Yesterday was a surreal day for American politics. An SNL skit with the actual players. Satire cannot get better than this.
By now, unless you inhabit the moss-coated underneath of a rock, you have heard about The Governator's weird knife-wielding Twitter video. "I vant to thank all you creative Califow-nian's for your vunderful ideas to solve our state's budget crisis." Why not take advantage of Governor Schwartzenegger's celebrity status? Autograph some official state vehicles and sell to the highest bidder? I have seen this work on "Jay Leno." The presence of the knife perplexed even his aides and spokespeople. (I have heard that men waving about large phallus-like objects usually means one thing. But that may be hearsay.) Today, Aaron McLear, the Governator's press secretary commented Schwartzeneggar received the cutlery as a gift yesterday and simply picked it up from his desk, as one would a pen. Gives new meaning to the term "cutting the budget," I suppose. As a resident of the Golden State who has seen our already bottom of the barrel school funding decimated by the body builder/actor, I am not all that surprised. The slash and burn fix with the pledge not to increase our taxes. Perhaps I should Twitter my idea to the Governor. Why not sell the now famous knife on E-Bay?
Before I go on to Veep Biden's interesting quote, I need to remind you of an earlier quote by the Governor. In a 2006 taped conversation with advisers, Schwartzenegger described Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia, at the time the only Latina Republican in the Legislature. "She's either Puerto Rican, or the same thing as Cuban, I mean they are all very hot. They have the, you know, part of the black blood in them and part of the Latino blood in them that together makes it." What is it about middle aged male politicians and sexist (and racist!) comments, cigars, and the like?
On to Russia or points nearby. I wonder if Sarah Palin could wave to Vice Pres. Biden and Viktor Yushchenko from her front porch. Since her last official day as Alaska Governor is fast approaching on July 26, she will have plenty of time on her hand to Twitter comments about Russian and Ukranian diplomacy!
Yesterday, Vice President Biden (on a State visit in Kiev to show support for the Ukraine's NATO bid) chatted up old pal Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko. Overheard in a bar, where apparently the two leaders were tossing Coke's. (Raised eyebrow!) Yushchenko commented on Ukrainian churches. A few moments later, in response, Biden was overheard complimenting Yushchenko on another of his country's comely resources. "I cannot believe that a Frenchman visiting Kiev went back home and told his colleagues he discovered something and didn't say he discovered the most beautiful women in the world. That's my observation,” Biden declared. "It's certain you have so many beautiful women." Do you think this means The Donald will invite Biden to judge his Miss Universe pageant?
Is SNL really on hiatus?
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