And God Saw That It Was Not Very Good

Sun., Nov. 3, 1996

Compiled By Staff Writer Rick Bo

Not everyone is singing the praises of Bill Moyers’ new PBS series, “Genesis: A Living Conversation” (today at 3 p.m. on KSPS-TV).

Take this review in the National Catholic Reporter: “On the seventh day, God rested. He kicked off his shoes, opened a can of Budweiser and slumped on the couch to watch TV … and there was the Reverend Moyers.

“God watched and scowled and grumbled. ‘They’re leaving out some of my best stuff. What about my creating the whole damn world? Just like the media - pass up the good news and zero in on the screwups.’ God zapped over to American Movie Classics and caught Charlton Heston in ‘The Ten Commandments.’ ‘Now that’s religion,’ he sighed.”

Loose talk

Ex-presidential son Ron Reagan, on the Clinton-Dole race (in TV Guide): “Two mediocrities. I wouldn’t vote for either one.”

Which is about how many electoral votes he got

Michael S. Dukakis turns 63 today.

Just another one of Clinton’s cover-ups

As an experiment, TV Guide recently replaced its cover photo of Brooke Shields with pictures of Bill Clinton or Bob Dole on copies sold at newsstands in the Washington, D.C., area. The Clinton cover outsold the Dole cover, 54 percent to 46 percent.

Oh, what a tangled Web we weave, indeed

Alleged presidential paramour Gennifer Flowers was married on Saturday to Finis Shellnut, an investment broker who just happens to be the former brother-in-law of Clinton pal Webster Hubbell, now doing time in prison on a Whitewater conviction.

And he’s the one who gives the holy orders

John F. Kennedy’s wedding gift from the Rev. Billy Graham was an interview in December’s George magazine. John-John’s first question: “You’ve been married for 53 years. What’s the secret?” The answer, in part: “I have a remarkable wife who has dedicated her life to being my helpmate. We decided that she would raise the family and I would go and preach the Gospel.”

He’s not getting older, he’s getting wetter

Dan Rather turned 65 on Thursday, but the CBS anchorman famed for his fondness for covering hurricanes - says he has no thoughts of retirement. “Go back and look at the tapes,” he said. “I’m demonstrably better at my job than I was 15 years ago.”

And every minute seemed like an hour

In December’s Playboy magazine, 78-year-old Mike Wallace admits to smoking marijuana (and inhaling) in his younger days. His verdict: “I didn’t find it especially interesting, though it had aphrodisiac overtones that were not unpleasant.”

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