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Having Fun
With Mojo
Hey Kids! Mojo here! Still pretty excited about Bill Clinton coming in October! Who do you think is taller, me or him? I think me! Especially with my cowboy boots! Plus, my hair's poofier than his! Who do you think is better looking? I think me! We'll see!
Rockefeller got $4,000 from donor at center of Hillary Clinton storm
Sen. Jay Rockefeller received $4,000 since the 2006 election cycle from the fugitive donor at the center of a storm brewing around Hillary Clinton's fundraising activities.
In 2007, Rockefeller has received $2,000 from Norman Hsu on February 2, and another $2,000 on June 8.
According to news reports, Hsu is a convicted felon who has apparently directed thousands of dollars in donations to various Democrat candidates, with Hillary Clinton receiving $23,000 into various accounts.
Over the years, Hsu and his associates also have given to Democrats such as Dianne Feinstein, Edward M. Kennedy, Barack Obama, Joseph R. Biden Jr., Al Franken (no laughing matter), Michael Honda, Doris Matsui, and Joe Sestak.
ROCKEFELLER
Since 2004, Hsu has donated $264,000 to Democratic candidates. But Senator Clinton has by far been the recipient of the most money from Hsu in recent years.
Hsu has also raised
eyebrows by the fact that large contributions have come from a New York family that does not appear to have the means to make such donations. Their contributions have been part of funds collected and "bundled" by Hsu for distribution to candidates.
Clinton and a few others said Thursday they would divest themselves of Hsu's contributions, and give them to charity. So far, Rockefeller has apparently made no statement on the subject.
Super secret phone call from Mojo to Bill: How the gov got Clinton for big Dem fundraiser
In a major scoop, the Republican Gazette has obtained a transcript of the super secret phone call from Gov. Joe Manchin to former President Bill Clinton asking Clinton to keynote the West Virginia Democratic Party fundraiser on October. 13.
"Hello?"
"Bill?"
"Yeah. Who's this?"
"Joe Manchin."
"Mojo! What's happening, brother?"
"Not much. Just put the finishing touches on making the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce an official cabinet agency."
"Good move. I tried to do that in Arkansas, but no luck. You're the man."
"Is this a good time? Is that Hillary I hear in the background?"
"Uh, no... Hillary's in New Hampshire today. Must be the TV."
"OK. Listen, I have a big favor to ask you."
"Anything for you, Mojo, just ask."
"Our party has a big fundraiser coming up. Last year they had Barack Obama in here, and he was a big hit. So I'm thinking it would be good for Hillary if she spoke at this year's dinner."
"Good thinking. What's the date?"
"October thirteenth."
"Hold on, let me check her calendar.... Hmm. No can do. Hillary's in Iowa that day. Sorry, Mojo."
"Darn. Well.... Hey! What about you?"
"What about me what?"
"What about you being our speaker?"
"Hahahahaha. Hey, Mojo, would love to help you out, but I'm pulling down a hundred grand a pop, and I'm booked with something for George Soros that night."
"OK. I understand. Well thanks anyway. I guess what they say is true."
"Sorry, Mojo, but you take care, and.... Wait. What do you mean, you guess what they say is true?"
"Oh, nothing."
"No, come on, what's that mean? What do they say?"
"Well... Now, mind you, Bill, I don't believe it... but they say you won't go any place where someone might be more popular than you are."
"What?"
"Yeah, that's what they say."
"Well, that makes no sense. There's nowhere I won't go, because there's no one more popular than me."
"Ooooookay. Whatever you say, Bill."
"No, seriously. There's no one, especially in the Democratic Party, who's more popular than me."
"Riiiiiiight. That's fine, Bill. You take care."
"Wait a minute. What are you trying to say. You think you're more popular than I am?"
"Well, to be honest, buddy, yeah... especially in West Virginia."
"You have got to be kidding me. Mojo, I know your ratings. I track those things, you know. And you're pretty popular right now. But nobody is more popular than me."
"Guess we'll never know for sure. But that's fine. Listen, I gotta run. Gonna call Barack and see what he's doing on the thirteenth."
"Hold on, Mojo. Don't you dare hang up that phone! Let me get this straight. You think you're more popular in West Virginia among Democrats than I am?"
"Pretty sure of it, Bill. But calm down. Remember your blood pressure."
"Now you listen to me, and I want you to know, I'm wagging my finger right now. There is no one -- NO ONE -- more popular than me in the Democratic Party, especially some two-bit governor from a third world state like West Virginia!"
"Whatever you say, Bill."
"I don't think you're understanding me, governor! I'm the guy who wiggled out of Monicagate because the country was behind me! I'm the one they tried to impeach, and still managed to leave office with the highest approval rating in history! I'm the guy who's more in demand than anyone on the speaking circuit today! I'm the only reason that leftwing, domineering wife of mine even has a prayer of winning the White House! So don't even try to tell me who's more popular, got that!?!?
"Have it your way, Bill, I really have to..."
"Hey! Listen up, Governor Big Shot! I will come to your little fundraiser, and I will give a speech, and it will be a speech that will go into the books as the best speech in the history of West Virginia politics, and I will show you what charisma and popularity are all about! And when they introduce you, and introduce me, I want you to pay attention to who gets the biggest ovation!"
"That's great, Bill, great. October thirteenth. Now don't forget."
"Forget? Ha! I wouldn't miss this if I was getting a million bucks somewhere else! I will be there, and... and.... Heeeeeey."
"What is it, Bill? Why so quiet all of a sudden?"
"Mojo, Mojo, Mojo.... Did you just play me, brother?"
"Nah. I wouldn't do that. I wouldn't try to out-slick you, buddy, of all people."
"Uh huh. You're good, Mojo. You're good. See you in October."
Elvis' last hours spent with Lisa, but little drama
The picture above is the last known photo of Elvis Presley alive, taken by a fan shortly after midnight on Aug. 16, 1977, as Elvis drove into the grounds of Graceland after an after-hours trip to the dentist.
With him were his daughter, Lisa, his girlfriend, Ginger Alden, and a bodyguard, Sam Thompson (brother of Elvis' previous girlfriend, Linda Thompson.)
For all the drama of his life, Elvis' last hours were rather uneventful. His daughter was visiting for the month, Elvis and Priscilla having been divorced four years by this time. Elvis tucked her into bed, but felt restless with another concert tour starting the next day. So he got Ginger, his cousin, Billy Smith, and Billy's wife, Jo, to join him on his private racketball court a few steps from the house for a game or two.
He sat down at the piano in a lounge area off the court, and played and sang "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain." He finally let everyone go to bed, but around 9 a.m. he told Ginger he couldn't sleep, and was going to the bathroom to read so he wouldn't keep her awake. About five hours later, when she awoke and found Elvis had not returned to bed, she found him sprawled on the bathroom floor. She called downstairs in a panic, and Elvis' road manager, Joe Esposito, rushed upstairs.
In spite of the fact Elvis was obviously dead, Esposito tried to administer CPR, as did emergency technicians when they arrived on the scene. Elvis was rushed to Baptist Memorial Hospital, where doctors worked to revive him before finally admitting the obvious. Elvis was dead, but a whole new post-life career was just beginning.
Yesterday's trivia answer: The man in the photo leading Elvis out of an arena after a concert was the aforementioned Joe Esposito. Correct answers came from Lora Abernathy (5 years of force-fed Elvis media finally paid off), and Tommy Phillips, whose picture I am
posting here in honor of the Elvis Trivia King, who proved himself a world-class contestant during Elvis Month.
