Yesterday was a lazy day. I did a little housework and did some extra research. I’m current with replies. Today is a holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb. The prayer meeting between my Broncos and the Oakland congregation will be televised here, so I shall be deep in meditation.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today it took me 4:08 (average 5:08). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From NY Times: Andy Rooney, whose prickly wit was long a mainstay of CBS News and whose homespun commentary on “60 Minutes,” delivered every week from 1978 until 2011, made him a household name, died on Friday in New York City.
He was 92 and lived in Manhattan, though he kept a family vacation home in Rensselaerville, N.Y.
While I was never a fan of his, as I preferred hard news to infotainment, he made a mark on the industry. Condolences to all who loved him.
From Huffington Post: Protesters marched on the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Friday evening where Americans for Prosperity, a conservative organization funded in part by the Koch brothers, was assembled for its Defending The American Dream Summit and Ronald Reagan tribute dinner.
During the dinner, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said "I am proud to know the Koch brothers," according to The New York Times.
Bravo! Nobody is more emblematic of the 1%.
From Raw Story: Bill Maher: Republicans should nominate Tom Tebow.
Bill is funny, even if he is picking on my team’s QB. 🙁
Cartoon:
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I liked Bill Maher’s bit on the candidates.
Shouldn’t the denomination on Mitten’s money be somewhere around a million?
Beat me again!
Good!
The denomination was intended to reflect his real worth, not hos net worth.
Although I rarely watched 60 Minutes so didn’t see Andy Rooney, I enjoyed his wit and sarcasm. To think he retired about a month ago is phenomenal. Peace be with you Andy Rooney, and with his family.
Cain might be proud to know the Koch brothers, but I’ll bet he’s one of the very few. My guess is that some may say they’re proud to know them, but my guess is that many are more afraid than proud, because men like the Kochs are usually ruthless. certainly doesn’t say much for Cain if that’s the ilk that he wants to be seen with. Mind you, what DO you say about the guys that are financing your presidential campaign?
Bill Maher, too funny and spot on! Look at it this way TC, he might have been using Tebow (who I know absolutely nothing about, but it was in a good cause — the mocking of the GOP presidential candidates!
Cartoon — What happened to the ‘In God We Trust’ motto now that it has been reaffirmed? I can’t see it!
Puzzle — Nothing to write home about but ony 30 seconds over the average.
Amen!
Exactly. Cain is a Koch product, bought and paid for.
True. If I were really offended i wouldn’t have posted it.
It wasn’t in the blank I used, but Republicans trust in their own invention, Supply-side Jesus, not God.
It gets better. Patty beat me two days in a row.