Posted on 09/22/2004 3:06:18 PM PDT by Hillary's Lovely Legs
Cybill Shepard arrived to tape a British chat show -- as I gather they are called, thanks to my extensive reading of Brit Lit -- looking like she was auditioning for the role of Red Riding Hood in a Christmas pantomime. If Red Riding Hood were, say, extremely weather-beaten from her trip to Grandmother's house. Regardez:
When questioned, Ms. Shepherd, who, according to this account had already been in London for two entire days, claimed she had "jet lag hair," and took off her hood.
To reveal -- cover the eyes of any minors in the room, please!
Apparently she rode over on the wing of the plane.
Yeah - I don't know what was trhe problem with that clip, but when Britt disclaimed it, it made a bit more sense.
Trying to be fair and balanced here...
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Doh.
Pull this.
Yikes, first time in a tux for some of the Euros? What's going on with their hair and everyone bleaching, frosting, moussing themselves into a frenzy - and I'm talking about the men!
Kerry is so obviously a misfit when he makes these stops at the neighborhood bar or union hall. Yeah, just one of the guys, dropping in for a brewski and to watch the football game. He must have gagged on every drop of that domestic beer.
Notice that his glass is full, and bar-mate's is empty.
Our elections are way too long - a couple of weeks are plenty time (and $$$) to get it done.
I spoke to BigWaveBetty tonight and she's fine. She lost power for a day and had to eat all her ice cream.
My father didn't fare as well. He has hurricane windows but the wind forced some water into the tracks of the doorwalls. He forgot to check the doorwalls on the third floor and water seeped into the floor causing the ceiling in the kitchen to fall down.
He also had a problem when he opened a door to the outside. The pressure difference was so intense that it blew out the interior french doors in his game room.
He has lost his dock, some trees, his lawn, and some roof tiles. He will survive, he's just cranky.
Thanks for the update. I'm sorry about your Dad's damages. I'm still cleaning up from Ivan 11 days ago...can't imagine how depressing it would be to have another one right now. God bless them all.
I don't know if it's worth the effort to protest him, although I could trot out the "Kerry/Edwards: so Sept. 10 in a post-9/11 world" poster from a previous appearance.
Did you see that Bush had a rally of 46,000 yesterday?
In contrast, Kerry had a 100 or so at his town hall.
The contrast in public response to the candidates is startling, especially when you consider that Bush doesn't need to bus in (and possibly pay) supporters the way Kerry has. Having attended a Bush rally and freeped a Kerry rally in the same city, a few weeks apart, I can testify that the crowd response was different. The Bushies were sincerely enthusiastic and wild about their man, both while waiting in line to enter the arena and during the megaloud rally itself, while the Kerryites looked uninspired. The applause at their rally was lackluster, the bused-in guys in union T-shirts looked angry, and many in attendance admitted that the only reason they came was Ben Affleck's presence. Without him or some other celebrity on the stage to prop up Kerry/Edwards, they're drawing hundreds.
There must be a really good straw saleman making the rounds: lately, it seems like all my beverages (except coffee) have been served with a silly straw. I don't get it.
Just heard that VJ is staying home to work on the damage to his house this week.
AMERICANS WITH NO ABILITIES ACT PASSES CONGRESS
May 23, 2005
WASHINGTON, DC(AP) - Congress approved sweeping legislation, which provides new benefits for many Americans. The Americans With No Abilities Act
(AWNAA), signed into law by President John Kerry shortly after its passage, is being hailed as a major victory by advocates of the millions of Americans who lack any real skills or ambition.
Roughly 50 percent of Americans do not possess the competence and drive necessary to carve out a meaningful role for themselves in society, said Kerry, a longtime AWNA supporter. This is why many of them voted for me. We can no longer stand by and allow People of Inability to be ridiculed and passed over. "With this legislation, employers will no longer be able to grant special favors to a small group of workers, simply because they do a better job, or have some idea of what they are doing," said Kerry.
President Kerry pointed to the success of the US Postal Service, which has a long-standing policy of providing opportunity without regard to performance. Approximately 80 percent of postal employees lack job skills, making this agency the single largest US employer of Persons of Inability.
Private sector industries with good records of nondiscrimination against the Inept include retail sales (72%), the airline industry (68%), and home improvement warehouse stores (65%).
President Kerry has also set an example, personally selecting hundreds of Non-abled people for top government positions, including many cabinet-level jobs. Under the Americans With No Abilities Act, more than 25 million middle man positions will be created, with important-sounding titles but little real responsibility, thus providing an illusory sense of purpose and performance.
Mandatory non-performance-based raises and promotions will be given, to guarantee upward mobility for even the most unremarkable employees. The legislation provides substantial tax breaks to corporations which maintain a significant level of Persons of Inability in top positions, and gives a tax credit to small and medium businesses that agree to hire one clueless worker for every two talented hires.
Finally, the AWNAA contains tough new measures to make it more difficult to discriminate against the Non-abled, banning discriminatory interview questions such as, "Do you have any goals for the future?" or "Do you have any skills or experience which relate to this job?" and "Are you awake?"
"As a Non-abled person, I can't be expected to keep up with people who have something going for them", said Mary Lou Gertz, who lost her position as a lug-nut twister at the GM plant in Flint, MI due to her lack of notable job skills. "This new law should really help people like me."
With the passage of this bill, Gertz and millions of other untalented citizens can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel.
Said Kerry, It is our duty as lawmakers to provide each and every American citizen, regardless of his or her adequacy, with some sort of space to take up in this great nation.
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I'll join you.
Hey, Lurch: Maybe it wasn't a joke, lol...Kerry: Americans Don't Want Jokes From Their President
"Campaigning in Ohio, President Bush said of Kerry, "'He voted for the use of force, but against funding the troops. He said that we're not spending enough money to reconstruct Iraq, yet now says we're spending too much. He said it was the right decision to go into Iraq, yet now he calls it the wrong war.
"I think he can spend 90 minutes debating himself," the president said to laughter.
Responding to the jibe, Kerry said, "When U.S. soldiers are in harm's way, the American people don't want jokes and fantasy spin from their president, they want to hear the truth."
The debate hasn't even happened yet and the Dems are already "spinning", lol....
Supporters Get Incentive Plans at Bush Rallies
" Campaign rallies may be as old as politics itself, but in this year of earliests, firsts and most-expensive-evers, the Bush campaign has taken this most basic form of communication to a new state of the art, by pressing audiences to work as foot soldiers, before, during and immediately after Bush events."
He's got a bit of swagger going on, imo...if eff'n keeps doing whatever it is that he's doing to his melon, dude will be orange by Thursday evening.
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