Edgar:
I mean Belafonte. Is he the guy who used to play the bongo drums?
He has been on Civil Rights commisions, has worked with UNICEF and been active in political matters since the late 50s. People who disagree with him will of course claim that a mere singer CAN'T KNOW. To which I reply: bullshit.
If it weren't the truth, it wouldn't be imaginable.
hi, new haven and all; powell as v.p.in 04? as a canadian i suppose i wouldn't mind seeing him as president. as v.p. - depending on who would be president - i think he feels too dutybound. his military background seems to tell him that in the end "he must obey orders" - and that's too bad in my opinion. read somewhere in an autobio(can't recall who said it - going braindead) that "a v.p. is worth a pitcher of spit" -was it harry truman?
John Nance Garner said that the vice-presidency "wasn't worth a bucket of warm spit."
He was generally right, too.
Powell puts on a great show but i fear its all smoke and mirrors choregraphed by Rove and associates.
"This vial could possibly contain anthrax..."
...or it could be a delicious Doritos Ranch-style chip....
...or it could be a puzzle piece....
...or it could be a Post-It note....
Only the administration and Saddam really know..........
hi, pdiddie: thanks for your reply! i agree it should be warm; who would want any stale spit. so long!... and a bucket of it sounds just right.... so long again(it's cold here in eastern ontario - cold spit would freeze upon impact! enough, enough of it....)
What exactly is the difference between "warm" and "stale"?
Here in the South, the two are essentially the same, although I could certainly understand that those in colder climes might interpret "warm" as "fresh". (Yeccch.)
Of course, spit starts out at body temperature, so I presume it's pretty warm to open.
(I'm starting to gross myself out.)
I'm sure that Powell , the West Point graduate does't care what the bongo=player cares about him. Neither do I.
"Warm spit": Could never be cold,'cause the dead don't spit.
"Warm": any temp above ambient
Stale: Not fresh.
It's possible to be both warm and stale. Take a piece of old , hard bread and pop it into a toaster....Result is warm, stale toast.
Reagan was a two bit actor who did politics. What makes a barely talented actor more viable than a singer - one you disparagingly call a bongo player when in fact you probably know Belafonte has never played a bongo? I gues if you exaggerate the negative it enforces the argument against him, is that it?
I like Powell and would like to see him as President in 2008.
I don't like Powell and I hope he never gains elective office.
Here are eight more things we learned from Secretary of State Colin Powell's presentation to the UN security Council:
**Saddam's middle name: Stanley
**Saddam not only has links to Al Qaeda, but also to Al Jolson, Al Franken, Al Kaline, Al Bumbry and Byron Allen
**Many of Saddam's Presidential Palaces have full 18-hole Putt-Putt courses; Saddam's favorite hole is 'The Windmill'
**The phrase Jeorg Du-bia Ba'ush is Arabic for 'spoiled goat cheese'
**The equivalent expression in Iraq for "baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet" is "camel races, falafel, dried figs, and Daewoo"
**Members of the out-of-power Shiite faction are derisively mocked as "Congressional Democrats" by ruling Sunni Ba'athist party
**In an attempt to appeal to the a more youthful demographic, Saddam now refers to 'Weapons of Mass Destruction' as 'Wizzle Masizzle Dizzle' on Iraqi TV
**Saddam wants 'Mother of all Actors' Edward James Olmos to play him in the post-war made-for-TV movie
Is all of that true, PDiddie, or did you just make it up?
Thank you, edgar, but I'm not that creative...
