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From THE GREAT STATE OF MAINE...
So where were you the day Reagan was shot? I was 16. Came home from school and there was anchorman Frank Reynolds (loved him) on ABC. They were showing the footage over and over in slow motion, trying to cobble together details. And then the gaffe of the day, as someone gave Reynolds a note saying that Jim Brady was dead. Then another note shortly after saying that he wasn't, upon which Reynolds briefly blew a gasket. Reagan's emergency room quip, "Mommy, I forgot to duck," did more than anything to calm a shocked nation. Al "I'm in charge" Haig certainly didn't help things. That was 23 years ago today, and the old boy (Reagan) is still with us.
Poll results from yesterday: I wasn't surprised that 71% think Condi will remain in place no matter what. That's Bush loyalty for ya---and it may come back to bite him in the ass. Of the rest, 26% think she'll resign. Today's poll is much tougher...
Cheers and Jeers starts in the Extended Copy section...RIGHTNOW!
Cheers and Jeers for Tuesday, March 30, 2004
CHEERS to 'NATO and the Seven Dwarfias.' Latvia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Romania, Estonia, Slovakia and Slovenia (the sleepy one) join North Atlantic Treaty Organization at White House. All went well until Old Europe insisted on wedgie initiation ceremony.
JEERS to cherry-picking. CIA won't declassify all of Clarke's closed-door testimony from 2002. No, they'll only highlight the lines, words, and individual letters that will help Bushies put him away for perjury. In charge: Catbert.
CHEERS to 9/11 commission. If Condoleezza Rice is going to speak to them again, she's gotta do it under oath, say chairman and vice-chairman---and law experts say there's nothing to stop her, anyway: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=13&u=/ap/20040329/ap_on_re_us/sept
_11_commission_28 . The silence is deafening.
CHEERS to Tyco judge. Michael Obus issues order to jury: "Get back in there and don't come out until you've constructed a full-size, working guillotine." He has a standing invitation to dinner at my place anytime.
JEERS to Atrios. Popular blogger's face is fuzzed out in photos on Kos home page. Yet little, if anything, he posts warrants anonymity. Nice try, dude...but we all know you're Brit Hume.
CHEERS to John McCain. Says we should be able to order our cable TV a la carte. Let's see...Comedy Central...Bravo...MSNBC...Spice 1, Spice 2, Spice 3...
JEERS to sand slipping through the hourglass too fast. 3 months and counting (gulp) until we turn power in Iraq over to...who, exactly? Exactly.
JEERS to Ariel Sharon. Bribery scandal means Israeli PM may come a-tumblin' down. But if he starts stress-eating now, they may need a crane to get him out of the Knesset.
JEERS to the hard truth. Gays and lesbians are declared second-class citizens as Massachusetts legislators agree on constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, leaving door open---oh, thank you, wise and holy heterosexual masters, thank you---to civil unions. Tonight's bedtime story: 'Animal Farm.'
JEERS to Scott Stantis. Cartoonist thinks this is funny: http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/cartoons.htm . If being gay was a choice, it might be. Do your homework or hang up your pen, pal.
CHEERS to upcoming Saddam trial. CIA says he's a wily, feisty beast ready for a good scrap. And just wait `til you see his one-armed push-ups during opening `training montage.' (cue theme from `Rocky').
CHEERS to 'Premiere' magazine. April issue features "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time." From Fred C. Dobbs to James Bond, there's not much to quibble with except where some characters landed (putting Darth Vader at #84 is a crime...and no way Dr. Evil belongs at #35). My DVD rentals are lined up for the next 6 months.
So...what are you cheering and jeering about today?