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...Gore is on a boat, and I have fled up the coast to Santa Barbara, figuring the best way to clear my head in a hurry was to get out of L.A. and onto neutral ground. It's working a little too well - the Democratic convention is quickly receding into a small box in my memory, and in my fatigued and malnourished state I sometimes think I dreamed the whole thing. On Monday, the newsmagazine covers will feature non-political faces again. Tiger Woods will have won the PGA Championship again. And the only thing left over from Los Angeles...
...name of research, I decided to muster up one more night of sleep deprivation and take a sample of my demographic near-peers in Santa Barbara bustling college-bar scene. Politics, let's just say, is not a popular topic of conversation. A gaggle of women I approached clearly thought I was some kind of stalker. The conventions? Yeah, right. No, we didn't watch, and get away from us, you weirdo. Those who took me seriously, however, suggested that Clinton fatigue will not be much of a problem for the vice president...
...Sorvino, Bianca Jagger, Joe Piscopo, Camryn Manheim, Mila Jovovich, Ray Liotta and half the cast of "The West Wing," who rushed over from the Warner Bros. set after taping their show. Real politicos on hand included Donna Shalala (how she loved the celebs!), Chris Cuomo, Bob Kerrey, Tom Harkin, Barbara Boxer, Lynda Bird Johnson and Chuck Robb, the Kennedys and a Lawford or two, as well as model Christie Brinkley, fresh from casting her vote to nominate Al Gore as part of the New York delegation. There were newsies/talk show hosts too, like Bill Maher of "Politically Incorrect," Jon Stewart...
After W.'s acceptance speech last week, when there was pandemonium on the stage, President Bush made a point to stay seated, away from the camera epicenter, and swap old stories with his pal, former Senator Alan Simpson. "When we went back to our hotel suite, Barbara and I did something we never do," he said. "We had a drink after dinner. A glass of red wine...
...Says Barbara: "I think he already eats...