Headline Gazing November 16th
A Page Flip Through Today’s National Post – November 16, 2004
The main headline covers the murder of Margaret Hassan in Iraq. It seems even al-Zarqawi recognized the lunacy of kidnapping and killing a woman whose life and organization was dedicated to the provision of care to the Iraqi people, regardless of their politics or beliefs. His group said they would release her if she were turned over to them. Still, we can expect the usual suspects amongst the editorialists and commentators to point to this latest crime as a reason for the US and its supporters to leave Iraq. Predictably some talking head will say the blood of Mrs. Hassan is on the US' hands, for without the US invasion none of this terrorism would have happened. It is painful to endure.
George Bush plans to visit Canada and would like to speak to the combined House of Commons and Senate. It will be a test for people like Carolyn Parrish to constrain herself. Personally, I hope she reveals herself to be the panjandrum she really is, but that is my dark side speaking. No doubt the CBC’s Neil McDonald, now recovered from the shock and consternation of seeing his man Kerry lose the election, will be on hand to spin gold into lead as he covers the event.
A former stripper is suing an Ontario game park for $3 million for damages she suffered when a lion attacked her through an open window in the vehicle she shared with her then boyfriend as they drove through the game farm. It seems the scars on her scalp and hip prevented her from moving up the career fire pole of exotic dancing to “featured exotic dancer” from the more lowly “freelance” lap dancer. She claims now to have abandoned her former career and is studying to be a geriatric nurse. There must be a joke here somewhere.
And finally a Florida woman is trying to sell a 10 year old partly eaten grilled cheese sandwich that she claims bears an image of the Virgin Mary. It seems more than 100,000 eBay users had viewed the holy toast and bids had reached $22,000. Ebay pulled the item but a persistent Diana Duyser re-submitted it and bidding has now reached $17,000. What does the Virgin Mary look like anyway? I suppose one can make out a face, though I see a hyena when I rotate the page 90 degrees. A pile of rice and chow mein at the foot of my then two year old son’s high chair once resembled Mt. Rushmore. Where was eBay when I needed it?
The main headline covers the murder of Margaret Hassan in Iraq. It seems even al-Zarqawi recognized the lunacy of kidnapping and killing a woman whose life and organization was dedicated to the provision of care to the Iraqi people, regardless of their politics or beliefs. His group said they would release her if she were turned over to them. Still, we can expect the usual suspects amongst the editorialists and commentators to point to this latest crime as a reason for the US and its supporters to leave Iraq. Predictably some talking head will say the blood of Mrs. Hassan is on the US' hands, for without the US invasion none of this terrorism would have happened. It is painful to endure.
George Bush plans to visit Canada and would like to speak to the combined House of Commons and Senate. It will be a test for people like Carolyn Parrish to constrain herself. Personally, I hope she reveals herself to be the panjandrum she really is, but that is my dark side speaking. No doubt the CBC’s Neil McDonald, now recovered from the shock and consternation of seeing his man Kerry lose the election, will be on hand to spin gold into lead as he covers the event.
A former stripper is suing an Ontario game park for $3 million for damages she suffered when a lion attacked her through an open window in the vehicle she shared with her then boyfriend as they drove through the game farm. It seems the scars on her scalp and hip prevented her from moving up the career fire pole of exotic dancing to “featured exotic dancer” from the more lowly “freelance” lap dancer. She claims now to have abandoned her former career and is studying to be a geriatric nurse. There must be a joke here somewhere.
And finally a Florida woman is trying to sell a 10 year old partly eaten grilled cheese sandwich that she claims bears an image of the Virgin Mary. It seems more than 100,000 eBay users had viewed the holy toast and bids had reached $22,000. Ebay pulled the item but a persistent Diana Duyser re-submitted it and bidding has now reached $17,000. What does the Virgin Mary look like anyway? I suppose one can make out a face, though I see a hyena when I rotate the page 90 degrees. A pile of rice and chow mein at the foot of my then two year old son’s high chair once resembled Mt. Rushmore. Where was eBay when I needed it?
posted by Ben Buan | 8:04 p.m.
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