Nurturing the Inner Child

Notorios
right-wing newshound Matt Drudge yesterday prominently featured a candid
photo of Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry in which the Senator
appears to be sucking his thumb. In the name of Fair Play, notorious
left-wing news mutt Dowbrigade would like to share with his readers the
accompoanying candid shot of President Bush clowning around in the White
House "Green Room".

No, actually this is a shot of the original Bozo, who we are sure
was one of the President’s role models during his idle youth. The legacy
of Bozo is embroiled in a wicked dispute between the heirs of Vance Colvig,
the first Bozo, and Colombia Record executive Alan Livingston, who claims
to have created Bozo in 1946. A dubious honor, to say the least, but
we are sure the residuals and marketing rights are no laughing matter.

Vance "Pinto" Colvig
portrays Bozo the Clown in this undated file photo. For years Larry Harmon
claimed to have created the character, and said he was the original.

Now the International Clown Hall of Fame in downtown Milwaukee is formally
endorsing a different version: Capitol Records executive Alan Livingston
created Bozo for recordings in 1946, and the late Colvig was the first
person to play the clown. On Friday, May 28, 2004, the hall is posthumously
inducting Colvig as the first Bozo. (AP Photo/Photo courtesy International
Clown Hall of Fame)

Kerry photo from Drudge

Bozo photo from AP