If you don't already know, future Weekly Jackass Barbra Streisand has a page of her, um, 'statements' (what can I say - she parodies herself...). Her most recent words of wisdom as of this writing refer to Condoleezza Rice as an example of failing upwards (along with John Ashcroft). So, speaking of failing, what exactly has Barbra Streisand accomplished in, oh, the last 20 years?...
Blogging, I've discovered, it not all fun and games. For example, it is my sad duty to report to you that Barney, the White House Dog (or is that the First Dog?), has replaced his Picture of the Day with the Picture of the Week due to an apparent contract dispute....
David Skinner at Galley Slaves disagrees with Jacob Weisberg on the subject of re-reading Tom Wolfe (confession: I recently re-read Bonfire of the Vanities)....
Finally, we move to yet another future Weekly Jackass - Bill Moyers. I missed this news in my glee over the departure of Dan Rather. Moyers is (was) the obscure host of an obscure show on obscure PBS called NOW with Bill Moyers. A typical show consisted of Moyers and some other pretentious blowhard talking about how businessmen were destroying the world with their religious beliefs and capitalistic ideas (not to mention their support for - GASP! - Republicans). You can imagine my grief, then, in finding out that Moyers is leaving to write a book on Lyndon Johnson, his former boss (ANOTHER book on Lyndon Johnson? Oooohhhh, I can't wait). If this doesn't strike you as big news, that's because it isn't. If you can name six people who regularly watch the show - well, then you're hanging out with the wrong people.
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