McCain holds a clinic on political campaigning in America;
“As you may know, not long ago a couple hundred thousand Berliners made a lot of noise for my opponent. I’ll take the roar of 50,000 Harleys any day,”
The backfire you just heard didn’t come from a V-Twin.
The potential sale of the San Diego Union-Tribune and Newark Star-Ledger at the worst time in the history of newspapering can mean only one thing: The publishers don’t think the business will get any better.
Related – “Is the New York Times for sale?”
Is it possible that some vote Republican?
The reality, however, is that “Oprah” is finishing second and third in major markets across the country this summer. And these ratings have some of us wondering if Oprah is working for her audience anymore.
TV writer Aaron Barnhart examines the ratings meltdown in typical media style;
The show has been drifting back to Earth, losing 7 percent of its audience nationwide this year alone. O Magazine saw a double-digit decline in circulation. Authors can no longer count on the “Oprah effect.” And her endorsement of Barack Obama may have turned off, literally, viewers who supported Hillary Clinton.
Or, you know – Romney, McCain, or Huckabee?
Flashback to Dec.9, 2007 – “With this first-ever foray into presidential politics, Winfrey is breaking new ground, her campaigns to defeat obesity and illiteracy behind her.”
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The logbooks kept by every naval ship, ranging from Nelson’s Victory and Cook’s Endeavour down to the humblest frigate, are emerging as one of the world’s best sources for long-term weather data. The discovery has been made by a group of British academics and Met Office scientists who are seeking new ways to plot historic changes in climate.
“This is a treasure trove,” said Dr Sam Willis, a maritime historian and author who is affiliated with Exeter University’s Centre for Maritime Historical Studies.
“Ships’ officers recorded air pressure, wind strength, air and sea temperature and other weather conditions. From those records scientists can build a detailed picture of past weather and climate.”
A preliminary study of 6,000 logbooks has produced results that raise questions about climate change theories. One paper, published by Dr Dennis Wheeler, a Sunderland University geographer, in the journal The Holocene, details a surge in the frequency of summer storms over Britain in the 1680s and 1690s.
Many scientists believe storms are a consequence of global warming, but these were the coldest decades of the so-called Little Ice Age that hit Europe from about 1600 to 1850.
Wheeler and his colleagues have since won European Union funding to extend this research to 1750. This shows that during the 1730s, Europe underwent a period of rapid warming similar to that recorded recently — and which must have had natural origins.
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, welcome to SDA Late Nite Radio. Tonight, for your delectation and pursuant to our Monday night jazz show, here performing Epistrophy live in Denmark, in 1966, are Thelonious Monk, piano, Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone, Larry Gales, double-bass, and Ben Riley, drums (4:15).
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The CBC – 3 times more stressful than serving in Afghanistan;
According to a 2005 “wellness” survey of 4,630 CBC staff — which has only now been made public, thanks to an Access to Information request — 44% of CBC staff display symptoms of high-level psychological distress. And in 9 cases out of 10, that distress was reported as work-related.
I probably shouldn’t have posted about this. Keith Boag will be putting in for danger pay.
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It’s official.
The fine line between “news department” and a “4 year old’s ass” has finally been erased.
“Umm, I hate to spoil the whole, “the yanks all sold early but look at what a good job we did of being disciplined and patting ourselves on the back” shtick that the board is spinning in their latest release here. But a buddy of mine just happened to put this chart together today with all of the Wheat Boards own numbers, their asking prices and the current PRO. For all intents and purposes farmers are getting pretty much what the boards asking price was at harvest. And the Board has the gall to claim the Americans sold too early. Unbelievable.”
See, Jas… I think you’re a little confused. If you’ve got any sort of a beef here… you should take it up with Prime Minister Robert Borden. Now admittedly, that won’t be easy… as he died 71 years ago, in 1937… but that, my friend, is precisely the point.
We’re back from Bismarck, with mission accomplished – new Champion Minuteman I Love Lucy. We also put points on three others and took a Best Puppy In Show, so it was a successful show weekend, if an altogether exhausting one. While the Motel 6 advertised wireless services, their pay per day setup was anything but convenient, and with only an hour or so of down time in the evenings, I didn’t have the energy to blog.
But I see the guest bloggers were up to the task, and for that, I thank you again!
I have a heavy work load these days, and some catching up to do, but hopefully things will be rolling along as usual in a day or two.
(A note to commentor “QE”. I provide anonymity to the commentors on this blog so long as it is not abused. Should I catch you attempting to impersonate other established commentors, Tony Snow’s widow or anyone else through proxy servers again, I can and will send a note on to “Whom It May Concern” in your department.)
Inflate your tires…
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, welcome to SDA Late Nite Radio. Tonight, for your delectation and pursuant to our Sunday night classical music show, here courtesy of listener Occam’s Carbuncle‘s recommendation is Mieczysław Horszowski live at Carnegie Hall, at age 97, performing two works by Frédéric Chopin, his Nocturne in Eb major, op. 9 no. 2, and his Etude in F minor, op. 25 no. 2 (1990, 7:11). (Any of you who were actually brave enough to listen to last night’s Stardust show might want to double-clutch before attempting to shift gears into tonight’s show, I know I did 😉
Your Reader Tips are, as always, welcome in the comments.
The story.
And a flashback from the great, plain-speaking author:
A decline in courage may be the most striking feature which an outside observer notices in the West in our days. The Western world has lost its civil courage, both as a whole and separately, in each country, each government, each political party and of course in the United Nations. Such a decline in courage is particularly noticeable among the ruling groups and the intellectual elite, causing an impression of loss of courage by the entire society. Of course there are many courageous individuals but they have no determining influence on public life.
Mock Kyoto and invest in Saskatchewan.
Sometimes scraping the bottom of the barrel is just too much fun:
Who knew that “my father was a mill worker” could be such a great pickup line?
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Even more suspicious, while Edwards was barricaded in the bathroom, no one reported hearing sounds of a blow dryer.
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He couldn’t have looked more guilty if he had broken into a cold sweat and lit a cigarette. Britney Spears has responded more credibly to questions about tabloid stories.
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If only Republican Larry Craig had been in the bathroom, the MSM might have covered it.
Finally, after long last, an effective weapon has been found in the battle against predatory males. In what can best be described as a stroke of genius, R-police have added a new weapon to their inventory … a weapon so effectual that it goes right to the core of lechery and vice. Women need fear no more:
The prohibition went into effect on Wednesday … and authorities in the city say they will strictly enforce it — unlike previous such bans in the cities … which have been ignored and failed to stop sales.
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Update:
The R-police may actually have a point … after all, little girls are attracted to puppies.
Forget Dion’s Green Shaft, forget Kyoto … have we got a Carbon Footprint reducer for you … become a Hindu:
Q: What have you done personally to shrink your carbon footprint?
A: I’ve become a vegetarian. I try to minimize the use of cars. Where I’ve failed is my impact with regard to air travel. I tell people I was born a Hindu who believes in reincarnation. It will take me the next six lives to neutralize my carbon footprint. There’s no way I can do it in one lifetime!
Ezra Levant asks if it’s a good idea to lodge human rights complaints against anti-Christian expressions?
I think it just legitimizes the illegitimate, but I know others disagree.
Cough. 6-0 Riders.
Cheers,
lance
