Monthly Archives: October 2009
No news is good news
Years ago, while working at a news/talk radio station, I remember the night something incredible happened, touching off a chaotic groundswell of activity as everyone rushed to cover the breaking news. As newsmen rushed in every direction, a petite female producer came … Continue reading
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Small Break: David Gergen Boogies and party in the parisian subway???
This is a little bit of a break from the serious news. A Boys2Men style group singing in a parisian subway and getting people to dance along (well almost), Shakira gets nuts, and Gergen shaking it on the dance floor! … Continue reading
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Is this about Barack or changing ‘politics as usual’ ???
President Obama has been schmoozing high-profile donors by granting them invitations to the White House, letting them use the bowing alley or watch a movie in the White House theater. Big deal. That’s what presidents do. Bill Clinton did it. … Continue reading
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October 28, 2009
Figured out the audio error and I have a short-term fix. Let’s see how it goes. It didn’t go so well. The connection must have jiggled part way through, because it went all black and white. I’ll have this … Continue reading
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Do the “leaders” really care?
Build it and they will come. Don’t build it and you will be sorry. Maybe. If you really care. One has to wonder whether the leadership of American Samoa really does. The U. S. territory was hit on September 29 … Continue reading
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October 27, 2009
John King sitting in again. Having trouble with my audio, so no videos today. Sorry. In fact, the whole entry is rather skint. Not a great deal to talk about, I guess. Keeping them Honest – Drew Griffin John King … Continue reading
Banking institutions now using our own money against us
There is no such thing as being a little bit pregnant. American banks, however, do not seem to understand that concept, as evidenced by the lead story on Monday evening’s AC360. American banks have greatly benefited from the American bailout attempt of … Continue reading
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The Truth: I only had one hour of sleep and will scream if I have to cover the Ballon Boy (Keeping me Honest)
I’d like to thank Aaron and George for covering all week. You guys did a brilliantly fantastically super duper hyper mega nice greatly AMAZING job. In keeping in tune with this week’s TRUTH theme on AC360, as George pointed out. … Continue reading
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Truth is the casualty of week’s top news
What a week it has been. A look at Friday evening’s AC360 clues you in on all that has been happening. Pilots overshoot an airport in Minneapolis, their destination, and no one knows what was happening within the cockpit for an hour … Continue reading
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Whom do you trust?
The question of “Whom do you trust?” has become a basic one for many Americans as they deliberate whether they should get a vaccination to fight the H1Ni virus, or swine flu, as evidenced by the question being front-and-center on … Continue reading
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Latino in America, Part II
Live blogging Latino in America, Part II. I think this one is going to be a great deal more negative than last nights. I’ll try to get some photos rolling, too. Maybe update last night’s post with a few, too. … Continue reading
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²Eva Longoria: “I’ve never played any stereotypical roles” Oh REALLY?
Eva Longoria was on AC360 yesterday and made a satement that she has never played a ‘stereotypical’ role on TV. I couldn’t help but think about the word ‘stereotypical’ and what it means. When it is stereotypical to play a … Continue reading
Understandable strings being attached to federal bailout money
Poor Kevin Madden. Sometimes the TV news business dictates that its members have to defend positions that are largely indefensible, and such was Madden’s plight on Wednesday evening’s edition of AC360, leaving Madden with nonsensical rejoinders to Democrat strategist James … Continue reading
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Latino in America
Latino in America – the live blog. Figured I’d give this a shot. I’ll update this post as the show goes on. Garcia is now one of the top 10 last names in America. The show opened up with a … Continue reading
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October 20, 2009
A little pre-show twitter action: BoniniGirl: And also… I have to admit it -> #igottacrushon @andersoncooper ! ;0) Breaking News – Gary Tuchman James Arthur Ray is still on CNN. Danielle and John, two former Ray followers, gave details of … Continue reading
Tomorrow: Anderson Cooper Interviews Eva Longoria
This is lady’s week ! Drew Barrymore and now Eva Longoria Parker. Anderson Cooper will interview her tomorrow about healthcare, immigration and worker’s rights. I love Eva! She’ so open, talented and strong. She’s very beautiful too. Her hubby Tony Parker is French … Continue reading
Filed under Celebrities, Eva Longoria Parker, Latino in America, Special CNN Events
Balloon Boy: Much ado about nothing
The air came rushing out of Balloon Boy’s mode of transport and he has now been transformed from a symbol of desperate attempts at rescue to one of conspiracy and deceit. A few days ago, we were all worried about his survival. Now, … Continue reading
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Moving racism beyond the generations – Bardwell has already been punished
A while ago, we mentioned to you the issue of race relations being a generational one in America: younger people in cosmopolitan areas are more accepting of interracial relations than older persons. This opinion was buttressed by a story reported on Friday’s … Continue reading
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October 15, 2009
I thought I would title this one, “24 minutes of balloon boy, and some other news,” but I decided to stick with convention. Breaking News Balloon boy. AC called the dirigible a love child of a helium balloon and a … Continue reading
Playing politics can sometimes mean life or death
Two weeks ago, we told you about a case in Texas that may affect next year’s attempt for reelection by Governor Rick Perry. The case involves the execution in 2004 of Cameron Todd Willingham for arson in a 1991 fire … Continue reading
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Live by the sword, die by the sword
You live by the sword, you die by the sword. Rush Limbaugh has now done both. For two decades, Limbaugh has amassed a sizable personal fortune through making inflammatory political remarks that are designed to incite, inflame and enthrall. Does … Continue reading
Filed under AC360 Political analysis of the day
October 14, 2009
Wow, Ben Stein and Arianna Huffington were on Larry King tonight. Whoa. Their conversation ran the gamut and they mostly agreed lamely. A sleepy AC360 tonight. Literally, I zonked out for a few minutes in the middle. Just not enough … Continue reading
So what if the box is empty? It sure does look nice
A long-ago forgotten story came to mind while watching Tuesday’s debate on AC360 about health-care reform between Democrat Paul Begala and Republican Ari Fleischer. A relative was working in a local office where, each Christmas, they held a food drive to … Continue reading
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October 13, 2009
Raw Politics – Candy Crowley he Senate passed its version of the healthcare bill. It has a total cost of $829 billion and does not contain a public option. Crowley beleived that “this is not the final victory” for President … Continue reading
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