[Miss Marple]

Hmmmm. Poor Howell. This isn't going to go away, is it?

Pity.

[Liz]

Poor Howell. This isn't going to go away.....

Howell's trying hard to keep the Times staff amused.

" Hey, Pinch, how'm I doing? "

[Howlin]

Poor Howell. This isn't going to go away, is it?

*Snort*

[Shermy]

Since I said I wanted to see a movie about him earlier, I'd offer this self-interested advice:

Drop the focus on race. Saying it was about "race" won't fly well in light of the charges of rampant falsifications. Think more an urban office comedy about a young man rising in the world, competitive egos, overwork, hypocrisy of the bosses, childish office politics, office affairs. Tearing down idols should be a theme.

More like Tom Wolfe, say something like Bonfire of the Vanities. Less affirmative action-guilt liberal appeal.

[Right_in_Virginia]

"Protected, my ass,” he said. “I spent days in the smoking room, days of my life in the smoking room complaining about how I wasn't protected. Protected by whom?”

Days spent complaining he wasn't protected? Oh, please. Am I supposed to feel sorry for him? Is this supposed to explain why he did what he did?

[awgie2]

Tom Daschle (feigned sincerity): "I'm deeply troubled at our nations failed racial polices under the leadership of President Bush that have lead us to this point."