Meanwhile, former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer acknowledged in an e-mail to the AP that he had been working for Woods and had decided to withdraw.
The AP gives no reason for Fleischer’s departure, but FoxSports reports that Fleischer “fell on his sword because he felt he was becoming the story": “[...] Having him in behind the curtain gave the impression Woods had something to hide, and that words were being fed to him.”
Two sources in the golf community have told The Post that Ari Fleischer, the former presidential advisor to George W. Bush and the man who was brought in to help repair the steroid-shattered image of Mark McGwire, has been huddling with Woods, plotting a strategy for his return to golf — at the Arnold Palmer Invitational starting March 25 at Bay Hill in Orlando.
First things first: Who knew snowmen could write, let alone make signs that say "Raise New Taxes? When Hell Freezes Over!"? Or that they had such a lame sense of humor?
Or that snowmen were overtaxed?
And where are the snowwomen? Why are they all white? Where's the diversity?
Are they getting compensated for their efforts? Do I detect a scandal brewing?
And they may want to rethink that whole death tax thing, since their cold little life spans are so short.
This group might want to reconsider using the words "common sense" when their best idea is to go to all the time and effort to build a bunch of snowmen with signs to make their point... only to see them melt symbolically away.
According to the survey, commissioned by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Democracy for America, and Credo Action, 56% of Minnesota voters are embarrassed by Bachmann while 29% are proud of her. Another 15% are not sure how they feel about her.
Among Democrats, 87% said they were embarrassed by her, while only 12% of Republicans said they were. Another 58% of Republicans said they were proud of her.
I could tell Michele why people don't like her if only she'd call. Text? E-mail?
In an interview with the St. Cloud Times, Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) is confused about why she's the target of so many Democratic attacks.
Said Bachmann: "I grew up a Democrat in a Democrat family."
Let's start right there. It's Democratic, Michele, not "Democrat". There is no way you couldn't know that using that term is offensive. Hint: This is just one small, teeny tiny, minuscule reason why Democrats don't wanna be your BFF. Okay? Hmm? Good.
My husband and I both worked on Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign. The first time I ever came to Washington was to dance at Walter Mondale's inaugural ball. It was a thrill for my husband and me, and we were both happy to work on behalf of Walter Mondale and Jimmy Carter. We really believed in them when we were in college. So in some ways I don't understand why the Democratic Party would be opposed to me, because I stand for the same values that my parents stood for when we were Democrats."
Via Mediaite, here is John Ziegler's reaction to the Countdown segment, in part. Follow the link for the whole thing, it's well worth it:
First, if Olbermann really had ANY interest in knowing what motivated this (which he asks his not even tangential guest about several times) why didn’t he just ask me about it? If he was afraid I would destroy him in a live interview (which of course I would) why not do one on tape? If he didn’t want to give me the face time, why not at least speak to me off the air?
[...] At one point Olbermann claims that I am motivated (bizarrely, moments after substantiating some of my other inquires of Keene) by “defending a crush.” For the record, my passion for defending Sarah Palin has nothing to do with any of her womanly qualities.
This may shock people, but my defense of her is not even politically based. It is motivated purely by the level of unfairness of the coverage of her. [...]
[...] If he has me on the show to debate Palin-related issues, live, for a full hour, I will pay his favorite charity $100,000, which is more than any profit I am ever likely to make from my film “Media Malpractice.” This offer is 100% real.
Where do I begin? My head is swimming with Zieglerisms.
Let's start with this: The chances of Johnny Z destroying Keith in a live interview-- or anything else for that matter-- is the same as Barbie McLipSchmutz speaking intelligibly. Ain't gonna happen. Ever.
Next: Keith speak to Johnny Z on tape or off air? Has Ziegler seen his own videos? He has no idea how to carry on a rational conversation, so why would Keith bother? Then there's that whole credibility thing, so any attempt at real conversation would be valuable minutes spent that Keith would never get back.
Next: Womanly qualities... I'm not touching that one. Well, maybe a quip about Johnny Z sharing-a-Rich Lowry-suddenly-sitting-up-straight-moment would be fun, but nah... I'll walk away from that one. Not worth the trouble.
Next: This isn't political? Really? It'a all about unfair coverage? The corporate media drooled all over Barbie for months, nearly as much as Lowry did. Not only did they sit up straight, they sat up and begged! It wasn't until Palin's refusal to do interviews-- and then, when she did, she spiraled into drastic Bring'EmToYaInWhatRespectCharlieFail-- that the press balked. She hasn't done herself any favors, Johnny. Delusional much?
And finally: Mr. Z? You'd do better to donate the money and spare yourself any further embarrassment. Think how great it would feel to actually accomplish something.
Yesterday I posted about the absurdity of the Rushpublics' choices to improve the image of their pathetic Party of No One. Things just got a whole lot more absurd:
According to Ben Smith, Sen. John McCain confirmed that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) was invited to be part of the Republican party "rebranding" effort but the group has not heard back from her -- another apparent disconnect between her Washington, D.C. and Anchorage offices.
Nothing says "makeover" like a failed candidate who incited hate speech, whose dubious family values contradict her holier-than-thou preachitude, and who is ultimately responsible for her very own office's inept communication skills.
Rush Limbaugh will be the closing speaker at the major Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) gathering later this month, according to a message distributed to CPAC supporters, further bringing the brash conservative radio host into the forefront of Republican leadership.
A Mecca of sorts for conservatives, CPAC is a forum for political aspirants and activists to make their case to the party faithful. [...]
That Limbaugh would keynote the affair is a telling indication of just how lacking the GOP is for actual elected leadership.
Lacking? How about bankrupt? Desperate? Devoid of? Nonexistent?
Wells Fargo & Co. abruptly canceled Tuesday a pricey Las Vegas casino junket for employees after a torrent of criticism that it was misusing $25 billion in taxpayer bailout money.
The company initially defended the trip after The Associated Press reported it had booked 12 nights beginning Friday at the Wynn Las Vegas and the Encore Las Vegas. But within hours, investigators and lawmakers on Capitol Hill had scorned the bank, and the company canceled.
[...] Previous all-expense-paid trips have included helicopter rides, wine tasting, horseback riding in Puerto Rico and a private Jimmy Buffett concert in the Bahamas for more than 1,000 of the company's top employees and guests.
"In light of the current environment, we have now decided to cancel this event as well," the company said Tuesday night in a news release that also said the it had never planned to use taxpayer bailout money for the trip.
And thus was the sinkhole of a being named George Bush, whose wisenheimer wisdom doth still touch us the way a cattle prod doth evoke agonized mooage; whose erudition was equal to none but that of Carrot Top; and whose repugnance still reverberates as doth that solitary brain wave in Sarah Palin's vacuous skull...
– FRANKS: “President Bush often had to walk like a knowing lion — like a knowing lion, Mr. Speaker, through the chattering of hyenas. … [I]f those critics do not devour themselves in the meantime, Mr. Speaker, they may face the bared teeth of an enemy that will make us all wish the lion still walked among us.”
– PENCE: “I truly believe that this nation owes a debt of gratitude to George W. Bush.”
– KING: “I’m here to say thank you to President Bush for the things that he has done when he’s had his steady hand on the till of leadership, and especially with our national defense.”
At one point, Franks began to tear up when talking about how Bush made the country “brighter” and “more hopeful” for his children. Throughout the 40 minutes, they also compared Bush to Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill.
Let us bow our heads and pray...
Yes, pray, you heareth me correctly; this atheist is resorting to prayer so that we never, ever again haveth another president as loathsome as the wretched George W. Bush. Let that message be echoed from this moment on, so that our children and our children's children can add this particular "knowing lion" to the extinct species list.
She'll be meeting with Henry Kissinger, the former Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize winner; President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia; and Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, according to a campaign official.
Tuesday's trip gives Palin a quick taste of foreign policy before her one-and-only debate Oct. 2nd with Sen. Joseph Biden, the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. [...]
At the U.N. headquarters, Palin will be able to see world leaders address the 192 member states. Among them are President Bush, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.
Those are mighty impressive credentials you got there, Sarah. Now you can say you've met with world leaders without the usual lying.
But psst! Be very, very careful. If anyone asks you how long you met with any of them, or the substance of your dinky little encounters, you're right back to square one.
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