Short Cuts
Friday, January 25, 2002
Breathe deeply, America. Smell the fresh air.
XTRA XTRA: LCom's own Igor Izaleff gets the Editors XTRA plug for his well
written 'HEADS UP!' Staff found the following note from Lucianne as she sped
into the early dawn hours.
XTRA GOOD!: The kind of poll that we don't mind hearing about over and over
again. Will Lester of the Associated Press reports what we don't mind
repeating,
President Bush has such broad-based support that makes him a
tough target for the 2002 Democrat wanna-be's.
And,
the bipartisan Battleground 2002 survey finds
that President Bush is
getting high marks from voters not only on his handling of the war against
terrorism but also on the economy, and Republicans are benefiting from it.
XTRA DUMB: As a public service,
we bring you the following safety messages
from the deadly serious Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch.
XCESSIVE : A quick glance of the board reveals an excessively high number
of threads on the X-prez as well as the XAmerican Taleban John Walker.
Syndicated columnist Paul Greenberg writes: 'The elevator door to the third
floor opens and I
find myself in Bill Clinton's own Graceland.'.
Seems he had to wait a few extra minutes for Skip Rutherford to show the
'inky wretches'
a preview of that library to be built in Arkansas.
XTRA SCOOP: The Xerox Room reveals what the LComStaff (and the 'Gitmo-guys) had on the menu
this morning. We still say that the Xtra servings are under reported.
And while on the subject of food, Steve Dunleavy of the New York Post
writes:
'California Airheads Unfit To Raise Lettuce'.
Our own Oblio is worried 'bout this aritcle found in this mornings Washington
Post:
'Résumé Spamming' Brings an Online Backlash'.
Not to worry, Igor and
Oblio are
guaranteed their Spam supply is safe here at HQ.
Xtra Schtuff: Check out some of these Editor's Xtra reads
-Your pressed for words and time but never articles of interest West Coast
Editor.
Morning Gang: We've researched what the Gitmo Taliban would have had
for breakfast back in the Afghan mountains had we not taken them away and
cleaned them up. Briefly Boiled Haunch of Rat, Grubs on a stick, A small
slice of Sand Pie and two gulps of air. We have tried to reproduce and it's
all waiting for you in the Xerox room. Enjoy.
Requiem for a Blue Light
The Jackals Are Wrong
The charmer and the torturer
Talk Falls, Mariah Fired, America Gets Real
My face-to-face encounter with three bin Laden desperadoes
-- Anonymous, January 25, 2002