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Thug Emeritus

Monday, March 25, 2002

• TITLE: "Thug Emeritus" I don't even know Mr. Villaraigosa, but he did not do himself any good this weekend.

• "� Saturday Radio Address �" I believe I am correct in saying that this tradition started (if you don't count FDR's Fireside Chats) with President Reagan. Interestingly Mr. Reagan made the most news with one of these mini-speeches when, in 1984, he did the microphone test by saying "My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes."

• "� America Apologizes tours �" From an American Spectator piece by Michael Ledeen:

  [Clinton's] apology for America's role in the African slave trade-a statement so outrageous that it prompted laughter from Uganda's President Museveni-and the failure to respond to South African President Mandela's criticism that we were being too mean to Qaddafi and Castro. Like Carter, Clinton eagerly seizes every opportunity to apologize for the sins attributed to us by our ideological critics.

• "... Carlos Vignali ..." Here is a link to a short summary of Vignali from ABC.com's web page.

• "�o�dos �" Ears, in Spanish.
  
  
          World War II Poster
  

  
  

•     Mullings' Catchy Caption of the Day:
  

  
  
  Nicole Kidman receives a kiss from actor Will Smith as she
  arrives at the Academy Awards ceremony. Kidman is hoping to receive the award for being the Whitest person in the world.

  Photo: Fred Prouser/Reuters ____________________________________________________________________________________