potUS O'Blather has declared a 'state of emergency' for Conn, VA, NC, NY, and MA overnight because of Hurricane Irene. First, unless the governors of those states asked for it, O'Blather has stepped further on 'state's rights', but I'm going to go one further and declare a 'state of emergency' for the other 45 states as well until November 2012.
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Where's Davy Crockett when we need him? He patched up the Liberty Bell, but now the Washington Monument needs him.
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I'm sure there's no correlation with the earthquake that shook Washington and the MLK statue unveiling, BUT I would think MLK would resent the stern embattled look he's been portrayed with. I can imagine him smiling at the accomplishments this nation has made since his dream, but I can also imagine him also casting that look of disgust at the black leaders who are still campaigning on 1960's issues as though no progress has been made.
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When was the last time you saw competing gas stations having a 'gas war'? I can remember driving down Wynnton Rd and seeing station owners standing beneath their price signs waiting to see if another station owner lowered his gas a penny, and changing theirs to meet or beat the others. Hmmm, I guess the real question today is when was the last time we had competing independent gas stations?
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Online headline: "Russian Court Bans 'Religiously Offensive' Art" -- Now this is a category that should be an oxymoron... tis a shame it's not.
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Wonder who this pair is? The guy is the adopted son of Billy Ray Cyrus. The girlfriend is Brenda Song, a Disney kids show star. They are pregnant. Whatcha gonna do Disney, make her a star of a spin off, "Unmarried with children"?
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L-E story: "TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced Friday he would resign after almost 15 months in office amid plunging approval ratings over his government’s handling of the tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis. " -- Hey, potUS O'Blather, man up and do the same. Japan's disasters were acts of God even, and yours are 'man made' by you and your party.
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Troubling combination of L-E Business Section headlines: "Bernanke offers no new steps but leans on Congress" * "ECONOMY GREW AT SLOWER 1 PERCENT RATE THIS SPRING - Fewer exports, weak inventories lead to downward revision" * "Dow up 134 following Bernanke’s comments" -- Just confirmation that there's too much cash on the sidelines, and nowhere but the stock market to 'park it'.