7/22/2004

Family Guy

Filed under: — site admin @ 3:12 pm

I’m a big Family Guy fan. I’m not sure why, but the show has grown like my disgust of Michael Moore over the past few years. That said, Cartoon Network aired what has to be one of the funniest episodes of the series last night titled, “Lethal Weapon“.

In the episode, Quahog is overrun by New Yorkers visiting to see the Fall foliage. At the same time, Lois takes a Tae-Jitsu class where she discovers the ability to kick major ass. Peter uses his wife’s new found ability to drive off the visiting New Yorkers. The show ends in a huge family brawl. Cartoon Network junkies will recognize the ending fight scene being used to advertise the show during the normal CN schedule.

Quotes:
Peter: Look at all the garbage the New Yorkers are dumping on our lawn. The New York Times, New Yorker Magazine, the New York Mets.

(Grabbing Peter’s crotch) Lois: This is mine… this is where my babies come from.

Family Guy: Fight scene

For more stills of this episde, visit this site.

Sandy Berger: The Story Keeps Getting Weirder

Filed under: — site admin @ 8:56 am

… and weirder. It now appears the (free registration required for link)staff at the archives were so suspicious of Berger that they coded the documents they gave him.

All humor aside and speaking as someone who liked Berger (he was one of the few hawks in the Clinton administration), there are several aspects of the story that are worth considering.

First, Berger hasn’t said why he was examining the documents. Why did he need to access them?
Second, the New York Times seems to be trying to bury the story while other media outlets are running with it. You’d think that basic non-partisan curiousity - especially during a lull in the news cycle - would merit front page, above the fold coverage.
Third, Berger’s behavior is just plain odd. Anyone who has ever worked in a store recognizes this type of behavior as that of newbie shoplifters - people who want to steal, know it’s wrong, but are afraid they will get caught.
Fourth, John Kerry wasn’t aware that Berger was under investigation? Kerry isn’t some New Hampshire governor out of the beltway loop. He’s been in the Senate for 20 years. I have had numerous background checks for jobs, he didn’t run any on Berger? This doesn’t bode well for a Kerry presidency - which may explain the second point.

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