The Guild 10-26-2002 President Bush Saves The Day!

The White House ^

[mountaineer]

The San Francisco Chronicle's P. J. Corkery reports:

Chelsea Clinton and Belvedere boyfriend Ian Klaus are out of their New York apt. Word is they are back at Oxford, where she's living alone in digs at University College. Chelsea and Ian wanted to share a flat in the town, but Bubba's security people said no, that she's safer behind the gates of the college. ...

[Endeavor]

AM - will do. Sweets, are you guys gonna be ok w/all the rain? I am concerned for Corpus Christi and environs, given their recent weather. Are you guys expected to get anything from the cyclone hitting Mexico? Will it be powerful enough to skip as far as you guys?

Thinking of you and your family - E (Gig 'Em)

[SuziQ]

A jury made up of several members of the entertainment industry, including former Sony Entertainment Pictures Chairman Peter Guber, was sworn in Friday to judge actress Winona Ryder on shoplifting charges.

Does it strike anyone else as ODD that ANYONE in the industry, especially a former Chairman would end up on a jury?

[Endeavor]

Isn't Mark Geragos a blight on the practice of law? So is Bernie Grim (hair implant king) often seen on FOX, particularly with Greta Van Sustern - who has been reproached, along with her attorney husband, by the powers that be for unscrupulous business practices.

One of the few "tv" attorneys I have any respect for is Cynthia Alksne - she rarely can be found in the limelight but is always thoughtful. Too bad there aren't more like her.

I do like Nancy Grace, although she tends to milk situations for all they are worth. At least she is on the side of law enforcement. Unfortunately, she tends to fight from the gut instead of the head.

OK, rant off.

[mountaineer]

Agreed, SuziQ, you'd think movie types wouldn't be on the jury, especially high-ranking ones who might know the defendant personally or have had a professional relationship with her! But hey, it's California.

E - I have to admit to ignoring most lawyer-commentators on TV, but it goes without saying that the ones I least want to see or hear are Geragos and Van Susteren! Yecchh.

[Endeavor]

RE: the wine story - just think what it does to your liver.

[Endeavor]

Okay, kid - will have a great day. Glad to hear you are doing well.

[Endeavor]

Yes, it strikes me as "odd" -- or benevolent, really, that members of the movie industry will sit on the jury. Can you say, "Rigged?"

[lodwick]

I have to credit Mo with this one.

[Iowa Granny]

Good Morning, JL. Someone forgot to tell the cat to turn her clock back.

[mountaineer]

So far I have about half the clocks in the house set back, which probably is as much progress as one can expect.

[mountaineer]

New York Post finally reports on this:

A DEMOCRATIC Party operative who worked as an advance man for Hillary Rodham Clinton for eight years says she regularly used "goon squads" to subdue anti-Clinton demonstrators. Patrick Halley writes in his new book, "On the Road with Hillary" (Viking), that the goons would be "sprinkled" throughout the crowd at Hillary’s appearances "so there was always someone able to respond quickly," reports NewsMax.com. Halley says he’s proud that none of them got arrested, though one group from the longshoremen’s union did get a little rough. Page Six

Page Six also hears ... THAT Al and Tipper Gore will be at the 92nd Street Y on Nov. 13 to hawk their books, "Joined at the Heart: The Transformation of the American Family" and "The Spirit of Family," to fawning supporters.

And we all hate when this happens:

IN what could be the newest crusade for PETA, Courtney Love has been telling pals that she’s devastated over the bizarre death of her Pomeranian. Apparently, several years ago when Love had her breast implants removed, she kept them as "souvenirs." All was fine until her dog ate one of the souvenirs and keeled over. "They weren’t her implants, they were bootleg implants from Mexico," Love’s rep said. "The dog ate one and died."

[mountaineer]

Remember the case of the nursing home operator who claimed that Kentucky Gov. Patton used his power to hurt her business after she ended their two-year affair? Here's the full story from the Louisville paper, complete with menage a trois details - yikes!

[mountaineer]

More news from those whacky, fun-loving New York politicos:

Who'd have thunk it? Just as gubernatorial candidate Carl McCall is begging Democratic National Chairman Terry McAuliffe for campaign funds, McCall's former rival, Andrew Cuomo, is riding to the rescue.

On Tuesday, Cuomo is throwing a fund-raiser for McCall at the Beacon Restaurant on W. 56th St. The onetime McCall-basher has given the candidate the maximum contribution of $30,700. Cuomo is also starting to dole out some of the nearly $1.5 million left in his campaign war chest. He's given $25,000 to the Democratic Rural Conference and $65,000 to party candidates around the state, according to a Cuomo rep.

The ex-candidate even showed up last week at a fund-raiser for Harlem Rep. Charlie Rangel - who, during Cuomo's campaign, belittled Cuomo's wife, Kerry, and suggested he might vote for Gov. Pataki if McCall lost to Cuomo.

All of this suggests Cuomo is doing his best to repair his relationship with the state party, whose convention he boycotted during the summer. "Andrew made a commitment to support McCall," says one Cuomo friend. "He wants to show Democrats he'll work for the party." NY Daily News.

And other stuff from the Daily News, in case you were wondering:

VH1 execs are vehemently denying talk they've abandoned Liza Minnelli's show because her husband, David Gest, wanted to call the shots. A VH1 rep says "Life With Liza and David" is "a go for January."

Julia Roberts and Jennifer Lopez have not - repeat not - ordered up babies. Published reports claimed that adoption was on the minds of Roberts and hubby Danny Moder, as well as Lopez and boyfriend Ben Affleck. Reps for all parties call the stories rubbish.

Well, I certainly feel better now.

[Endeavor]

Thanks JL for tweety and for giving us an extra hour of sleep - yeah, I think you can take credit for that extra hour if algore can take credit for the internet!

[lodwick]

Well, all the nursing home story needs is a murder to complete the sordid mess.

Great to have you back here.

Good morning IG and all who pass this way.

[mountaineer]

I've just set up my scanner, in hopes of eventually sharing a photo of Timeout and me in Paris, and I need help. Which photo hosting service should I use? Are there any free ones?

[Endeavor]

Otophoto? It's free.

[BigWaveBetty]

RE: the wine story - just think what it does to your liver.

Not to worry, half a glass and I'm giddy. ;-)

[BigWaveBetty]

Hillary's Lovely Legs likes Shutterfly (about half way down her page). I think it's free.