If we left the Italians in charge...

Laughed off the stage 2.0

Ruminating about my most recent post, I kept coming back to the hilarious image of ex-Press Secretary Ari Fleischer sheepishly running off stage, after telling the world the official White House point of view that nations cannot be bought for the purposes of advancing a wartime agenda! I guess the press didn't believe it either; here's the video (you'll need Real Player). I doubt any Turks would find it funny, though.

Condi "Glen" Rice gets laughed off the stage

Do you ever wake up in the morning and read the headlines, only to wonder aloud if the world news is actually trying to sound like The Onion? I'm not one to yell at inanimate objects, but I certainly spewed a lot of pound signs and percent symbols at my monitor upon seeing this:

Latin Nations Resist Plan for Monitor of Democracy