Who Needs Comedy When We’ve Got the News? Scenes from Political Life
“Hundreds will be part of Saturday night’s 73rd Annual Coon Supper in Gillett, Arkansas…a must-stop on the campaign trail for elected officials and would-be politicians in the state. President Clinton recalled a snowy night in 1987, when he and then-Sen. Dale Bumpers decided to brave the weather and make their way to the supper. Their plane hit a snow bank at the end of the landing strip and spun off the runway.” – The Wall Street Journal, January 9, 2016
-- And that was the fun part of the trip.
Department of Lost Luggage
“U.S. officials are increasingly skeptical about their chances of building a criminal case against anyone for sending a U.S. Hellfire missile (intended for a NATO training exercise) to Cuba…Investigators are trying to determine whether airport cargo workers may have been involved in sending the missile off course.”— WSJ
-- Maybe they can look for our skis while they’re at it.
News From the War on Drugs
“Mexican marines on Friday recaptured fugitive drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman…a big boost for (President) Peña, whose administration was widely mocked at home and abroad when Mr. Guzman busted out of a maximum security prison in July by ducking into a mile-long tunnel that had been dug into the shower stall of his cell…If Mr. Guzman stays in Mexico he could wind up at the same prison.” – WSJ
-- Say again?
Latest Beauty Tip
Mary Alice Stephenson, founder of charity Glam4Good, on spending $20,395.20 a year for beauty products: “In my 30s, I spent a lot on injections…I tried it all – Juvederm, Botox. That was all through a dermatologist and it was thousands of dollars. Now I might spend the same amount, but I do my antiaging in a more holistic way.” – WSJ
-- We can all sleep better tonight.
Nuclear Disarmament Update
“South Korea has begun its own retaliation (for North Korea’s test of a hydrogen bomb). At midday Friday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ‘s birthday, Seoul fired up banks of high-wattage speakers along its border to broadcast criticism of Mr. Kim’s leadership…Also on the playlist: recent South Korean hit songs.”— WSJ
-- That’ll teach ‘em!!
