Barbershop Wisdom Says Bush Is in Trouble

Pacific News Service ^ | 6/11/2003 | William O. Beeman

[Southack]

Beeman must want to be on the short list for the next Jayson Blair Award...

[hellinahandcart]

More of the political musings of Anthropologist Beeman (this guy doesn't exactly have the gift of prophecy):

· The Backpedal War—Possibility of Quagmire Looms (3-25-03)
· Religious Zeal Makes 'Short War' in Iraq Doubtful (3-19-03)
· Why War on Iraq Threatens Israel (3-13-03)
· Colin Powell Should Make an Honorable Exit (3-6-03)
· Regime Change, Literally - Jordan's King May Rule Post-War Iraq (2-19-03)
· U.S. Misreading of Bin Laden Tape May Win Iraqi War For Al Qaeda (02-13-03)

[jwalburg]

what does Greg Packer think?

Great one!

[jwalburg]

Doesn't have a barber named Phil, OR it was just a stringer writing about Phil and Beeman just uses his own byline.

[Gopher Broke]

An illegal alien barber who does not like Bush....now THERE is a real surprise.....(/sarcasm)

[section9]

Oh, sure. A writer for Pacific News Service, a left wing house organ, is going to quote his brother that Bush is in trouble. We're supposed to accept that as scientific wisdom.

Try again. Next time, cut my hair above my ears.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[hellinahandcart]

The barber does not exist, but he was born in the US.

[zencycler]

Is that the same Phil who sticks his head out of the hole once a year and tells us if there'll be six more weeks of winter?

[freebilly]

My barber was a Heavyweight Champ back in the 90's. He thinks this barber is full of crap....

[freebilly]

He's a little punch drunk, but the only time his hand shakes is when he's tired....

[muawiyah]

Right! My barber not only disagrees with this guy, she's from Korea, votes Republican and wants the nukes "taken out".

This ol'gal has some C.O. Jones' 'fur shur'!

[KCmark]

LOL. A good 30 seconds worth. Too funny.

[bruinbirdman]

"Pacific News Service is a nonprofit media organization that was founded in 1969 as an alternative source of news'

Ramparts light (headed).

yitbos

[muawiyah]

There is one truly definitive article about Mr. Packer on the net. I found it at:

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/nyc-3r0320,0,6305134.photo?coll=ny-nynews-headlines

(EXCERPT)

"First in line guy: Obsession or art form?

By Reid J. Epstein

2002-05-02

Spending a day waiting in line to meet celebrities is not unusual for Greg Packer, a 38-year-old Huntington, N.Y., native, but his position so far back in the queue was. Packer has made obsessions out of being first in line and of being in the company of celebrities.

By 8 o'clock on the coldest morning of the year, Greg Packer was already in his second hour waiting in line to go on a double-decker bus tour of Manhattan with Brandy, the R&B singer.

Spending a day waiting in line to meet celebrities is not unusual for the 38-year-old Huntington, N.Y., native, but his position so far back in the queue was. Packer has made obsessions out of being first in line and of being in the company of celebrities.

But on this day, he was 15th in line. That was good enough, for his goal was just to be among the first 50 who would make it on the Brandy bus.

If there's a global or celebrity-laden event in or near New York, odds are Packer is there, or is trying to be there. He was first in the line to see ground zero when the viewing platform opened at the World Trade Center site Dec. 30. He was the first in line in 1997 to sign the condolence book at the British consulate when Princess Diana died. He slept outside in the snow in Washington last January to be the first in line to greet President George W. Bush after his inauguration.

"This is what I like doing," he said. "You only live once, you might as well make the most of it." "

Then, there's Greg himself at:

http://www.nynewsday.com/media/photo/2003-03/7063107.jpg

[Lion Den Dan]

Wishful thinking won't make it so. Dream on Lefty.

[Coop]

My barber disagrees.

And I bet your barber could kick ol' Phil's patootie!

[Alas Babylon!]

I've figured it out. The barber is Phil Donahue. Hey, he still got to work, right? He lost his job at MSNBC, and is angry at them so he forces to his customers to watch CNN. He still hates Bush, though.

[Labyrinthos]

My barber, who is African American, loves Bush and thinks a landslide is in the making.

[Destructor]

Is that Barbershop in San Jose, Kalifornia? Well, there ya go!

[PBRSTREETGANG]

It was my barber, Phil.

Phil? Phil McCracken?