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April 18, 2005
Rope-a-Pope
This Papal election stuff is riveting, isn't it? I haven't been near a cable news channel lately, but from the constant updates being posted on Yahoo News, I can just imagine the sort of tomfoolery currently being perpetrated by the TV channels. And there must be something going on, because I am once again getting a spike from - you guessed it - people trying to find information on CNN Vatican Analyst Delia Gallagher. She's produced more hits for this site than the previous record-holder, "Ryan Cabrera with no shirt on." Delia, as always: call me!
In fact, it looks like the Cardinals made it through the first day without electing a pope. Black smoke billowed from the chimney near the Sistine Chapel, meaning the Cardinals hadn't come to a decision. I suppose the best part about being sequestered, as the Cardinals will be until deciding a pope, is that they don't have to put up with all the speculation we non-Cardinal types have to deal with.
Instead, let me talk about how awesome Delia Gallagher is. What sweet, sweet speculation could Delia be proferring in the absence of real news? Perhaps she is wondering what Cardinals got the most votes? Maybe she is talking about the black and white smoke? Does it really matter anyway? For when Delia talks, I listen, but I do not hear what she says. To watch her prattle about the inner workings of the Vatican is enough for me. In fact, she could read the box scores from Serie B and I'd be in paradise. The more the Cardinals delay in electing a pope, the longer we get to see Delia. Huzzah!
Posted by oz115 at April 18, 2005 01:12 PM