Friday, June 26, 2009
The Awesomeness that is Detroit
Not too long after the mayor of Detroit pled guilty to obstruction of justice for lying under oath in a civil trial that ultimately cost the city millions, comes word that the President Pro Temp of the City Council, Monica Conyers, has just pled guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery and faces up to five years in prison.
Monica Conyers is the wife of John Conyers, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee.
Man, I miss Detroit.
Monica Conyers is the wife of John Conyers, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee.
Man, I miss Detroit.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
President. It's a hard job.
Do one thing, half the country gets ticked off at you.
Do something else, and feel the wrath of the other half.
Long hours, blamed for everything and credited for nothing, and the weight of knowing an entire country's safety and prosperity hinge upon the wisdom of your acts.
Oh, and sometimes a monkey pees on you.
If you do a good job, though, history might edit that part out.
Do something else, and feel the wrath of the other half.
Long hours, blamed for everything and credited for nothing, and the weight of knowing an entire country's safety and prosperity hinge upon the wisdom of your acts.
Oh, and sometimes a monkey pees on you.
If you do a good job, though, history might edit that part out.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
A note to people who are not pro wrestling fans
You know how you think wrestling is so ridiculously, obviously "fake" and you can't understand how any but the simplest of rubes could allow themselves to enjoy it?
Why do I bring this up?
Read about how this week's WWE Monday Night Raw featured Vince McMahon "selling" RAW to Donald Trump. I put "selling" in quotes because this was just a wrestling storyline - no more real than Edge being married to Vickie Guerrero, Tommy Dreamer's career depending on him winning the ECW title, or Tyson Kidd not thinking he has the dumbest haircut on planet earth.
I point this out, because, apparently - I have to - WWE stock dropped 7% on the "news" that Donald Trump had purchased RAW, forcing the WWE to actually issue a statement reassuring the financial sector that they had not, in fact, sold their flagship show to Donald Trump.
The thing is - of the thousands of fans in attendance on Monday, the number who thought Donald Trump had actually bought RAW was roughly zero.
It's not like these folks don't allow themselves to be fooled. I'd wager at least half of them honestly think they'd have a shot at Michelle McCool if they were ever in the same room together. But no wrestling fan - not even the ones who see John Cena's movies in the theater - thought Donald Trump was buying RAW.
Just saying.
Why do I bring this up?
Read about how this week's WWE Monday Night Raw featured Vince McMahon "selling" RAW to Donald Trump. I put "selling" in quotes because this was just a wrestling storyline - no more real than Edge being married to Vickie Guerrero, Tommy Dreamer's career depending on him winning the ECW title, or Tyson Kidd not thinking he has the dumbest haircut on planet earth.
I point this out, because, apparently - I have to - WWE stock dropped 7% on the "news" that Donald Trump had purchased RAW, forcing the WWE to actually issue a statement reassuring the financial sector that they had not, in fact, sold their flagship show to Donald Trump.
The thing is - of the thousands of fans in attendance on Monday, the number who thought Donald Trump had actually bought RAW was roughly zero.
It's not like these folks don't allow themselves to be fooled. I'd wager at least half of them honestly think they'd have a shot at Michelle McCool if they were ever in the same room together. But no wrestling fan - not even the ones who see John Cena's movies in the theater - thought Donald Trump was buying RAW.
Just saying.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Hysterical.
Monday, June 08, 2009
Because Atlanta traffic isn't bad enough...
Airplane makes emergency landing on Cobb County highway.
He was immediately flipped off and cursed at by several drivers upset at his failure to go more than 20 mph over the posted speed limit.
He was immediately flipped off and cursed at by several drivers upset at his failure to go more than 20 mph over the posted speed limit.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Twenty Years Ago
In China, discussion of what happened is dangerous - anyone suspected of intending to speak out is being harassed by the police. The goal of the Chinese government is a generation that has no idea of what occurred - after all, you don't have to answer for anything if no one knows to ask the questions.
Years ago, dissidents in the Soviet bloc took heart at the uncompromising words of an American President. Today, the Secretary of State (who once assured China that human rights were less important than economic concerns) is encouraging China to provide a public accounting of what happened in June of 1989. Meanwhile, a President with a gift for uplifting rhetoric that could rival Reagan's prepares to give a speech in a part of the world held by undemocratic rulers that will be discussed around the world.
One way or another, dissidents will be informed what the American President says on this day. Here's hoping they can take heart.
