Not since Nero’s Rome has a capital seen such sycophancy. Fawn-o-thoners Sally Field and giggly, jiggly Goldie Hawn irked Hillary at the gala. (In a possible Ozarks homage, Hawn went barefoot at one party.)
After staying out late schmoozing with Hollywood celebs, Virginia Kelley nodded off during Wednesday’s church service; then she spent the night with her husband, Richard Kelley, in the White House. At the swearing-in, she dazzled in white fur and streaked hair while snapping photos from the front row of the VIP section.
Librarians’ brows furrowed when Clinton called the United States “the world’s oldest democracy.” Is it? The question is a historical can of worms, but it’s worth noting that the Isle of Man claims the oldest continuous Parliament, established more than 1,000 years ago, and that Swiss legislatures were meeting centuries before this country was founded.
Just before Clinton took the oath of office, the U.S. Marine Band played a stirring rendition of the John Philip Sousa march “The Liberty Bell.” Many viewers also recognized the tune as the theme to the loony British TV series “Monty Python’s Flying Circus.” Do the Marines expect Clinton to create a Ministry of Silly Walks?
Guests at the ultrahip MTV Ball took the First Family’s drop-by in stride. But how to explain ABC anchor Peter Jennings’s goofy visit? Looking a bit like a wine steward in his bolero tux, Jennings (with wife Kati Marton) talked politics with fellow journalist Tabitha Soren. Where were you, Dan?
Overexposed First Friends Harry Thomason and Linda Bloodworth-Thomason were rewarded for master-minding the Inaugural festivities with a night in the Lincoln Bedroom. “We’ll be proxy sleepers for anyone in America who has a fantasy of sleeping there,” said Linda. Thanks.
