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Bush set August as a goal for getting something done--a nod perhaps to the political calendar and to the fact that in Washington, at least, his own guest-worker visa will expire soon...
...first invited me on when I was just a foulmouthed blogger who ran the gossipy political site Wonkette. As I recall, my first on-air conversation with him was about the Bush twins, or, as I called them, "Jenna and Not-Jenna." Last fall I became a regular guest and took up slightly more serious topics (on my last appearance we talked about Senator John McCain's Baghdad trip and Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani's lack of social graces), but the subjects hardly mattered. I had been invited inside the circle, and to be perfectly honest, I was thrilled...
...vain that I think I brought something unique to the airwaves. In fact, I assume that one reason he had me on was the tantalizing prospect that I might say something scandalous or racy. That, and he and his cronies seemed to enjoy having the occasional guest they could leer...
...random piece of rap slang. (Maybe because older, male media honchos are more conscious of - and thus fixated on - race than gender, much of the coverage of Imus ignored the sexual part of the slur on a show with a locker-room vibe and a mostly male guest list. If Imus had said "niggas" rather than "hos," would his bosses have waited as long...
...reimbursed after an event took place, they can now apply for money before the event and before funding runs out. But not all groups with May events will be able to work out the budget details by March, particularly if they have to coordinate with other outside organizations or guest speakers. Further, this change could just lead to money running out sooner, as every group rushes to submit its application before the pot runs...