Dominck Dunn's column in the new issue of Vanity Fair is devoted to the never-ending Diana, Princess of Wales, inquest. Talk about a litany of hear-say. Today, the London Times reports that a therapist friend of Diana's said that she listened in as Nicholas Soames told her to stay out of the land mines controversy and suggested that Diana's safety might be "in doubt." The therapist apparently assumed that this meant that Mr. Soames, a senior Conservative MP, grandson of Winston Churchill and friend of the Prince of Wales, was threatening Diana's life, when he could just as easily have been warning her that visiting land mines might be dangerous. Or maybe, it was a veiled threat. Who knows, the issue is not as clear to me as it seems to be to those who support Mohammed al Fayed's theory that Prince Philip had Diana killed. The same therapist claims that Prince Philip wrote two nasty notes to Diana, although no such notes have been read into evidence.
In 2003, Israel's then Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said that occupation of the Gaza strip is a bad thing. In fact, the majority of Israelis support a "land for peace" concept. So, you have to forgive them if they were less than moved or surprised by George Bush's demand that the Israeli's give the West Bank, the Golan Heights, the Gaza and East Jerusalem to the Arabs for a Palestinian homeland. Naturally, Bush's suggestions lacked specifics, he is, after all, the "big picture" guy.
Pundits have offered a number of reasons why Hilary Clinton won the New Hampshire Democratic primary--none of the reasons had anything to do with her experience as a Senator or her programs. The more cynical types claim she cried on cue to grab attention. Some suggest that the "iron my shirts" comments angered women who then support Clinton. Karl Rove wrote in the Wall Street Journal that Hilary won because she targeted single women and that she pretended to be more likable. No one seems to consider that voters might like the Clinton platform, or at least have more confidence in her than they do in a newly elected senator who has since the day he took office been running for president. Liz Cox Barrett in the Columbia Journalism review believes that Clinton won because voters hate Chris Matthews who announce her defeat in New Hampshire hours before the polls closed--so voters rushed to the polls to vote against Chris Matthews by voting for Hilary Clinton.
Frankly, a crying Hilary made me cringe.
Did you know that New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson was running for president? Well he was, but he isn't any more.
Spider-Man fans are furious with Marvel Comics for putting an end to Peter Parker's 21-year marriage to Mary Jane Watson. In fact, in the new book, Peter has no memory of Mary Jane at all. Apparently Marvel has regretted the union since 1962, but just figured out how to keep Peter forever young and on the hunt. Sounds like all the men I've dated.
Michael Vick, who does not have a drug problem, has been told that if he participates in a drug program, he could shave enough time off his sentence to be out of the can in time for the 2009 seasons.
Did you know that Sir Edmund Hillary, who in 1953 was the first man to scale Mt. Everest, was still alive? Well, he was, but now he's dead. Hillary died today at the age of 88.
When 18-year-old Josue Herrios-Coronilla crashed his Camaro into a yard, he took off on foot to elude police. Unfortunately, the lad also stepped into some dog doo-doo, leaving tracks that led police directly to him. Yes, alcohol was involved.
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