Reply #36: I've heard the same thing and it was from a reliable source

[Atlas Mugged]

A Republican friend of mine keeps me informed on certain sordid details. Yes - I have Republican friends (media consultants in D.C.), but they're old school, Goldwater types, not the neo con type and they'll talk freely about the gawd freaks.

I actually ran into them in Washington National Airport once, many years ago, and it's what stimulated my "interest" in them. No incident, whatsoever, but, since I'm a detail freak and love to analyze people by silly things like what they have in their shopping baskets, I made excellent use of my Raybans and observed them for as long as they were in view (for almost an hour, actually). The thing that impressed me the most was their entourage, all of whom kept a LOT of space between them and their employers. I was totally fascinated by one very seemingly minor detail: neither of them carried a single thing in their hands. The carried NOTHING. Someone in their entourage had the tickets, Jan's purse (the size of a mid sized car, btw) and all necessary traveling items. These self proclaimed "humble workers for the lawd" didn't carry a single, solitary item. And they were constantly ordering one of their employees over for something. Be it gum, lipstick, take some notes, whatever. Really fascinating. And Jan had her hair checked several times, too; constantly primping and checking her appearance in a mirror, held by some poor girl. Worst of all, they were cold and distant, even to the poor schlubs who were, essentially, running their lives.

It's good to be king.