An email forwarded to me, that I found rather amusing:
"Last month, a survey was conducted by the U.N. Worldwide.
The only question asked was:

"Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions
to the food shortage in the rest of the world?"

The survey was a HUGE failure.
In Africa they didn't know what "food" meant.
In Eastern Europe they didn't know what "honest" meant.
In Western Europe they didn't know what "shortage" meant.
In China they didn't know what "opinion" meant.
In the Middle East they didn't know what "solution" meant.
In South America they didn't know what "please" meant.
And in the USA they didn't know what "the rest of the world" meant."

Lest anyone forget Karl Rove
The story isn't making as big of a splash as it should, but it sounds like Karl Rove was involved in the whole leak of CIA officer Valerie Plame's identity. Here's a link to the story, note especially how the White House is keeping quiet about it, after they've previously said that whoever was involved would be fired. It's pretty disgusting...as my brother points out, squirming around the definition of "is" when delving into Clinton's sex life is MUCH less important than Rove squirming around the difference of saying someone's name vs. identifying her. See also these articles. I like this line, (my italics added) "In early October 2003, NEWSWEEK reported that immediately after Novak's column appeared in July, Rove called MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews and told him that Wilson's wife was "fair game." But White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters at the time that any suggestion that Rove had played a role in outing Plame was "totally ridiculous." On Oct. 10, McClellan was asked directly if Rove and two other White House aides had ever discussed Valerie Plame with any reporters. McClellan said he had spoken with all three, and "those individuals assured me they were not involved in this."
- posted by dearsirsam @ 12:11 PM