Thursday, February 14, 2002
"Perhaps you will reconsider me when you vote for Congress."
-Gary Condit campaign mailer
Happy Valentine's Day to All Those Who Love Someone
We Are All Cops Now: Three incidents yesterday should have Americans
taking
our law enforcement pronouncements a bit more seriously than the current
casual shrug. An attempted fuel tanker truck hijacking
in North Carolina;
Possible
Teddy bear bombs
from Wal-Mart and an incident with a tow truck and fake ID
at the Pentagon.
In each case the participants are described as "middle eastern looking
men."
Now this racial profiling has just got to stop. We are going to hurt
somebody's feelings if we keep this up.
Fix! Fix! Looking like the guy who stole a Parma ham off the
counter and ran
with it, Ottavio Cinquanta, the head of the International Olympic Committee
sat hunched and defensive at a midday press conference yesterday. There was
something dreadfully wrong with the figure skating gold medal award. Last
night we learned that the French judge says she took a dive, or was
"pressured" to vote for the Russian pair over the obviously winning
Canadians. What a
crooked, corrupt crock
the Olympics still are. It makes
them hard to watch.
A Tiny Gem of Hope: The overnight report that Danny Pearl is dead
comes in
an in court statement from Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh who is accused of
kidnapping the WSJ reporter. In custody earlier in the day he said Pearl was
alive. Seems
its just his word
which isn't worth a camel flop. And, there
are those who say we shouldn't cuff these people around.
Social Notes: There was a very exclusive pouring at the Vice
President's
mansion this week that included none other than the New York Times
Bush-Cheney basher
Maureen Dowd. Now, your LComStaff is not totally cutting edge when it comes
to the latest fashions but we do know that a put- together consisting of a
Burberry mini skirt, high black suede boots and black fish net stockings is
an odd look even for D.C. The outfit was described as St. Kathrine's
Cheerleader Meets The Happy Hooker. Advice to Maureen from ladies who
stroll.
It's not the work, it's the stairs. Perhaps, that evening was
what gave Dick Cheney this idea.
When told about Maureen's outfit Matt Drudge wanted to know if she had Greta
van Susteren's eyes. We said we didn't hear that part.
While You Were Sleeping: The House stayed up most of the night and
passed
what reads like a cobbled together
campaign finance reform bill
that some say
was driven by disgust at Enron. Now it goes to the Senate where insiders say
it will meet a slow and whimperless death.
A Case to Watch: The fiery death of a Tennessee woman involved in
backhanding
fake IDs to a group of Middle Eastern men (oops, there we go again) appears
to have been caused by the fact that she was soaked in gasoline while
driving. This one
could be interesting.
Be Our Valentine: If this Valentine's Day is one that finds you
feeling
unloved the entire LComStaff wants you to know you are wrong. Whether you
are
an official registered Ldotter or just lurking, we love you and we are here
24/7 to prove it.
-Your Steadfast LComStaff