Chrysler’s “Halftime in America” Super Bowl ad is being talked about as a potential boost for President Obama. Republicans are just trying to figure out how to discredit that liberal icon Clint Eastwood. – “Extra” TV host Maria Menounos, a New England fan, paid off on a bet by wearing a New York Giants bikini [...]
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No “I” in Team. But there is an “I” in Giselle.
February 7, 2012Super question.
February 6, 2012Super Bowl XLVI is history. So what time this week does the pre-game show for Super Bowl XLVII start? – Okay, so this year’s Super Bowl commercials may not have been that memorable. On the brighter side for viewers, especially in Florida and South Carolina, none of them were made by political super PACS. – [...]
If you’re reading this….
February 5, 2012You must have all your Super Bowl shopping done. – Based on the crowds in Safeway, today is clearly the junk food shopping equivalent of the day before Thanksgiving. – Fidel Castro has released a 1,000 page memoir, saying “I have to take advantage now, because memories fade. I am willing to do everything possible [...]
America’s game
February 4, 2012Your tax dollars at work: 35% of people who attend the Super Bowl write it off as a corporate expense. – Wonder which team Mitt Romney has picked for his $10,000 bet on the Super Bowl? – Newt Gingrich’s latest rant Friday was against the New York City “elites.” Well, at least that leaves out [...]
You go girl!
February 3, 2012Even at 82, she’s still got it. Sandra Day O’Connor at the elite Alfalfa Club dinner Saturday in D.C. said of the top two GOP presidential candidates, “one is a practicing polygamist, and he’s not even the Mormon.” – The GOP primary candidates have moved their circus to Nevada in advance of the caucuses Saturday. [...]
Pre Pre Big Game Show.
February 1, 2012Technicially, if you’re not an official sponsor, you’re not allowed to use the words “Super Bowl.” Yeah, hate to put a non-profit like the NFL at risk of losing money. – Madonna says there will be “no nipple” in her Super Bowl halftime show. Not to say the former Material Girl is getting up there [...]
What’s in a name?
January 31, 2012Newt Gingrich calls Mitt Romney a “liar.” Romney calls Gingrich a “loser.” How long until we graduate to “booger-face” and “poo-poo head?” – The story of Mitt Romney putting his dog in a crate on the roof while driving to a family vacation is increasingly getting media attention. Suppose it is probably a good thing [...]
Flor-i-duh Follies.
January 29, 2012Amazing that of the two leading GOP presidential contenders now, the Mormon is the one with only one wife. – Several injuries were reported at a casino construction site in Cincinnati. when a floor fell into a V shape Friday and sent workers crashing to the ground. It was one of the more noteworthy collapses [...]
Banana Republic and other states.
January 28, 2012A Mitt Romney Florida television ad talks about Reagan and Gingrich. “Newt Gingrich uses Ronald Reagan’s name 50 times. Ronald Reagan mentioned Newt Gingrich once.” Not quite sure the point but is it just possible Reagan didn’t remember Gingrich’s name? Or anybody else’s? – Herman Cain today said he endorsed Newt Gingrich: “he is not [...]
Where’s FEMA when you need them?
January 28, 2012This just in: Penn State campus police say they are investigating a report that Joe Paterno may be sick. – Mitt Romney was campaigning in Orlando today. It went well except for one awkward moment when a Disney employee saw him and reported that one of their audio-animatronic figures must have gotten loose. – Apple’s [...]
Random access.
January 27, 2012During tonight’s debate, Newt Gingrich gushed over Callista, that she was artistic and “played the French horn.” Was he saying she’s musical, or was that a euphemism for her talents that convinced him to make her his third wife? – Not voting for Ron Paul. But kudos to him for the best debate line of [...]
Fantasyland?
January 26, 2012While campaigning in Florida, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that Barack Obama’s SOTU address was “detached from reality.” Only in America can a man who makes $10,000 bets in a debate, and talks about being unemployed while making $21 million a year, accuse someone else about being “detached from reality.” – In Florida, Newt [...]
State of the Union?
January 25, 2012President Obama’s speech tonight was very realistic in one regard. While he returned to the theme of Washington being broken, he offered no over-optimistic plans to fix the Wizards and Redskins. – - Another post State of the Union thought. President Obama was much more civil to the GOP than Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney [...]
Winning?
January 24, 2012Mitt Romney says Gingrich is “erratic,” Newt Gingrich says Romney “can’t be trusted.” Who’s winning? President Obama. – Costa and their so-to-be-ex Captain are going at each other hot and heavy in the media as to assigning blame for the crash and sinking of the Concordia. Will the famous term for buck-passing be updated to [...]
He was, Penn State.
January 23, 2012R.I.P. Joe Paterno – For his sake it was a shame the cancer didn’t kill him six months earlier. And remembering this Edmund Burke quote -”All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” – The cancer killed Paterno so quickly, you have to wonder, was part of the [...]
A South Carolina close call?
January 22, 2012Which sank quicker this week – the Costa Concordia, or Mitt Romney’s Presidential hopes? – How angry was Mitt Romney after tonight’s loss? Rumor has it he went home and actually thought about kicking the dog strapped to the roof of his car. – Sarah Palin now says Newt Gingrich is the new Republican “front-runner.” [...]
What’s in a name?
January 21, 2012The Cleveland Indians pitcher formerly known as Fausto Carmona apologized for lying about his name and his age. After Leo Nunez of the Marlins was caught doing the same thing. If they are ever traded for each other it could be the first trade solely involving two players to be named later. – Brilliant analysis [...]
That sinking feeling.
January 20, 2012Thirty minutes after the Costa Concordia hit the rocks, the captain is heard insisting that his cruise ship only had a blackout. That’s like Captain John Smith saying “it was only a little ice.” According to an Italian newspaper, Costa Concordia Captain Schettino said to a judge that he miscalculated when steering the ship close [...]
Slip sliding away….
January 19, 2012(The Carnival- Costa theme song?) – Poor Joe Biden. All these reported GOP speaking gaffes must have him missing the spotlight. Or at least that’s one explanation why he told San Francisco Democrats in a private fundraiser today that “the Giants are on their way to the Super Bowl. – Actually posted this on Facebook [...]
Cha-cha-cha changes…..
January 18, 2012Last week Jon Huntsman called Mitt Romney “unelectable” and “out-of-touch.” This week he endorsed him for President. I know Jon’s a Mormon but he changed his estimation faster than a man at a singles bar at closing time. – Passengers on a BA Miami to London flight were awakened at 300am by an automated message [...]
