Archive for June, 2009

RIP Michael Jackson

Wow. What a shock. Michael Jackson, an incomparable figure in music, dance and culture whose ever-changing face graced the covers of albums that sold more than half a billion copies, died Thursday, shortly after going into cardiac arrest at his rented Holmby Hills mansion. He was 50. He spent much of his life as one [...]

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RIP Farrah Fawcett

Farrah Fawcett February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009 Farrah Fawcett was a pretty girl with great hair, whose spectacular golden moment came in 1976, with the debut of the megahit “Charlie’s Angels” and the simultaneous release of the most popular pinup poster ever. And thus was born the biggest sex symbol of the 1970s. [...]

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Obama Sent Letter to Khamenei Before Election

I bet it had a huge red lip stick kiss on the envelope. Prior to this month’s disputed presidential election in Iran, the Obama administration sent a letter to the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling for an improvement in relations, according to interviews and the leader himself. Ayatollah Khamenei confirmed the letter toward [...]

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Quote of the Day

If Mark Sanford had cheated on his taxes instead of his wife, he would have been a cabinet member by now. http://boortz.com/nealz_nuze/2009/06/sanford-and-the-argentinean-fl.html —a commenter on Neal Boortz’ Twitter Page

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War Funding Bill Loaded With Earmarks

The emergency war funding bill that…Obama is expected to sign soon has mushroomed into a catch-all for many lawmakers’ favorite projects. Obama originally sought $83.5 billion in April, mostly to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. By the time Congress rewrote the bill and passed it last week, the price had jumped to $105.9 [...]

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