Concord, New Hampshire Today is, paradoxically, a quiet news day in New Hampshire. The candidates jet from spot to spot and, aside from the rumors of internal staff shake-ups, there’s nothing really to report until the results start coming in this evening. So, for your entertainment, here are the three most entertaining non-stories from the last week, just in case you missed them: Sununu as hero! Last Friday night Sen. John Sununu saved the life of journalist Al Hunt. At a dinner, Hunt began choking on a piece a chicken and Sununu rushed to the rescue, performing a perfectly executed Heimlich maneuver. Mickey Kaus studies Ice-T? Here’s Kaus’s account of a strange incident he was involved in:
Too. Many. Jokes. Vermin Supreme. The NH primary always brings out wacky protest candidates. The most entertaining one I’ve seen is Vermin Supreme, who walks around with a boot on his head and uses a megaphone to keep up a steady stream of Dada-esque patter. His shtick might be categorized as “self-conscious/crazy.” Here’s a sample from his website:
It’s actually funnier in person, because he’s (sort of) in on the joke. It’s half Ron Paul and half Gallagher.
