One Of These Days, Rush Will Be Just A Bandanna
Democratic political consultant James Carville, on his new daughter with GOP strategist Mary Matalin: “The good news is that she is healthy. The bad news is that she looks like Daddy and manipulates like Mommy.”
Rush Limbaugh is giving “conservative neckwear” a new meaning.
The right-wing commentator, known for his colorful cravat collection, is pitching his own “No Boundaries” line of ties on his radio show.
Four fashionable foulards - “Carousel,” “Lily Pad,” “Breaking Boundaries” and “Aspen Leaf & Ribbon” - are priced at $39.95 each, or $149.95 for the set (coordinating pocket squares also available).
According to a promotional brochure, the ties were “personally created for Rush” by his wife, “the lovely and gracious Marta,” who “designs each unique tie with riveting detail and vibrant color.”
More than a dozen designs are expected by next year. To order, call Top Knot Inc. at 1-800-RUSH-999.
Clarence ran her down and came up a justice
Anita Hill turns 39 today.
Oh, no, I spilled something on my Wavy Gravy!
For those who dress to the left, Ben Cohen this week unveiled a line of silk neckwear featuring abstract patterns based on Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors. Profits from the $35 ties will go to an anti-hunger organization in Washington, D.C.
Those Republicans keep their women in line
Wendy Gramm, the 50-year-old wife of Republican presidential candidate Sen. Phil Gramm, spent two days in the hospital last week with heat exhaustion after trying to cover the 350-mile Cycle Across Maryland tour on in-line skates.
Sounds sort of like his domestic policy
Former president George Bush stumbled into a deep bog hole while fishing in Newfoundland the other day and had to be wriggled free by a group of Secret Service agents and local authorities. Said Bush’s guide: “Within a matter of seconds the president was up to his armpits.”
Also, I thought your teeth would be bigger
Former “Love Boat” star and ex-Republican representative Fred Grandy, on his first meeting with then-President Ronald Reagan (in People magazine): “I asked a question, something on the farm crisis, and the response from Reagan was: ‘Did you really take all those trips to Mexico?”’
In the immortal words of Dan Rather: ‘Courage’
Newsman Sam Donaldson is scheduled to undergo surgery Tuesday to remove a cancerous lymph node in his groin. An ABC spokesman said the cancer hasn’t spread and doctors are “fairly optimistic that they can get it and that will be that.”
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