Posted on 05/05/2004 3:47:37 AM PDT by BigWaveBetty
Edited on 05/07/2004 5:22:28 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Former Vice President Al Gore plans to launch a cable news network for young adults that he says will be "irreverent and bold" but not liberal.
Gore said Tuesday that the as-yet-unnamed network will be "an independent voice in this industry" for people ages 18-34 "who want to learn about the world in a voice they recognize and a view they recognize as their own."
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(Though the thingy in front of the bank said 96 today.)
Well will Smarty Jones do it again on Sat?
Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness hopeful 'Smarty Jones' (L), riden by exercise trainer Pete Van Trump, is lead off the track by trainer John Servis on 'Butterscotch' after a morning workout at Pimlico race track in Baltimore, Maryland May 13, 2004. The 129th running of the Preakness Stakes will take place on May 15. The Preakness is the second jewel in the Triple Crown. REUTERS/Mannie Garcia
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites), D-Mass., orders tamales and chile during a stop at Doe's Eat Place, Thursday, May 13, 2004, in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Put your money on Smarty Jones - all of it.
Put your money on Smarty Jones - all of it.
His speeches are nothing but verbal flatulence, so I guess it's about time the body caught up.
We're back, woo hoo. Everything went very smoothly, from flights to car rental to hotel accommodations. Of course, we're dead tired. The clock says 10:47 p.m. but our brains - and weary bones - say it's 4:47 a.m. For what it's worth, we didn't encounter any antagonistic French folk. In fact, some were wonderfully friendly. We ate well, too. Glad to be back, though, and after some rest, I'll be back in the freeping saddle again!
Verbal Fatulance? It doesn't matter how tired you are,, you certainly haven't lost your edge, Honey!
Welcome Home! I'll be here tomorrow to read all about your trip.
The trip really went well. It was a bit cool and rainy, but bearable. We had a detailed itinerary for all the WWI sites we wanted to see, and no set plans for our three days in Paris. Mr. M, former college track athlete, particularly enjoyed the free Olympics photo exhibition we stumbled upon one day at the Hotel de Ville! It was the first time I tried to play it by ear on a trip to Europe, and it was fun.
The WWI monuments and cemeteries are sobering. It's just hard to imagine tens of thousands of soldiers dying over the course of just a few days in a battle - especially when we hear all the complaining about the Iraq casualty figures. We stood on Montsec hill at an impressive American monument and looked over the now peaceful farmland where, in mid-September 1918, the three immigrant cousins of Mr. M's grandfather pushed toward St-Benoit with the 42d Division. Two weeks later, they were within hailing distance of my grandfather's company near Montfaucon.
One neat thing was that on May 8, every little village we passed through was holding services (in a driving rain) at the town square to commemorate the WWII surrender (which actually happened on May 7 in Reims, but has come to be recognized as May 8). We also visited the maproom in Reims where the Germans signed those surrender documents.
One rather unsettling thing was that every town hall displayed not only the French flag but the European Union flag, almost as equals (the latter usually was a slightly smaller flag).
Welcome home, mes amis.
It took me 4 days to get over the flight home. Bummer.
Your trip sounds most inspiring. It must have been better than sitting here in the states absorbing the media hate-fest against American troops, Bush and Rummy.
I haven't been around much this week. Like Rummy, I'm avoiding the news. It would be different if the MediaCrats had ever tried to balance their reporting with some positive stories about the good things we're doing in Iraq. Then I could've taken the prison abuse gabfest in perspective as a bump to get over. But they didn't do that. So I just can't watch them get their thrills by overplaying the repulsive photos of those perverts who somehow got installed as prison guards. (I imagine if the military had turned down that sex-crazed chick we would now be getting hit over the head about the chauvinists in charge of Bush's army.)
In light of all that, I've spent this week pruning and moving plants that had become overrun by shade. Some are quite large, so I've had my work cut out for me. I've polished and waxed the car. And my floors have now been re-done and I'm ready to move all the furniture back into the den/kitchen. Hard work, but it sure beats watching the news.
Unlike you, I have not been able to tear myself away from the cr@pola they broadcast each day. I have very little to show for the week. I've spent most of my time glued to the tube.
The Saltlick has just opened a new location about ten minutes from our home - yum.
Morning cheers, everyone.
Hilarious - thanks for the good information about posting our pics...
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