Speaking of sports, the fight game in our state had a big year. Unfortunately, the best bouts didn’t take place in the ring. House Deputy Majority Leader Timothy Williamson (who was praying for the casino to pass, so that he could legally change his name to “Money Boy Williamson”) took on Carcieri lobbyist Michael Cronan in a short Chivas-fueled one rounder at Patrick’s Pub, in the shadow of Halitosis Hall.
And the legendary Buckles Melise retained his Federal Hill belt by punching out a DPW foreman on Atwells Avenue, because the latter was trying to have Buckles’s car towed for parking in a no-parking zone. We applaud Buckles for his pro-economic development stance. He was angered that towing illegally parked cars would hurt restaurant business on da Hill.
Lend crossroads a hand
As a public service, we want to forward a message from Crossroads RI. It has an urgent need for gift cards for homeless clients this holiday season.
Gift cards to discount stores, e.g. Wal-Mart and Target, and supermarkets, like Stop & Shop and Shaw’s, are most needed. They may be dropped off through December 24 at Crossroads RI, 160 Broad St., Providence, RI 02903, or may be mailed to the Development Department at the same address.
Donating a gift card will provide a homeless family or individual with the means to immediately access food, clothing, and other necessities, or the ability to purchase a special holiday gift they could otherwise not afford. We offer a tip of the beret and sombrero to Crossroads and its staff for doing the right thing.
P&J have two mommies
Paging David Crosby.
Yes, Mary Cheney, the daughter of Vice President Dick “Big Time” Cheney, is going to have a baster baby. Never mind that she is a lesbian. P&J are all for good marriages and for children’s proper upbringing in loving households, even though Mary’s mother writes very graphic lesbian love scenes into her unreadable novels, and was in a state of denial about her daughter’s sexual orientation for virtually her entire life.
Yeah, quite a bit of jousting yin and yang, but what do you expect from some right-wing reactionary who marries a man, “Shots and Beers” Dickie Boy, whose many deferments to dodge the Vietnam War do not make him worthy for waging war in Iraq — you hypocritical wimp.
Good on ya, Mary. Keep the ’rents squirming like eels.
Unlistenable
Although your superior correspondents have been big fans over the years of WHJJ, making on-air appearances and even working there, we predict that the new lineup shuffle, including the sacking of our friend Arlene Violet, will be the kiss of death.
Ah-Leen knows Vo Dilun as well as anyone. She has that local accent that sounds like broken glass, and when any big legal situation emerges, such as the Bud-I’s racketeering case or the Station fire, she was the go-to gal for a take on the legal issues. We now have the functional moron Sean Hannity, a Dubya butt-boy from Fox News, taking Ms. Violet’s afternoon drive-time slot. Boy, there’s a genius move.
Tuning in to the Imus show on WHJJ on a daily basis when while doing our morning constitutionals, we find ourselves running into the Quinn and Rose show at 9, which cuts an hour off Imus (mostly repeated clips). It has also pushed Helen Glover’s 10 o’clock slot back to noon.
