Posted on 04/30/2003 4:44:01 AM PDT by BigWaveBetty
U.S. Army Ranger Sgt. Abe Martens carries an U.S. flag down the steps from a chartered commercial airplane Monday, April 28, 2003, at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga. after returning home from fighting in Iraq (news - web sites). Among other missions, members of 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment participated in the rescue operation of Pfc. Jessica Lynch. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier pulls into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Saturday, April 26, 2003, after a deployment of nearly 10 months. The Lincoln has a crew of approximately 5,500. It is en route to its home port at Everett, Wash., by way of San Diego. (AP Photo/Carol Cunningham)
A sailor smells a rose as the USS Paul Hamilton pulls into its home port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Saturday, April 26, 2003, after a deployment of nearly 10 months. The destroyer has a crew of approximately 350 and is part of the seven-ship battle group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln. (AP Photo/Carol Cunningham)
Navy Chaplain Lt. Charles Crane meets his new daughter, Hannah, after the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier pulled into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Saturday, April 26, 2003. At left is Crane's other daughter, Sharon, 10. His wife, Mary Crane, is at right. The Lincoln is en route to its home port at Everett, Wash., by way of San Diego. (AP Photo/Carol Cunningham)
Capt. Will Weinig, 26, hugs his girlfriend, Mary Katherine Jones, 22, far right, as two other couples hug during a small welcome home ceremony for the 3rd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment Friday, April 25, 2003, at a hangar at Lawson Airfield located on Fort Benning, Ga. About 100 Army Rangers returned from duty in Iraq (news - web sites) and were welcomed by family, friends and loved ones. (AP Photo/Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, G. Marc Benavidez)
Petty Officer Michael Durel of the San Diego-based guided missile cruisers USS Mobile Bay hugs his 4-year-old daughter Lucy and sister Leigh Anne as his wife Patty (L) is overcome with emotion upon his arrival in San Diego April 25, 2003 after a 9 month deployment. The Ticonderoga-class cruiser deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Strike Group in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and participated most recently in Operation Iraqi Freedom, having been one of the first ships to fire cruise missiles against Iraq (news - web sites) in the opening stages of the war. REUTERS/Mike Blake
EM2 Kirkland Everett of San Diego-based guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay hugs his wife Nicole after docking in San Diego April 25, 2003 after a 9 month deployment. The Ticonderoga-class cruiser deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Strike Group in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and participated most recently in Operation Iraqi Freedom. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Lt. Ryan Leary from the San Diego-based guided missile cruisers USS Mobile Bay embraces his wife Sarah and 6-month old son Silas upon his return to San Diego, April 25, 2003 after a 9 month deployment. The Ticonderoga-class cruiser deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Strike Group in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and participated most recently in Operation Iraqi Freedom, being one of the first ships to fire cruise missiles at Iraq (news - web sites). Leary met his son for the first time today. REUTERS/Mike Blake
President George W Bush leaves Easter Sunday service at the 4th Infantry Division Memorial Chapel with wife Laura and rescued Iraq (news - web sites) POWs Ronald Young (L) and David Williams at Fort Hood in Texas April 20, 2003. Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters
``We cannot let this be a precedent for weakening the U.N.,'' Clinton said. [Why? Why not "weaken" an already irrelevant, freedom-hating instution, and why involve them in rebuilding something they expressed no interest in liberating?]
``We have to have honest inspections for chemical and biological weapons, [How is that magically going to happen, considering it hasn't happened over the past 12 years, with the U.N.'s supervision?] and we need to have a sensible attempt to involve the world in building a democratic Iraq.'' [News flash, you piece of used toilet paper, the rest of the world - especially the U.N. - has no interest in building "democracy" or ensuring freedom anywhere.] source
Could I possibly despise this creature any more than I do?
I'm supposed to lay off Bill Clinton, the same way I'm supposed to lay off Maureen Dowd and Thomas L. Friedman — but, Lord, is it hard. They keep . . . tempting you. They do so with almost Lewinskian seduction.
Down Mexico way, the former president said, "We have to have honest inspections for chemical and biological weapons, and we need to have a sensible attempt to involve the world in building a democratic Iraq."
Excuse me? Honest inspections? Is Clinton implying that the United States and its allies would conduct dishonest inspections, and that the only honest inspections would come through the U.N. — Dr. Blix and his merry band? Is Clinton implying, with America's enemies, that our government would, for example, plant WMD, just to say we found such weapons?
And, of course, the ex-president spoke his words on foreign soil (the best soil for him to be on, in a way).
Then, turning to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Clinton trotted out his usual lines. I've heard them from him many times, although he has been bolder with them since he left office. He is one of those who claim that "extremists on both sides" hold up the peace, wanting to keep conflict going perpetually. You know, Hamas killers; democratically elected Likud officials — the extremists.
This view is noxious enough from lowly professors without being held and expressed by former U.S. presidents.
On his Mexican trip, Clinton said, "I know what the peace will be like, and so do they [the Palestinians and the Israelis]. It's only a question of how many people they are willing to see die before they reach the inevitable agreement."
This sort of equation will drive you to the funny farm, if you actually know what's going on over there: if you actually know anything about what the Israelis have striven for, and what they have met, on the other side.
But Clinton should know all this, shouldn't he? And if he does: why does he pretend not to? Because this absurd equivalence sounds better — "evenhanded"? source
ASHLEIGH Banfield's harsh critique of TV news might not have been as self-destructive as it sounded. Banfield - reamed out by NBC head Neal Shapiro for criticizing coverage of Iraq's liberation in a speech at Kansas State University - is trying to set herself up for another job.
"Ashleigh's contract is up this year," said a spy. "There is no way MSNBC or NBC is going to renew her, so she is trying to get a job with CNN by pulling the 'real news' card." But sources at CNN said there was "no way" Banfield would be hired "after what she just pulled." A rep for the network declined comment.
The former "Moonlighting" star said she identified with Stewart, who rose from working-class roots to international stardom, The News' Donna Petrozzello reports. "I feel that we are two of the most famous women in the world," [Indeed?] said Shepherd. "I know the loneliness of [fame]. I know the feeling of the power, and I know also [the feeling] to have it suddenly turn on you." NY Daily News
RE: Martha and Cybill: Good golly, and pass the barf bucket. I'm trying to think... what do Cybill and Martha have in common, blonde hair? (and I'm not sure about that)
All this, "I can identify with her," is vomit inducing. Just another way of saying, "I feel your pain."
Couric-Leno Job Switch: Nasty Backbiting
As NBC trots out "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno and "Today" host Katie Couric to promote their much ballyhooed job switch on May 12--he will host "Today" and she will take on the "Tonight Show"--some not-so-nice backstage backbiting is taking place on Leno's set. According to New York Post's Page Six Gossip columnist Richard Johnson, Leno's staff accuses America's sweetheart of turning into a late-night diva who makes "outrageous" demands.
"She has this huge ego," one Leno insider dished to the Post. "The staff is really bitter. Jay is pretty easy to work for and is great. There is never a problem with booking, but Katie is very difficult. She has turned down all of our suggestions for guests and insists on getting people like Ben [Affleck] and Jennifer [Lopez] together. They flat-out refused to do the show, and Katie is really angry." Ouch. Couric also reportedly demanded that the entire cast of "Friends" be booked. The six "Friends" turned down that opportunity, too. Meanwhile, Leno thought singer Sheryl Crow would work out well, but Couric said no. "Nobody could understand why she wouldn't interview Sheryl," the "Page Six" source dished. "There is nothing wrong with Sheryl. She is a great guest, but Katie wouldn't have her."
Meanwhile, life with Leno on the "Today" set is just peachy. Secretary of State Colin Powell reportedly called "Today" himself and asked to be interviewed by Leno. When Katie hosts the "Tonight Show," it will be the first time Leno has allowed anyone to guest host since he took over the plum post from Johnny Carson. So whose idea was it to switch jobs? Leno says it was all Couric's. "Do you think I would dream something like this up?" he joked. "This isn't a guy's idea. You don't ever hear, 'Bob, let's trade places.'" This girl just wanted to have fun, Couric said. "I think people will appreciate this in the spirit in which we're doing it," she said.
Think maybe this statement by the stinky one may pertain to the murder/suicide story you posted?
Not sure exactly what the heck she means by this, but when I saw the story last night, I wondered if another Arkincide had taken place. How many people involved with the Clintons' have died now I wonder?
What a cooooool day....what a coooooool president!
What a cooooool day....what a coooooool president!
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