Posts Tagged “2008 Summer Olympics”
- The Olympic torch’s trip through San Francisco prior to this year’s Beijing Summer Games was significantly altered to avoid thousands of demonstrators protesting China’s treatment of Tibet. Perhaps securing the torch ought to be a new event…
- The White House is proposing mortgage assistance legislation, only Congressional Democrats say it doesn’t do enough for homeowners or help enough of them to avoid foreclosure. The administration says it wants to keep taxpayers out of the solution, and it appears they have…
- Federal officials predict that summer air travel could be worse than ever with skyrocketing fuel prices adding to already congested airports and possible further safety issues canceling flights. It could be that the only place you’ll be flying is off the handle…
- A new survey of middle-class Americans found that well over half don’t believe they are better off than they were 5 years ago. That was when we invaded Iraq–what an interesting coincidence…
- Animal shelter officials say that big black dogs like Rottweilers and Labradors are often the least adopted and most euthanized. Trust me, the only thing scary about most of these pooches is how they look trying to fit in someone’s purse…
- Dubai’s crown prince paid $2.7 million for a camel during a festival organized to help preserve the Arab region’s nomadic way of life. It appears it will help the sellers to buy themselves their own Mercedes limos…
Tags: 2008 Summer Olympics, airline, Animal shelter, Congress, economy, foreclosure, White House
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- Executives from major US oil companies testified before Congress yesterday, saying that they know record prices are hurting the public–only it’s not their fault and their huge profits are in line with other industries. Shame on us, picking on the rich, greedy gluttons…
- Hillary Clinton, in a speech in Philadelphia, compared herself to Rocky Balboa as someone who was a fighter and not a quitter. She did leave out the part about him losing his first big fight though…
- Senate leaders have agreed to attack the national mortgage crisis with legislation that will have bipartisan backing. I guess that means they’ll be no hanging of subprime lenders…
- China’s president wants government security forces to make the Olympics a top priority, saying the nation’s international reputation is at stake. The last thing they need is the world not seeing them as ruthless and violent…
- The coroner heading up the Princess Diana inquest concluded that her butler Paul Burrell lied during testimony and was more concerned about exploiting his connection to her, but that it wasn’t a factor in determining how she died. It is a factor in determining that he’s a low-life scum who should be caught in a compromising situation with barnyard animals…
- Cuba’s new president Raul Castro has loosened controls on consumer goods, with it citizens snapping up DVD players, motorbikes and pressure cookers. They seem an odd combination of materials with which to make a boat…
Tags: 2008 Summer Olympics, China, Congress, Cuba, Hillary Clinton, Princess Diana, Raul Castro, Senate, subprime mortgage
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- The White House wants Congress to exempt Libya from a law that allows terrorism victims to seize US assets of governments responsible for the attacks. The administration doesn’t want to discourage them from helping us fight terrorism, since Muammar Gaddafi is just the kind of ally the victims of Pan Am flight 103 would want…
- Hillary Clinton said yesterday that she would have left the church that Barack Obama attends if her minister had spoken about America the way Obama’s has. The truth is that Hillary would have left because Bill would probably hit on everyone in the choir…
- Trustees for the Social Security and Medicare funds again warned that both will soon be wiped out without Congressional action. The White House responded by authorizing the bailout of investment firm Bear Stearns, believing that making sure wealthy investors that way will probably keep them off Social Security and Medicare…
- Census officials say problems with their new high-tech approach to the 2010 count could add as much as $2 billion to the cost. They feel once they get every American tattooed with a barcode, the process will go much more smoothly…
- China’s ongoing crackdown in Tibet has led French president Nicolas Sarkozy to suggest a boycott of at least the opening ceremony at the Beijing Olympics this summer. He’s just looking for an excuse to wimp out because the Olympics doesn’t have events he likes–you know, snottiness and snail-eating…
- Genealogists say that Barack Obama is a distant cousin to six US presidents including President Bush, while Hillary Clinton’s far-removed relations include Angelina Jolie, Madonna and Celine Dion. I guess that settles it–Hillary should drop out of the race and either adopt some kids, record an album, or perform in Vegas…
Tags: 2008 Summer Olympics, Angelina Jolie, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Celine Dion, Census, China, Congress, Hillary Clinton, Madonna, Nicolas Sarkozy, President Bush, Social Security, Tibet, White House
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- Rihanna gave it up to Cosmo about what she likes in a man–"I like facial hair and a guy who dresses rugged", and "If a guy is hot and he knows it, forget it. I hate arrogance". In other words, I show up without shaving and in a crummy T-shirt and I’m in, right?
- Chris Daughtry says his recent comments about the "decline" of American Idol have been met with encouragement from Simon, Randy and Paula, who he said told him, "Congratulations for sticking to your guns and having an opinion. Never apologize for that". Actually, it was Paula who told him that–Simon just scowled and Randy kept saying, "Yo, Dog"…
- The backlash against trashing Britney Spears has made it to Broadway, as the hit musical Spamalot has changed a lyric in one of its songs that originally used her name. they also decided against using Kevin Federline’s name–not because they felt bad for him, but because he just wasn’t important enough…
- The writer’s strike is officially history, as members overwhelmingly approved a new contract and headed back to work today. Does that mean CBS will send its new series Dexter back to cable, where it belongs?
- Steven Spielberg resigned his position as artistic director of the opening and closing ceremonies at the Beijing Oympics over China’s unwillingness to help end the bloody conflict in Darfur. So much for seeing ET on the parallel bars…
- Gary Coleman revealed recently that he was married in August to a woman a foot taller and 18 years younger than him. All that is necessary for a punch line is to just form your own mental picture…
Tags: 2008 Summer Olympics, American Idol, Britney Spears, CBS, Chris Daughtry, Cosmopolitan, Dexter, Kevin Federline, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson, Rihanna, Simon Cowell, writer's strike
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