Sorry for the delay

I woke up at 11:51 AM! Not to mention, I just had to watch Star Wars: Episode 1- The Phantom Menace. I don't hate Jar Jar Binks.

Will Ferrell is set to host on May 14, 2005. Hmm, so I guess they'll have him reprise a few roles on SNL.

The College Democrats of Kentucky have their convention in a month. Yours truly is expected to be their in their presence.

Former San Diego Police Chief Jerry Sanders is running for mayor. Best of luck.

This is funny and was just sent to me!

1. The Wall Street Journal is read by the people who run the country.

2. The Washington Post is read by people who think they run the country.

3. The New York Times is read by people who think they should run the country and who are very good at crossword puzzles.

4. USA Today is read by people who think they ought to run the country but don't really understand The New York Times. They do, however, like their statistics shown in pie charts.

5. The Los Angeles Times is read by people who wouldn't mind running the country -- if they could find the time -- and if they didn't have to leave Southern California to do it.

6. The Boston Globe is read by people whose parents used to run the country and did a far superior job of it, thank you very much.

7. The New York Daily News is read by people who aren't too sure who's running the country and don't really care as long as they can get a seat on the train.

8. The New York Post is read by people who don't care who's running the country as long as they do something really scandalous, preferably while intoxicated.

9. The Miami Herald is read by people who are running another country but need the baseball scores.

10. The San Francisco Chronicle is read by people aren't sure there is a country...or that anyone is running it; but if so, they oppose all that they stand for. There are occasional exceptions if the leaders are handicapped minority feminist atheist dwarfs who also happen to be illegal aliens from any other country or galaxy provided, of course, that they are not Republicans.

11. The National Enquirer is read by people trapped in line at the grocery store.

12. None of these are read by the guy who is running the country into
the ground.

Unexpected and unfortunate, this is. Watch it, however, I will. I just watched five Star Wars films this week, give me a break. You want me to type in Gunganese, than yousa more bombad! Watch the first half hour of Jay Leno, I might not.

If Comedy Central's Jon Stewart is the comic version of Peter Jennings or Brian Williams, Stephen Colbert promises to be the same for Bill O'Reilly and others like him.

The Daily Show regular will star each night in The Colbert Report, likely starting in September. Comedy Central is revamping its schedule, recognizing that late-night programming is essentially prime time for its youthful audience.

"It's as if my character on The Daily Show got promoted," Colbert told The Associated Press.

He'll be a "very well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot, not unlike some people who have these shows in the real world," he said.

Besides lampooning O'Reilly, the king of the cable TV opinion shows, he's sending up people such as Sean Hannity, Joe Scarborough and Anderson Cooper, he said.

One segment of his show, "Worthy Opponent," will feature Colbert debating Colbert.

"I always wanted to do more with this character," he said. While "The Daily Show" skewers reporters, its primary focus is on newsmakers. "The Colbert Report" will look full time at the news process, with a backstage look at his character and interview subjects.

Colbert and fellow executive producers Stewart and Ben Karlin came up with the idea for the show after following reports of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against O'Reilly last year. The lawsuit was settled out of court.

The extra workload means he'll sharply curtail appearances on The Daily Show, he said.

The series will air four nights a week, as will an untitled show with Adam Carolla that pokes fun at pop culture events of the day. Carolla's show will have a celebrity guest and viewer participation.

The two shows will directly follow The Daily Show, which airs Monday through Thursday at 11 p.m. Eastern. Comedy Central hasn't decided which will come first, spokesman Tony Fox said.

A long post, this is.

KAPT news. Yep, it's an update.

The KAPT board is named in that suit, but State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, who chairs the board, tells Kentucky Public Radio, the board intends to file a cross-claim.

Miller says about 50 families have opted out of KAPT since the legal dispute erupted. He assures those who remain, their investments are safe. Until the litigation is resolved, no new enrollees are being accepted.

I'm not even up to emails from today yet!

Senator Bayh is avoiding the question of the White House. If I ever meet him, I'll encourage him to run in 2008.

Bayh, a former Indiana governor elected last year to his second term in the U.S. Senate, is frequently named as a likely presidential candidate. But he said today that his father may have misspoken last week in saying that Bayh was giving "serious consideration" to a possible campaign.

"I think that what he was attempting to say is, ‘Look, from time to time does the subject cross my mind?’" Bayh said.

"Well, when I’m asked about it, of course it does. But I’m doing my dead-level best to focus upon doing my job to solve the problems that face the people of our state and country."

Repeating what has become something of a Bayh slogan, the senator said he would continue to focus on problems facing the country and "the politics will take care of itself."

Hmm, a feud, this may be LOL. When he announces for president eventually, I hope to be there.

Senator Sam Brownback appears to be running in 2008. Why else would he be in Iowa?

Is it time to unsubscribe from Senator Kerry's listserv?

Great, I'm finally on emails from today. Thank G-d! It's only 5:15 so you can see how long it's taken so far.

About that Cincy visit:

He is scheduled for similar visits in Evansville and Jeffersonville today, and a Northern Indiana business roundtable on Thursday in Kendallville.

Thursday night, Bayh is featured speaker at a Butler County, Ohio, Democratic dinner. The suburban Cincinnati community was important in the 2004 presidential election -- and with Bayh on the program, it will be again in 2008, county Democratic Chair Dan Gattermeyer said recently.

Harold Tanner has been elected chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

Tonight marks the observance of Yom Hashoah, the Holocaust Memorial Day.

Meet Bronson Arroyo!
Saturday, May 7, 6:30 - 8 pm
Toys "R" Us Dedham
100 Providence Hwy., Dedham, MA 02026

In another email recieved:

On Wednesday, May 4, 2005, fans of the NBC drama American Dreams will be demonstrating their passion for the show by flying an aerial ad above NBC Studios Burbank. NBC will be deciding this week whether or not American Dreams will return in the fall. Fans are determined to make their voices heard regarding quality programming they can share with their families.[...]

Our aerial banner will be flying over NBC Studios Burbank, at 3000 West Alameda
Ave. Burbank, CA 91523. It will fly for one hour beginning at 11 a.m. on
Wednesday, May 4, 2005.

That's it until later. Save American Dreams, you must.