Time Magazine Named Barack Obama Person Of The Year (No Surprise). They have a nice montage of Obama photos, including some from his college days. Two observations: (1) Obama looked like Michael Evans back then; and (2) thank God for Obama that these photos didn’t come out during the campaign. Could you imagine the attack [...]
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Breaking News: Iraqi Journalist Throws Shoes At President Bush
AP/Getty Images Talk about irony. I was online shopping window shopping for shoes, when news broke that an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at President Bush. Bush’s response: “All I Can Report Is It Is A Size 10.” This is considered to be a major insult in Iraq. Update: Here’s the video:
Posted by Tieffa Harper on December 14, 2008
http://plenaryreview.com/2008/12/14/breaking-news-iraqi-journalist-throws-shoes-at-president-bush/
Day 2 of the Gov. Blago Scandal: Much Ado About ?
Photo Credit: Randy Squires/AP One thing’s clear as the Gov. Blago scandal takes shape: he’s clearly a prick, though one can argue that most politicians have an air of bravado and entitlement. Imagine all the things we don’t hear politicians say when they’re negotiating bailouts, figuring out who’s going to run for what and when and selling agreeing to [...]
Posted by Tieffa Harper on December 10, 2008
http://plenaryreview.com/2008/12/10/day-2-of-the-gov-blago-scandal-much-ado-about/
Breaking: Illinois Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges
The political criminal news of the day: The Feds arrested Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and John Harris, his Chief of Staff, on Tuesday on federal corruption charges. The Feds allege that the duo and others conspired to sell President-elect Obama’s former US Senate seat; threatened to withold substantial state assistance to the Tribune Company in connection with the sale [...]
Posted by Tieffa Harper on December 9, 2008
http://plenaryreview.com/2008/12/09/breaking-illinois-governor-arrested-on-corruption-charges/
“He’d Rather Pay A Prostitute Than Pay Auto Workers”
From The Times-Picayune Morgan Johnson, president of the United Auto Workers local representing General Motors workers in Shreveport, said Friday that Sen. David Vitter’s role in blocking an auto bailout indicates “he’s chosen to play Russian roulette” with Louisiana jobs and the national economy. I don’t know what Sen. Vitter has against GM or the [...]
Posted by Tieffa Harper on December 13, 2008
http://plenaryreview.com/2008/12/13/hed-rather-pay-a-prostitute-than-pay-auto-workers/