Parting Shot
‘Oh, boy--bad day today for the LAPD. Today, Fire-stone recalled all the rubber bullets. Yeah, apparently they’re malfunctioning.’
--Jay Leno
No Man Is an Island
TV ratings show Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph I. Lieberman drew more viewers (20.3 million) than the Repub-lican’s Dick Cheney (18.6 million) during their acceptance speeches. It’s slight comfort, however. Nearly 29 million viewers, the most yet, found Wednesday’s “Survivor” episode more interesting.
CHENEY SPEECH: 18.6 million
LIEBERMAN SPEECH: 20.3 million
“SURVIVOR”: 28.7 million
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