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I Don't Understand

Everyone knows Bill Clinton's big lie of "I did not have sexual relations with that woman", but while browsing Newsweek last week, I learned (buried on p. 41) that President Bush said this on April 24, 2004 in Buffalo, New York: "Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires -- a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so. It's important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the Constitution." I couldn't believe our beloved President would lie to us like that. (At least until I found the statement on the official White House web site - it's about halfway down). Someone please explain to me why lying about sex is sooooo much worse than lying about violating the Fourth Amendment? And why hasn't the "liberal media" covered this story like they jumped all over Clinton? I would like to have the facts reported so that I could decide.

I Don't Know Why I Like . . .

. . . Usher's "Yeah" so much. (Sorry, he was Showtime tonight and the thought just popped in my mind).

Weather Rant

One thing that drives me crazy (and I'm getting closer to the edge all the time), is weathermen/weatherwomen telling me what the "high" is going to be for tomorrow. Take for example tomorrow (Friday). You'll hear various newscasts tell you that the "high" will be 52 degrees. BUT, that "high" will come at 6:00 a.m. with the temperature dropping towards the the 30s for the rest of the day. Translation: We're gonna freeze our booties off. Telling me the "high" is going to be 52 doesn't tell me a thing. One exception to this rule is Channel 8's Troy Dungan (at least for today). But, I still will never forgive him for being absolutely clueless as I watched him on live TV as the tornado hit downtown Fort Worth a few years ago. He was fixated on a storm headed towards Grapevine and had no idea what was going on.

Channel 8 News

. . . has a webcam in their "News Meeting Room". I'm not sure anyone ever works there. Edit: Watching the "studio cam" during a news cast is mildly entertaining.

Kelly Clarkson . . .

. . . recently moved to Mansfield. But not for long. For $358,000 you can sleep where Kelly once slept.

Teri Hatcher Came As Cruella Deville Last Night

Link. But the dress was, uh, sheer. Oh, my.

Happy 27th B-Day To Mena Suvari

Random Grammy Thoughts

• The opening Madonna/Gorillaz thing was odd but kinda cool (pic of Madonna performing / ton of pics here)
• How did Kelly Clarkson's hair get so long? (See pic below)
• U2 is cool. I want to be Bono. (Pic from tonight here)
• I think I sing better than Neil Young (who was awkwardly nominated for Best Rock Album)
• Stevie Wonder has been everywhere: Super Bowl on Sunday, Corretta Scott King's funeral yesterday, and the Grammys tonight
• I like John Legend's "Ordinary People"
• The pic is of Christina Aguiliar on the red carpet tonight (wasn't she dark headed in an earlier post?)
• Uh, oh, Kanye West just won Best Rap Album. President Bush don't like rap music.
• I love the guy, but I could have done without the Paul McCartney live spot and I gringed when he said "Thank you, Grammy people" as the crowd was cheering. But he kinda redeemed himself with "Helter Skelter".
• Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas has the oddest face.
• I can't believe that Mariah Carey has made the comeback that she has - but, as I've said before, that last album was great.
• Kelly Clarkson, bless her heart, sounds like a complete idiot during her acceptance speeches.
• I'm not too familiar with Keith Urban (I gave up country music 10 years ago), but he ain't exactly Brooks & Dunn (which is a good thing these days). And I think he gets to go to Chili's with Nicole Kidman.
• Faith Hill is getting a little older - but aren't we all.
• Carlos Santana looks like some of my meth clients.
• Is there anything in this world more a matter of personal taste than music?
• Sly and the Family Stone was honored tonight. How does one get to go by the name "Sly"?
• Fantasia could beat me up.
• Wow. Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone showed up. But his hair is worse that, say, a Flock of Seagulls. As soon as I get a pic, I'll post it. Edit: Found it. (A quick Internet search revealed a shocking tidbit: He had not performed in public since 1993!)
• Bruce Springsteen beats me down.
• I don't know if McCartney and Jay-Z singing "Yesterday" together was cool or unstable.
• "Bless This Broken Road" was nominated for Song of the Year. Yeah, I gave up country, but I still like it.
• U2's "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" won something (not sure what), but I really like that song.
• Jamie Foxx is talented.
• The "Gold Digger" song with the marching bands was a nice touch.
• Sheryl Crow suffers from "boney chest".
• Green Day is the most main stream "rebel band" I've ever seen. They won some award (I need to pay more attention") for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" but their song that has the lyrics of "wake me up when September ends" was so much better.
• I wonder if the Grammys represent the best singers in America? Probably not a chance.
• "Album of the Year" went to: U2's "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bond". Poor Mariah. You wuz robbed.
• So Bono is up accepting the award for Best Album and gives a shout out to Paul McCartney (a co-nominee) - but in doing so he makes this very odd statement: "To be in the company of Paul McCartney who discovered the country that we are all living in is a true honor indeed." I take back my earlier statement, I don't want to be like Bono.

On "The Family Channel" Tonight

We have (1) The 700 Club, (2) America's Funniest Home Videos (3) Whose Line Is it Anyway? and, to start it all off, we have . . . Cruel Intentions. If you've seen the movie, you know it's not exactly "gather the family around the TV set" friendly.

Kelly Clarkson's New Look

Animal Humor

I'm normally not a big fan, but this very short video clip of a dog and a goat is pretty funny.

Red Sky At Night

You may have heard of Google yielding to the Chinese government's call for censorship. You can see the results in action The following links pull up results for a Google Image search for the word "Tiananmen". Google USA. Google China.

As...

...the Coretta King funeral turned into a Civil Rights rant, President Clinton took the podium and said: "I don't want us to forget that there's a woman in there, not a symbol," Clinton said, standing behind King's flower-covered casket. "A real woman who lived and breathed and got angry and got hurt and had dreams and disappointments." I miss the guy.

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Those That Have Not Learned From The Past

The OU Sooners released their 2006 football schedule today. In a strange twist, the bye week comes before......some team that won the National Championship.

Dallas Maverick Marquis Daniels (Really)

Looks like something from Psalms.

Ouch

"We know now there were no weapons of mass destruction over there [standing ovation]... but Coretta knew and we know that there are weapons of misdirection right down here. Millions without health insurance. Poverty aounds. For war billions more but no more for the poor." -Reverend Dr. Joseph Lowery, at the Coretta Scott King funeral, in front of 4 presidents (including George W. Bush).