Wednesday, April 09, 2008

The flame, and other topics

Good for these protesters. Power to the people, I say. And shame on those who changed the torch route today in San Francisco. The Olympics aren't about politics? You mean like Leni Riefenstahl, Adolf Hitler, and Jesse Owens? Tommie Smith and John Carlos? The Olympics are all about politics and symbolism.

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The state of Iowa goes nearly smoke-free next week.

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Katie Couric's on her way out at CBS. A once-proud, integrity-driven news organization has been reduced to virtually nothing by Les Moonves. (Quite literally nothing if CNN takes over.) Does it even matter who sits in the anchor chair? It's over for the traditional evening news.

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Superblogger and former "Cheers" scribe Ken Levine uncovers the answers to five of the biggest mysteries in the history of the historic series.

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Quote of the day: Tracy Morgan on "Saturday Night Live," "Personally, I want to know what qualifies Hillary Clinton to be the next president. Is it because she was married to the president? If that were the case, then Robin Givens would be the heavyweight champion of the world."

5 Comments:

At 9:57 PM, Blogger Dave Levenhagen said...

So, does that mean blog friend Rob S. is going to have to move out of state now that his quest to rid the world of smoke is complete in Iowa?

 
At 11:22 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

It's true! I've been rewatching the run of Cheers and Sam WAS always slicing lemons!

 
At 5:48 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'd move down to KC but it seems that the voters already did the work for me.

 
At 10:31 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Public outdoor crack smoking is still alive and well in K.C.

Very truly yours,
Willie Wilson

 
At 9:18 PM, Blogger CM said...

But let's not forget Rob's advocacy failures during the time he lived in St. Louis. That metropolis is still a smoker's paradise.

 

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