RSS

Archive for March 14th, 2011

March 14th, 2011 - 5:00 pm § in America

Actors hired for talk radio rent-a-caller services

From Blatherwatch We always suspected… that actors might be being hired as callers for talk radio shows, but then we said “nahhh…” Now that callers are becoming a thing of the past for talk radio, it can be revealed talk syndicators of Rush and Sean have hired ringers (so to [...]

March 14th, 2011 - 4:47 pm § in America, Hypocrisy, Politics

Evan Bayh Joins Fox News!!!

from Huff Post: UPDATE: Fox News officially announced on Monday afternoon that former Democratic Senator Evan Bayh is becoming a contributor to the network. Michael Clemente, the network’s senior vice president for news, announced the move in a statement. He said that “Senator Bayh’s decad[...]

March 14th, 2011 - 2:56 pm § in Environment, Politics

GE offers $5,000,000 aid to Japan

03/14/2011 General Electric Co Chief Executive Jeff Immelt poses for a picture after a meeting with a group of news editors in New Delhi March 14, 2011. Credit: Reuters/B Mathur By Paul de Bendern NEW DELHI | Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:03am EDT NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The head of General Electric Co (GE[...]

March 14th, 2011 - 2:26 pm § in Schools & Colleges

UPDATE: Townhall meetings

Ed. This is an excellent follow up to last Saturday’s Townhall meetings …. All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go by Bill Lyne  www.ufwsblog.org Imagine winning an all-expense paid trip to Disneyland and then getting there only to find that half the rides have been closed. Last Wednesday, the[...]

March 14th, 2011 - 1:58 pm § in Schools & Colleges, UW

ATHLETICS: Players Sellin’ Their Stuff.

from The Lantern Ed.  Ohio States coach has condoned players making a bucks  on the side by selling OSU stuff as memorabilia.  The AVE is shocked, shocked! from the OSU paper: The NCAA shouldn’t suspend Jim Tressel , …  fine him more than $250,000 dollars. (or) bar him from spring pr[...]

March 14th, 2011 - 1:50 pm § in Misc.

Presidential Attire, Nigerian Style

Nigeria’s elections are in two weeks .. and the fashion contest is serious!  Votrng is difficult, sometimes lawless , “” Many officials have been attacked, many of voting materials have been diverted in many of these places you are talking about so it cannot be our fault,” s[...]

March 14th, 2011 - 7:15 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene, UW

UW Students and Faculty at Town Hall

As promised, this Saturday I attended the 43 rd District Townhall along with Senator Ed Murry, House Speaker Frank Chopp, and Rep. Jamie Pedersen.    AND .. a lot of people!  AND … a big show by UW students and faculty, led by Prof. of Astronomy Bruce Balick and students from BARK. The pre[...]