A Senator And His Dog

Thanks to Michelle Malkin, I now know that Ted Kennedy’s dog is named “Splash.”

There’s a scene at the end of Raging Bull where Jake La Motta, played by Robert DeNiro, unable to raise enough money to bribe his way out of jail for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, bangs his head against the cement wall of his cell multiple times. He then starts punching the wall with his bare fists, over and over until the pain finally overwhelms him. Crying out “OWWWWWW!” like a little kid, he collapses onto his bunk and starts sobbing. “I’m not an animal,” he cries pathetically. “I’m not that bad.” However, having spent two hours in his company observing him behaving like an animal and acting that bad, the viewer, however sympathetic, must disagree with him.

TRIO Channel: How Did I Miss This?

On New Year’s Eve, I discovered the cable network TRIO approximately four hours before it ceased to exist. I’m sorry for that now, because I really enjoyed the several hours of programming I watched. I’m not usually interested in show business perfidy, but either this stuff was more substantial than usual or I was in the right frame of mind to appreciate it.