Archive for September, 2008
is my number up?
630 once did a story on twos that i thought was interesting but at the time, i did not think much more about it. but after this week, i’m thinking hard about numbers, specifically my number–180. when i picked the name 180, it was in honor of anderson cooper (wish he’d do one, [...]
if possible, we’re worst off than when we started
last tuesday a treasury spokeswoman said of the $700 billion price tag: “It’s not based on any particular data point, we just wanted to choose a really large number.”
i guess they haven’t done their homework to figure out how to sufficiently explain the details of the ask because the house of representatives rejected the bailout [...]
story round up
lots of stories on media folks last week:
nascar loving funny man, brian williams, is featured in this month’s AARP
everyone is writing about how rachel maddow, beating even oblermann’s ratings, starts off her new show at msnbc with a bang. ok, maybe not everybody. just the la times, the philadephia inquirer, the american prospect and the [...]
the most important meal of the day
everyone seems to be getting into politics this time of year. even saveur, a foodie magazine, has an article of what “newsmakers and news breakers” are consuming for their most important meal of the day. some interesting ones:
john mccain – coffee, cereal and fruit.
barack obama – four to six eggs, potatoes and wheat toast with [...]
mccain vs obama, round 1
we spent a good part of the week wondering if he was in or if he was out. in the end, it was anticlimactical, since it turned out to be a snoozer. both candidates stuck to their canned responses and there wasn’t an unscripted moment.
as expected both camps have claimed themselves winners and post debate [...]
another reason your flight might be delayed
weather, security threats and bear spray – all reasons to close down an airport. the juneau (alaska) airport had to be evacuated last friday because a can of bear spray was accidently discharged. bear spray, similar to pepper spray which affects the eyes and respiratory system, is suppose to deter a bear attack.
as we know, [...]
a man scorned
okay so maybe katie couric (or any of the cbs anchor) doesn’t get to moderate any of the upcoming presidential debates but it seems that she shouldn’t be counted out just yet. mccain was suppose to appear on late show with david letterman wednesday but he cancelled on letterman because he was suspending his campaign [...]
