Short Cuts
Thursday, January 31, 2002
"He's (Bush) still indulging his fondness for baby-blue neckties (or are they
powder blue?), which suggests a certain absence of gravitas, but nearly
everything else about Bush's presentation encouraged confidence and hope."
..........and this for Laura Bush: "As generous as they were with the
clap-claps, they seemed to hold back a little when she stood up in her
Nancy-red dress."
-Tom Shales, The Washington Post
W digs into some unpretzels
Terror Trove: Clearly the WTC and Pentagon were only the beginning
of the
war against us. Maps and plans found in Afghan caves outline more planned
targets. The Seattle Space Needle, the LAX and the Philadelphia Mint were
on the hit list.
When we first heard this we thought they said the Franklin
Mint and weren't terribly upset.
"We Want Froot Loops!" Uncomfortable Taliban prisoners in
Afghanistan are
begging to be sent to Club Gitmo.
While there's no fig mousse or mango
souffle on the Gitmo menu there yet, the Red Cross is there to ask them
"What's you sign?" and say "Thank you for sharing."
Running on Empty: Like the two Catkills ladies who complained that
the
food was lousy and the portions too small, the Revvum Jesse 'fessed up to
having taken Enron money but said the amounts were too little to give back.
We love the way the man's mind works and now that he's turned into a
figure
of fun, will miss him when he's gone.
Lord have mussy, Jesseh.
Burp: A drug mule was arrested at Chicago's O'Hare airport yesterday
having swallowed two pounds of either heroine or cocaine. He told police
his
plan was to transport the drugs from Nigeria to Chicago and pass them along.
Exactly so
One of our posters suggests this might be an interesting way for
suicide bombers to transport explosives. Let's not dwell on that just
yet.
Okay, Okay, Okay: We know you're waiting for us to mention it so
here goes.
Janet Reno crashed to the floor during a Rochester, New York speech last
night. At nearly six feet tall, she had quite a way to fall and made quite
a
startling thump according to the continuous video loop running this morning.
We have nothing particular to say about it except that it's not a good look.
We wish her well.
We wish her retirement.
The Beat Goes On: The excellent Washington Post series continues and
is here
for your perusal. Today's is the fifth installment. West Coast Genius Amy
Sheehan has provided links to the previous four. Well worth printing out for
a long winter read.
Riveting stuff.
-Your-Trapped-By-Rioting-Wimps-LComStaff
-- Anonymous, January 31, 2002