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Less than six weeks before the election and Danno still can't get away from the dummy thing. Attempts to look seriously at his record have been obscured by Murphy Brown, Doonesbury and a barrage of potato jokes. He's Ronald Reagan without the power; light relief for us drones in the newsroom...
...Ohio and Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Ca.) have attempted to call Quayle and the Council on some of their more egregious actions. Every few months, another newspaper will write a feature about the Council. The facts about Quayle are out there; they just can't compete with his potato-head image...
...than 1,000 interviews into this dismal tale, and she offers her readers some delicious tidbits: Ann in India, ready to stalk tigers in 120 degrees weather, appearing in a wool hunting outfit lined with chinchilla. At a dinner honoring the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, a footman passes potato chips and onion dip with the cocktails. Unfortunately, Braudy's arsenal of adjectives is limited. Families tend to be "wealthy," living in "opulent homes." And there are some unfiltered howlers -- the Duke of "Marlboro," for one. After a while, without the leavening of irony, one begins, intensely, not to care...
...Faith No More's targets are the rich and powerful. In the darkly humorous RV, Patton plays to the hilt a fortysomething couch potato who has made a career of failure. He narrates the sorry soliloquy in a gravelly, hangover-from-hell drone to a bluesy piano and guitar accompaniment. "Besides listening to my belly gurgle/ Ain't much else to do," he groans, then concludes by mumbling, "I think it's time I had a talk with my kids/ I'll just tell 'em what my daddy told me/ You ain't ever gonna amount to nothin...
Conventioneers wandered the brightly decorated aisles, investigating the latest industry developments and tasting chocolates, gummy treats, potato chips and jawbreakers. Many quietly stashed the sugary goodies into pockets, purses and briefcases...