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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DMaA who wrote (27606)	8/4/2000 8:11:56 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Respond to of 769667

Philly bus driver not wowed by needs of "NewsHour" "Excuse me! Driver! Excuse me!" said a thin young fellow who was the leader of the group. "We're from `The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.' And we need to get to the convention! Quickly! We're from Jim Lehrer! The News Hour!" For some strange reason, the driver wasn't impressed. He was a heavyset guy and had worked up a sweat himself. He just stared. "Excuse me?" the producer said. "We're from `The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.'" "I'm from Philadelphia," the bus driver said. But the poor nervous producer wasn't listening and kept chattering. "And as we work for `The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,' we've got to know if you can get us to the convention quickly! Because we've got an interview with Gary Bauer. The conservative? Gary Bauer? And he's with us. Here he is! This is Gary Bauer!" It was the real Gary Bauer, the moralist who campaigned for president and got at least 115 votes. He bobbed his head and turned pink. "Can you get us to the convention center in time? We must get there soon. We must! Jim Lehrer! Do you understand? We're from Jim Lehrer. This is Gary Bauer! Gary Bauer, do you understand?" chicagotribune.com

To: DMaA who wrote (27606)	8/4/2000 8:24:11 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Respond to of 769667

"60 Minutes" staffer still getting to know Dick Cheney Amid the mayhem of another in the series of roll calls Tuesday night, one man was scanning the bleachers, trying to get the attention of someone, anyone, in the row above the floor. After one delegate finally responded, the man gave him his one-day press credential and said, ''Barry Lando from 60 Minutes, can you ask Dick Cheney to sign that credential?'' He turned to a bystander and explained, ''My nephew collects credentials. I'm only willing to make a fool of myself for him.'' But the credential was soon handed back to Lando, without the sought-after autograph. ''That isn't Dick Cheney,'' said the delegate. ''That's someone else.'' Landau looked pained. ''Now I've made a fool of myself twice.'' inside.com