Death of a Newspaper

Blog Interrupted...

2008-12-11T16:57:00.000-08:00

Yup, that's right folks. 'Tis the season to be too busy to blog at the moment. Stay tuned for more in 2009...

A message to GM: Kill the Hummer, please!

2008-11-19T08:21:00.001-08:00

I'm not going to pretend to know whether we should or should not bail-out GM.... All I know is that I hated seeing Hummers on the road and never thought GM should have been making them. Funny, I don't see as many Hummers around Redding these days. I wonder why? Perhaps it's the fact they get about 4 miles to the gallon?

As GM executives head to the Hill for a second day of bail-out discussions, I am left wondering whether GM should be "rewarded" for greed, hedonism and ineptitude? Should GM be rewarded for completely being unprepared for the rise in gasoline prices and increase demand for hybrid cars? My knee-jerk reaction is "no," GM should not be rewarded for greed and for keeping their heads buried in the sand.

But at the same time, I'd be an idiot to think that the the fall-out from NOT assisting GM would be anything that this country needs right now, either.

And if Congress does decide to bail-out GM, all I can say is that GM better not make any more Hummers, or I'll be really, really pissed off seeing my tax dollars going towards Hummers!!!

Thus, my quandary. I don't have the answers.... But I suggest these good reads instead:

1. GM, Driven to the Brink. New York Times article, Sunday, October 26, 2008.

2. The Automotive Bail-Out, Asking the Wrong Questions. A nice piece from Cafe de Mello, a fellow Redding blogger.

3. Detroit Chiefs Back on Hill for 2nd Day, NYTimes, 11/19/08.

4. A Sea of Unwanted Imported, NYTimes, 11/19/08

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An interesting read over yonder on Really Redding...

2008-11-18T08:44:00.001-08:00

For those of you who may have missed this Really Redding article yesterday, I will re-post it here: "Record Searchlight abandons any hint of journalistic integrity."

I am not going to comment on either the original Record Searchlight article, or this article from Really Redding. Why? Well, because I don't read the Sunday Record Searchlight anymore, and I did not read the original article.

However, I am glad to see that Really Redding is fiercely opinionated, and willing to share his/her views with us about this issue. Right on! Thank you!

A very moving Campoon....

2008-11-11T09:07:00.000-08:00

Philbert the Campoon, our Almost-Esteemed-Emperor of Redding, has a new and very moving cartoon over yonder on Food for Thought ... Check it out!

Image Source: Google.

Speaking of family values...

2008-11-08T09:45:00.000-08:00

I'm still trying to digest the fact that several members of my immediate family voted for McCain/Palin due to Sarah Palin's "pro-life" stance. This doesn't sit well with me, for a myriad of reasons. Here's a Newsweek article written by Jacob Weisberg entitled "What Happened to Family Values?" that summarizes my discomfort with the hypocrisy of throwing Palin on the McCain ticket because she is "pro-life." As Weisberg states, "Palin's pro-life extremism is as ethically flawed as it is politically damaging to the GOP." And I'll leave it at that for now, until my family members are sitting around the turkey on Thanksgiving. Please pass the cranberry sauce.... Thanks! ;-)

Great quote from Jacob Weisberg's article here:
"Forget the 'Juno' scenario—in the real world, few unwed mothers give up their babies for adoption. If you do not allow teenage girls who accidentally become pregnant to have abortions, you are demanding that they either raise their children as single mothers or that they marry in shotgun weddings. By the numbers, neither alternative is promising. Unmarried teenage moms seldom get much financial or emotional support from the fathers of their babies. They tend to drop out of high school, go on the dole and are prone to lives of poverty, frustration and disorder. Only 2 percent of them make it through college by the age of 30. The Bristol Palin option doesn't promote family happiness, stability or traditional structure, either. Of women under 18 who marry, whether because of pregnancy or not, nearly half divorce within 10 years, double the rate for those who wait until they're 25."

Photo Source: Hollywood Celebs' Gossip.

Au revoir, Sarah Palin!

2008-11-06T06:45:00.000-08:00

Apparently Sarah Palin and the Palin Bunch have returned home to govern/mis-manage Alaska...

The real question is what will Sarah Palin do now that she helped John McCain lose his last chance for the White House?

I'm thinking there will soon be a new reality t.v. series soon called "Palin Place."

Or maybe there will be a new cartoon for young girls called "Caribou Barbie," in which young girls are taught to enter beauty competitions at a young age and then spend years trying out different colleges. The cartoon would also promote teen sex, and promote teenagers having babies out of wedlock, and imposing wedlock upon teenagers once they give birth.

Or maybe Sarah Palin will be able to replace Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live and will keep doing impersonations of herself as Caribou Barbie. Let's face it, Sarah Palin is way more Hollywood than Washington, D.C....

Also, stay tuned for Sarah Palin's book about running for Vice President. She's still working on the title. Any suggestions? How about: "Golly gee, I was almost Vice President. Wow!" Or maybe "Only One Heartbeat Away."

Still can't get enough of Sarah Palin? Here's one more hilarious spoof on "President Sarah Palin." Double-click on the items on the wall and on her desk, including the pictures on the wall, the lights on the wall, the college "degree" on the wall, the bridge to nowhere, her desk, the red phone, the photos behind her and the paper shredder. Also note the oil rigs outside her window, as well as the dinasaurs.... Too funny!!!

God Bless America, and thank God Sarah Palin did not make it near the White House... this time.

Image Source: Google.

Al Franken and the Counting Recounters Who Count Them...

2008-11-05T12:30:00.000-08:00

Just in case you're wondering, Al Franken's race for the Senate is too close to call in Minnesota, and Al Franken is now calling for a counting of the recounts who count and recount them....

In the mean time, read his books:

1. I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!: Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley (Dell Books, 1992) ISBN 0-440-50470-8

2. Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations (Delacorte Press, 1996) ISBN 0-385-31474-4

3. Why Not Me? (Delacorte Press, 1999) a parody-journal of the fictional “Franken campaign” for President ISBN 0-385-31809-X

4. Oh, the Things I Know! A Guide to Success, or Failing That, Happiness (Plume Books, 2003) ISBN 0-452-28450-3

5. Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right (Dutton Books, 2003) ISBN 0-525-94764-7

6. The Truth (with jokes) (Dutton Books, 2005) ISBN 0-525-94906-2.

Image Source: Patriotroom.com.

Signed, Sealed, Delivered... Hopefully!

2008-11-04T08:00:00.000-08:00

I've got a serious CNN/Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash hangover today.... So I'm going to keep things simple, and just play you a song I heard on t.v. last night ;-) Here's Stevie Wonder's "Sign, Sealed, Delivered." Original version of the song here. One more version of the song here, which includes the after-party with Stevie Wonder himself.

But speaking of CNN, here's what Karl Rove/Bush's Brain has to say about Obama's pending electoral landslide victory...

Image Source: Wikipedia.

Remember to Write-In Philbert the Campoon!

2008-11-03T09:54:00.000-08:00

I've filled out my absentee ballot, and yes, I wrote Philbert in for City Council with my waxy crayon of democracy. I was just going to throw that second vote away, anyway! Remember to vote often today and tomorrow!

Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin (Fey) address the Nation on QVC

2008-11-02T09:51:00.000-08:00

Senator McCain appeared with Tina Fey on QVC last night (aka Saturday Night Live). If this isn't a total admission of defeat, I'm not sure what is... It appears to be over for Senator McCain. But luckily we can all order a Palin for President in 2012 t-shirt from QVC.

Get your Palin for President pins here on Zazzle.com.

Barack Obama Half-Hour Variety Show!

2008-10-29T09:40:00.000-07:00

My cell phone was ringing off the hook last night. First the call from my friend in the midwest asking me if I'd seen the Barack Obama Half-Hour Variety Show yet. Of course, it was early, and I had not.

He said he was moved to tears, but still scared shitless McCain would sneak through on electoral votes. His main fear is that folks won't be able to vote for a "black guy." I kid you not. That's what he's worried about. And all I can say is that I don't understand this underlying rascism in America. And I hope and pray that a black man and his family become our first black family in the White House, and that we as a nation can move one giant leap forward towards becoming a nation of individuals defined by equality and merit, and away from a nation of individuals defined by skin color. And I'll leave it at that for now....

Then my Mom called from Texas. I won't go into the details of the conversation, other than she picked Obama out of the crowd two years ago and has held steady to her convictions ever since. Alas, she's a displaced Yankee in Texas, where one of her life-long southern belle friends "won't vote for that black guy." So there you have it. Maybe my friend from the midwest is right after all... We shall see what happens on Tuesday.

And finally, in answer to the late night message on my cell phone from the friend who appears to still be voting for Palin/McCain, the answer is: "Yes, of course I was moved by the Barack Obama Half-Hour Variety Show, you idiot! How could I not be moved by that brilliant performance???" Snark! ;-p

And speaking of voting for John McCain, did you guys catch McCain's Larry King interview last night when he stated that he is "uplifted" by Sarah Palin. Holy cow! Was that a freudian slip or what? Gees. Keep it clean, Mr. McCain! Please don't get all hot and bothered by Sarah Palin in front of millions of Americans!! Chrissake, take it easy on that Viagra!

Here's the full interview Larry King interview here.

Here's the real 1/2 Hour Obama infomorcial in which Barack Obama "talks like an angel whispering in our ears" [to quote Tina Fey].

Here's the Saturday Night Live version of the Obama Variety Show.

And here is John McCain talking like a "garbage truck unloading at a landfill" on Larry King Live [another quote from Tina Fey].

And here is some brilliant "Palin Poetry" from Politico.com.

And to quote Philbert, remember to Vote Early and Vote Often! Thanks!

GooooooOBama!!!

Image Source: Google.

Get y'er Campaign 2008 Halloween Masks here!

2008-10-29T08:13:00.001-07:00

I love Election Year Halloween!

Get y'er Campaign 2008 Halloween Masks here from the Chicago Tribune:

Want to frighten your neo-con friends?
Send chills down a liberal's spine?
Just in time for the scary season,
collect the exclusive 4-part Campaign 2008
Halloween Masks from HeadCandy cartoonist Rick Tuma.
1. Download the PDF below.
2. Print it out on a color printer.
3. Follow the instructions.
4. Terrify the Republican/Democrat/Green Party/Swing Voting constituent of your choice.

First up, Gov. Sarah Palin.
> Download Palin Mask Here < or here.

Also, get your McCain mask here on BuyCostumes.com.

Barack Obama paper mask here.

Joe Biden paper mask here.

Image Source: McCain Paper Mask, courtesy of BuyCostumes.com.

Assassination Attempt Thwarted by Red-Neck In-Breeding...

2008-10-27T15:11:00.001-07:00

This just in from Reuters moments ago. It appears that a vague assasination attempt on Senator Obama's life in Tennessee was thwarted by red-neck in-breeding: "An official from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said police found the men in the Jackson, Tennessee area with a number of guns, including a sawed-off shotgun, in their car."

"They wanted to go to a place where they could shoot as many non-Caucasian as they could," the official said, noting that the men first planned to rob a gun dealer. "They also had a plot to assassinate Sen. Obama."

Right. And I'm sure that they would have gotten really close to him with that sawed-off shotgun... What a bunch of hill billy's.

Image Source: Google.com.

Big Bad Barbie Doll...

2008-10-24T08:20:00.000-07:00

I don't usually play music on this particular blog station. But I keep hearing this song by Berkley Hart called "Big Bad Barbie Doll" on Jefferson Pubic Radio's Open Air. I'm sure it has nothing to do with Caribou Barbie, and has everything to do with the fact that Berkley Hart will be coming to Redding on November 14th and performing at Bernie's Guitar. Right on! See you all at the show!

Don't forget to Vote Barbie for President!

Also included with Barbie for President doll:
Bible to thump
Downs Syndrome Baby prop to be passed around for the camera
Assortment of rifles
Polar Bear rug
Books to burn
AIP membership card
Payoffs from various special interest groups

Just pull the string and listen to her talk a lot but say nothing!

Image Source: DemocraticUnderground.com.

Go ahead, make my day, Vote for McCain/Palin!

2008-10-23T06:45:00.001-07:00

A friend of mine keeps reminding me that he's going to vote for McCain/Palin on November 4th. Of course, when he says that, I momentarily stop breathing and my mind goes blank. Speechless, I just give him a quizzical look wondering what in the world would prompt him to do that.... [Of course, now I'm beginning to suspect he is a closet Rush Limbaugh fanatic.]

Then, slowly, as the blood starts flowing again around my cerebral cortex, I remember that it really doesn't matter if he votes for McCain/Palin because Obama/Biden are going to "win" California on November 4th. It's a done deal. So, go ahead, vote for McCain/Palin my friend. Put da "Mavericks" in da House. What do I care? ;-)

But, more importantly, what I do care about is whether you're going to vote for Wally Herger. But I'll leave that debate for another day... Until then, please read Doni Greenberg's excellent column today on Food for Thought: Wally’s all washed up and ready to go. And then vote for Jeff Morris, my friend. Thank you.

Image Source: Anatomy of the Modern Republican Brain. Socialist Brain of a Liberal Democrat.

Wikipedia Revisited....

2008-10-22T06:48:00.000-07:00

Greetings, comrades. We here at Death of a Newspaper would like to take this opportunity to evaluate the Record Searchlight Wikipedia entry on a monthly basis.

The last time we looked at it, there were still multiple journalists [who had been fired] listed as employed at the Record Searchlight.

This time we'd like to focus on circulation numbers, and the actual PAID staff versus "volunteers."

But, since all my embedded spies and embedded whackjobs, such as Philbert, have left the Record Searchlight building in straight jackets, I need your help to edit the Wikipedia entry.

Here goes:

Introduction

The Redding Record Searchlight is an award-winning newspaper serving Redding, California. It has a daily circulation of about 44,000 and hosts Redding's #1 news only news website.

[Our view: Um, when was the last time the Record Searchlight won an award under Silas Lyons' tutelage? Daily circulation of 44,000??? Yeah right!]

Going beyond news
The Record Searchlight pays special attention to Redding's rapid growth and ever changing economy. It is known for fundraising for victims of natural disasters, soldiers in Iraq and other problems around the nation and world. Every year the Record Searchlight sponsors dozens of events and activities in the community, including the regional spelling bee. It is known for being a biased news organization, though the local populace cannot decide whether the bias is liberal or conservative.

[Our view: Um, I did not edit that last sentence. I don't have a Wikipedia account. That was already in there, I swear!]

Public opinions
The Record Searchlight, and Redding.com, receives a lot of opinions, letters to the editor, blogs, Q&A pages, and comments about articles on Redding.com every day. However, the opinion section generally degrades into virtual screaming matches between local comment submitters.

[Our view: Ditto on that last sentence. Must have been some other prankster.]

Partnership with KRCR-TV
The Record Searchlight has an extremely limited partnership with KRCR-TV News Channel 7, the ABC affiliate for Northern California. Both news organizations highly advertise each other and E.W. Scripps, the parent company of the Record Searchlight, might buy KRCR-TV in the near future, creating a very dominant news department for a medium-small market, creating more circulation, an expanded website, and wider coverage with KRCR-TV.

[Our view: Huh? This must be an inside story of some sort.]

Staff
"News" Reporters
Tim Hearden
Ryan Sabalow
David Benda
Scott Mobley
Constance Dillon
Kimberly Ross
Jim Schultz
Dylan Darling
Suzy Renaud

Weather
Scott Mobley

Sports
Aaron Williams
John Ryan
Jeffrey Jen

Photography
Andreas Fuhrmann

Features
Damon Arthur, Features Editor

Columnists
David Benda
Aaron Williams
John Ryan
Jeffrey Jen
Laura Christman, Home & Garden Editor
Bob Williams

Online Bloggers
Larry Watters
Chloe Winston
Kelsey O'Brien
Missy McArthur
Kalib Sumter
David Benda
Dottie Smith

Our view: So, does Bruce Ross work at the Record Searchlight any more? His name does not appear on the staff list. Maybe he deleted his name himself? And I guess Marc Beauchamp is no longer considered an "on-line" blogger? And poor Andreas, he must be doing all the photography work for the entire newspaper by himself.

Image Source: Google.

Put the Mavericks in Da House...

2008-10-21T07:49:00.000-07:00

There is a line in the Saturday Night Live "Palin Rap" that states "All the mavericks in da house, put your hands up..." That line just about kills me.

So here are the Dallas Mavericks dancers... Maybe we can put all of them in Da White House as well. Yee ha!!

More Dallas Mavericks dancers here and here. Enjoy.

Oh yeah, and then there is the basketball team.

And here is "Maverick No More" if you want to get serious for a moment.

Image Source: Google.

Live on Saturday Night: Sarah Palin in the flesh !

2008-10-19T09:13:00.000-07:00

I went over to my eighty year old neighbor's house last night to watch the belated 4th of July fireworks... My neighbor had the inside scoop that Sarah Palin was going to be on Saturday Night Live. I had no idea my neighbor was a Saturday Night Live fan, and when I told her that, she said that she "only watches it when Tina Fey is on." Right on!!! As you can tell, there's a very good reason she and I are buds and will be going to see W later today. I just hope I'm as feisty as her when I'm 80.

So, check it out, Sarah Palin's first official press conference on Saturday Night Live here...

Oh my god, and don't miss The Palin Rap.... Saturday Night Live is killing me!

Again, I have nothing against Sarah Palin personally, other than the fact I really, really want her to stay in Alaska and stay the hell away from running MY favorite country. May God Bless America, amen.

But in the mean time, I'll be perfecting my Caribou Barbie Halloween Costume... ;-) Stay tuned.

Get your Caribou Barbie t-shirts here.

The Politics of Cleavage

2008-10-18T16:00:00.000-07:00

I bought my "Women for Obama" button on the streets of San Francisco a few weeks ago, and I've been wearing it with pride ever since. It's just that, well, um, I've been wearing it sort of at mid-center, cleavage level, if you get my mid-drift. So far this method of "informal polling" of the general voting public has resulted in a 100% positive response, mostly amongst the male gender. It's also be a reminder as to what the male species is actually looking at when any women walks into a room. Dang girlfriends, it's been amazing how fast I've been hearing "hey, I like your button!" blurted out. We're talking nano-nano-seconds! So ladies, the moral of this little story is that it's time to start wearing your Obama/Biden buttons where they will result in the most "bang for the buck," so to speak, amongst the general voting public. Amen, sistas!

Get your buttons here at the Shasta County Democratic headquarters on Bechelli Lane....

Or here, or here, or here....

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W. - The Movie

2008-10-17T08:30:00.000-07:00

The new Oliver Stone movie W. starts today at Prime Cinemas in Anderson. Today's show times are 12:40, 3:50, 7:20 and 10:15 pm.

Here's the trailer.

Here's the W. Mashup contest page.

Here's Oliver Stone's MySpace page.

And of course, here's some information about the sound track. The W. soundtrack includes:

• Paul Cantelon, "War Introduction" From The W. Original Film Score

• Collegians Male Chorus, "The Whiffenpoof Song"
• Roy Orbison, "Claudette"

• Alan Jackson, "Chattahoochee"

• Hank Thompson, "Shot Gun Boogie"

• Paul Cantelon, "Bayou" From The W. Original Film Score

• Willie Nelson, "Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys"

• Freddy Fender, "Wasted Days And Wasted Nights"

• Paul Cantelon, "Delta Waltz" From The W. Original Film Score • Dick James, "Robin Hood"
• Gene Autry, "Deep In The Heart Of Texas"

• Paul Cantelon, "The Differencemaker" From The W. Original Film Score

• Eddy Arnold, "What A Wonderful World"

• Mitch Miller, "Yellow Rose Of Texas"
• Paul Cantelon, "War" From The W. Original Film Score

• Blackwood Brothers, "I’m Winging My Way Back To Home"

• Bob Dylan, "With God On Our Side"

Live on Thursday Night - It's Saturday Night Live!

2008-10-17T07:39:00.001-07:00

I confess that I missed the final Presidential debate on Wednesday night.

But now that I've watched the SNL Live on Thursday Night re-cap of it, I feel fully informed.

Don't miss the "Joe the Plumber" skit, as well as the "Crazy McCain Rally Lady." Great stuff!!!

Image Source: Google.

McCain on Letterman last night...

2008-10-17T07:08:00.000-07:00

I did not know that Senator John McCain was going to make an appearance on David Letterman last night. But thanks to Cafe Blog, I was able to catch an insightful and eloquent review of McCain's appearance. I would place this entry from Cafe Blog called "Elect John McCain Weasel in Chief" on your list of "must reads" for today.

Here's the link to the David Letterman show last night. McCain attempts to say he can "relate" to Joe the Plumber from Ohio... Ha! That is hilarious! So, in what way can McCain relate to Joe the Plumber? Does Joe also have seven houses that he can't quite remember where they're located as well?

Also, good article here on the LA Times blog.

Also, watch David Letterman react to McCain bailing on him back in September. Great stuff.

P.S. I have no idea who is writing Cafe Blog, but whoever you are, I am really enjoying it! And I'm ready to buy your book, God is a Rubber Duck! ;-)

Image Source: Google.

Philbert to appear on T.V. debate....

2008-10-15T07:48:00.001-07:00

According to my "inside" sources [which are inside my head], the legendary but ever elusive Philbert D. Cartoonist will be appearing in his big purple undies at the upcoming Redding City Council debates that will be broadcast on Thursday evening, October 16th, on Channel 11 and Channel 9.

Philbert will be demonstrating his big purple political platform (aka BPPP) in which he proves "The Emperor Has No Clothes."

Tune in. Should be quite a healthy, "uplifting" debate....

Read more details here...

Here's a comment from Philbert himself lamenting the lack of media attention his imaginary campaign is not receiving:

Posted by pfountain on October 14, 2008 at 5:12 p.m.

I would like to point out that the Record Searchlight has NOT interviewed ALL of Redding's city council candidates. They haven't sat down with coffee and a danish with ME.

As most well-read readers who have read all the readable and non-readable reading materials know, I am running a rooted in grass WRITE-IN campaign on the Imaginary People's Party ticket (once accused of not being REAL Americans, the IPP was formed to give voice to the intagible among us).

I am a LEGITIMATE candidate for the Redding City Council.

You know why I'm legitimate?

I'll tell you why... I have bumper stickers.

I have endorsements (the Natural Surrealist Light People's Party has backed my campaign, but I'm continuing to run anyway).

I have free crayons for you to utilize when you write me in, I like to call these write-in implements WWODs (Waxy Weapons Of Democracy).

I have everything I need to run for office except lipstick and a newspaper endorsement.

Actually, I have a publication's endorsement but only a small percentage of you P.V.s (Potential Voters) pick up a copy of Slick Nicky's Liquor Store Weekly Coupon-A-Rama Color Circular.

But, those of you who do read the fine print under the expiration date know Slick Nicky is on my side...and I bet you also know Senor Wiggle's Taco Flavored Tequilarilla is on sale for $5.95 a gallon tub.

Talk about your informed electrolytes.

So, Silas ol' pal... when do I get my 8 column inches of fame? You don't want to tick me off...

I might get elected.

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Final Presidential Debate: Weds., October 15th, 6:00 pm

2008-10-14T23:45:00.000-07:00

Don't forget that tomorrow night is the final presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- "The third and final presidential debate is shaping up to be a make-or-break appearance for both Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, one of the last chances to get their message out to undecided voters.

Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain sparred about domestic policy during their second presidential debate.

The debate, taking place at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, begins at 9 p.m. ET Wednesday and will be aired live on CNN and CNN.com.

The 90-minute face-off will undoubtedly focus on the economic crisis plaguing the country.
And unlike at the other two debates, the candidates will sit at a table facing one another.
CBS News' Bob Schieffer, host of "Face the Nation," will moderate the debate and told The Associated Press on Sunday that he will be seeking more on what each will bring to the presidency.

"By now, we've all heard their talking points," he said. "We've heard the general outlines of what they are talking about. The time has come to be a little more specific."

All previous debate transcripts located here.

Image Source: Flickr.com.

Speaking of choices....

2008-10-14T20:33:00.000-07:00

Please forgive me, but I found this photograph of Cindy McCain just a few minutes ago on Google.... It's the photo that I've been searching for all this time, I just did not know it. ;-) This photograph proves what I've suspected all along, that Cindy McCain is truly an alien space invader. Sorry, Cindy. I know, that wasn't very nice to say..... But you'll get over it. Let us pray you are not the next First Lady. Amen.