According to CNSNews:
A minimum wage hike measure was added to the Iraq war funding bill, which the House approved in a vote of 348 to 73, and the Senate in an 80-14 vote. The president signed it into law privately Friday afternoon.
The move was celebrated as a victory for low-wage workers.
The increase is the first in a decade, raising the minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to a base salary of $45,000 a year.
Reactions from employers were not very enthusiastic.
"Great, we're making the 17 year-old drop-out rich," said restaurant owner Doug Newsome. "Enjoy your $58.00 hamburger, you idiots."
EGGHORN, a community organization representing low- to moderate-income families, said the "long-overdue" wage hike "will bring millions of America's hardest- working little kids closer to a real living wage."
"Why should somebody have to work really hard at learning a viable trade just to earn more money?" said Marge Hurt, EGGHORN representative.
Ray Patricks, a 20 year-old stoner and busboy agrees.
"My cousin actually borrowed money and busted his ass through college just to learn some stupid job trade," he said. "I just smoked pot."
Patricks said his pay increase would have bought him a new house, but the recent drastic inflation of fast food and household product prices, caused by the minimum wage increase, has ironically kept him living in his parent's basement.
EGGHORN representative Hurt said that Ray Patricks is the stereotype, and not characteristic of the standard minimum wage earner.
"Nearly 87% of all minimum wage earners are 33 year-old family men with 8 kids, four cars and two house payments," said Hurt. "How can one avoid a solid education, party with drugs and alcohol throughout their young adulthood, and still not be rewarded with a doctor's salary when they land that first pizza delivery job?
"It's shameful."
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Gays Still Banned From Donating Blood
According to the AP:
WASHINGTON - Gay men remain banned for life from donating blood, the government said Wednesday, leaving in place — for now — a 1983 prohibition meant to prevent the spread of HIV through transfusions.
The Food and Drug Administration reiterated its long-standing policy on its Web site Wednesday, more than a year after the Red Cross and two other blood groups criticized the policy as “medically and scientifically unwarranted.”
"This homophobic nonsense needs to stop," said total homosexual Gary Rosenberg, a wannabe blood donor. "It's so obvious the FDA have no idea what they're talking about.
"I am in a committed relationship with 32 different men, and I am just as safe as the next complete stranger one can meet in an airport restroom."
Gay rights activist Jerry Fanfield believes that preventing homosexuals from giving blood is slowly killing off the nation's blood supply.
"With over 78% of the nation being homosexual, it's only a matter of time before the blood banks go dry," said Fanfield.
While the FDA said it would change it's policy if it wouldn’t pose a “significant and preventable” risk, some are relieved that their policy still stands.
John Anderson, who needed a blood transfusion during a recent surgery, said the FDA just has the public's safety in mind.
"It's a good thing to keep the blood banks safe," said Anderson. "I mean, the gays claim that their sexual orientation is genetic, right? What if they would've pumped me full of gay blood, and the next thing you know I leave my wife and start collecting bottlecaps with a guy named Bernie?"
WASHINGTON - Gay men remain banned for life from donating blood, the government said Wednesday, leaving in place — for now — a 1983 prohibition meant to prevent the spread of HIV through transfusions.
The Food and Drug Administration reiterated its long-standing policy on its Web site Wednesday, more than a year after the Red Cross and two other blood groups criticized the policy as “medically and scientifically unwarranted.”
"This homophobic nonsense needs to stop," said total homosexual Gary Rosenberg, a wannabe blood donor. "It's so obvious the FDA have no idea what they're talking about.
"I am in a committed relationship with 32 different men, and I am just as safe as the next complete stranger one can meet in an airport restroom."
Gay rights activist Jerry Fanfield believes that preventing homosexuals from giving blood is slowly killing off the nation's blood supply.
"With over 78% of the nation being homosexual, it's only a matter of time before the blood banks go dry," said Fanfield.
While the FDA said it would change it's policy if it wouldn’t pose a “significant and preventable” risk, some are relieved that their policy still stands.
John Anderson, who needed a blood transfusion during a recent surgery, said the FDA just has the public's safety in mind.
"It's a good thing to keep the blood banks safe," said Anderson. "I mean, the gays claim that their sexual orientation is genetic, right? What if they would've pumped me full of gay blood, and the next thing you know I leave my wife and start collecting bottlecaps with a guy named Bernie?"
Monday, May 21, 2007
Border Fence Threatens Wildlife
According to the AP:
ALAMO, Texas - Environmentalists have spent decades acquiring and preserving 90,000 riverfront acres of Texas scrub and forest and protecting the area's wildlife. Now they fear the hundreds of miles of border fences will undo their work and kill some land animals by cutting them off from the Rio Grande, the only source of fresh water.
A fence could also prevent the ocelots and other animals from swimming across the water to mate with partners on the other side.
Other examples of wildlife endangered by border fences include the common illegalis habitans which migrate north for many months gathering food to take back south when their migration cycle ends.
"Sometimes they don't go back down south after the migration cycle," said scientist Rob Marion.
"One only needs to look at some of the illegalis habitans species such as the curatio medica liberum, the pilferis employmentus, and the adversus assimulatio which can live for many, many years without adapting to their new surroundings."
ALAMO, Texas - Environmentalists have spent decades acquiring and preserving 90,000 riverfront acres of Texas scrub and forest and protecting the area's wildlife. Now they fear the hundreds of miles of border fences will undo their work and kill some land animals by cutting them off from the Rio Grande, the only source of fresh water.
A fence could also prevent the ocelots and other animals from swimming across the water to mate with partners on the other side.
Other examples of wildlife endangered by border fences include the common illegalis habitans which migrate north for many months gathering food to take back south when their migration cycle ends.
"Sometimes they don't go back down south after the migration cycle," said scientist Rob Marion.
"One only needs to look at some of the illegalis habitans species such as the curatio medica liberum, the pilferis employmentus, and the adversus assimulatio which can live for many, many years without adapting to their new surroundings."
Friday, May 18, 2007
New Budget For Defense, Domestic Priorities
According to NewsMax:
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a $2.9 trillion fiscal 2008 budget that funds President George W. Bush's huge defense buildup while also adding money for Democrats' domestic priorities.
The budget will allot $0.1 trillion toward defense, while the other $2.8 trillion will go to the Democrats' domestic priority: Los Angeles welfare recipient Linda Johnson.
"This budget should set things right," said Democratic Rep. John Strat, "both with our defense against terror and also a single mother who fell through the system's cracks."
He added the plan "does more for adult health care, children's health care and more for education.
"For Ms. Johnson."
Johnson, 32 and a single mother of 148 children, said in her statement to the press, "WOOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOO!
"Lenny, if you're listening, you can stick your pitiful child support and go buy yourself a toothbrush, you good for nothing, stank-mouthed fool."
Johnson claims that years of having no incentive to look for work has finally paid off, although it "sucks" that her kids will have to pay for their own college now.
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a $2.9 trillion fiscal 2008 budget that funds President George W. Bush's huge defense buildup while also adding money for Democrats' domestic priorities.
The budget will allot $0.1 trillion toward defense, while the other $2.8 trillion will go to the Democrats' domestic priority: Los Angeles welfare recipient Linda Johnson.
"This budget should set things right," said Democratic Rep. John Strat, "both with our defense against terror and also a single mother who fell through the system's cracks."
He added the plan "does more for adult health care, children's health care and more for education.
"For Ms. Johnson."
Johnson, 32 and a single mother of 148 children, said in her statement to the press, "WOOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOO!
"Lenny, if you're listening, you can stick your pitiful child support and go buy yourself a toothbrush, you good for nothing, stank-mouthed fool."
Johnson claims that years of having no incentive to look for work has finally paid off, although it "sucks" that her kids will have to pay for their own college now.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Noah's Arc Used For Global Warming Awareness
According to AFP:
The environmental pressure group Greenpeace said Wednesday that its volunteers were constructing a model of the Biblical Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey to raise public awareness over global warming.
"Greenpeace started to build a Noah's Ark on the Mount Ararat to point to the threat of the new climate catastrophe," Andree Bohling, the group's energy campaigner, told a press conference here.
"Global climate change is the biggest threat to our planet since the times of Noah," he added. "We are about to face a new flood."
"Think of what Noah had to go through in the story," said group volunteer Andy Weaver. "Just like us, Noah had the knowledge of what was about to happen and what action he needed to take."
When asked if Greenpeace takes the Old Testament story about Noah literally as history, Weaver scoffed.
"It's just to make a point. Of course I don't believe in fairy tales," he said.
"I mean, come on! The story of Noah is just made-up, fairy tale nonsense with no hard scientific evidence to back it up. HA! Some people will believe in anything.
"Now, let's get back to the facts about man-made global warming and how it has already caused droughts, storms, floods, and will be the cause of every major war due to the lack of vital resources that will all be depleted due to this all-of-a-sudden climate change which will alter life on this planet in a disastrous and unimaginable way. It's true."
Weaver went on to say that the fact that man-made global warming will not only cause death and destruction on an unprecedented level, but it will actually impact the rotation of the earth, is nothing like the "fictional cartoons" of Biblical stories.
"You have to be careful with all these fantastical Bible stories," he said. "The stories don't become true just because you have some smart, well-dressed guy in a church preaching Biblical accounts of floods, famine and war due to God's wrath. Come on!"
Weaver hopes that Greenpeace's efforts will bring Al Gore into the presidential ring because "we need an intelligent, well-dressed individual in the highest office to warn the world about floods, famine and war due to global warming."
The environmental pressure group Greenpeace said Wednesday that its volunteers were constructing a model of the Biblical Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey to raise public awareness over global warming.
"Greenpeace started to build a Noah's Ark on the Mount Ararat to point to the threat of the new climate catastrophe," Andree Bohling, the group's energy campaigner, told a press conference here.
"Global climate change is the biggest threat to our planet since the times of Noah," he added. "We are about to face a new flood."
"Think of what Noah had to go through in the story," said group volunteer Andy Weaver. "Just like us, Noah had the knowledge of what was about to happen and what action he needed to take."
When asked if Greenpeace takes the Old Testament story about Noah literally as history, Weaver scoffed.
"It's just to make a point. Of course I don't believe in fairy tales," he said.
"I mean, come on! The story of Noah is just made-up, fairy tale nonsense with no hard scientific evidence to back it up. HA! Some people will believe in anything.
"Now, let's get back to the facts about man-made global warming and how it has already caused droughts, storms, floods, and will be the cause of every major war due to the lack of vital resources that will all be depleted due to this all-of-a-sudden climate change which will alter life on this planet in a disastrous and unimaginable way. It's true."
Weaver went on to say that the fact that man-made global warming will not only cause death and destruction on an unprecedented level, but it will actually impact the rotation of the earth, is nothing like the "fictional cartoons" of Biblical stories.
"You have to be careful with all these fantastical Bible stories," he said. "The stories don't become true just because you have some smart, well-dressed guy in a church preaching Biblical accounts of floods, famine and war due to God's wrath. Come on!"
Weaver hopes that Greenpeace's efforts will bring Al Gore into the presidential ring because "we need an intelligent, well-dressed individual in the highest office to warn the world about floods, famine and war due to global warming."
Monday, May 14, 2007
Edwards Sparks Student Unity For World Change
According to the AP:
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards appealed to college graduates Saturday to join him in demanding an end to the war in Iraq.
"Congress' real power to end this war is to use its funding power. But while that's Congress' only real power, it is not the only power in America," Edwards said in a commencement speech at New England College. "The irresistible power of America lies in your hands, in the hands of the American people."
Resounding applause erupted from the student body as Edwards closed his speech. Many students said his speech sparked an empowerment and awareness among those in attendance.
"Mr. Edwards is right," said student Jane Abram, "the power is in our hands to get things moving forward."
Another student, William Lloyd, said, "I am only one person, but when the youth of this country are united behind issues like stopping the war and global warming, our leaders cannot turn a blind eye.
"We are the force of change," he said.
With a newfound enthusiasm, Lloyd outlined his momentous strategy in progressive global change.
"Tonight, I'm going to try and hook up with this big-boobed chick from my English class," he said.
"We're going to this 'school's-out' party at my buddy Steve's house. I'm going to get so freakin' wasted," said Lloyd while giving the "metal" salute with his right hand.
"College is all girls, fun and parties, dude...uh, as well as working toward a peaceful and meaningful future," he said in an abrupt solemn demeanor.
Lloyd said that while he would like to meet with other students this weekend to discuss Edwards' speech and how they are going to change the world, there is going to be a marathon of "The Office" on TV that he doesn't want to miss.
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards appealed to college graduates Saturday to join him in demanding an end to the war in Iraq.
"Congress' real power to end this war is to use its funding power. But while that's Congress' only real power, it is not the only power in America," Edwards said in a commencement speech at New England College. "The irresistible power of America lies in your hands, in the hands of the American people."
Resounding applause erupted from the student body as Edwards closed his speech. Many students said his speech sparked an empowerment and awareness among those in attendance.
"Mr. Edwards is right," said student Jane Abram, "the power is in our hands to get things moving forward."
Another student, William Lloyd, said, "I am only one person, but when the youth of this country are united behind issues like stopping the war and global warming, our leaders cannot turn a blind eye.
"We are the force of change," he said.
With a newfound enthusiasm, Lloyd outlined his momentous strategy in progressive global change.
"Tonight, I'm going to try and hook up with this big-boobed chick from my English class," he said.
"We're going to this 'school's-out' party at my buddy Steve's house. I'm going to get so freakin' wasted," said Lloyd while giving the "metal" salute with his right hand.
"College is all girls, fun and parties, dude...uh, as well as working toward a peaceful and meaningful future," he said in an abrupt solemn demeanor.
Lloyd said that while he would like to meet with other students this weekend to discuss Edwards' speech and how they are going to change the world, there is going to be a marathon of "The Office" on TV that he doesn't want to miss.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Illegal Cat Problem
According to Reuters:
Keepers at a Mexican zoo are bottle-feeding round the clock after four big cats gave birth to nine cubs in two months, among them a rare white tiger.
Three 20-day-old Bengal tiger cubs, including the white female named Brisa, romp around a grassy enclosure while two lion cubs, a baby jaguar and three other tiger cubs frolic and chew each other's ears in a nearby wooden pen.
With the arrival of so many cats, zookeepers at the Puerto Vallarta zoo are concerned how these animals will be supported.
"The mom cats are single parents because all the fathers turned out to be a bunch of deadbeats," said zookeeper Maria Ortiz. "These big cats think they can pump out a bunch of babies on the zoo's peso, and that ain't going to happen. There is simply no money for them."
Hector Tiger, the Bengal tigers' uncle, crossed into the United States illegally to earn money for the cubs.
"I do what I can," said Hector, "but crossing the border can be dangerous."
Over the past two weeks, a major clampdown on illegal cats crossing into the United States began when an Iranian cheetah posing as a Mexican tried to cross into Texas with explosives.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich accuses the democrats of not recognizing the potential dangers that illegal cats pose the national security.
"What if that cheetah used his explosives in the middle of a major city? Or what if an illegal lion eats somebody's kid? I don't want that kind of wake-up call for the government to finally solve the illegal cat problem," said Gingrich.
Gingrich suggested the U.S. build a giant scratching pole at the border to keep potential cat terrorists and coke-laced catnip runners out of the country.
Prominent democrats accused the former speaker of felinism.
Keepers at a Mexican zoo are bottle-feeding round the clock after four big cats gave birth to nine cubs in two months, among them a rare white tiger.
Three 20-day-old Bengal tiger cubs, including the white female named Brisa, romp around a grassy enclosure while two lion cubs, a baby jaguar and three other tiger cubs frolic and chew each other's ears in a nearby wooden pen.
With the arrival of so many cats, zookeepers at the Puerto Vallarta zoo are concerned how these animals will be supported.
"The mom cats are single parents because all the fathers turned out to be a bunch of deadbeats," said zookeeper Maria Ortiz. "These big cats think they can pump out a bunch of babies on the zoo's peso, and that ain't going to happen. There is simply no money for them."
Hector Tiger, the Bengal tigers' uncle, crossed into the United States illegally to earn money for the cubs.
"I do what I can," said Hector, "but crossing the border can be dangerous."
Over the past two weeks, a major clampdown on illegal cats crossing into the United States began when an Iranian cheetah posing as a Mexican tried to cross into Texas with explosives.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich accuses the democrats of not recognizing the potential dangers that illegal cats pose the national security.
"What if that cheetah used his explosives in the middle of a major city? Or what if an illegal lion eats somebody's kid? I don't want that kind of wake-up call for the government to finally solve the illegal cat problem," said Gingrich.
Gingrich suggested the U.S. build a giant scratching pole at the border to keep potential cat terrorists and coke-laced catnip runners out of the country.
Prominent democrats accused the former speaker of felinism.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Pro-Abortion Signs Actually Work
A Kansas woman rethought her stance on abortion after reading a pro-abortion protest sign.
Lucy Garrison of Wichita, Kan. attended an "abortion rights" march in Washington last month in hopes to voice her own anti-abortion message.
When she arrived at the march, she saw a pro-abortion advocate holding up a sign from the National Organization for Women that read, "keep abortion legal."
"I never thought of it that way before," said Garrison. "I didn't know their side of the story until I read that sign. It's like a cloud has been lifted."
Garrison said that she used to rally against abortion based on her opinion that it is murder.
"Boy, was I wrong," she said. "Think of all the time I wasted worrying about this crap.
"The abortion rights advocates have a lot to say, and to me, they have summed up their brilliant argument on that sign."
During the march, violence almost erupted between the pro and anti-abortion protesters when shouting matches turned to pushing and shoving.
The abortion rights demonstrators averted a confrontation by flashing the "keep abortion legal" signs which resulted in mass hugs and staunch allies.
"They're right," said one former pro-life advocate while burying her face in her hands.
Several women who were converted by the sign's message noticed a change in their thinking that goes in line with most women who are pro-abortion - a sudden dislike for children and the urge to buy a couple of pet cats.
Lucy Garrison of Wichita, Kan. attended an "abortion rights" march in Washington last month in hopes to voice her own anti-abortion message.
When she arrived at the march, she saw a pro-abortion advocate holding up a sign from the National Organization for Women that read, "keep abortion legal."
"I never thought of it that way before," said Garrison. "I didn't know their side of the story until I read that sign. It's like a cloud has been lifted."
Garrison said that she used to rally against abortion based on her opinion that it is murder.
"Boy, was I wrong," she said. "Think of all the time I wasted worrying about this crap.
"The abortion rights advocates have a lot to say, and to me, they have summed up their brilliant argument on that sign."
During the march, violence almost erupted between the pro and anti-abortion protesters when shouting matches turned to pushing and shoving.
The abortion rights demonstrators averted a confrontation by flashing the "keep abortion legal" signs which resulted in mass hugs and staunch allies.
"They're right," said one former pro-life advocate while burying her face in her hands.
Several women who were converted by the sign's message noticed a change in their thinking that goes in line with most women who are pro-abortion - a sudden dislike for children and the urge to buy a couple of pet cats.
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Newsweek Polls Skewed?
According to the Reuters:
President George W. Bush's approval rating has fallen to 28 percent in a Newsweek Poll released on Saturday, an all-time low for Bush in that survey.
Nearly two out of three Americans -- 62 percent -- believe Bush's recent actions in Iraq show he is "stubborn and unwilling to admit his mistakes," Newsweek reported.
Concerned that Newsweek skewed the reported polls, members of the media watchdog group Newsbatters obtained the actual questionnaire given to those polled.
"This poll was ridiculous," said Dean Majors of Newsbatters. "Newsweek obviously worded their questions to get specific answers."
Newsweek's multiple choice poll read:
1. Bush's recent actions in Iraq show he is
A) stubborn and unwilling to admit his mistakes.
B) able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.
C) believes the moon is made from cheese.
2. If the election was held tomorrow, you would vote for
A) Illinois Sen. Barack Obama
B) a ticket featuring Rudy Giuliani and a rapist/child molester
C) a cantaloup
3. Who do you trust more to defend the United States against terrorists:
A) Hillary
B) Clinton
C) Bullwinkle Moose
4. How do you feel about how Bush has handled the war in Iraq?
A) Disappointed
B) Tennis racket
C) McDonald's
"If you read these polls, the skewing is obvious," said Majors.
Sean Philips of Newsweek defended the polls, stating that the magazine is merely reporting how the public answers the questions.
He said, "You'd be surprised how many people would vote for a cantaloup over Obama."
President George W. Bush's approval rating has fallen to 28 percent in a Newsweek Poll released on Saturday, an all-time low for Bush in that survey.
Nearly two out of three Americans -- 62 percent -- believe Bush's recent actions in Iraq show he is "stubborn and unwilling to admit his mistakes," Newsweek reported.
Concerned that Newsweek skewed the reported polls, members of the media watchdog group Newsbatters obtained the actual questionnaire given to those polled.
"This poll was ridiculous," said Dean Majors of Newsbatters. "Newsweek obviously worded their questions to get specific answers."
Newsweek's multiple choice poll read:
1. Bush's recent actions in Iraq show he is
A) stubborn and unwilling to admit his mistakes.
B) able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.
C) believes the moon is made from cheese.
2. If the election was held tomorrow, you would vote for
A) Illinois Sen. Barack Obama
B) a ticket featuring Rudy Giuliani and a rapist/child molester
C) a cantaloup
3. Who do you trust more to defend the United States against terrorists:
A) Hillary
B) Clinton
C) Bullwinkle Moose
4. How do you feel about how Bush has handled the war in Iraq?
A) Disappointed
B) Tennis racket
C) McDonald's
"If you read these polls, the skewing is obvious," said Majors.
Sean Philips of Newsweek defended the polls, stating that the magazine is merely reporting how the public answers the questions.
He said, "You'd be surprised how many people would vote for a cantaloup over Obama."
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
O'Donnell Recieves Other Offers
According to Fox News:
Rosie O'Donnell is walking away from "The View" the undisputed winner of what has been a nightmare situation for ABC. Rosie already has had offers from NBC and CBS for daytime shows to counter "The View," sources say.
A top executive from NBC expressed hope that O'Donnell's politically extremist views will help the network gain a wider embrace of the 18-34 year-old, crazy, big mouthed, angry lesbian demographic.
"NBC believes they can work it for mainstream network television," said Bobby Henderson of TV Then & Now magazine. "Right now, only the Bravo network works that demographic."
While NBC may want O'Donnell to help with their declined ratings, executives at CBS foresee a face-saving strategy in hiring the polarizing figure.
"After what we went through with Rather and what were going through now with the Couric ratings slump, the public have lost a bit of faith in us," said a CBS executive. "In the face of all our past mistakes, hiring Rosie O'Donnell would be the smartest thing in the world for us to do."
Due to Katie Couric's poor ratings, some believe that CBS may consider O'Donnell to host the CBS Evening News. An insider at CBS said that the evening news format will change to a half-hour op-ed piece featuring only O'Donnell.
The CBS insider said that "her unsubstantiated conspiracy theories and leftist rhetoric bellowing forth with that angry Fred Flintstone-like demeanor will earn CBS some credibility and send our ratings through the roof."
Rosie O'Donnell is walking away from "The View" the undisputed winner of what has been a nightmare situation for ABC. Rosie already has had offers from NBC and CBS for daytime shows to counter "The View," sources say.
A top executive from NBC expressed hope that O'Donnell's politically extremist views will help the network gain a wider embrace of the 18-34 year-old, crazy, big mouthed, angry lesbian demographic.
"NBC believes they can work it for mainstream network television," said Bobby Henderson of TV Then & Now magazine. "Right now, only the Bravo network works that demographic."
While NBC may want O'Donnell to help with their declined ratings, executives at CBS foresee a face-saving strategy in hiring the polarizing figure.
"After what we went through with Rather and what were going through now with the Couric ratings slump, the public have lost a bit of faith in us," said a CBS executive. "In the face of all our past mistakes, hiring Rosie O'Donnell would be the smartest thing in the world for us to do."
Due to Katie Couric's poor ratings, some believe that CBS may consider O'Donnell to host the CBS Evening News. An insider at CBS said that the evening news format will change to a half-hour op-ed piece featuring only O'Donnell.
The CBS insider said that "her unsubstantiated conspiracy theories and leftist rhetoric bellowing forth with that angry Fred Flintstone-like demeanor will earn CBS some credibility and send our ratings through the roof."
Funeral For Racial Slur
According to the AP:
The NAACP will hold a symbolic funeral for the "N" word in Detroit this summer.
Supporters of the civil rights group will conduct the services and eulogy for the racial slur.
Thousands of mourners are expected to attend, including members of the Ku Klux Klan, various rap and hip-hop artists, and the publisher of "Outrageously Offensive Jokes" volumes I-IV.
A similar mock funeral was going to be held for the word "cracker", but was cancelled due to protests from Keebler and Nabisco.
The NAACP will hold a symbolic funeral for the "N" word in Detroit this summer.
Supporters of the civil rights group will conduct the services and eulogy for the racial slur.
Thousands of mourners are expected to attend, including members of the Ku Klux Klan, various rap and hip-hop artists, and the publisher of "Outrageously Offensive Jokes" volumes I-IV.
A similar mock funeral was going to be held for the word "cracker", but was cancelled due to protests from Keebler and Nabisco.
McCain At Wedding March: "I Am Prepared To Lead"
With thanks and apologies to the AP
Sen. John McCain touted his experience and Western roots in his bid for the White House during a brief campaign stop Saturday at Stan and Linda Smith's wedding reception in Elko, Nevada.
During the traditional wedding march, McCain took the initiative and stepped to the front of the line.
"I am prepared to lead," the Arizona Republican told the approximately 30 guests, out of the 150 in attendance, who began lining up for the march.
McCain's visit to the reception was part of a five-state, four-day swing to officially kickoff his presidential campaign.
During the march, he told supporters: "It's not lightly, my friends, that I embark on this effort to be leader of the free world and this wedding march."
Later, McCain took the small stage in the reception hall to address the crowd, criticizing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid while offering his solutions to the Iraq war.
"I know war. I know peace. I served in the military, I know how the military works. I know how the world works," he said.
Then, to the crowd's delight, McCain burst into a rendition of "Copa Cabana".
Sen. John McCain touted his experience and Western roots in his bid for the White House during a brief campaign stop Saturday at Stan and Linda Smith's wedding reception in Elko, Nevada.
During the traditional wedding march, McCain took the initiative and stepped to the front of the line.
"I am prepared to lead," the Arizona Republican told the approximately 30 guests, out of the 150 in attendance, who began lining up for the march.
McCain's visit to the reception was part of a five-state, four-day swing to officially kickoff his presidential campaign.
During the march, he told supporters: "It's not lightly, my friends, that I embark on this effort to be leader of the free world and this wedding march."
Later, McCain took the small stage in the reception hall to address the crowd, criticizing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid while offering his solutions to the Iraq war.
"I know war. I know peace. I served in the military, I know how the military works. I know how the world works," he said.
Then, to the crowd's delight, McCain burst into a rendition of "Copa Cabana".
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