“I was sentenced to AA on national television,” she says during her routine. “That pretty much blows the hell out of the second A.” She refers to rehab as “stupid” and argues that not only have AA meetings proved ineffective, but it was unconstitutional for a judge to compel her to attend. “I’m an atheist,” she says. “Everyone tries to say that God is not a part of AA, but the third step states pretty clearly that you have to turn yourself over to a higher power.” Still, she doesn’t deny her role in events. “I see now there were signs,” she says, “but I was drunk, so they were kind of blurry and went by really fast.”
Time, 20 September 2004Keep coming back honey! It works if you work it. The steps are numbered for a reason.