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• How about that footage on the news yesterday of our new Commander-in- Chief on the deck of the aircraft carrier (Teddy Roosevelt?
  ).. After throwing one of his snappy salutes (he's *almost* got that down), I half expected him to give the order, "Let's turn this thang around....
• We're looking forward to the presidential candidates' debates.
  It'll be interesting to see which TV shows get higher ratings instead....
• Vice president has such a nice ring to it," says Ms.
  Ferraro. Further evidence she's got a lot to learn about how government works....
• Now that Jesse Jackson has endorsed Mr. Mondale, can we expect a press conference to announce that Gerry Ferraro has decided to do the same?
• This president has never seen an arms control agreement he likes," Gerry Ferraro says.
  Is that what Mr. Reagan means by his "safety nyet?...
• Although picking Gerry Ferraro was a bold move for Mr.
  Mondale, an even bolder one would have been to pick Jane Wyman....
• After she got married, Gerry Ferraro kept her maiden name as a tribute to her mother.
  It's further evidence of how she balances the ticket. Mr. Mondale kept his to honor his father....
• A motorist was unknowingly caught in an automated speed trap that measured his speed using radar and photographed his car.
  He later received in the mail a ticket for $40, and a photo of his car....
• I thought you'd all like to hear about the potential candidates meeting with the Wizard of Oz.
  .. First, President Bush went to see the Wizard and said, "Everyone says I have no compassion or feelings, I wish to have a Heart"....