WHILE THE rest of America said "Aww!" fondly, upon hearing that President Bush's aide Karen Hughes was resigning from her position of power in order to "spend more time with her family," the Washington Post cast a jaundiced eye. [QUELLE SURPRISE]
Reporter Mark Leibovich noted that many people, including executives from Enron and Arthur Andersen, the embattled NASA administrator Daniel Goldin and the GOP's James Gilmore "were all afflicted with family longings that coincided with searingly difficult job circumstances." But in the end, Ms. Hughes, her 15-year-old son, Robert, and her husband, Jerry, homesick for Texas, won the benefit of the doubt, via "The Double Standard Excuse." In other words, a woman's concern for the men in her life, makes more sense than a man's concern for his family.
We're still reeling from a loooong night at the Apollo with Michael Jackson, Bill Clinton and friends. The after-party was chaired by Gotham magazine publisher Jason Binn, a rising star among young Democratic fund-raisers. It was held at the Studio Museum in Harlem on 125th Street, just down the street from the Apollo. Harlem looks better than ever right now — it's a real comeback success story.
But more than a couple of people have said to me, "The whole Michael Jackson part of the evening was creepy." Yes, it was. And the idea of all those actors — paid extras — dressed up in garb from around the world like a bad postcard. Can it be that Jackson really thinks of each nationality in stereotypes? Sombreros, painted faces, forelocks, etc.?
Still, Michael brought with him a complete set of impressive special effects: two machines that threw flames from the stage skyward, plus a big video projection. He also had ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane's Addiction member Dave Navarro (of all people) on electric guitar, which made a huge difference on "Black or White." Slash would have been proud. Fox news