Posts Tagged “Democratic National Convention”
 By all accounts, Hillary Clinton gave a riveting speech to the the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night, stating unequivocally that, "Barack Obama is my candidate and he must be our president". I wonder why she had her fingers crossed behind her back?- A computer glitch in an FAA system that handles flight plans for the eastern US caused widespread delays around the entire nation Tuesday. Passengers stranded for hours and no way to blame the airlines for it–now that is depressing…
- The National Hurricane Center says tropical storm Gustav, which turned into a hurricane as it struck Haiti and then weakened, may intensify into a hurricane again later by Thursday as it makes its way toward the Gulf Coast. Louisiana has already declared a pre-emptive state of emergency–that’s so FEMA will have plenty of time to stall giving assistance, yet still be right on time…
 The federal government is proposing a speed limit for commercial ships along the Atlantic coast to help avoid collisions with the endangered Right Whale–although it reduced this slower speed zone to 20 nautical miles from the original 30 mile limit. While some suggest this is simply a concession to the shipping industry, I’m sure it was due to the much more common Wrong Whale…- The Census Bureau reports that 1 million fewer people lacked health insurance in 2007, the first annual decline since President Bush took office. You mean to say that there are actually average Americans who are better off now–what went wrong?
- A pro-vegan group, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, claims that their new TV ad suggesting hot dogs cause cancer is just a dramatization of research that links processed meats with increased risk of colon cancer. Considering the outcry from not just nutritionists but cancer organizations as well, I think you could say that the people responsible for this campaign are probably wieners as well…
Tags: airline, Barack Obama, cancer, Democratic National Convention, FAA, Hillary Clinton, Louisiana, National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Gustav
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- Michelle Obama told the Democratic National Convention in Denver Monday night that "I love this country", and that she
  and presidential nominee Barack Obama share America’s basic values and beliefs in a dream of a better future. She did not admit, as some wild claims have suggested, that she is the love child of Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey…
- What’s left of Tropical Storm Fay continued to rain down from Georgia to Louisiana, which for some is a welcome relief from months of drought conditions, while Florida residents begin to mop up the over 30 inches of rain that fell along the central Atlantic coast. Are we sure NASA hasn’t come up with a giant sponge that could collect it from one place and squeeze it out somewhere else?
- Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki insisted Monday that all foreign soldiers must leave the country by a specific date in 2011, and that there would be no legal immunity for American troops. After being briefed on the situation, Vice President Cheney was reportedly muttering something about "regime change" and "where’s my rifle?"…
- An Alabama initiative proposal to effectively prohibit gay couples from adopting was cleared by state officials to appear on the state’s November general election ballot. The initiative would require only married couples to adopt, and the state currently prohibits gay couples to wed–it’s that kind of shrewd thinking that has kept values in The Heart Of Dixie just as they have been for years…
 A Las Vegas judge has refused to delay the start of the trial of O.J. Simpson and a co-defendant on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping. The Juice actually had nothing to do with the delay request–he’s anxious to get started and really hoping he can drive the same level of insane media interest in whether he could possibly be as stupid as it appears that he is…- An Air Force researcher has found that a series of mishaps involving robotic warplanes are occuring because of operator error, due to the drones being controlled by increasingly inexperienced crews. I understand this problem can be quickly remedied, providing enough PS3 and XBox 360 consoles can be acquired quickly enough…
Tags: Air Force, Alabama, Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, Flor, Florida, gay marriage, Iraq, Louisiana, Michelle Obama, OJ Simpson, Tropical Storm Fay
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 Now that Britney Spears has helped MTV to promote their Video Music Awards, she’s in negotiations to appear on the show. I don’t think it’s a question of if she’ll be on–it’s whether or not she’ll have to dance with the elephant…- Daughtry is set to perform at both Democratic and Republican National Convention events in support of the ONE campaign, an organization who works to raise public awareness of global poverty, hunger and disease. When it comes to human rights, Chris obviously believes in being an equal opportunity nag…
- New dad Clay Aiken will return to his role in Broadway’s Spamalot next month, now that close friend and producer Jaymes Foster–who became pregnant by in-vitro fertilization–gave birth to their son Parker. I think it’s just wonderful that two people like this can decide to start a family together without romantic entanglements that neither of them want–and it would be even nicer if one of them would just admit that he’s gay…
  The distributors of the straight-to-DVD movie National Lampoon’s Pledge This! have sued producer and star Paris Hilton for not adequately promoting the film. Frankly, I don’t see her hanging out and signing autographs at a few thousand Blockbuster Video stores…- Music magazine Blender asked both John McCain and Barack Obama to list their top 10 favorite songs, and their choices provide a little insight to each of them–among Obama’s faves were songs from The Fugees, Bruce Springsteen, Kanye West, U2 and Aretha Franklin; McCain’s tops included ABBA, The Beach Boys, Neil Diamond, plus jazz great Louis Armstrong and country legend Merle Haggard. They both listed Frank Sinatra on their Top Tens–which means they have about as much in common musically as they do politically …
- Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Warren Sapp says he’s going to compete in the upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars. Considering Sapp went 6′2" and 300 pounds during his playing days, which consisted of crushing whoever had the ball, he’ll make an ideal partner–with anyone willing to wear armor…
Tags: Barack Obama, Blender magazine, Britney Spears, Clay Aiken, Dancing With The Stars, Daughtry, Democratic National Convention, John McCain, MTV, Paris Hilton, Republican National Convention, Video Music Awards
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