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Friday afternoon I was heading back from a business trip to NY. I walked up to the ticket counter at the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia, a great place because it's the starting point of the Delta Shuttle. I forgot to buy a ticket so I had to skip the kiosk and actually talk to a person.

I walked up and standing at the slot next to me, doing something, was Campbell Brown and her husband, Dan Senor. For those who do not know, Campbell Brown is the weekend person for the Today Show on NBC. I hate to admit this but whenever I have the TV on during the morning, I often turn on the Today Show. At least until they do some stupid segment on a meaningless topic, at which point I turn it.

So I know who Campbell Brown was. What I didn't know is that she recently married some analyst that I've seen on Fox News but usually just turn off.

Later she got on the flight to Boston. I was wondering how she would get back to NY the next morning for her early show but it turns out the Today Show wasn't on over this past weekend because of the Ryder Cup, a golf tournament that means nothing to rich US golfers.

So anyway, they were both on my flight to Boston but I never talked to her. Seeing someone in person who I usually see on TV is interesting, but I have no more interest in talking to them than I do talking to anyone else on that flight.

Just thought I'd share.

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The official Democratic Party newspaper, Democratically Under Management, published the following.

"After witnessing his inspiring and moving speech, Hugo Chavez, leader of the visionary country of Venezuela, will be our party's 2008 presidential nominee. It is clear that Dictator Chavez embodies everything that our party represents and is truly a leader when it comes to unseating the current administration. With Chavez, we hope to lead this country into the political nirvana that Venezuela, France and Spain have enjoyed for the past 50 years. Through his concise, intelligent and direct comments, it is clear that Hugo Chavez is the person to lead our party to the White House.

And he wears nice suits. And is cute."

This was after Chavez made the following comments.

"The devil came here yesterday, right here...talking as if he owns the world (making the sign of the cross). It still smells of sulphur still today, this table that I am now standing in front of."

He also added that the United States is an "imperialist empire" on the verge of collapse.

Let's not forget this is a man who suggested the U.S. empire planned and conducted the 9/11 terror attacks "against its own people" as an excuse to go to war.

He did say one thing that I agree with. I think the UN should move out of NY. Let some other country host this assembly of nations. Send it to Venezuela.

This is how much of a nuthouse the UN and democratic leaders have become. The applause following Chavez lasted so long that the organization's officials had to tell the cheering group to cut it out. These people actually put the leader of North Korea, Iran's president, Osoma Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein as less of a threat to the world that President Bush. Yep, I live with these people, I live in a blue state.

After the assembly, during a press conference, Chavez went on another tirade about some leftist book that is required reading for the democratic party, rambled on more about the US, hit on a Colombian journalist and then went drinking with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

This is the type of response that this country's limo liberals pray for. If they prayed. Fun stuff.

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I feel like I am swimming under water and just surfaced to catch my breath. The past 5 weeks seem like a blur. We have been away every weekend since the middle of August and I am generally on the road during the week. The weekend trips have all been around vacation so they are fun. Work for me has been busy - good and bad.

I need to catch up on a few things. Quick update and more detail to follow.

- Weekend trip to NY to visit the in laws. Another great trip. Another battle with Dune Road.

- Weekend trip over Labor Day to Atlanta to visit my parents. All five of us on a flight. No trouble. Emily played flight attendant.

- Beach house in Virginia Beach with 14 family members. Great time.

- Red Sox dropping faster than John Edwards' political career.

- September is here and we are back to a routine. Something only a parent can appreciate.

- Patti started teaching yoga again.

- My marathon training took a hit.

- Air travel with an overnight bag is still a hassle. One suggestion.

I'll write more when I have a minute. Plus post some pictures from the beach house.

David out.

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