Poetry in Motion

[] The Smithsonian National Museum is featuring an exhibit entitled "Hip-Hop Won't Stop: The Beat, The Rhyme, The Life." (USA Today 10/13)

... The Meaningless Noise, The Mindless Repetition, The Gratuitous Profanity, The Atrocious Grammar, The Ostentatious Gold Jewelry, The Tasteless Tattoos, The Dead Cops... "


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[] U-2's Bono hitched a ride last week with Bush on Air Force One. (Cable News Network 10/12)

He was in town to sound mix his latest CD: "He May Be a Douche Bag But He's Our Prez."


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[] Congressman Bob Ney pleads guilty to federal corruption charges. He's the fourth Republican to resign in disgrace this year. (Cable News Network 10/13)

On a brighter note, Bob's now in the running with Cunningham, DeLay and Foley for the coveted Richard Nixon Toxic Pond Scum Trophy.


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[] Mel Gibson told Diane Sawyer that he sprinkled water on his hair so his mug shot "wouldn't look like Nick Nolte's." (ABC News 10/12)

But more like Paris Hilton's.


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[] Pedigree and Good Humor are teaming up to produce an ice cream sandwich for dogs. (Cable News Network 10/12)

Only two flavors at first----My Balls and Kitty Poo.


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[] Madonna has applied to adopt an orphan in Malawai. (AP 10/11)

If she's turned down, she' says she'll buy one from Angelina Jolie.


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[] Kathy Lee Gifford will play Miss Hannigan in "Annie." (Associated Press 10/14)

In the new version, the exploited orphans work in a Taiwanese sweat shop.


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[] Entertainment Tonight's Mary Hart who was first hired in 1982 has been signed for another two years. (USA Today 10/10)

To put her career in perspective, her first interview was Cher with her original face.


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[] Bush and Hastert appeared together at a GOP fund-raiser in Chicago. (Cable News Network 10/12)

Now they're looking for Republican candidates willing to take the dough.


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"The Foley affair is a maraschino cherry atop the Democrats' delectable sundae of Republican miseries."

George Will in the Washington Post


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[] Superbowl officials are asking fans to submit ideas for a 30-second commercial to be aired during the game. (USA Today 10/16)

Anything goes except a wardrobe malfunction.


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[] Harley-Davidson will soon begin selling beef jerkey. (USA Today 10/10)

With plans to add other food items later including hell's angel hair pasta.


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[] New Yorkers were surprised to learn that private planes are allowed to fly freely above the city. (Cable News Network 10/12)

A practice that began back in 1937 when Mayor LaGuardia granted that exemption to Superman.


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[] Republican Senator Christopher Shays compared the Foley scandal to Chappaquiddick "only nobody died." (Cable News Network 10/12)

If you don't count GOP rallying cries of family values, scripture-dipping and gay bashing.


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[] Muslim cabbies in Minneapolis are refusing to pick up passengers carrying alcohol. (USA Today 10/11)

Unless it's in a Molotov cocktail.


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[] Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has teamed with Burger King. (USA Today 10/11)

New menu item: the Double Cheese Heavy Gold Jewelry Whopper.


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[] Young South African babblers emerging from their nests increase survival rates by responding to their parents' calls to the best foraging sites. (USA Today 10/11)

North American Babblers are trained to survive by watching "Live With Regis and Kelly."


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[] After a visit to violence-torn Baghdad, Sen. John Warner concluded that the war in Iraq is "drifting sideways." (Cable News Network 10/10)

Warner hasn't unleashed a shocker like that since he announced he was marrying Liz Taylor.


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[] Top British general in Iraq says, "We've kicked in the door, now it's time to leave." (Cable News Network 10/13)

He's the commander of the elite 108th Bruce Lee-Tony Lama Royal Cavaliers.


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[] US experts have dismissed the idea, believed initially, that the North Korean nuclear test may have been faked. (Associated Press 10/14)

Gives you a sense of security, doesn't it? These guys can't find weapons of mass destruction even when they're there.


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[] Gerald Ford was admitted to the Eisenhower Medical Center for tests. (USA Today 10/13)

Complaining of dizziness, an irregular heartbeat, and an uncontrollable desire to pardon Dennis Hastert.


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