In a little over two weeks, romantic fools will rule the world. Yes those who wear their hearts on their sleeve and love nothing better than an out of control pounding heart will be on the lose again with their rapturous smiles and glint in their eyes. So as our annual pre-V-Day reminder, start thinking about what your mates really like best and not what some trinket seller tells you they like. Be you and give the best of you. Something that comes from your heart. Buy a red magic marker and dust off the old second movement of Chopin’s 2nd piano concerto!
Prime Time probably did what he had to in order regain some footing with his fast fading base. Of course he showed his general ignorance of law when he denounced the Supreme Court finance decision of a week ago. He tried use scare tactics by highlighting the threat of “Foreign contributions” under the new decision. If he had read the decision and knew the facts he would have known that the prohibition of foreign contributions is still banned as before under another statute as opposed to that more limited law on direct versus Pacs which was the basis of the decision. He didn’t back down and inch on many of his pet projects like Health Care and Cap & Trade. And then, as he called for “getting together”, he reminded the Democrats of their powerful majorities…and to use them. Politics as usual. He is what he was.
Daily Question: I wanted to ask “Which President had to give back the most money from foreign contributions?” But I decided to go for some SOU Firsts. Who did the first radio speech, TV speech, Evening speech. Who is the only President to postpone the speech and why?
Today’s Headlines:
--New Jobless Claims At 470,000 Fail To Meet Improvement Expectations; New Orders For Durable Goods Also Miss Mark.
--Prime Time Talks And Obamaholics Quiver; MSNBC/s Matthews Says, “For An Hour Last Night I Almost Forgot he Was Black.”; Republicans Say Same Old Stuff.
--Napolitano Falls Asleep; Nobody Shakes Harry’s Hand; Alito Mouths Not True.
--Tim “Oh, I have To Pay Taxes?” Geithner Pummeled By Dems And GOP Over Favoring Big WS Pals.
--Jobs Intros iPad To Fawning MacHeads.
--Ford Earns $2.7 Billion In 2009 After Four Profitless Years.
--NH’s Mount Washington 231 Wind Burst No Longer World’s Fastest; 253 Gust On Australia ’s Barrow Island New Standard.
--Stocks Open Mixed.
--Daily Loppings: Astra-Zeneca – 8,000
--AT&T Adds 2.7 Mil Wireless Customers To Pass Verizon.
The naysayers against the airing of the commercial promoting the birth of beautiful children have already probably made it more successful than it would have been sandwiched between a Frito Lay and Bud commercial! I’ll never ever understand the enthusiasm for killing babies just as I wouldn’t understand the killing of old Uncle Joe because he’s taking up too much room. But, that’s just me.
Weirdest headline of the Week Department:
“Man at airport caught with 44 lizards in pants.” Focus on that one for a moment. He has been arrested for stealing New Zealand ’s protected species after it was found that he had stuffed the creatures in his underpants! Ouch! His mother was appalled.
One reader responding to the Travelers Umbrella logo color change Tids item yesterday wonders if it was changed to be politically correct, giving a little to the “Blue” side. Of course if they went all the way, it would have been the purple umbrella. Maybe Barney could carry it in new commercials. At least it’s not lavender!
Stories I don’t Read Department:
“Farve undecided about retirement”.
I talked to a lawyer from a pretty big firm the other day who tells me that most of his corporate clients are Non-Profit. This does not bode well for a RI economy.
Through the Same Eyes: Chapter 51 continues. –She appeared very weak, but I thought of her as incredibly strong. I walked over and lifted up her nearly lifeless arms and put them around behind my back. I felt a little pressure as she tried to squeeze. Then they fell away. “You…look…you look fantastic.” A beautiful little smile crossed her lips. “You do too, Paul”, she whispered weakly. “You do too.” I just stood there like an idiot and stared at her. Isn’t it sad, I thought, that you don’t really know how much you have until you almost lose it. “Help me.” I heard. “I need to lie down again. I slid my arms under hers “copping a feel” along the way. “Not now sneaky”, she said with all of the fun she always brought into our lives. I lifted her up a little so she could scoot back. Then lifted her legs and swiveled her around. I then laid her down. So gently. Like a little porcelain ballerina. “Comfortable?” “Yup”, she answered. “Very”. “I had a great time with your co-detective Kent Middleton.” She turned her head a little toward me. “He’s really a very nice guy. I can see why you enjoy working with him. He asked about you. He looked very sincere and caring about your status. She started to open her mouth, and then closed her lips. Finally she said, “I think it is time to sleep and dream of beautiful things. “Me?” I joshed. “Of course!” and she reached over and touched my hand. Then she frowned slightly.
So did you see where the head of Italy ’s Civil protection Agency, Guido Bertolaso, criticized the US efforts in Haiti as a “Vanity Parade”. In his scathing rebuke he said it was “a pathetic situation which could have been better organized. He said “The Americans are extraordinary”; “It’s a truly powerful show of force, but completely out of touch with reality.” He said Americans and others arriving on the scene spend too much time putting up posters for the TV cameras and too little time speedily getting on with the work that must be done.” Maybe when 0-Man become first President of the Universe, he can appoint Guido as Head of Security. I think has some good points.
Brian, Katie and Diane didn’t go to help, they went to get ratings.
The much anticipated intro of iPad looks like much ado about nothing. It’s like a notebook without a cover. It probably works well and looks good and has a lot of “Aps” but does anybody really need it.
Of course, the news reporting helped raise lots of money. In fact Americans contributed $279 Million over the Prez Pledge of $100 Mil for a total of $379,000,000. You should know that 42 cents went to disaster assistance, 33c for military aid, 9c for food,9c for food transport, 5 c to Haitian survivors who worked in the recovery, under 1c to the Haitian Government and 1/2c to the DR. So if you are worried about the money, it’s getting there.
Easier to raise money for dog and lighthouses in Rhode Island than it is for humans.
Halle Berry is starring in a moving about the life of now 79 year old Doris Pope. It’s called the life of Doris Pope. So is she a newly discovered Mother Teresa? An unsung black civil rights heroine? Another Thomas Jefferson slave child? No, Doris is a committed, lifelong shoplifter! That’s right an amoral person who takes from hardworking Americans in the name of…her personal wanton desires. What a crock! It will probably be nominated for an Academy Award.
Quiz Answer: Ironically, it was “Silent Calvin Coolidge who first hit the airwaves! That must have been riveting radio. Harry Truman was the first on the tube. Lyndon B. J. was the first to interrupt prime time viewing. And Ronald Reagan postponed his for a week after news of The Challenger disaster. If you hadn’t remembered, today is the 20th anniversary of that horrible tragedy. Stop reading for a moment.
Basically, 0-Man crafted a shrewd speech designed to stop the poll plunge. He would take populist and GOP favorite topics and start enumerating them with the with vigor and then mention as the last topic the one he really wants to see happen. There were many examples, but classic was when he started getting excited about nuclear energy, of shore drilling et. al. and ended with a global warming lecture and the absolute need to pass Cap $ Trade. Oops! Did I mistype a “$” instead of a “&”?
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