Is Bush hanging with Gere?

Next week the Dalia Lama will visit the White House for the third time but this time the Chinese are having their own recall.

It seems that visiting the White House within the residential area doesn't bother the Chinese but next week, after visiting with George and Laura, The Dalia Lama will then go to the Capitol building where he will receive the Congressional Gold Medal.....not to be confused with the Olympic Gold Medals being returned by Marion Jones. Rumors that she will be attending the ceremony are false.

The Chinese obviously do not appreciate irony and therefore have decided to stop shipping goods to Wal-Mart. Furthermore they announced that all dog food would now include lead and toys would be made with dog food.

They also announced that the 2008 Beijing Olympics would be moved to Iran and North Korea....and that Tibetan monks would be working the games as hurdles, shot puts and targets for shooting venues.

Those Chinese! You've got to love em!

In another similar related story, the Turkish government is recalling their Ambassador to the United States in protest over a resolution being adopted by the U.S. Congress that declares the Armenian genocide in the early 20th century, by the Turks....as a bad thing.

The numbers involved in the genocide seem to vary quite a bit in the urban legend arena of reporting.

The latest story says that 1.5 million Armenians were killed. I swear I've heard a number as high as 5 million....but rumors and numbers always seem to create their own base....depending on who is doing the talking.

The Turks simply say it was a part of World War I and s..t happens.

Turkey is threatening to pull its 17 soldiers out of Afghanistan and quadruple our rent on the bases we use to launch air strikes against Iraq and Afghanistan. This will probably increase the number of Billionaires in Turkey from 25 to 30.

It appears that only 9% of the Turkish people view the United States...favorably.

I guess we should return our Turkish towels to the local consulate. 800 thread count! Bummer...I really loved those towels but sometimes we all have to make sacrifices.

AND THEN WE TRAVEL FROM TURKEY AND TIBET AND WASHINGTON D.C. AND RETURN TO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT MATTERS HERE N LOS ANGELES.

THE KOBE BUSS AFFAIR
I'm really not concerned over where Kobe plays basketball, but Los Angeles will really miss Phil Jackson when he permanently moves back to Montana....and that MIGHT happen sooner than later if the KOBE BUSS situation doesn't improve. The KOBE BUSS is not working and the drive shaft and transmission are in dire need of repair. Whatever it takes to make it work is ok with me....and if that means saying goodbye to Kobe....so be it. If it means turning the Lakers over to Phil's chick...then so be it.....JUST DO SOMETHING SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE KEEP LISTENING TO BULLS..T THAT ISN'T IMPORTANT.....and I apologize for even bringing it up.

Maybe Kobe would like to play in Turkey......I hear they have great gyms made out of Armenian teeth collected from some incident in the early 20th Century.

But what the hell....it's just another WAR story.

and quoting the Boss.....(who happens to be coming to town at the end of this month)

"WAR.........WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?"

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

SAY IT AGAIN

WAR!

WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

Michael Timothy McAlevey