Sunday
24Apr2005
McLaughlin Group X
Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 06:27PM
No one expects the German inquisition
Pat Buchanan was as pleased as punch to be asked about Benedict XVI. Finally, a pope who is as comprehensible in Italian as he is in Latin (we have it on good authority that Ben's Italian is very Latinate). John had to have a sound bite from someone with a differing point of view, so he had a reporter by the name of Hepplethwaite, who covers Vatican affairs for somebody, who pronounced this nomination a disaster and even used the word 'inquisitor.' Pat called her a dimwit. It was fun, but we have more important things to discuss.
Gangsta Pundit is Back
It's been a while but the Tony Soprano Suit is back. This Blankley ensemble is so beloved at Quid Nimis that even the Quidnik that hasn't had a functioning TV in months remembers it fondly. It's a black pinstripe that Tony wears with a rich blue shirt/tie/pocket silk combo. Mmm, mmm, good.
Clarence Page was on and looked very fine; always does.
Eleanor is looking more like herself- we think John can stop being nice now. He gave her a particularly long time to speak and Tony had to vigorously wrest the metaphorical soapbox from her. Her outfit was a new one: unflattering. The cut of the top was meant to minimize shoulder size and she really doesn't need that. And it didn't come with matching gag.
Papal Fashions
We learned this week that the papal tailor puts together sets of white robes in three different sizes for the new pope, whoever it turns out to be. Well, we caught Ben 16 in one of the temps: about 3" too short in the hem. He was wearing black shoes and socks, which was an interesting choice. We think that he should have taken the cue from our first lady who, you will recall, wore a white suit, nude hose and beige shoes to the innaugural ceremonies [it's a southern thing: Stacey and Clinton will tell you that its's ok to wear white shoes after Labor Day but they are wrong, wrong, wrong]. But the tailor got right on the stick and fixed the hems so everything was just so by Wednesday. Have you noticed how a good cope can hide a million figure flaws? And by the way, one snarkey wag said that Ben 16 did have the first qualification to be pope, "he looks good in white." Actually, he looks like crap in white (created in God's image, to be sure).
Pat Buchanan was as pleased as punch to be asked about Benedict XVI. Finally, a pope who is as comprehensible in Italian as he is in Latin (we have it on good authority that Ben's Italian is very Latinate). John had to have a sound bite from someone with a differing point of view, so he had a reporter by the name of Hepplethwaite, who covers Vatican affairs for somebody, who pronounced this nomination a disaster and even used the word 'inquisitor.' Pat called her a dimwit. It was fun, but we have more important things to discuss.
Gangsta Pundit is Back
It's been a while but the Tony Soprano Suit is back. This Blankley ensemble is so beloved at Quid Nimis that even the Quidnik that hasn't had a functioning TV in months remembers it fondly. It's a black pinstripe that Tony wears with a rich blue shirt/tie/pocket silk combo. Mmm, mmm, good.
Clarence Page was on and looked very fine; always does.
Eleanor is looking more like herself- we think John can stop being nice now. He gave her a particularly long time to speak and Tony had to vigorously wrest the metaphorical soapbox from her. Her outfit was a new one: unflattering. The cut of the top was meant to minimize shoulder size and she really doesn't need that. And it didn't come with matching gag.
Papal Fashions
We learned this week that the papal tailor puts together sets of white robes in three different sizes for the new pope, whoever it turns out to be. Well, we caught Ben 16 in one of the temps: about 3" too short in the hem. He was wearing black shoes and socks, which was an interesting choice. We think that he should have taken the cue from our first lady who, you will recall, wore a white suit, nude hose and beige shoes to the innaugural ceremonies [it's a southern thing: Stacey and Clinton will tell you that its's ok to wear white shoes after Labor Day but they are wrong, wrong, wrong]. But the tailor got right on the stick and fixed the hems so everything was just so by Wednesday. Have you noticed how a good cope can hide a million figure flaws? And by the way, one snarkey wag said that Ben 16 did have the first qualification to be pope, "he looks good in white." Actually, he looks like crap in white (created in God's image, to be sure).
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