Richard Hatch, from the first Survivor TV show

[Pottapaug1938]

On http://www.msnbc.com, there is the following story about Richard Hatch, winner of the first Survivor competition in 2000:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32448740/ns ... ay_people/

What has me intrigued about him are the references to things like how he says that he will pay all the taxes that he owes once he gets a bill or assessment from the IRS. Has anyone heard anything about Hatch falling in with the TP crowd?

[Pantherphil]

Typical disgraceful example of what passes for journalism in the mass media. The "journalist" simply parrots Hatch's "big lie" and can't be bothered to fact check or contradict the obvious faleshoods. All that the "journalist" needed to do was read the Court of Appeals decision demolishing Hatch's bogus arguments, many of which were not even presented at trial, but it's too much to ask a reporter to actually verify the facts.

[wserra]

Has anyone heard anything about Hatch falling in with the TP crowd?

We've followed that particular nitwit for a while. Can't go back beyond the Great Server Crash of early 2007, but since then:

Naked Survivor guy whines about Scooter
Conviction of Richard Hatch (Survivor) Affirmed
'Survivor' winner takes case to Supreme Court
Survivor (Richard Hatch) Certiorari Denied
"Survivor" Hatch wants to leave country

O, ye of little faith.

[wvfoos]

Evidently, he's back in federal prison for some reason.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32468188/ ... ?gt1=43001

[jimni]

Hatch says the reason he was sent to prison is because he is gay. Yeah right!

[illiterati]

I'm sure the other inmates probably tire of him constantly dropping the soap....

[Evil Squirrel Overlord]

And if you remember Hatch won the show through pure strategy and deceit. If you cannot trust him, who can you trust to tell the truth.

[webhick]

Wait...Naked Tax Evading Survivor Guy is gay? If this was such an issue, why is this non-Survivor viewer just finding this out now?

[Mr. Mephistopheles]

Wait...Naked Tax Evading Survivor Guy is gay? If this was such an issue, why is this non-Survivor viewer just finding this out now?

Because you spend too much time doing good for others and not enough time rooting through celebrity gossip and trash on the internet. duh.

[Number Six]

It's funny how his resentment over the abuse he suffered as a gay man became the basis for a rationale for why he was given a raw deal.

Other famous gays such as J. Edgar Hoover and lawyer Roy Cohn managed to conceal their peccadillos while alive. Ralph Nader is right on this issue, a man who has remained asexual like Ed Koch. Sexual politics is a non-productive area relative to much bigger issues like tax fraud and evasion.

[Nikki]

It's funny how his resentment over the abuse he suffered as a gay man became the basis for a rationale for why he was given a raw deal.

Other famous gays such as J. Edgar Hoover and lawyer Roy Cohn managed to conceal their peccadillos while alive. Ralph Nader is right on this issue, a man who has remained asexual like Ed Koch. Sexual politics is a non-productive area relative to much bigger issues like tax fraud and evasion.

I thought Hoover was notorious for revealing his peccadillo at private parties.

[Mr. Mephistopheles]

It's funny how his resentment over the abuse he suffered as a gay man became the basis for a rationale for why he was given a raw deal.

Other famous gays such as J. Edgar Hoover and lawyer Roy Cohn managed to conceal their peccadillos while alive. Ralph Nader is right on this issue, a man who has remained asexual like Ed Koch. Sexual politics is a non-productive area relative to much bigger issues like tax fraud and evasion.

I thought Hoover was notorious for revealing his peccadillo at private parties.

"Oh Clyyyyyyyyyyyyyyde..."

[Evil Squirrel Overlord]

He's baaaaacccckkk!

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art ... gD9BJFRE00

Poor baby. Poor, poor baby.

Caught the interview on NBC this morning. He denies he ever owed taxes for his winnings.

[grixit]

He's a circumstantial celebrity now, he can make a sordid but comfortable living making the rounds of grade c reality and talk shows. Might even get the Probst job on some shortlived naked obstacle race.

[bmielke]

He's baaaaacccckkk!

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art ... gD9BJFRE00

Poor baby. Poor, poor baby.

Caught the interview on NBC this morning. He denies he ever owed taxes for his winnings.

That felony conviction says he is wrong, wrong, wrong!

Or maybe it is the ultimate victory proof that the courts are afraid of the IRS. Or maybe I have been reading these boards too long and now am beginning io think like the TP's do. Is there rehab for that?

[webhick]

He's a circumstantial celebrity now, he can make a sordid but comfortable living making the rounds of grade c reality and talk shows. Might even get the Probst job on some shortlived naked obstacle race.

Thank you. You just helped me figure out who should host "America's Favorite TP Guru." My plan is complete. Let the bitchery commence.

[bmielke]

He's a circumstantial celebrity now, he can make a sordid but comfortable living making the rounds of grade c reality and talk shows. Might even get the Probst job on some shortlived naked obstacle race.

Thank you. You just helped me figure out who should host "America's Favorite TP Guru." My plan is complete. Let the bitchery commence.

Do you plan to have live feeds from various prisons or are you just going to show mugshots of those who can;t make the taping?

[webhick]

He's a circumstantial celebrity now, he can make a sordid but comfortable living making the rounds of grade c reality and talk shows. Might even get the Probst job on some shortlived naked obstacle race.

Thank you. You just helped me figure out who should host "America's Favorite TP Guru." My plan is complete. Let the bitchery commence.

Do you plan to have live feeds from various prisons or are you just going to show mugshots of those who can;t make the taping?

Not at all. You see, you take 10-20 gurus (regardless of incarceration status) and put them in a house. I'm hoping the courts would put their sentence on hold for the duration of their time on the show, since I heard that the sequestering is kind of like prison anyway. Just like any reality show, they'll be paid. Of course, the show would comply with any garnishments for tax liens or child support first, basically only leaving them with minimum wage.

There'll be two kinds of episodes on the show: challenge episodes and elimination episodes. They'll toggle from week to week.

For the challenge episodes: Naked Hatch would announce a new challenge for the gurus. Like writing an appeal on an non-tax case without espousing any left-field arguments; explaining why they think they didn't victimize anyone; convincing their housemates that everyone is wrong; playing judge in four or five small claims cases (and a panel of retired judges would grade their decisions and tell them how they misinterpreted the law); a cooking exercise where each one is given detailed instructions on their part and if they don't follow the instructions correctly, it ruins the whole dish for everyone but they all have to eat it anyway; see who is the best at begging for money for their cause (only it'll end up going to their victims instead); etc. At the end of the episode America will vote on who they hate the most. There should also be weekly mini-polls about who was the most egotistical, who made the least sense, etc. Those results will be posted in real time on a big screen tv as the results are tallied and will remain there through to the end of the following week.

For the elimination episodes: At the beginning of each episode, Naked Hatch will pull each guru aside and tell him the name of either the most hated person, or another individual who was picked out of a hat. The person really going home must, of course, be told the other person's name. This way, they get all catty in confessionals and to each other during the episode, and will obviously think that both individuals are the two most hated. At the end of the episode, Naked Hatch gives the most hated guru a big bear hug, and says "We're not sorry. You've been sanctioned. Get the hell out." At which point security shows up with his shit and escorts him off the premises. No goodbye speeches or anything.

There will also be no beer, candy, or Little Debbies. The first because we don't need alcohol induced violence, and the last two because I kind of want a sugar freak-out.

[bmielke]

Is Oscar Stilley going to be on the show? Because as I have said before he is my favorite TP. I would watch anyway, but I do agree with the good Captain Violence would increase ratings.

[Gregg]

two words

potato guns