“Personally I’m always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.” - Winston Churchill
And now, Yakko Warner explains the bailout…
The U.S. economy’s tanked. It’s beyond me
Why nobody knows who’s to blame.
When Washington’s involved, the markets will devolve;
The reason is always the same.
In ‘94, sub-prime mortgages were five
Percent of all housing loans, but,
The number then went up to 20 percent
Due to a perceived housing glut.
In ‘99 Clinton, with impeachment [...]
So, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is wearing a bracelet for SGT Ryan D. Jopek.
Notice that he had to read the name off the bracelet.
That’s bad enough. But there’s more!
Warner Todd Huston reports at NewsBusters that SGT Jopek’s family had asked Obama to NOT wear the bracelet in public. (Hat tip: Two Dogs at mean ol’ [...]
Posted in News on Sep 24th, 2008
Expedia.com lost a lawsuit in Columbus this week.
And it might impact you.
You see, Expedia gets rooms at a wholesale rate from hotels. It turns around and sells the rooms to consumers online, charging a higher rate, but a rate that’s still lower than, say, you would if you walked up to Mr. Patel and plopped [...]
Larry Munson has retired.
If you don’t know who Larry Munson is, well, it’s hard to explain.
If you do, well, you understand.
Notre Dame had Knute Rockne.
Alabama had “Bear” Bryant.
Georgia? Larry Munson.
Sure, there’s Vince Dooley. But Larry Munson was Georgia’s announcer for all but two of Dooley’s seasons. And he has announced during the 20 seasons (counting [...]
Posted in News on Sep 23rd, 2008
Did you catch what Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) said today?
The Washington Post said:
Accusing President Bush of “my way or the highway intransigence,” Sen. Barack Obama outlined four principles that he said a financial bailout package must address, asserting it was “wholly unreasonable” for taxpayers to accept the White House’s call for legislation with no strings [...]
Posted in News on Sep 15th, 2008
The headline at CBS Marketwatch reads “The Sarah Palin Phenomenon Is Doomed” — a story that can also be found at CBSNews.com.
Not unexpected from the likes of CBS.
CBS, after all, stands for Complete BS.
Why do I say that?
Well, the subhead to the Jon Friedman article reads: “Media live to build you up — then knock [...]
Posted in News on Sep 14th, 2008
They used to be called “vegetarians.” They call themselves “vegans.” Or maybe there’s a difference. I don’t know.
Now, I always thought Vegans were inhabitants of the Vega Colony. Either way, they’re not of this planet.
“Vegetarian,” by the way, is Latin for “bad hunter.”
What brings this up?
There’s a story out tonight that folks that don’t eat [...]
Posted in News on Sep 13th, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is running an ad that says Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) “still doesn’t know how to use a computer, can’t send an e-mail,” in an attempt to portray the Republican presidential nominee as out of touch.
Only, the fact that John McCain can’t use a computer means exactly that: John McCain can’t use [...]
Posted in News on Sep 11th, 2008
Financial Times reports that some Democrats are concerned about the Obama campaign.
A Democratic fundraiser for Congressional candidates said some planned to distance themselves from Mr Obama and not attack Mr McCain.
“If people are voting for McCain it could help Republicans all the way down the ticket, even in a year when the Democrats should be [...]
Seven years ago, on a normal Tuesday, September 11, 2001, I went to work as normal. The Wife had the day off, and was watching Fox and Friends when I left.
That was a normal Tuesday in 2001.
But this wasn’t a normal Tuesday. Though we didn’t know it at the time.
The Wife called a little before [...]
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