Word: loudnesses
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...might conceivably pull a lever on Tuesday because he or she would miss having a Democrat in the White House. And that includes the folks who would be happy to vote for William Jefferson Clinton for a third term - though the vice president isn't saying that out loud...
...night of the first debate we see a pumped-up Tim Griffin barking orders to his large team of "oppos." Jim Lehrer tosses Gore the question about him having cast doubt on whether Bush has sufficient experience to lead. Gore demurs and parses his response. Griffin leaps into loud action. Within minutes, his team have tracked down an obscure Gore quote buried within the transcript of a lengthy speech. Gotcha! "It directly contradicts what he just said in the debate! He just lied!" crows Griffin. Seconds later Griffin has fed the contradiction to the Associated Press. This is beyond post...
What gives Bush's plea for less partisan bickering its appeal is that the bickering did become personal, thanks to impeachment, and does sound loud, thanks to television. The time when Tip O'Neill argued revenue sharing with Ronald Reagan during the day and drank whiskey with him at night has given way to the city as a sound stage. On cable, every night is fight night where, before you tell the other side your objections to a bill, you're telling Ollie and Geraldo. The camera not only makes it harder to work out the differences, it encourages them...
...from my perspective, has undermined our artistic and political ideal." ("Creative differences" would have sufficed.) Guitarist Tom Morello says the band will survive with 25% less rage and that 29 tracks mastered by rap-rock producer Rick Rubin are ready for the next album. "We'll keep it loud, keep it funky and most definitely rock on." As for the lack of a lead singer, David Lee Roth is still very much available...
Breakfast the next morning at the Hotel Koryo was a treat. Pickled pollack spawn - a brown spiced salty fishy paste - and other delicacies were laid out on the buffet. The room had a mirrored ceiling, a fluorescent painting, two scary ceramic dancing pigs on the buffet table and very loud, saccharine Korean love songs coming over the PA. Guests sat alone in the middle of the room surrounded by six bow-tied waiters...