Socks the Cat has Terminal Illness

17-year-old Socks the cat, the former head “pussy” of the White House, is laid up in bed with cancer and not doing too good. Socks is currently living with Betty Currie, who used to be Bill Clinton’s personal secretary, in Maryland. A family friend said Socks’ days are numbered. The friend also said that the vet was willing to put Socks on feeding tubes, but the Currie family decided he was too old for that mess.
more HERE

Most Outrageous Media Comments of 2008

With attacks on autistic children, the poor, and HIV-positive basketball star Magic Johnson, talking heads showed that nobody was safe in 2008, no matter how unfounded and unseemly the smear.
Progressive politicians, particularly Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton and President-elect Barack Obama, were also targets. Obama was called everything from a “pussy” (Don Imus), to a “steamy crap sandwich” (Chris Krok). One commentator said Obama “fits the stereotype blacks once labeled as an Oreo — a black on the outside, a white on the inside” (John McLaughlin), while others associated him with the Antichrist (Bill Cunningham, Chris Baker, Brian Sussman, others). Michelle Obama was also targeted, being described, among other things, as “Kim Jong-Il dressed up with a bit of Oprah Winfrey dressing” (Mark Steyn). MSNBC’s Chris Matthews said Clinton’s success is attributable not to her merit, but to the fact that “her husband messed around.”
The list of offenses to women, minorities, gays and lesbians, immigrants, and others in 2008 is a long one, but HERE are some of the standouts

Elvis Costello Hosts Talk Show

Elvis Costello: Former new wave icon. Tin Pan Alley crooner. Occasional bit-part actor. Husband of a sexy jazz-pop chanteuse. And now… chat show host! Spectacle: Elvis Costello With… premieres on The Sundance Channel on Wednesday, December 3 at 9 p.m. Produced by Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish, the 13-part series is basically a combination of Inside the Actors Studio and VH1 Storytellers, with interview segments and live performances. Guests include Sir Elton himself, Lou Reed, The Police, She and Him, and Bill Clinton, hopefully leaving his sax at home.

The Trouble with Bill

Bill Clinton’s postpresidential life as a globe-trotting philanthropist, business consultant and speech-giver poses the highest hurdle for Mrs. Clinton to overcome if President-elect Barack Obama chooses to nominate her as secretary of state, according to aides of the Clintons and Mr. Obama. The Obama transition team is focused on the wide array of Mr. Clinton’s postpresidential activities, some details of which have not been made public. This list includes the identity of most of the donors to his foundation, the source of some of his speaking fees — he has earned as much as $425,000 for a one-hour speech.
The vetting of Mr. Clinton’s myriad philanthropic and business dealings is “complicated, and it may be the complications that are causing hesitation on both sides,”
Mr. Obama will not formally offer her the job unless he was satisfied that there would be no conflicts posed by Mr. Clinton’s activities abroad.
New York Times report HERE