Tuesday, April 15, 2008

A Living Lie

RealClearPolitics - Articles - A Living Lie: "becoming painfully apparent with each new revelation of how drastically his carefully crafted image this election year contrasts with what he has actually been saying and doing for many years.
Senator Obama's election year image is that of a man who can bring the country together, overcoming differences of party or race, as well as solving our international problems by talking with Iran and other countries with which we are at odds, and performing other miscellaneous miracles as needed.
There is, of course, not a speck of evidence that Obama has ever transcended party differences in the United States Senate. Voting records analyzed by the National Journal show him to be the farthest left of anyone in the Senate. Nor has he sponsored any significant bipartisan legislation -- nor any other significant legislation, for that matter."

National News - Divorce, Unwed Parenting Costing Taxpayers

National News - Divorce, Unwed Parenting Costing Taxpayers

Monday, April 14, 2008

GOP lawmaker apologizes for Obama quip

GOP lawmaker apologizes for Obama quip: "Republican Rep. Geoff Davis apologizing to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday after referring to him as 'that boy.'
Addressing a Republican gathering Saturday night, the Kentucky lawmaker said, 'That boy's finger does not need to be on the button.' Davis was talking about political and national security issues at an annual GOP dinner."

GordoM is thinkin' "that boy" Davis is a gonner....bu bye...

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Obama says many feel ignored

Obama says many feel ignored
"The audience was enthusiastic and angry at Obama's critics, The Indianapolis Star reported. Dr. Kathleen Beache, a Republican dentist from Indianapolis, wore an Obama T-shirt to the rally."

IPS stuck in culture of apathy, inefficiency | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star

IPS stuck in culture of apathy, inefficiency IndyStar.com The Indianapolis Star: "When the superintendent brought in auditors to look at the Indianapolis Public Schools bus operation in December, the department couldn't say how many routes it runs each day. Auditors had to guess.
When the school district tried to dismiss 14 administrators this year, it missed a deadline to notify the employees and now must pay their full salaries for another year.

Although the district struggles to hire teachers and is chronically short-staffed, it has 10,000 job applications that have never been reviewed."

Metro Indy under freeze watch tonight

Metro Indy under freeze watch tonight
"Central Indiana should see temperatures in the low 70s this week – but not before cooler air prompts a freeze watch."

Souder: U.S. should skip Games' opening | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star

Souder: U.S. should skip Games' opening IndyStar.com The Indianapolis Star: "U.S. Rep. Mark Souder has joined a growing number of lawmakers who want to make it illegal for President Bush or any member of Congress to attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Summer Olympics because of China's crackdown in Tibet.
Souder, R-Ind., said Friday that if the president doesn't skip the ceremony then Congress should force him to stay home.

'I don't know why any president or elected official should go as they try to have their moment in the world spotlight as Hitler did during those Olympics' before World War II, Souder said Friday. 'That's about as hard as I can say it.'"

IndyStar.com | News | The Indianapolis Star

IndyStar.com News The Indianapolis Star

Man breaks arm in fall from IU frat window | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star

Man breaks arm in fall from IU frat window IndyStar.com The Indianapolis Star

Record fine could present problems for DeVoses

Record fine could present problems for DeVoses

The National political action committee network under that name embodies founders Dick and Betsy DeVos' long-held passion for private school vouchers and charter schools.
But in the wake of a record $5.2 million fine levied April 3 by the Ohio Elections Commission, the issues pose a challenge to their stake in Michigan politics. It would not be the first time.
In 2000, the DeVoses poured nearly $5 million into a failed ballot measure in Michigan that would have offered vouchers for private schools."

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The Harbor Theater "thoughts"


Some thoughts on the Harbor Theater:


I haven't been yet and I hope I'm dead wrong but here are my thoughts.

It seems The Chronicle ad department isn't giving them much help.


1. I saw their ads this week in The Chronicle. Not terrible but about twice the size (and cost?) of the old ads the previous owners of the Harbor used. And less effective, in my opinion.


2. They have no web address of any kind in the ad. Why not?
Their own site isn't too bad.

They could learn much from their competitor's sites.
http://www.hope.edu/arts/knick/


3. The schedule is too dang confusing! They are new. They don't need new customers sitting in empty theatres on Sat. morning or 3 shows per day.


I'd suggest 2 shows on Sat/Sun and 1 on Wed/Thurs until they get some traction in the community.


4. The "non-profit" obsession is a turn-off to those of us who understand that privately generated "profit" is what pays for ALL the governmental functions of all of our governments....and there is that question about their definition of "non-profit".


5. A giant opportunity is the ability to rent their theatre for private events. I'd love to support a Tues night or afternoon showing of an art film or a political film like "An Inconvenient Truth" or "indoctrinate-u.com/" style DVD movies.


6.Are they contacting Rotary, Muskegon Community Foundation etc to offer their building for private shows?
7.Persnickety but it used to be spelled "Theatre" now "Theater".
Sad......


Maybe more of us can add positive advice.


GordoM-hopes-they-succeed

Turmoil Hits Mont. Club for Ultra Rich


We were in Big Sky 2 years ago. Ritzy!


"For the ultra-rich, the Yellowstone Club is a private retreat like no other. It boasts its own ski resort, security provided by ex-Secret Service agents and a deep-pocketed membership that includes Bill Gates and former Vice President Dan Quayle.
However, a bitter divorce fight between the club's billionaire founders as well as a lawsuit by a group of investors led by cycling legend Greg LeMond have revealed all is not well behind the tony club's gated entrance in southwestern Montana's Gallatin Mountains, according to recent court testimony and documents reviewed by The Associated Press"

Alicia Keyes: 'Gangsta Rap' Created to Convince Black People to Kill Each Other

Alicia Keyes: 'Gangsta Rap' Created to Convince Black People to Kill Each Other
"There's another side to Alicia Keys: conspiracy theorist.
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter tells Blender magazine: ''Gangsta rap' was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. 'Gangsta rap' didn't exist.'
Keys, 27, said she's read several Black Panther autobiographies and wears a gold AK-47 pendant around her neck 'to symbolize strength, power and killing 'em dead,"

Lonely Planet's bad trip | The Daily Telegraph

Lonely Planet's bad trip The Daily Telegraph: "THE Lonely Planet guidebook empire is reeling from claims by one of its authors that he plagiarised and made up large sections of his books and dealt drugs to make up for poor pay."

Serial Subway Groper Arrested Once Again

Serial Subway Groper Arrested Once Again
"About two weeks after he was released from prison, Freddie Johnson boarded a crowded subway train in Manhattan and illegally rubbed up against a woman, authorities said.

It is a fairly common crime on subways in New York. But this was no common criminal.

Johnson has been arrested a staggering 53 times -- the majority for groping women on the subway, police and prosecutors said."

Saturday, April 12, 2008

FEMA Issues New Limits on Formaldehyde Levels in Trailers

FEMA Issues New Limits on Formaldehyde Levels in Trailers
"The Federal Emergency Management Agency is setting strict new limits on formaldehyde levels in the mobile homes it buys for disaster victims.
After insisting that existing trailers are safe, the agency said Friday it will take 'extraordinary precautions' by buying trailers with formaldehyde emissions comparable to that of conventional housing. The requirement will cover a three-year contract to purchase up to 3,300 units and a smaller contract for units intended for disabled residents."

School spending out of control!


CARPE DIEM: "real Per Pupil Expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools has increased from $6051 in 1985-86 to $9295 in 2005-2006, a 53.61% increase (see graph above). Over the same period, real inflation-adjusted gas prices rose by only 10.9% according to EIA data, from $2.24 per gallon in January 1986 to $2.484 per gallon in January 2006 (the mid-point in the school year)."

Friday, April 11, 2008

FOXNews.com - Lawyers: Families of Virginia Tech Victims to Get $11M Settlement - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

FOXNews.com - Lawyers: Families of Virginia Tech Victims to Get $11M Settlement - Local News News Articles National News US News: "Families of the victims in the Virginia Tech shootings have reached an $11 million settlement with the state, lawyers said Thursday. The deal is designed to prevent future lawsuits.
Peter Grenier and Douglas Fierberg, who represent 21 families, said they would not discuss terms of the settlement until final papers are drawn"

Flying the Oberstar Skies - WSJ.com

Flying the Oberstar Skies - WSJ.com