Today will be the weirdest St Patrick's Day in history... will we find out what's the next 'green' company that has 'pinched' us in the wallet?
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Online story: "Osama bin Laden wanted Joe Biden to become president of the United States because he believed he was incompetent, new al Qaeda documents show. * "Obama is the head of infidelity and killing him automatically will make [Vice President Joe] Biden take over the presidency," bin Laden wrote, according to The Washington Post's David Ignatius. "Biden is totally unprepared for that post, which will lead the U.S. into a crisis." " -- Didn't think I'd ever have anything I could reference to 'thank' potUS O'Blather for, but since the Seals got bin Laden, I can truly thank potUS O'Blather to sparing us from bin Biden becoming president.
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The above really confirms my comment about Hillary mentioning she would run in 2016 only if potUS O'Blather doesn't win re-election. You know very well that she doesn't want to 'not run' because of Biden running.
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Online headline: "Afghan President Blasts US: 'It Is By All Means The End Of The Rope Here" -- Yeah, like Karzai would waste hemp making 'rope'.
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Online story: "Another one of President Barack Obama's speeches was interrupted Thursday when a woman fainted. * The president then offered some advice to people attending his rallies. * "Remember next time, if you’re going to stand for a long time, you got to eat,” Obama said. “It’s true. You got to get something to eat. You got to get some juice." -- On the other hand, maybe she didn't feint; he put her to sleep with his 'too long' ramblings.
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Why is everyone at the L-E extolling her championing of the most recent SPLOST? It will produce far less than the projects it was supposed to finance, and Andrews will not be here to explain the 'why nots' or the project cuts. The next Superintendent will blame the past one for being overly unrealistic in her golas, but we need a new SPLOST to pay for that.
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L-E headline: "Columbus Recorder’s Court * Man charged after being seen fighting with himself" -- Who won?
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McClatchy online story: "In the California State University system, which accepts the top third of high school graduates, most freshmen have to take basic composition courses or review algebra in classes that don't count toward a degree. * In 2010, 57 percent of CSU (California State University system, not Columbus State, but a whole lot of Columbus State freshmen do require remedial studies) freshmen required remediation in English or mathematics. The rate is higher in the California Community Colleges system,where about 85 percent are unprepared for college-level math and 70 percent are unprepared for college-level English." -- Just a sad confirmation of how ill-prepared high school 'graduates' are when they receive their diplomas ANYWHERE in the US. It's not just local.
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Watching the latest Bayer Aspirin ad is an eye-opener. You know, aspirin was the main, really only, over-the-counter headache/sore muscle remedy, we grew up on, but the current generation probably only associates 'aspirin' as an aid against heart attacks.
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So Columbus Regional says it will save consumers money by converting Drs Hospital's Emergency Room into an Urgent Care Facility. Excuse me, but Columbus Regional already has a pretty new Urgent Care facility on 10th Ave across the street.
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From a fellow BCer: "Football has become the South's revenge!"
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The latest from barackobama.com: "Check out this story that broke yesterday: The New York Times just revealed that Mitt Romney stands to profit from partnership interest in a Bain Capital fund that owns a Chinese video surveillance company." -- Oh, in other words, Romney has found a way to profit from his partnerships in China, and potUS O'Blather has only learned how to pay China higher interest payments.
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Latest projections for HELL-thScare estimates that the cost will be twice as much as first predicted, BUT will reduce the National Debt. Confused? Of course the reason the National Debt will be reduced is that the government will raise OUR personal debt by raising taxes and fines associated with the mandated HELL-thScare laws.
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Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/03/16/142203/less-remedial-instruction-is-the.html#storylink=cpy
L-E story: " Mental health experts say the soldier suspected of killing Afghan civilians could have post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. * The soldier’s lawyer said his client had seen a fellow soldier’s leg blown off a day before the killings, and had suffered a head injury and lost part of a foot during three earlier deployments to Iraq. " -- Mental health experts think he "could have post-traumatic stress disorder"? Of course he has PTSD!!! Who wouldn't under the circumstances. Maybe someone needs to investigate whether or not these "metal health experts" are really experts at all.
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L-E story: "Thieves took 22 water heaters from Fourth Street Towers earlier this month, costing the apartments thousands of dollars, Columbus police said. * Reports state the theft happened between March 2-5, though it wasn’t reported to police until Wednesday. A construction crew at the 502 Second Ave. towers told an employee that walls in each apartment were damaged. Police later learned that every water heater was missing" -- Something is missing, alright, like this being a credible story! The apartments are located across the street from its owner, the 4th Street Baptist Church, and it took almost 2 weeks before this was noted.... there's more to this story.
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On a L-E commentary: I'm a baseball fan... at least of when it was a true game rather than the drug circus it has become. As a 'bucket list' comparison, Cooperstown versus the Masters....the museum is not even close.
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L-E story: "A soccer team from the José Maria Cordova Military Academy in Bogotá, Colombia, will play an exhibition match against a Columbus team, CFC Red Star, at the Woodruff Farm Road Soccer Complex at 2 p.m. March 25. * The Colombian team is in the U.S. for a month-long Cadet Leadership Development course at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation at Fort Benning. " -- Hmmm, I better stop two rumors right now: Roy Bourgeois will be neither the referee nor the soccer ball.
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I remember when Dustin Hoffman was telling his agent in "Tootsie" that he tried to be the best "Beefstake Tomato" he could. Well, he's finally successful.
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