Short Cuts
Tuesday, November 27, 2001
Quote of The Day
Dog Track Time for Helen Thomas
Q: Does the President feel the United States has the right to bomb or
invade any country harboring terrorists? Is he going to invade Spain?
---White House Press Briefing 11/26/01
MR. FLEISCHER: Helen, the President, as I mentioned, is focused on
phase one --
Q : Eight suspected terrorists --
MR. FLEISCHER: The President is focused on phase one of the war
against terrorism. But the President has made it plain to the American
people that
this a long-term war.
Q: Answer the question. What right do we have to invade any country?
MR. FLEISCHER: I'm not aware that we are invading Spain.
New guys in town
How Much Am I Bid? A story out of Canada warns of a Taliban plot to
kidnap
journalists.
We certainly hope word reaches Geraldo - last seen strolling
through a land mine free ruined orchard raging about destroyed trees while
his "peers" joined the Marines in the bloody prison standoff.
It would take two teenage Taliban in a flat bed truck five seconds to snag
him. Anyone ever read "The Ransom of Red Chief"?
Apples & Oranges: E.R. Shipp tries to compare Hillary Clinton and
Laura
Bush. Yes, they are both women and yes, they both married men who became
President. It stops right there. What the country hated about Hillary had
nothing to do with her assertiveness. It had to do with
her bone deep
dishonesty and corrupt agenda. The thread of comments on this piece say
it
all.
Too Stoned To Know: Invoking the motto on
the Clinton family coat-of-arms
("I might have, but I don't recall" ) Hillary's brother Tony Rodham
testified
in an assault case against the guy who cold conked him while Rodham was
canoodling with the guy's girl. Such class. Anyone remember reading that Fat
Hughie Rodham ever gave the pardon fee back as Big Sis promised? Oh well,
the
Clintons are all so....so..nineties. Let's move on.
Cave Busters: USA Today has an - ahem - in-depth piece on the cave
problem
in Afghanistan and it doesn't sound like fun. We have a solution for that
entire piece of real estate.
Pave it and go home.
Hey, Saddam, Phase Two Means You: Secretary of State Colin Powell
seems to
have "hawked" up a tad. Appearing on Larry King Live last night he said the
President has sent "a very sober, chilling message" to Saddam Hussein when
he
said,
"He'll find out." It's hard to think of many more ways to let Iraq know
what's in store short of an extremely loud boom out by the Baghdad Anthrax
Works. Here's the NYTimes report.
On A Serious Note: Now that we know that a superior force of our
sons,
brothers and fathers are actually on the ground in Kandahar, engaging in a
fierce battle to the finish, our thoughts and prayers are with them. If, as
the President said, a nation's prayers brought those two young women aid
workers out of a Taliban prison and home safely, we've got the power. Say
one
today.....over and over again. You know it works.
Your Grateful LComStaff
-- Anonymous, November 27, 2001