Mullings by Rich Galen | Issue for December 22,1999

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Peace on Earth?

Friday, December 24, 1999

Was I absent the day it was announced that Seattle has become one of the leading targets for terrorists? Maybe they should, you know, cut down on the amount of caffeine at Starbucks.

Frankfurt am Main and Seattle am Puget. Sister Cities.

If I were the Seattle authorities, I'd be looking for some guy who, upon receiving his first stock options in Microsoft 15 years ago, sold them to put a down payment on a pickup.

All this business about the brightest moon in 133 years: The last time the words, "Hey, look at that moon!" escaped my lips was on the team bus after a soccer game against Livingston High School.

Sainted son, Reed, and I wanted to see if we could, in fact, drive with the lights off but we were outvoted one-to-two.

Legacy Watch: Bill Clinton was on Larry King last night. He is mad at George Stephanopoulos, he is mad at Kenneth Starr, and he is mad at Dick Morris. About Morris, Clinton said, "A lot of the things that he has said he knows downright aren't true and I feel bad for him, because I think you pay a terrible political price when you do that over and over and over again."

And who would know better?

ABC News has not renewed the contract of the Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol (Bush/Quayle Administration) for its Sunday show, but it IS keeping the aforementioned George Stephanopoulos (Clinton/Gore Administration) on.

Sports Illustrated magazine pitched a no-hitter with its article featuring the prose and poetry of Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker whose new middle name should be "Off-His." In the interview, Rocker insulted every known species on the planet. I had not bought a copy of SI in, probably, five years but I bought one yesterday to see what the hoo hah was all about.

As of 10 pm Eastern time last night Braves' owner (and Time-Warner Vice Chairman) Ted Turner had not been heard from. Turner has been known to have some pretty serious brushes with Major League lout-hood in his own right, but Rocker's statements are so egregious one would have thought that, at a minimum, the wife-of might have urged Ted to make a statement. Something along the lines of "He will be released within 24 hours," would have worked.

Ok. It's Christmas and I don't want to be a cyber-Grinch. There are plenty of good things going on.

Politically, we have a dandy race on the Democratic side and what might turn into a real race on the Republican side.

Economically, nearly everyone who wants to work, is working. Goods are flying off the shelves in unprecedented numbers.

Toys 'R Us sold so many toys on its internet site it has had to inform thousands of purchasers they will not be delivered in time for Christmas. Toys 'R Us used e-mail to accomplish that task.

Noise 'R Us, however, delivers on time, every time.

Have a wonderful Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Ramadan or Festivus - whichever suits. I hope you are with your family, as I am with mine. Be well.

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