Most American business are celebrating Independence Day today, July 3. And George W. Bush is thrilled, saying “I knew ‘When is the Fourth of July holiday?’ was a tough question.
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Shaquille O’Neal says that his motto in Cleveland will be “a ring for the King” (referring to Lebron James.) Either he is promising a championship or he is bringing a good referral from Kobe’s jeweller.
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In the midst of a budget crisis, Arnold Schwarzenegger is having a difficult time dealing with unruly legislators in California. Which disappoints all those who voted for him based on the leadership skills he showed in “Kindergarten Cop.”
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Staples Center will be the site of Michael Jackson’s public memorial ceremony. The arena has a great deal of experience hosting thousands of crying people, although usually they are Clippers fans.
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It’s been a tough week for celebrity deaths. On the bright side, when was the last front page story about Jon and Kate?.
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Joe Biden is on a diplomatic mission to Iraq and will stay longer than either President Obama or Bush did in the country -two full days. But to be fair, Biden told Obama he needed time to say a few words.
Two days of Joe Biden talking?!! Didn’t President Obama promise not to torture?
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And just a twisted thought, will Karl Madden be buried with his American Express card?
Followed by another twisted thought from Bill Littlejohn.
“Shaq’s motto in Cleveland will be ‘Win a ring for the King’. As opposed to what he did in Los Angeles for Kobe – “‘Put up a brick for the…” Oh, never mind..