Posts Tagged “Eliot Spitzer”
- While much of the nation basks in the afterglow of Barack Obama’s election as president, the economy continues to dominate the news with a report today that the nation’s unemployment rate jumped to a 14-year high of 6.5 percent in October as another 240,000 jobs were lost. If you’ve ever been on a 10-meter diving platform with a bunch of people nudging you to jump, you know exactly how Obama feels…
 And that wasn’t the only lousy economic news of the day either–FordW announced that it lost $129 million in the third quarter, and says it will cut another 2,260 white collar positions in North America. If I were them, I’d be working like crazy to design a car that costs $500 and runs on coffee grounds…- President-elect Obama is looking to the nation’s economic experts for help as he convenes a meeting with 17 members of his transistion economic advisory board Friday. Among those participating is super-investor Warren BuffetW–who may be called on to draw on his petty cash fund to buy the banking industry outright…
- Polling experts say that the outcome of the presidential election proves there was no white bias, suggested by the so-called "Bradley EffectW". As far as they could tell, the only possible white bias was the one against Joe the Plubmer, Joe Six-Pack, and Hockey Mom…
- Former New York governor Eliot SpitzerW learned that Federal prosecutors won’t be bringing charges against him for his role in the breakup of a prostitution ring that put an end to Spitzer’s rising-star political career. The possibility of criminal action against Spitzer has been hanging over his head ever since the story broke out–just as I imagine a large meat cleaver has been hanging over other parts of him as well…
 A fall snowstorm that has dropped almost 4 feet of white powder in the Black Hills of South Dakota and was swept up by winds gusting to 50 mph has created unthinkable travel conditions, and has stranded unknown numbers of motorists along Interstate 90 and elsewhere while visibility continues to be nonexistent. The upside to all of this–Mount RushmoreW collectibles are, like, 80% off…
Tags: Barack Obama, economy, Eliot Spitzer, Ford, Warren Buffet
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- Barack Obama, who spent the weekend in Afghanistan meeting US troops and talking with President Hamid Karzi, said in an interview that, "the situation is precarious and urgent in Afghanistan, and I believe this has to be our central focus…in our battle against terrorism". I guess we know where Jesse Jackson will fit in an Obama administration…
- Speaking Sunday, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said that, "it’s going to be months that we’re working our way through this period–clearly months". Considering that he was trying to help Americans feel confident about its banking system, he may want to consider a whole no-news-is-good-news philosophy…
- Tropical storm Cristobal, the first of the Atlantic hurricane season to hit the US, dropped rain and raised seas along the North Carolina shore Sunday before weakening and heading out to sea. Meanwhile, tropical storm Dolly is heading for the Gulf of Mexico and could be a hurricane by Tuesday–is it too late to get Cristobal back?
- A New Jersey woman, Amber Arpaio, has sued the call girl linked to former New York governor Eliot Spitzer, claiming that Ashley Dupre used Arpaio’s driver’s license in order to appear in a Girls Gone Wild video. Considering everything that’s happened to Dupre, maybe Ms Arpaio should be lucky she just lost her identity…
- Activists in Iran are working to overturn court orders to stone to death eight women and one man convicted of adultery. In an unrelated story, Bill Clinton has decided against serving as a goodwill ambassador in Tehran…
- Bejing launched its bold plan Monday to reduce its ever-present smog prior to next month’s Olympics by permitting only half the usual number of cars on its streets, with drivers of odd-numbered license plates required to take public transportation. Additionally, construction has been cut back, factories required to reduce emissions by 30 percent, and outrageous human rights violations reduced to dropping the occasional desenter off a tall building…
Tags: 2008 hurricane season, 2008 Summer Olympics, Ashley Alexandra Dupre, Barack Obama, economy, Eliot Spitzer, Iran
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- Fall Out Boy will make history when it performs March 25 for a group of research scientists in Antarctica–they’ll become the only band to perform on all seven continents of the world in less than a years’ time. Exactly how many frequent-flyer miles is that exactly?
- Britney Spears’ "friend" and one-time manager Sam Lufti, who’s been ordered to legally keep his distance from her, is officially protesting the court commissioner presiding over Brit’s conservatorship case. Isn’t that like a wolf complaining to a rancher about the fence keeping him away from the sheep?
- An Australian man who impersonated Richie Sambora will go to prison for swindling banks there out of $25 millions in fraudulent loans. Bad luck for this bloke if his cellmate is a big Bon Jovi fan…
- American Idol again dominated TV ratings last week with both shows grabbing the top 2 spots, and reality TV holding 8 of the top 10 positions. The network suits and their bean-counters are laughing all the way to the bank–that once held their writers’ money…
- A new CBS reality series called Secret Talents Of The Stars will showcase the heretofore unknown abilities of D-list celebrites like George Takei of Star Trek fame, Malcom-Jamal Warner from The Cosby Show, Danny Bonaduce and Ben Stein. I think they all have the same skill–the ability to still find themselves on TV…
- Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the infamous "Kristen" linked to former New York governor Eliot Spitzer, was offered a million dollars to appear in the Girls Gone Wild tour and magazine–until the staff there discovered they already had plenty of wild and naked video of her from 5 years ago. Does this mean she won’t be able to exploit her degrading and illegal behavior into a shameless and degrading payday–isn’t that un-American?
Tags: American Idol, Ashley Alexandra Dupre, Bon Jovi, Britney Spears, CBS, Eliot Spitzer, Fall Out Boy, Girls Gone Wild, Kristen, Richie Sambora, Sam Lufti, TV ratings
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- David Paterson was sworn in as New York’s governor yesterday in albany, amid thunderous applause from state legislators and dignitaries. When Eliot Spitzer heard of the reaction, he was surprised–hookers weren’t the only ones he had to pay in order to get praise…
- Florida Democratic leaders say there will be no do-over primary election there. Too many in the party had concerns that sending Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama door-to-door to beg for votes would be problematic…
- President Bush said yesterday that the White House is on top of the nation’s money troubles and that "in the long run, the economy is going to be fine"–in contrast to a USA Today poll showing 3 out of 4 Americans believe we are in a recession. I don’t think he puts any stock in any newspaper that doesn’t have comics in it…
- The IRS announced that the economic stimulus payments passed by Congress last month will begin May 2 and its inital round of weekly payments will end in early July. When you’ll receive yours depends on your social security number, when you file a 2007 return, if you use direct deposit for refunds, and if you really believe this is going to help the economy…
- Both Bill and Hillary Clinton pressed Democratic party leaders yesterday to consider more than just who has the lead in delegates when choosing a presidential nominee. It was either a bid for more superdelegate votes at the convention, or, in Bill’s case, a really cheesy come-on…
- Israel’s covert security agency Shin Bet is allowing its agents to anonymously blog about their work in an effort to attract more high-tech workers to the agency. Many have written about the agency’s excellent benefits, the regular working hours, and exactly how Condoleeza Rice unwinds after a tough day…
Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, David Paterson, Democrat, economic stiumulus payments, Eliot Spitzer, Florida, Hillary Clinton, IRS, Israel, New York, President Bush, USA Today, White House
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- David Paterson will be inaugurated as New York’s governor at 1PM today, and will be a simple celebration in comparison to Eliot Spitzers’ elaborate and expensive one just over a year ago. Then again, elaborate and expensive didn’t really work out for Spitzer…
- Atlanta is digging out from a historic tornado Friday night and storms Saturday that have left many downtown buildings damaged and streets closed to enable debris removal. On the upside, I guess this means the drought is over…
- Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are gaining delegates even without an election, thanks to backers of John Edwards who are starting to declare their support for other candidates. Obama so far is getting most of the delagates–although a few confused folks really want to vote for Ross Perot…
- The judge in Paul McCartney’s divorce case has awarded Heather Mills $48.4 million in the couple’s financial settlement. She seemed pleased with the outcome, despite asking for over 5 times more than the settlement–maybe she’s not that good at currency conversion…
- Space shuttle Endeavor’s work to assemble a robot for the international space station has proved difficult, with a Saturday spacewalk lasting 7 hours due to problems unbolting one of the robot arms from its storage location. The process was obviously affected by mistakenly trying to unbolt a space station crew member’s arm…
- A British judge has ordered that an 8-year-old boy be banned from possessing various construction tools after neighbors complained the child was threatening them with hammers and screw drivers and chasing them down the street. Maybe he just wants these folks to play with him–with a bit of cooperation they could make a lovely cage to put the boy in…
Tags: Atlanta, Barack Obama, David Paterson, Democrat, Eliot Spitzer, Endeavor, Heather Mills, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, NASA, New York, Paul McCartney
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