how to deal with the people
Kennedy is always running or busy working in some office. I remember one particular custom. I’ll never forget it. Or forgive me.
90’s. Democratic convention in Chicago. I’m Mayor David Dinkins’ date. Summer time. Everyone sweating. Boiling hot. Because who cares about Chicago or the Democratic Party, my cotton designer dress was nice and chic, but it was old.
David introduced me to Kathleen, the daughter of Robert and Ethel Kennedy. She was the lieutenant governor of Maryland, named after Kennedy Townsend. Another member of the clan whose entire career has been spent running toward another election.
I’m deathly sweet and charming. She – who had never seen me before, looked at me – and I still remember precisely the first words she said to me. I’m sure it’s etched in my stomach right now. That’s exactly what this forked tongue lashing was aimed at me. I will quote her verbatim.
“Are you still wearing that stupid thing? Is that an old dress from a long time ago? I had one once. Same thing. It was made by a designer, but I threw it away a long time ago.”
Gag order
Question: Why is there always a squadron of creatures hovering behind the designated screecher or whoever grabs the microphone, frozen and bug-eyed and spitting into the TV microphone? why?
Where did this chorus of extras come from? When you’re not using your phone, the loosely connected background people keep nodding “yes” to anything that means speaker sputtering. They keep nodding “yes” long after the speaker has gone to inhale the warm, room-temperature tuna salad left over from another fundraiser.
house hunter
Giuliani. Although he faces a hefty bill in Georgia, he doesn’t have $148 million on hand. Sotheby’s sold the Lenox Hill apartment, which his lawyer said was valued at $5 million. It will take some time as it is on sale. But creditors are coming for more of the mayor’s real estate. He said he needed his Palm Beach property for podcasting, avoided renting a recording studio, and used “sound business judgment” to maintain his $3.5 million condo in order to “increase broadcast revenue.” He said there was.
I have no choice but to
Today I offer a nugget of wisdom. Please be careful as there are only a few left.
Definition of a progressive: “A Democrat who has given up all hope of becoming a capitalist.”
Guest list has ended
thief? robbery? They are amateurs compared to politicians. I first met Hillary in 1993. As first lady, she was hosting a lunch at the White House. This was shortly after Donald married Marla. And everything – everything Hillary wanted. all –I wanted to ask about the wedding. Who was there, what did Donald say, etc.
Time moves on in divorce and politics. She’s beating him up now.
Ryan Gosling stars in “The Fall Guy.” Co-stars Emily Blunt and Hannah Waddingham.
Gosling: “Ever since the action-adventure TV show Young Hercules, we’ve had stuntmen. It’s always this weird dynamic where they do all the heavy lifting and then we hide and pretend we did it. It’s made actors movie stars forever. Some of our favorite scenes in movies were created by stuntmen.”
wonderful. Let’s paste some into the campaign trail. You could even put Mortimer Snerd in the White House.
But it’s not just New York, kids, it’s not just New York.
