Oh, no, I've died and gone to hell:
Countdown With Keith Olbermann is getting a tryout on NBC. The NYTimes reports, Countdown will air before NBC's broadcast of this Sunday's pre-season game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Says NBC SVP Phil Griffin, "The world has changed, and I think people have come in line with the smart, focused approach [Keith] has on the show."
Well, we can't blame the Katrina fiasco on Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco. She is one smart woman:
“If the next governor makes roads the No. 1 priority, I promise you higher education is not going to be the No. 1 priority,” she said.
Indianapolis Star Editor Dennis Ryerson talks about a new policy the paper has for TalkBack, the online comments from readers. It seems things have gotten out of hand, and the Star is clamping down:
Nancy Nall did a post on her blog in which she Simpsonized herself. There's a site where you can do that just by uploading a photo of yourself. Her Simpson character looked so cool that I went to the site to try it myself.
Here I am as I might look on "The Simpsons." I look like the kooky next-door-neighbor type, don't I? The part that looks least like me is the beard -- the program wouldn't let me put gray in it.
I try to keep the old fogy "this country is going down the tubes today" stuff to a minimum; I really do. But have you heard of "glamping"?
The Democratic debate in Iowa yesterday made clear what the contest on that side of the primary has come down to:
The fact that it was felt we needed a poll in 2007 to figure this out says a lot about how we got to the sorry state we're in when it comes to our children:
So you're between the ages of 13 and 24. What makes you happy? A worried, weary parent might imagine the answer to sound something like this: Sex, drugs, a little rock 'n' roll. Maybe some cash, or at least the car keys.
A McClatchy Newspapers reporter discovers statistics:
Half the nation's families earn below the median family income of about $56,000.
Surprisingly enough, half earn above the median. That's why it's called, you know, the median.
Brace yourselves, men, your fragile egos are about to take another beating:
Almost twice as many women as men wish they had married someone else, says a survey.
More than one in five married women (22 per cent) said that if they could go back in time they would change their husband.
When the state had the deer hunts, people protested. Now, officials say they have exhausted all non-lethal methods of dealing with Canada geese, so expect the protesters again:
The Coalition to Prevent the Destruction of Canada Geese, headquartered in New York, contends the public needs to know the real truth about Canada Geese; that humans and birds can get along.
It's good to see that Indiana journalism is capable of upholding the high standards set nearly 30 years ago by the Dacron, Ohio, Republican-Democrat, which informed its readers that "Two Dacron women feared missing in volcanic diaster" and, oh, yes, "Japan destroyed." From the Aug. 18 Indianapolis Star: "Indiana College professors survive devastating Peru earthquake."
Please, please, please, Cheri, don't let Mitch use this in the gubernatorial campaign:
Indiana First Lady Cheri Daniels took home two blue ribbons after taking top honors in the annual celebrity cow milking and watermelon seed spitting contests.
Every summer when I'm tempted to complain about the heat, I temper my comments by stopping to think how much more I hate winter. I've never agreed with people who say winter is better because you can always add clothing, but there is a limit to how much clothing you can remove. No matter how hot it gets in summer, there will be moderate days when it is quite pleasant. On a moderate day in winter, it is still too cold for a sane person to be outside. But this is getting ridiculous:
The Journal Gazette tells Matt Kelty that he should do "what is best for voters":
Kelty also deserves a strong defense, and that means one that is well prepared. Yet, from all appearances, the issues are straightforward, and Kelty has arguably the best criminal defense attorney in northeast Indiana representing him.
Blame the National Enquirer for the big bombshell of the century, the Vegas big cat act of Siegfried and Roy have finally announced they are gay.
According to The National Enquirer, the two are writing a tell-all book about their lives together, and in it they finally admit they were once lovers. When their affair ended, they remained partners and good friends.
ABC's "20/20" doing an investigative piece about NBC's "Dateline" -- now, that's funny:
"Dateline NBC" denied Wednesday an Esquire article's claim that its "To Catch a Predator" producers tried to manipulate Texas police officers into arresting a D.A. who killed himself when confronted by police at his home last year.
Sorry, Bub, you're seeking to be the leader of the free world, so everything about you is fair game, including your family:
Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani, whose strained relations with his children have drawn unwelcome attention in the race for U.S. president, asked on Thursday that voters "leave my family alone."
"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes 'Awww!' "
Happy 50th anniversary, "On the Road."
Well, this is one of the creepiest things I've read lately:
ATLANTA - The future of pro wrestler Chris Benoit's millions could come down to the timing of a horrible crime: Did Benoit — having taken high doses of steroids — strangle his wife and then their young son before killing himself, or did the boy die first?
I think Morton Kondracke is right:
Democrats, liberal historians and even a majority of U.S. voters already consider George W. Bush a “failed” or “poor” president — in fact, perhaps, “the worst president in American history.”
