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The time is aproaching. Here are the Best Actor nominees:
Dick Cheney, “Brokeface Mountain” - A searing tale of a friendship torn by forbidden love and birdshot. Cheney captivates as an aging cowboy who finally figures out a way to “quit” his friend Harry.
John Kerry, “Oh, There They Are” - A touching remake of […]

I’m a little under the weather today (and the weather here in LA is low enough as it is…), but I don’t want to deprive you all of the chance to chat. Have at it, and I’ll see you tomorrow, dear readers.

… and you didn’t even know I was gone.
I just flew in from Salt Lake City, and boy are my alms tired.
Thank you very much. [To my Mormon readers - feel free to put that gem on a T-shirt!]
Yes, it was a fun “Wait Wait” there, as you’ll hear this weekend. The […]

President Bush, today -
“I want those who are questioning it to step up and explain why all of a sudden a Middle Eastern company is held to a different standard than a Great British company. I am trying to conduct foreign policy now by saying to the people of the world, `We’ll treat […]

You may have noticed that things are getting a little crowded in the comments section lately. This is good. There are two reasons.
1) We’ve got more visitors than ever before. Welcome to you, new readers, and may the road rise to meet you. And may it thereafter sink a bit […]

At this time, in 2002…
- The world was watching Salt Lake City, where the 19th Winter Olympic Games were underway.
- Usher’s “U Got it Bad” was the number one song.
- There were only four “Star Wars” movies.
- The number one album was “J to tha L-O: The Remixes.”
- On that note - […]

To think that I thought that this story would go away after a few rounds of latenight show jokes. How naive I was back in the heady days of February 10-12, 2006. And now, with the news that Vice President Cheney’s boon companion has suffered a “minor heart attack” as a result of […]

By now you’ve probably heard the Vice President Cheney accidentally shot his hunting companion, Harry Whittington, while hunting quail. There are those who will allege that this was intentional, that maybe it was Dick Cheney’s way of saying, “I wish I could quit you, Harry.”
I don’t think so. I think it was a […]

Yes, I was doing “Wait Wait” again last night. Yes, I again flew in from Chicago this morning after a couple too many post-show drinks. And again, the combination of air travel and alcohol have rendered my body about as moisture-rich as your average 7,000 year-old mummy.
Is this routine getting old? Not […]

What is with those Danes? Before the smoke can clear from all those embassy burnings, they’re in the headlines again.
US legislators press Rice on UN vote against gays
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Bush administration’s support for Iran’s proposal to bar two gay rights groups from a voice at the United Nations sparked a demand […]