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Dispatch from THE GREAT STATE OF MAINE. . .
Cheers and Jeers for Monday, January 12, 2004
CHEERS to Paul O'Neill. Former Treasury chief pulls curtain back on aloof, war-bent Bush operation. Too bad sour grapes charge against him will stick and public will ignore impeachment-worthy scandal (doesn't he know that when you criticize our government, the terrorists win?)
JEERS to Michael Eisner. Disney micromanager shuts down Florida animation studio, which produced traditional 2-D flicks ("Mulan," "Lilo and Stitch") for 2/3 less money than their CA counterpart. Just in case you wonder about all those empty offices on your next Disneyworld tour.
JEERS to Al Sharpton. Plays race card against Dean in Sunday debate. Will this cheap shot hurt his position in last place?
CHEERS to John Edwards. Picks up Des Moines Register endorsement, gets positive press coverage across the board. But if he moves up in polls he better have his Acme Buckshot Deflector handy (Dean can give you their phone number, Senator).
CHEERS to Argyle sweaters on 4-star generals. I have it on good authority that Eisenhower occasionally wore them on the golf course. But then again, he had 5 stars. Where's Carson Kressley when you need him?
JEERS to Matt LeBlanc. Star pumps fist, acts surprised as "Friends" wins People's Choice Award. Hey Joey...you winners are tipped off well in advance so you'll actually attend this sham event. But nice try.
JEERS to Paula Zahn. What the hell, ma'am, was THAT all about?? CNN fembot cherrypicks Dean quote, then implodes as Joe Trippi---the gall of him---fights back. Oh well, CNN never once claimed to be Fair and Balanced.
CHEERS to Dean supporters. Creative types come up with surprisingly touching array of ads tweaking Club For Growth's "Volvo driving, latte drinking..." TV spot. Ad featuring late veteran Col. Max Goodman ("Wheelchair riding, Ensure drinking, Bronze Star wearing War II veteran and Dean Supporter") puts lump in the throat, actually. I'd pay money to run that.
JEERS to Dick Cheney. Now approves of constitutional ban on gay marriage. If you move the vacuum cleaner a little to the left, your daughter will fit back in the closet nicely.
JEERS to Meet The Press crowd for mostly clueless discussion of...say it slowly, Russert, so you don't hurt yourself...Bloooogs. Which reminds me...can someone send me the latest on "Friends?" My mouse is buried under all these Burger King wrappers.
What are you cheering and jeering about today?
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