Wednesday, February 4
Let it not be said that I was never one to jump on a bandwagon. Much as my presidential allegience shifted from Joe Lieberman (from Dec. 2000 – Summer 2003) to Wesley Clark (Summer 2003 – two weeks ago) to John Kerry (two weeks ago until hopefully the next eight years!), I am joining the ever-so-popular trend of publishing a web blog. Why? Why not. So thanks for coming! And I hope to entertain you for many years, months, weeks or until whenever my attention span wears out.
In this space you can find my humorous observations on news, politics, the media, or whatever I feel like satirizing at a particular moment. I begin today by sending my best wishes to Joe Lieberman – the first Jew to run for president – and, as of today, the first Jew to fail in his presidential bid. Just as Jews around the world continue to wait for Messiah, we continue to wait for a Jewish president. Wait, what if they turn out to be the same person? Now that would be cool.
And by winning 5 out of 7 primaries last night, John Kerry looks more and more dominant in his quest for the nomination. Now think about this. Kerry is tall, gaunt, statuesque. If you put a beard and a top hat on him, who would he remind you of? ... “Four score and seven years ago” ... Yes, it’s Lincoln! Kerry should run as if he is the second coming of Lincoln. He’d win in a landslide. Well, maybe not among the NASCAR dad demographic...
In TV news, on “24” they killed off the Salazar brothers last night but not before a footchase ensued over possession of the virus. It seems that everytime I see a footchase on TV these days, I think of the chase music from “Benny Hill”and I expect to see horny old men chasing after bikini-clad women. But that’s just me. And Kim Bauer continues to act like the biggest moron on television by pulling the Director of CTU away from a huge crisis to discuss her co-worker Chloe’s childcare issues. For those who do not know, Kim is the dumbest character to be portrayed on any series past or present and she will receive no free passes in this forum!
Anyway, whereas “24” has become a bit lame, “Survivor : All Stars” has arrived! (That was the REAL highlight of Sunday night, not the football game or Janet’s peep show). Australian winner Tina Wesson was eliminated on Sunday as past winners are being targeted. Look out Richard Hatch! But the two most popular survivors ever, Rudy and Rupert, have formed an alliance that hopefully will take them far. In the meantime, after three days on the island, noone has any food, water or fire. Let’s see how long they can last before Jeff Probst has to save their sorry asses.
Until tomorrow!
