific interview, Tammy Faye said she talks to God every day -- almost as often as she talks to Larry King.