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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

Smooth Talker News from Zanoni, Missouri reports that a senior adviser  
in the McCain campaign organization, who asked that his name not be  
used to protect his livelihood, told reporter Missy Kisswell that  
McCain is thinking about moving the Republican Convention to New  
Orleans from Minnesota, which, he said, "since Jesse Ventura is out,  
really doesn't have much going on besides Garrison Keillor, and he's a  
Democrat." He said that as soon as FEMA lights turn green, the  
Superdome would be fitted out with the usual banners and champagne  
fountains. He said, "It's up to John, of course, but right now he  
thinks it's a helluva good way to catch the media, which inexplicably  
has begun giving equal time to the Obama campaign."

The adviser also said, after reiterating that the information was  
really, really off the record, that contrary to how Rick Davis,  
McCain's campaign manager is now spinning it, Cindy McCain is  
seriously bent out of shape over her husband's choice of the foxy  
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. The senior advisor said that shouting was  
heard from the back of the Straight Talk Express on the night the  
announcement was made. Snippets of the shouting included ". . . if  
you . . . with her . . . your allowance . . . thousand a day . . ."

Smooth Talker News will have an update on this item just as soon as  
this afternoon's pizza sauce canning is finished and Missy has cleaned  
up the kitchen.