Thursday, February 06, 2003

Bad Timing: Our Secretary of State Colin Powell, quietly, resolutely and rancor free, lays out the duplicity and hidden arsenal of the world's next Hitler. Dustin Hoffman says its all about oil and that politicians are not capable of telling the truth. Stay tuned. By week's end we may get to hear from Pam Anderson.

Attilla The Tongue: The nation is just now beginning to learn about radio ranter Michael Savage, the conservative who makes even conservatives cringe. Here the San Francisco Chronicle profiles Savage who now must be taken seriously as his book has hit the top of the New York Times bestseller list. It just shows how desperate the country is to hear the other side.

Slowly, Slowly They Turn: Richard Cohen, as wet-eyed a liberal as even Susan Sarandon could want, has made a right turn into sanity in his column this morning echoing the turnaround at the WaPo. This would seem to leave the New York Cheese to stand alone.

The Child Collector: Linda Stasi at the New York Post previews that astonishing Michael Jackson interview in all of its morbid detail. As the first journalist to take a direct hit on Jackson back when a 13 year old boy sued for sexual abuse, Stasi has taken a lot of heat. This suicidal interview does make one wonder who will finish the job. Who is protecting this pervert? Who is protecting these children? Does one of them have to die? or do we just wait until one grows up to be the ax murderer at the mall?

The Long Slow Torture of Martha Stewart: Are we the only ones who find the Martha Stewart story getting tedious? The media has had nearly a year to kick her around and everyone who doesn't like her (and they are legion) should be satisfied by now. The NYDaily News says she may be up on criminal charges. Enough already, do it - or don't do it but it's time to leave her alone.

Men Say The Darndest Things: Clara Harris, the Murder by Mercedes Houston dentist who ran over her husband once, twice, three times (no lady) took the stand yesterday and testified that when she confronted her husband with rumors that he was having an affair with his receptionist he told her he had been "modestly intimate." Apparently, she didn't get what that meant. Neither do we.

-Your Often Befuddled LComStaff