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Forgive the vanity post, but I was just listening to some news show asking whether Carter was snubbed by the Bush administration regarding the Pope's funeral and something occurred to me...why is the media not asking the same question about President Ford? (/rhetorical question)

NAACP: Nonpartisan Branch of the Democratic Party By Andrew L. Jaffee, July 16, 2004 Home   Search   Forum   Terms NAACP Chairman Julian Bond claims his organization is “nonpartisan” while at the same time using vitriolic rhetoric to attack the Bush administration. Why would President Bush wish to speak before the NAACP after the way in which they’ve treated him? Some claim Bush should swallow his pride and speak before the group in the interest of “outreach.” I would argue that Bush has already engaged in more outreach than any other administration in U.S. history: 2001: President George W. Bush appoints: Condoleezza Rice, Assistant...

City manager responds by not buying tickets for other city officials By Tony Plohetski AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Friday, December 5, 2003 When board members with the local NAACP chapter drafted the guest list for their annual banquet Saturday, Police Chief Stan Knee didn't make the cut. Neither did anyone else from his department. Board members have decided to break a long tradition of inviting Knee and other police officials to attend the event, saying the Police Department has failed to mend strained relations with members of Austin's minority communities. "This banquet is about social justice, and we aren't receiving social justice...

New Yorkers feel snubbed by Republicans' party plans By David Usborne in New York 03 December 2003 The goodwill that Republican leaders generated when they decided to stage their 2004 party convention in New York City is about to go glug-glug to the bottom of the Hudson River. New Yorkers are upset that Tom DeLay, the majority leader in the House of Representatives, is said to want to charter a cruise ship for the event to accommodate Republican members of Congress and their guest list of lobbyists and donors. The ship in question would be the Norwegian Dawn, operated by...

<p>Ask Peter O'Toole. He'll grimace and groan and warn, in so many words, ``Beware the Honorary Oscar.''</p> <p>Cary Grant, Fred Astaire, Greta Garbo, Lillian Gish, Barbara Stanwyck, Buster Keaton and Kirk Douglas -- Hollywood legends all -- were quasi-embarrassed recipients of kiss-up or make-up Oscars bestowed belatedly for ``versatility,'' ``commitment'' and ``unique contributions to the art of the motion picture'' (code for: Oops! We overlooked you).</p>