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The Guild 3-1-2005 Phoning It In
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Posted on 03/01/2005 4:31:23 AM PST by BigWaveBetty

Even Sen. Edward Kennedy doesn't think Kerry is worth his time. On Monday February 28th Kennedy presented the Distinguished American Award via the phone.

Kerry, now known as Mr. Irrelevant, did manage to make the news in Massachusetts, however the rest of the nation could care less. Yahoo didn't even bother with a story.

Paul G. Kirk, chairman of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, left, shakes hands with Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites), D-Mass., after Kirk gave him the Distinguished American Award Monday, Feb. 28, 2005, at the library, in Boston. Sen. Edward Kennedy (news, bio, voting record), D-Mass., not pictured, presented the award to Kerry via teleconference. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)


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To: daisyscarlett
Oh no, profits are down and then there's this continuing pain in Teresa's bazoo:

An Allegheny County judge could decide next week whether the will and estate records of the late Sen. H. John Heinz III should be made public.

Lawyers for the estate told Common Pleas Judge Frank J. Lucchino on Friday that unsealing the financial records -- and revealing how the popular Republican's vast wealth was distributed after his 1991 death in a plane crash -- would jeopardize his family's privacy and security. They said some information could even make survivors vulnerable to identity theft.

Attorneys for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and Post-Gazette said centuries of legal opinions give the media the right to view all court records and that sensitive information such as Social Security numbers and bank account numbers could be withheld.

"The burden is on the Heinz estate to explain why (the records) should be sealed," attorney Charlie Kelly said.

Yesterday was the first time lawyers argued the merits of the case since The Los Angeles Times and The Morning Call of Allentown first asked the judge to open the records in July. The Trib, Post-Gazette and Philadelphia newspapers later joined as plaintiffs.

The newspapers first argued that opening the records could shed light on the charitable activities of the senator's widow, Teresa Heinz, and whether she was using the Heinz family assets she inherited to bolster the presidential campaign of her current husband, U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.

The estate delayed a decision on opening the records before the November election by filing a series of objections. After Kerry lost the election to President Bush, the out-of-town newspapers withdrew from the case.

Estate attorney Gregory Jordan argued yesterday that since Kerry lost, there was no longer a public interest in the records.

"With this election thing behind us, there's no reason to compromise the privacy of these people," he said.

Lucchino ordered the lawyers to submit final written arguments by Wednesday. He said he would rule on the issue shortly after that. Link

Do you suppose that Teresa was really referring to this case when she uttered that statement that resulted in her telling a reporter to "shove it"?

"We need to turn back some of the creeping, un-Pennsylvanian and sometimes un-American traits that are coming into some of our politics," Heinz Kerry

41 posted on 03/01/2005 6:16:21 PM PST by BigWaveBetty (~~Secretary of Keepin' It Real)
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To: BigWaveBetty
Do you suppose that Teresa was really referring to this case when she uttered that statement that resulted in her telling a reporter to "shove it"?

Considering she said it to a Tribune-Review writer, I'm sure she was.

42 posted on 03/01/2005 6:39:21 PM PST by mountaineer
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To: Timeout
Can you imagine looking through a telescope...and seeing THAT?!

I woulda fainted. Just the picture give me goose bumps.

43 posted on 03/01/2005 7:22:49 PM PST by BigWaveBetty (~~Secretary of Keepin' It Real)
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To: Timeout
I think Ledeen is great but with my scatterbrain I forget to check his stuff. Thanks for the link, that was a particularly informative and inspiring piece!

Faster, please. The self-proclaimed experts have been wrong for generations. This is a revolutionary moment. Go for it.

Couldn't have said it better. Go for it, a term used by surfers usually yelled to a friend when they're about to take off on a wave. :-)

44 posted on 03/01/2005 7:41:09 PM PST by BigWaveBetty (~~Secretary of Keepin' It Real)
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To: All
They just don't get it...

For the past couple of weeks, the right-wing advocacy group Citizens United has been renting billboard space in Hollywood to make fun of liberal celebs who bashed President Bush during the last election campaign.

"4 more years. Thank you, Hollywood!" blares the message on one, which features photos of Goldberg, Michael Moore, Barbra Streisand and other members of the Tinseltown Left.

Now Goldberg has fired back, sending a $35 box of Godivas to Citizens United's Washington headquarters along with a tart letter:

"Gentlemen: I didn't realize how little faith you had in your candidate. To give so much power to folks like myself is amazing. I thought you all said that the President won because of what he stood for, and now I come to find out that the only reason he got elected was because of people like me. This doesn't say much for your candidate. Enjoy the chocolate." NYDailyNews

The president did win because of what he stood for Whoops, all you and your hollywood friends did was accentuate when, where and why Americans wished to draw the line.

45 posted on 03/02/2005 5:12:10 AM PST by BigWaveBetty (~~Secretary of Keepin' It Real)
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
You probably weren't wondering but I was, who would name their kid Damien Thorn?

March 2, 2005 -- FOX'S "Stars Without Makeup" special that aired on Channel 5 last Thursday raised more than a few eyebrows among sharp-eyed viewers. "There were five or six credits at the end," observed an insider. "It was the regular credits, for producer, director, writer — except that every name was fake. No one wanted any retribution from celebrities or their agents, so they refused to use their real names." For example, the "writer" was credited as "Damien Thorn" — which happens to be the name of the devil spawn in the horror movie classic, "The Omen." In addition, our eagle-eyed insider added: "No Fox stars were used. It would have caused a revolt if they were." Instead, celebs like Cher, Melanie Griffith and Ryan O'Neal were featured. We also hear this may not be the last of the show that proudly billed itself as "unmasking" Oscar winners. The ratings were so good, we hear Fox may do it again. A rep for the network didn't return calls.

[PageSix]

46 posted on 03/02/2005 5:29:12 AM PST by BigWaveBetty (~~Secretary of Keepin' It Real)
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To: BigWaveBetty

I will have to say that 'Stars without Makeup' was one of the best shows this year. It was like my National Enquirer and Star Magazine had come to life.


47 posted on 03/02/2005 6:49:19 AM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs (I don't support gay male prostitutes, beating up people in strip bars or poor grammar.)
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs

I've just come back from getting my oil changed and while I waited, partook of the various celebrity magazines in the waiting room. Oh my gosh, will someone please put Paris Hilton on the next one-way rocket launch to Mars?


48 posted on 03/02/2005 6:53:24 AM PST by mountaineer
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Where in the world is Blubba San Diego (stuffing his pockets full of cash)?


Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (L) and former U.S. president Bill Clinton arrive for a dinner in Bandar Seri Begawan, March 1, 2005.


His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam met former US President Bill Clinton at a dinner at the Empire Hotel and Country Club last night. Also at the dinner were HRH the Crown Prince Pg Muda Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah and HRH Prince Mohamed Bolkiah. Mr Clinton was in Brunei on a personal visit during his whirlwind tour of the tsunami-hit nations in the region.

SINGAPORE (dpa) - Former US president Bill Clinton met with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday following a night golf game with Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. Clinton, who arrived in Brunei last evening, has been to Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan since he and former President George H.W. Bush went to four countries in two days last month on a tour of regions ravaged by the December 26 earthquake-spawned tsunami.

In addition to Lee, Clinton called on Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding father. Clinton and Goh last played night golf in Brunei in 2000, when Goh first broached the idea of a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. It became reality under Clinton's successor, President George W. Bush. Brunei Online

49 posted on 03/02/2005 7:02:11 AM PST by mountaineer
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To: mountaineer
Clinton must be fuming over all the good news of late. :-)

I will now put on my Madame Cleo hat and predict the future. I predict that Hillary will erect a monument of the 10 Commandments right outside her senate office door and another at her home in Chappaqua.

Washington, DC - Three-quarters (76%) say that the display of the Ten Commandments should be allowed on government property such as courthouses. One in four (23%) is opposed. Link

Today at the White should be interesting. The Red Sox come to visit.

50 posted on 03/02/2005 7:59:30 AM PST by BigWaveBetty (~~Secretary of Keepin' It Real)
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To: BigWaveBetty

Red Sox co-owner Tom Werner is Katie Couric's bf and a big Dem supporter. I hope, if he joins his players at the WH, he shows a modicum of class.


51 posted on 03/02/2005 8:19:49 AM PST by mountaineer
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To: BigWaveBetty
the "perception gap?" Dems think they have a perception gap? Hahahahaha - They just think we're all so stupid. The problem is us - we don't "get" them. Heck, the American people "get" them just fine - it's not a perception gap, it's a rejection gap - and the dems are the ones who don't "get" it.

I'm in Chicago this week - It's the coldest it's been all winter. Yesterday and this morning the wind was atrocious - you should have seen the waves on Lake Michigan. Man, I'd forgotten what winter is like! We haven't had much winter this year so of course it had to show up when I'm in nylons and a skirt. Go figure.

The town is talking about the murder of a federal judge's husband and mother Monday. It's a terrible thing - they were shot dead in the basement of the Judge's home. Chicago is seriously disturbed, as it should be. The police were checking out manholes in the area to see if the gun had been pitched down them. The judge is in an undisclosed location.

A wacko white supremacist (I know, that's redundant) who has been convicted of attempting to have the judge murdered, is the chief suspect, altho he's in jail awaiting sentencing (which comes later this month). I think the police know more than they're currently saying about evidence they found at the scene. Things are very tense here.

And that's the low-down from Second City.

52 posted on 03/02/2005 4:24:45 PM PST by Endeavor
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To: Timeout

Assad has never had control of Hezbollah, which runs that country in cink with the Baathists. He is a puppet leader. I don't think he's stupid. He'll be killed by Hezbollah if they feel he's selling them out in any way. He's expendable, from their perspective. Of course, we're all expendable, from their perspective.


53 posted on 03/02/2005 4:30:14 PM PST by Endeavor
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To: Timeout

I really like Michael Ledeen - have you read his books? Very good.


54 posted on 03/02/2005 4:32:06 PM PST by Endeavor
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To: Endeavor
just think we're all so stupid. The problem is us - we don't "get" them. Heck, the American people "get" them just fine

The Dems started this refrain right after the election - if only they'd better communicated their message, Kerry would have won in a landslide. As you said, we all got the message as to their real agenda, their real beliefs loud and clear. Now the Dems are whining about people in other Middle Eastern countries wanting to have the kind of freedom they're seeing in Iraq. I say, keep it up. We're getting that message - that liberals hate freedom - just fine.

On a happier note:


President Bush, left, is presented a team jersey from Red Sox Pitcher Curt Schilling, right, in a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, March 2, 2005 in Washington. Boston won the 2004 World Series defeating the St. Louis Cardinals ending their 86-year drought.

More pix at White House site

55 posted on 03/02/2005 4:39:31 PM PST by mountaineer
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To: BigWaveBetty
Poor lil Tommy D...it's been two months and he still does not have a job...plus he even has to drive himself around.NPR LINK

Well, his colleagues did finally give him a formal going away party last night...better late than never, hee. hee.. Daschle, Democrats Are the Farewell Party

Everybody leaves the world's most exclusive club sometime, and last night the tribute at the National Building Museum was for a man who had left it most reluctantly -- Democrat Tom Daschle, tossed out of the Senate in November by the good people of South Dakota after an expensive and contentious race.

...400 guests, including nearly all 44 Democratic senators.....

It felt like a melancholy affair, a party with the fight knocked out of it, Rod Stewart on tape scratching his way through a desultory "The Way You Look Tonight." The way they looked last night was sad and meek. What Might Have Been hung over the room, above the murmur of polite chatter of vacations Daschle could take and the integrity he had displayed.

Did the junior senator from New York think that everybody there was wishing Election 2004 had gone a different way?

"Oh, boy, totally," said Hillary Clinton. "I still haven't absorbed it." (Don't even raise that eyebrow: She's "totally focused on New York," okay?)

56 posted on 03/02/2005 5:09:26 PM PST by daisyscarlett
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To: mountaineer
Thanks for the link...

W also gave the Congressional Medal of Honor to Jackie Robinson...his wife accepted it. Lots of creeps at the ceremony, though...


57 posted on 03/02/2005 7:42:42 PM PST by daisyscarlett
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To: daisyscarlett

Do I detect a hint of a smirk in #1? :)


58 posted on 03/03/2005 3:32:23 AM PST by pubmom (Suffering from DITS (Democrat induced tourette's syndrome)since 1992.)
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To: pubmom; daisyscarlett; All
Stop the presses!

SIGHTINGS CHELSEA Clinton and a friend arriving at Freeman's at 11:30 p.m. and getting a seat immediately, even though the Lower East Side hot spot supposedly doesn't take reservations for parties fewer than six . . .

LEFT-wing billionaire George Soros claims right-wing billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife is trying to smear him by posting an embarrassing story on the Internet. Soros is being sued for $6 million by a carpet installer who claims the investor's Labrador attacked him in 2004 when he came to work at Soros' Westchester estate. Yesterday, Cybercast News Service posted a story claiming that Soros and his son, Gregory, acted negligently. Soros' rep, Michael Vachon, told PAGE SIX that Scaife funds the site through his Media Research Center and called the story a "smear attack" Scaife has launched against Soros. But CNS's Scott Hogenson denies there was any agenda, and sniffed: "Soros knows a thing or two about smear campaigns, having spent $23 million on them in the last election." (Page Six)

59 posted on 03/03/2005 6:15:51 AM PST by mountaineer
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To: mountaineer

Timewaster: Swat-a-penguin

http://n.ethz.ch/student/mkos/pinguin.swf


60 posted on 03/03/2005 7:04:59 AM PST by Timeout (Dean & the Bike Path Left: aging anti-warriors who use "summer" as a verb~~Jonah)
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