The joke being whispered around the Democratic Party meeting this weekend is that when Howard Dean thinks of the South, he thinks of New York.On the other hand, he does know where to find the professional victims.
Not sure if it's real, but it sure is funny.
Mark Steyn: On culture front, we're losing war
A trio of itsy-bitsy little stories from the foot of page 27 of your daily paper, if they made it at all. But they're as revealing about the course of the war as anything going on in Iraq. The Germans, in the bad old days when their preferred field of combat was France rather than Fraulein Helga's government-regulated bondage dungeon, used to talk about ''wehrwille'' -- war will. America, Britain, Australia and a select few other countries have demonstrated they can just about muster the ''war will'' on the battlefield. On the broader cultural front, where this war in the end will be won, there's little evidence of any kind of will.But there's sure evidence of a massive fifth column.
And speaking of fifth columns - U.N. chief starts PR offensive. Let's roll, eh Kofi? And he began by claiming credit for the Iraqi elections. Of course, it's little hard to get off to a good start with stuff like Explicit Photos Fan U.N. Sex Scandal:
A scandal about the sexual abuse of Congolese women and children by U.N. officials and peacekeepers intensified Friday with the broadcast of explicit pictures of a French U.N. worker and Congolese girls and his claim that there was a network of pedophiles at the U.N. mission in Congo.I must have missed the snaps on the evening news. I guess no one was wearing panties on their head. But it's not all bad news:
ABC News' "20/20" program showed pictures taken from the computer of a French U.N. transport worker. The hard drive reportedly contained thousands of photos of him with hundreds of girls. In one frame, a tear can be seen rolling down the cheek of a victim.
MUNICH, Germany (AP) - U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton offered support Sunday for reforms to strengthen the United Nations, but also had a world of personal appreciation for U.N. chief Kofi Annan.No word if Bubba is planning to visit the Congo.
"I also thank him for giving my husband a new job," she said, smiling.
But the job scene isn't so rosy for every Donk. They even had to stage a Democrat job fair in Washington:
Clutching leather briefcases packed with resumes and letters of recommendation, young men in suits and women in stockings and heels stood in the rain outside H20, a waterfront nightclub.More sad tales by following the link. My initial reaction was that these folks should get a real job, but then I read the FReepers take on it. Excerpt (lightly edited):
Inside, more lines formed in front of tables, where employers conducted five-minute interviews. Many organizations at the recent Democratic job fair didn't even have jobs to offer, but they came anyway to get names of possible future applicants.
About 1,500 out-of-work Democrats sought jobs from 100 employers. Some had initially been turned away, then put on a wait list to get inside.
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Matt Chiller worked for Rep. Peter Deutsch, a Democrat from South Florida who ran unsuccessfully for the Senate. It has been six weeks since he lost his job.
Now he spends much of his time, unshaven, watching old action movies, including The Great Escape, in his apartment just outside Washington.
He has been on some job interviews, but it hasn't gotten much further. Meantime, Chiller applied for unemployment benefits.
"No one has left the city," he said. "This is what we do. We can't imagine doing anything else."
Customer: "I'd like an order of fries with that."Call it the "chilling effect" of real employment.
Donk Clerk: "Are you sure you want fries? They are bad for you and for the environment."
Customer: "Say what?"
Manager: "You're fired!"
Donk Clerk:"You're violating my right to free speech!"
