Mullings A Political Cyber Column By Rich Galen

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I've Grown Accustomed to Her Space

Monday September 18, 2000

More Wen Ho Lee: Bill Clinton, forgetting for a moment that Janet Reno has, because of her rulings on outside counsels has single-handedly kept him; and Hillary; and Al out of court, said he had "concerns" about the prosecution. Here's a suggestion for the White House: Pick up the phone and call (505) 830-2011 which is the phone number at the campaign headquarters of John J. Kelly.

John J. Kelly is:
  (a) President Clinton's former college buddy from his Georgetown
       days;
  (b) Was the U.S. prosecutor (appointed by Janet Reno) who
       originally brought the charges against Lee, and;
  (c) Is now running for Congress in New Mexico against Republican
       (and Mullings fave) Heather Wilson.

Clinton should call Kelly and ask him whether:
  (a) As U.S. District Court Judge James Parker intimated
       in his scathing comments, Kelly confused stealing the
       super-secret nuclear warhead data known as W88 with
       borrowing some WD-40;
  (b) Whether he consulted with Energy Secretary (and former
       NM Congressman) Bill Richardson or anyone in direct
       contact with Richardson, and;
  (c) What he thinks about the 58 felony counts which Kelly brought
       and the government dropped as part of the plea bargain.

While Big Time Political Pundits and other life forms whose natural habitat is Your Nation's Capital are wringing their hands over the state of the Presidential campaign, even the NY Times' Adam Clymer (with whom an argument should not have been started because his boss buys his ink by the barrel) said in Sunday's editions " �despite the post-convention trend in Mr. Gore's favor, enough states are either tossups or held so narrowly that the race remains fiercely competitive."

From Dick Polman's analysis in Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer, "Turning this race into a steel-cage death match two months away from the election makes no sense," said Rich Galen, a former Newt Gingrich aide and strong Bush backer �"Look," Galen said, finding the silver lining, "sometimes a campaign just goes into a slump, like a sports team. And it won't stay in a slump for another two months. This is still a toss-up."

Galen and Clymer. Two consensus Major Leaguers.

In the Lazio-Rodham-Clinton-Rodham debate the New York Femachine made a huge deal about Lazio walking across the stage to present Hillary with a pledge against soft money. "He got in her space," was the whine du jour.

Two words: Puh-Leeze.

The Rodham-Clinton-Rodham team has been waiting for over a year to proclaim poor Hillary the victim in this race. If Hillary ever actually traveled down any sidewalk in midtown New York without the benefit of a dozen Secret Service Agents clearing her path, she would understand the meaning of someone being in her space.

Here's being in Hillary's space: Double booking the Lincoln Bedroom.

The Gore-Lieberman campaign, has played wink-wink-nod-nod with the Hollywood crowd for the past month. "We've GOT to say this stuff," the Gore people are assuring them in literal stage whispers. "But don't worry about Lieberman. Al will be making the decisions and you'll be fine. Gimme the check."

Over the weekend on one of the 2,357 channels we now get on our cable system there was a 1937 Hopalong Cassidy movie titled, "Texas Trail." It was rated TV-PG for violence. Let me get this straight: Hoppy, Lucky and Windy get a Parental Guidance, and Eminem gets prime time television exposure. Another government idea run amok.

To take a peek at Hoppy and Gabby pictures as well as the Mullings "Catch Caption of the Day" AND Brandi Chastain's famous no-jersey photo from the 1999 women's World Cup final, go here.

I admit I watched at least as much of the USA-China women's soccer game as I did the Sunday news shows. I didn't think there was much of a chance that Tim Russert would pull off his shirt at the end of his show - or, if he did, that I would want to see it.

Candygram for Mongo: These are true. The other day, walking through the airport in Baltimore I heard a page for "Major Jack Hoddy." I immediately thought that would make him a Major Hoddy but it wasn't, in and of itself, Mullworthy. However over the next couple of days I heard the following: At Washington Reagan Airport a page for "Mr. House. Mr. Maxwell House." Then sitting on an airplane a woman said into her cell phone, "please tell him that Candy Graham called."

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Copyright © 2000 Richard A. Galen

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