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Friday, March 15, 2002
What's Behind the new Arab Momentum
This is going to get complicatedU.S. Says Powell Demanded Pullout by Israeli Forces
A slight problem if trueAshcroft tightens grip on Justice
Fine, as long as he doesn't singPoll: Recent violence costing Israel in public opinion
Not good newsCampaign Finance Bill moves to Senate floor today
Place your bets nowU.S. Said to Reject New Aid for Israel
Bad news
Quote of the day "Have you slapped a pacifist today? If not, get to it. It’s one thing to protest a war undertaken in some remote jungle you have to take a long flight to, and whose purposes may be a bit gauzy. It’s quite another when the enemy is dive-bombing New York and Washington. "
-David Shifflet, Women's Quarterly
[Same pic as on Thurs Lucianne cos that one was pasted after midnight. The "Tribute of Lights" pic was on before midnight.)
Know Thy Audience: The New York Times sneers at Fox for knowing where the country's taste lies as 15.5 million tuned in to their pop culture punch up, Celebrity Boxing. Why is everyone so surprised ? This country elected Bill Clinton twice, does not care about his administration's criminal behavior and takes his wife seriously as a possible presidential candidate. What did they think they would rather watch - Masterpiece Theater?
A Different Kind of Wrestling: Here's an unhappy story from the LA Times. The Nixon girls, Trisha and Julie, whom we all grew up with, are in a hassle over Dad's friend BeBe Rebozo's money. Old Nixon hands say it is Trisha's interfering husband, Edward Cox, who is monkey wrenching things. Unpleasant for them but interesting to hear those names again.
A Present For You: Just in case your blood pressure hasn't reached nosebleed level over the Congressional report on the Clinton pardons, here is where you can find all the gory details on the web. It's best just to browse through it. If you read it line for line it is going to ruin your weekend and we can't have that.
It's Not Easy Being Fourth: The London Telegraph has a somewhat dubious interview with one of bin Laden's wives who says he jumped ugly with her when she asked about some old bombings he did at work. She says he was a lousy sleeper even when he was beside her (a little dig there to Mrs. 1, 2 and 3?) One wonders why these women want to marry such irritable old grumps. They dress funny, have a nasty attitude and drag them, the kids and all their stuff from cave to cave. What's the matter with a nice accountant in Kabul?
Weird and Weirder: We mention tomorrow's "wedding" of Liza Minnelli and David Gest just to show that there is an alternative to Celebrity Boxing. This deplorable event has been trumpeted relentlessly New York's aged gossip divas, Liz Smith and Cindy Adams, for weeks as though this were a second Chuck and Di. It is a travesty of the sacrament of marriage and a paid for freak show of the worst kind. It is, however, worth following only for the names of those attending that you would swear were dead.
Erin Go Ldot: To those beautiful Irish among us we send heart felt good wishes for a wonderful St. Patrick's Day weekend. May the road rise up to greet 'ya and all that good stuff.
--Your Half-Irish and Proud of It LComStaff
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