Friday, May 03, 2002
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Happy dog. Brave dog. Rescued dog.
Saturation Nation: The board is awash in stories of BJ and his
possible TV
talk show. Even the New York Post splashes it on their front page like it's
a
done deal.
Before you panic
, keep in mind he simply "took a meeting" on the
subject and nothing will happen once he realizes he would actually have to
do
some serious homework, suit up and show up, not just on time but on the dot.
Skip everything but this Washington Post editorial. It says it all.
Keep Guessing 'Til You Get It Right: Yesterday we remarked on the
latest
John Dean stunt - the naming of Deep Throat to "celebrate" the thirtieth
anniversary of Watergate next month. Page Six reminds us that
he's done this before
- in 1975, when he named Watergate prosecutor Earl J. Silbert. And in
1982, he as he fingered Nixon's chief of staff, Alexander Haig. As there
are
now two generations who don't know jack about Watergate altogether, we
thought we'd have a contest to guess who John Dean is.
Comix Speak: From its general tone, this piece in the Guardian
sounds like
the reporter walked the walk with Arafat as he emerged, blinking like a
blind
mole, into the sunlight after five months "detention" in Ramallah. In true
comic book language,
his admirers chanted
, "With our blood and our souls, we
will redeem you, Abu Ammar," A bit awkward for a street chant but quaint
none the less.
Arafat's "Street Cred": The IDF must have unplugged Arafat's TV
while he was
in the hole. Here the New York Post editorial page points out
his ludicrous attack
on what "the Israeli's have done to the Basilica." Lost on the man,
with the artfully arranged tea towel on his head, is the fact that the
entire
world, including his followers, saw what happened and who did it.
LDot Housekeeping: As those who are familiar with this site know by
now,
Ldotters are incredibly fast.
News is posted here sometimes before the news outlets get it up on their own
sites. This accounts for a lot of duplication. To prevent having your
posting closed or deleted because speedier fingers beat you to it, try out
our search function at the top of page one. The best bet, as headlines that
vary by even one space, can give you a false report, is to search for the
reporter's name (remembering such esoterica as George F. Will always uses
the
F.) This keeps the board tidy and your blood pressure down when we close a
posting for being a repeat. Other than that, you are all smart and beautiful
and perfect and we couldn't do this without you.
-Your Friday Giddy LComStaff