Barack Obama's Press Conference on the Economy

After John McCain's erratic behavior today, and President Bush's we're all gonna die! deer-in-the-headlights speech tonight, this video is particularly refreshing.

I think America is hungry, starving for a head of state that is intelligent, well spoken, thoughtful, presentable. One that doesn't chuckle like a loon, or tap dance, or smile after saying dire things. It's like that exchange between Michael J. Fox and Michael Douglas in The American President:

Lewis Rothschild: People want leadership, Mr. President, and in the absence of genuine leadership, they'll listen to anyone who steps up to the microphone. They want leadership. They're so thirsty for it they'll crawl through the desert toward a mirage, and when they discover there's no water, they'll drink the sand.

President Andrew Shepherd: Lewis, we've had presidents who were beloved, who couldn't find a coherent sentence with two hands and a flashlight. People don't drink the sand because they're thirsty. They drink the sand because they don't know the difference. (Source: IMDB.com)

I'm tired of drinking sand.

Kathleen Turner Hit by Baseball, Michael Douglas Doesn't Care! CARES!

Photo from Kathleen-Turner.com

Nope, not kidding. Though it ain't the Hollywood stars, and this isn't a sequel to The War of the Roses. This is a different Kathleen Turner, who was hit by a baseball at a Las Vegas 51s game.

Now I've never been to a 51s game (though I dig that they didn't cram an unnecessary apostrophe into their name), but I've been to many ball games. Anyone in the stands is aware that a foul ball could come screaming at them. Many bring their own gloves for just such an occasion. Suing because she didn't "heads up" when the ball was tipped in her direction is just silly. I'm glad Michael Douglas (and the other judges involved) agree.

UPDATE: As was pointed out in the comments section below, I was wrong, wrong, wrong. Michael Douglas did care after all! He was a dissenter in his opinion. My fault for not reading all the way through to the end. . .

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'BASEBALL RULE': Injured fan strikes out in court
Read it at: Las Vegas Review-Journal