MADE BAIL

Zeek has made bail, covered
a big story in D.C. broke another
mega story and is headed West to
the Acadameny Awards!


Dispatches from the road
by Zeek Riddings..


Great news gentle reader,
FOX NEWS done made my bail and
I got out last night. When
the D.C. police found I was
"connected" they moved me out
of the holding tank and right into
the Marion Shepilov Barry, Jr SUITE!


This morning your hard working
Journalist is on the case!
Soon as I walked out of the can
I was slipped a photo that
proves the Miracal on the Hudson
plane crash was FOWL play! Check this
out!

I love this town...still dark out
and I done broke a story that
could get me the Pulitzer Prize (provided
I can beat out the KNS and their coverage
of who got the Ragsdale football txs)!

The steps of the D.C. police department
are a hotbed for inside news!

A sharp dressed man noticed my
Press badge, still stuck in my
skimmer and started whispering real low to me
about some senate hearing?

I told him to speak up and
he said because he was
dang near hung a few times for talking
to the press he could only talk from
deep in his throat.

Anyway, this Deep Throat told me that
the Senate committee considering Mr Tim Geithner
had not only given him the high sign, the official
tie tack, the badge and the
secret handshake, but that they were working with
him on a “comprehensive plan” to deal with the banks and hoped to unveil it soon.

The big scoop
is according to Deep Throat, Geithner will be
nothing more than a front man!
Yep the two fellers that are going
to be pulling the strings and getting the
doors of the banks open again are
Bernard L. Madoff and a guy named
Dennis Bolze.

Deep Throat said they had
cracked more banks than John Herbert Dillinger
and for just a few percentage points off the top
they could have the
entire country swimming in
money by next FRIDAY!

Before I could talk to him further he
ran off into a parking garage yelling something
about how he would call me at the Post?

I tried to tell him I worked for the Media REPORT
but he just give me a crazy look and ran into the
shadows?


My last big scoop came from
Alec Baldwin (one on 30 Rock
who likes to give his kid
parental advice over the phone)
considering the just announced
nominations for the Academy
Awards.

Now if you be one of the
few who manage to stay up to
watch that thing be warned,
here is a list of the winners.
SO go back to the Drudge Report
or E Bay if you don't want to
know who got what.

Fine...
Again this came right from the
top so you can make book on it!

Here are the nominees
and me and Alec's picks
for the winners!

Best Picture: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,"
Good name but how far can you go with an article of clothing and a hundred dollar bill? LOOSER!

"Frost/Nixon," Great new drink
at the D.Q. but not much of a movie.

"Milk," This one really had a chance if
Anna Nicole hadn't checked out after having that baby.

"The Reader," Sorry but the original "WEEKLY"
beat this one hands down, remakes never win squat.

"Slumdog Millionaire." GREAT MOVIE, THE WINNER,
HAS IT ALL, CAN'T MISS!
Love the scene where
Al Gore goes back to his
rental house in Tennessee and
tells the tenants there is
nothing wrong with the toilet
and if they had just left it outside where it was suppose to be they
never would have had that godawful
smell in the closet!

BEST Actor: Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
Richard was OK but come on he
is way to young to play old man
Sheridan Whiteside,
he never was in a wheelchair and
the thing wasn't even set at Christmas..LOOSER;


Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
Frank gets a thumb up for
being a Mexican but he never
did get the hang of the Smoothie Machine
and between you and me looked really
stupid in that white hate and coat...LOOSER;


Sean Penn, "Milk"
Sean is Jeff Spicoli
always has been and
always will be,
even with them giant Cha Cha's he had
implanted for this movie,
it just didn't work for him.


Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Truth is
Brad's older brother, Prune
was the first pick for this movie,
now that guy could guarantee movement
toward the box office
and his fans never ever left their seats when he was doing his thing.
But when something about him kinda got
hung in the teeth of the producers
they went with Brad
thus flushing away any chance they had for a win.

Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler.
Until he added
another ten pounds PSI to
his lower lip this guy
was so nothing,
now after visiting the Pilot and paying
three quarters for his air
he is on top again...THE WINNER!"