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Gossip Roundup: Bitter Place Edition

July 14, 2004 11:49 AM

• Reliable Source: Ditka: "I've got to be firmly convinced in my mind that I really think I can make a difference. If I'm just going to be another schmuck up there in Washington, then it wouldn't be fun for me.". . . Daschle denies hugging Moore. [WP]

• Heard on the Hill: Montana Republicans deny email claims. . . Ditka looking to run for Senate seat. . . Lobbyist Thad Strom on playing basketball with Allen Iverson: "Maybe hes preparing for the Olympics where hell be guarded by slow, white Europeans.". . . Fighting among press is declared unacceptable. [Roll Call]

• Inside the Beltway: Ford turns 91 today. [WT]

• Inside Politics: Nader wants apology from Cummings. . . Cheney: "Somebody said to me the other day that Senator Edwards got picked for his good looks and charm, And I said, 'How do you think I got this job?... Why is that funny?" [WT]

• Rush & Molloy: Larry King turns down Moore. . . [Pub]

• Cindy Adams: Victoria Kennedy hosting party for Teresa during convention. . . Donna Brazile embedded at convention for CNN. [NYP]

• The Scoop: Bush: "I didnt realize Washington was going to be so bitter. Austin was not a bitter place. Washington turns out to be a lot different town than I envisioned it to be." [MSNBC]

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Your Father's Day Nice Things Is Just Ugly Ties All The Way Down

Caution: There WILL be dad jokes.

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'Miga and Carlos' by Wonkette Operative 'Chica'

It's Father's Day, which means it's time for Yr Dok Zoom and his son to go to brunch and check out the downtown Boise Father's Day Car Show so we can ooh and ah over the very same Corvettes 'n' Mustangs 'n' lovingly-restored classic cars that are there every year, and I will probably once again point at the '68 Beetle converted to run on electricity and say, "Oh look, a Voltswagen!" Traditions matter. (Kid Zoom is 22, so I may also/instead meet him for cocktails later like grown up human people.)

Don't worry about any deep thoughts on the Meaning of Fatherhood here -- we're just going to enjoy the goofy side of dadding, which as far as I'm concerned is the best thing I've done with my time. Especially since my role model for parenting was the unnamed Dad from "Calvin and Hobbes."

As any fool knows, ice rises to the top of liquids because it's cold, and just wants to be closer to the sun so it can warm up. It's all in the book you get when you become a father.

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