CHENEY'S GOT A GUN, AND AN ALASKAN FALTERS IN TURIN
Lots of ground to cover, so on with it!
First up...I'm sure many of you have dusted off your old Nintendo Entertainment Systems and relived your childhood by playing "Duck Hunt" again. Yes, as we already know by now, Vice President Dick Cheney opened some "friendly fire" on Texas lawyer Harry Whittington during a quail hunting jaunt over the weekend. As a result, Whittington suffered a minor heart attack
And with the Winter Olympics still going on in Turin (which I'll get to in a bit), the late nighters went for the comedy gold on that one. All of them...except Conan O'Brien, who has yet to crack a joke or two on this while he's in Finland (he's there because his show is preempted for the Olympics; so is "Saturday Night Live", who'll have to wait till March 4 to play catch-up
Whittington is the first person to be shot by a sitting Vice President since Alexander Hamilton when Aaron Burr dueled him to the death in 1804. Who knew that over 200 years later we would have that similar fate...only this time, it's not that fatal!
To comment, it looks we've finally found some weapons of mass destruction...and it's Dick Cheney packing heat!
Now, the 20th Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy; and with Michelle Kwan out, it looks like it'll be Emily Hughes and Sasha Cohen in a duel for the gold.
As for our Alaskan athletes are concerned? Jay Hakkinen of Kasilof fell to 80th place in the 10-kilometer biathlon, while Anchorage's Kikkan Randall and teammate Wendy Wagner advanced to the women's cross-country skiing finals for the first time ever.
Meanwhile, Australia gets their first gold in the games thanks to Dale Begg-Smith in the moguls; American Toby Dawson took bronze. In speed skating, China's Meng Wang took gold in the women's 500-meter. And on the men's hockey side, the U.S. survived a 3-3 tie against Latvia while Canada ousted Italy 7-2.
In the medals count, the United States take the most golds so far with five, followed by Russia and Germany with four apiece. Norway still leads overall with 11 (one gold, five silvers, five bronzes), followed by Russia at nine and the U.S. and Germany both at eight, while Canada and host country Italy have four.
Before I go, an early notice: The next major event after these games is of course the 78th Annual Academy Awards on March 5; and as most of you who used to visit my old site know, I get you ready a week prior with a look at the main categories.
From February 27-March 3, I'll be doing it again with my "Oscar Preview Week." Here's a rundown of what will be covered:
First up...I'm sure many of you have dusted off your old Nintendo Entertainment Systems and relived your childhood by playing "Duck Hunt" again. Yes, as we already know by now, Vice President Dick Cheney opened some "friendly fire" on Texas lawyer Harry Whittington during a quail hunting jaunt over the weekend. As a result, Whittington suffered a minor heart attack
And with the Winter Olympics still going on in Turin (which I'll get to in a bit), the late nighters went for the comedy gold on that one. All of them...except Conan O'Brien, who has yet to crack a joke or two on this while he's in Finland (he's there because his show is preempted for the Olympics; so is "Saturday Night Live", who'll have to wait till March 4 to play catch-up
Whittington is the first person to be shot by a sitting Vice President since Alexander Hamilton when Aaron Burr dueled him to the death in 1804. Who knew that over 200 years later we would have that similar fate...only this time, it's not that fatal!
To comment, it looks we've finally found some weapons of mass destruction...and it's Dick Cheney packing heat!
Now, the 20th Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy; and with Michelle Kwan out, it looks like it'll be Emily Hughes and Sasha Cohen in a duel for the gold.
As for our Alaskan athletes are concerned? Jay Hakkinen of Kasilof fell to 80th place in the 10-kilometer biathlon, while Anchorage's Kikkan Randall and teammate Wendy Wagner advanced to the women's cross-country skiing finals for the first time ever.
Meanwhile, Australia gets their first gold in the games thanks to Dale Begg-Smith in the moguls; American Toby Dawson took bronze. In speed skating, China's Meng Wang took gold in the women's 500-meter. And on the men's hockey side, the U.S. survived a 3-3 tie against Latvia while Canada ousted Italy 7-2.
In the medals count, the United States take the most golds so far with five, followed by Russia and Germany with four apiece. Norway still leads overall with 11 (one gold, five silvers, five bronzes), followed by Russia at nine and the U.S. and Germany both at eight, while Canada and host country Italy have four.
Before I go, an early notice: The next major event after these games is of course the 78th Annual Academy Awards on March 5; and as most of you who used to visit my old site know, I get you ready a week prior with a look at the main categories.
From February 27-March 3, I'll be doing it again with my "Oscar Preview Week." Here's a rundown of what will be covered:
February 27: Supporting Acting Nominees
February 28: Lead Acting Nominees
March 1: Screenplay/Director
March 2: Animated Feature/Foreign Language Film
March 3: Best Picture/My Predictions
That's another inheritance from the "Allen Report", Oscar Preview Week, February 27-March 3.
With that out of the way...see you next time!
With that out of the way...see you next time!
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