The Guild 5-18-2005 We were gonna write a story...

[BigWaveBetty]

...explaining United States policy on how the military handles the Koran...

...But then we got high. And that was three years ago!

Signed, the freaks at Newsweek.

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Natalie Portman, watch out Boba Fett the bounty hunter is right behind you!

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Zhang Ziyi in Cannes at the closing ceremonies, bless her heart...

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Britney's body is ahem, changing pretty quickly now...

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At least this is a step up from the Target camisole...

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Jessica Simpson spends some time in Iraq with the soldiers...

[rightinalabama]

Well, that girl certainly is in need of a good foundation garment! ;o)

[mountaineer]

Trailer trash all over the country can thank Britney for making them look good.

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Phil Spector in the house for his trial!

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J-Lo giving Britney a run for her money...

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It's a bad hair week all over!

[mountaineer]

From Rush & Molloy, NY Daily News (give me strength!):

The Rev. Al Sharpton gave Mexican President Vicente Fox a crash course in Brooklyn street-speak when they met Monday.

The Rev, you'll recall, left Mexico's presidential mansion in a huff after Fox would only say he "regretted" saying Mexicans in the U.S. "take work that not even blacks want to do."

Sources say that during their meeting, Fox confided that for political reasons, he couldn't formally apologize.

Sharpton wouldn't discuss Fox's remarks, but confirmed to us that he told the president, "Don't p- on my leg and tell me it's raining."

"He was taken aback," the preacher recalled. " But I said to him, 'I'm from Brooklyn. We talk plainly.'"

Sharpton said Fox happily accepted his gift of a DVD of "Crash," the critically acclaimed race-relations drama. Meanwhile, Sharpton was among the 20 or so black leaders Sen. John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry invited to dinner at their D.C. home Wednesday.

Kerry also invited them to critique his failed presidential campaign. Several told him they'd wished he had waited longer before conceding Ohio and that he didn't reach out early enough to minority voters.

"He took the criticism very well," said Sharpton. "He gave no indication about whether he was going to run for President again."

Asked if he'd support the senator, Sharpton said, "I haven't decided whether I'm going to run again."

[mountaineer]

Lloyd Grove (NY Daily News) writes:

McCain for president? Not Yet! At Wednesday's screening of A&E's "Faith of My Fathers" aboard the the aircraft carrier Intrepid, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) - whose memoir inspired the movie, which airs on Memorial Day - sure looked like he was running for something. McCain just helped broker a fragile peace in the Senate over President Bush's judicial nominees. But when I asked if he'd started thinking about another White House bid, he claimed: "Not for a couple of years. Not till after '06. No need to do that now. And I'll be far more effective in the Senate if people don't have to worry that I'm running for President." Is there anybody in the Senate who doesn't believe he's running?

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Ugh, every time I hear a promo for that movie, I want to wretch. War hero, my Aunt Fanny.

[MaeWest]

Kerry also invited them to critique his failed presidential campaign

That's just so Kerryesque, only asking for a critique from someone who wouldn't dream of criticizing him.

[Iowa Granny]

only asking for a critique from someone who wouldn't dream of criticizing him.

B I N G O ! ! !

[mountaineer]

Several told him they'd wished he had waited longer before conceding Ohio and that he didn't reach out early enough to minority voters.

Wow, that is some really, really harsh, devastating criticism. (not!)

I don't suppose anyone told Kerry he should have 1) told the truth about his service in Vietnam and his collaboration with the enemy; 2) muzzled the nutcase spouse; 3) stopped trying to be something he wasn't, e.g., duck hunter, sports star, good ol' boy, friend of the working man, etc.; 4) actually suggested solutions to the problems facing the country and the world, instead of simply criticizing the president's handling thereof; and 6) been consistent and stopped changing his positions every other week.

[mountaineer]

Ugh, Blubba in India:

`Hillary and Chelsea are jealous that I am in India'

NEW DELHI: The former U.S. President, Bill Clinton, does not see his post-retirement stage as a loss of self-sufficiency and decision-making.

``Both Hillary [his wife] and Chelsea [his daughter] are gainfully employed. And I am retired. But they both are jealous that I am in India,'' joked the American leader as he looked back on his experiences with great fondness — his visits to India — while speaking at a CII conference.

It was greeting of a different kind for Mr. Clinton as he visited the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital here — two pecks on his cheek by a 17-year-old girl. Attired in trousers and a blue shirt, Swati had reached there along with her father and brother in an attempt to meet him.

As he came out of the hospital, the teenager pleaded with security personnel to allow her to meet him. This caught Mr. Clinton's attention and he asked the security personnel to let her come to his car. As he opened the door of his car, she surprised him by kissing him in the right cheek twice. — UNI , PTI
http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/27/stories/2005052715421300.htm

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Former US president Bill Clinton can swing the moods in his favour. He checked into a city five-star after a two-and-a-half hour delay on Wednesday. In the meantime, guests and visitors to the hotel had to cool their heels, provoking them to burst out into slogans of “Clinton hai, hai” when the lovable ex-prez did arrive. Into this maelstrom of heightened passions rode Bill.

And boy, was he a charmer. He sensed the mood, broke into a broad smile, eyes twinkling, “Thank you so much. I’ve had a long flight to India but it was worth it.” The mood softened. Someone mentioned that his autobiography was taking too long to read. Pat came the reply, “I know, I’m planning to come up with a shorter version.” Are you well now, Mr Clinton, asked an onlooker. “I am extremely well. More than I should be,” he smiled.

If you thought only women were capable of shopping till they dropped, think again. Clinton spent close to an hour shopping for Indian artifacts and jewellery at the Maurya Sheraton arcade immediately after a gruelling flight. But shopping ain’t Bill’s mission—he was in the Capital en route to South India to help in tsunami relief operations. Casually dressed in blue denims and a matching shirt, the former US Prez took his time meeting and greeting the waiting crowd—shaking hands with everyone he met, listening to what they had to say, pausing while excited kids fumbled with their cameras.

Shortly after he was whisked away to his 16th floor Presidential suite, Clinton came down to the specially set-up designer bazaar and set off on his whirlwind shopping spree. On his list—seven silk ties (burgundy, navy blue and rose pink) worth Rs 6,500, intricately carved wall-panels and brackets from the South for Rs 10,000, a 22 carat Ladakhi gold necklace studded with rubies worth Rs 24,000, two silk-pashmina scarves worth Rs 1,700, 15 Kashmiri papier mache boxes worth Rs 5,000, a semi-precious stone-studded necklace and cufflinks worth Rs 21,500, two small cushions with maroon covers worth Rs 1,500 and a pink silk skirt worth Rs 3,900.

While checking out jewellery for his daughter Chelsea, Clinton took his time, carefully choosing what she would like. “She’s very particular about what jewellery she likes. I’ll take this and let her choose the rest when she comes to India,’’ he said picking up the semi-precious stone-studded necklace. An India-AIDS Partners reception in the evening was followed by dinner hosted by agriculture mantri Sharad Pawar.

The dinner menu featured baby tandoor pomfret, anar and mint sorbet, gosht sadgi korma , degi murgh , dal qureshi , chicken yakhni pulao and alphonso mangoes served with pista ice-cream. Bill Clinton’s presence albeit late, did not fail to enthuse the young and old alike at the Maurya Sheraton. “I’m such a huge Bill fan,” said an excited housewife who had come to the hotel for a kitty party. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me,” added an 82-year-old grandfather. “My India trip has been worth it,” offered a young mother from Finland.
http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=42803

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I wonder if all those knick knacks were for his lovely wife.

[MaeWest]

Hmmm, good question. Can't imagine either Hil or The Chels in a pink silk skirt. Wonder what size it was.

[mountaineer]

Wierd, wacky stuff:

KATIE Holmes is not sporting a ring yet, but she is engaged to Tom Cruise. Just a month after the two started publicly canoodling to express their "love," Holmes packed her bags and moved in with the star and, pals say, she's accepted a marriage proposal. We also hear that Holmes, a Christian, is converting to Scientology. One pal said, "She had her initial meeting with Tom at the Scientology Center in L.A., and she goes with him now a lot. She is converting." Holmes has also switched agents at the Creative Artists Agency - from her longtime rep to Cruise's rep. Cruise's sister/rep, Lee Anne DeVette, was traveling and didn't return calls. Meanwhile, after Cruise's over-the-top burst of emotion on "Oprah" last week, there's a new hobby in L.A. among agents and others, called "Doing the Cruise." According to defamer.com, people at parties get really riled up and start jumping up and down on sofas and wrestling. (Page Six)

[pubmom]

Great, as soon as you mentioned Knick Knacks, I was reminded of the children's song, 'This Old Man.' You know, the one that goes: "With a knick knack paddy-whack give a dog a bone, this old man came rolling home." It fits him. :)

[gopwinsin04]

Everybody's doing the Cruise!