:: NEWS COCKTAIL aka BlahBlahBlog ::
"Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every day - 23 minutes - and that's supposed to be enough." -Walter Cronkite, RE TV news. The Web has changed that for many, however, and here is an extra dose for your daily news cocktail. This prescription tends to include surveillance and now war-related links, along with the occasional pop culture junk and whatever else seizes my attention as I scan online news sites.:: 1.10.2008 ::
:: Of Blogs & Shrubbery::
Shrub is in Israel helping to generate odd headlines like:
Bush calls for end of 'occupation' of Arab lands
What the...? Here's a great quote from today's press: "Bush reiterated that Palestinians deserve better than a 'Swiss cheese' state."
Making a state out of Swiss Cheese is hard work, uh, and by that I mean work that is hard.. er, I prefer Monterrey Jack. Solid, but soft, too. And you can always just melt the damned stuff anyway...
What the [censored by Blogger] are we going to do w/o Shrub???
Here's an entry from an MSNBC World Blog about a blushing shrub:
JERUSALEM – Whenever a president participates in an event, he's carefully briefed on what's planned. No doubt President Bush was told that when he went to call on Israeli President Shimon Peres at his official residence in Jerusalem, there would be a "children's performance," which was the guidance that was given to the press.
But from the look on Bush's face Wednesday, it seemed he didn't quite expect what he got. Outside the residence, a line of children waving U.S. and Israeli flags sang what sounded like a club remix version of the Hebrew celebratory folk song "Hava Nagilah."
At one point, both Bush and Peres stepped behind the singers. The two men started swaying slightly to the music, but stopped themselves before getting fully carried away. As they moved out of the group, Bush had to duck to avoid a waving flag.
That seemed to be the end of it.
But after the two men moved inside, a young girl appeared and sang "Over the Rainbow" in Hebrew and English. She gave each leader a red rose. Then back-up singers appeared to sing more verses. Then came a dance troupe.
At one point, Peres rid himself of his rose, handing it to one of the performers. Bush tried to follow his lead, but it was too late – the troupe had turned its back to him. So there he stood, looking a bit awkward, blushing deeply and holding the flower.
All in a day's work.
posted by me
:: 6:31:00 PM [+] ::
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