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A new Political Network?
This sounds like an excellent idea. I thought I might be the only blogger on the planet with these feelings, Thanks Political Football !
The answer to your question is NO, you are NOT the only one who is sick of Party Politics. Political FootBall echoes your sentiments. Heck, maybe we …
LIVE CHAT: THE 2008 ACADEMY AWARDS
We missed our chance to do WestminsterDogShowFreak, so instead we launched OscarFreak, dedicated to the Academy Awards, which trails only the Super Bowl as an ad showcase. On Sunday, we hosted a live chat to critique the Oscar-night ads. See bios of the participants here. Here is the full transcript: 8:00 p.m. ET Barbara Lippert: reege is just slightly better on the red carpet than star jones Bob Moore: WAY CUTER. Rob Schwartz: The "dread" carpet. Bob Moore: sorry for the upper ca
Free Plaxico Burress
Cato’s David Koppel has an interesting piece in today’s WSJ suggesting New York Giants star Plaxico Burress’s arrest for carrying a handgun into a New York nightclub violates his 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms. For those of you who somehow missed this story because you're focused only on college football, Burress caused himself a world of trouble by accidentally shooting himself in the leg at the club over the weekend. His behavior was bad, no doubt. But as Kopel points out, you hav
Sundance Watch: Line-Up Announced
Todd McCarthy talks to Sundance Film fest director Geoff Gilmore about the Sundance 2009 competition feature, documentary and world cinema line-ups. One can only hope that given the current economic climate, last year reps the attendance peak of a fest that desperately needs to scale back anyway; if a lot of companies and folks can't make it this year, I'm going to be greedy and selfish and say, "all the more for us!" Even during the frantic party swag-hog years, it was always possible to tun
2009 Sundance Film Festival Line-up Revealed
I am heading out the door and have no time to really dig into this, but here is the line-up for next year’s 2009 Sundance Film Festival as reported by Variety. DRAMATIC COMPETITION Adam, directed and written by Max Mayer (”Better Living”), about a slightly dysfunctional man’s attempt at a relationship with an alluring new neighbor. Stars Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving, Frankie Faison. Amreeka, directed and written by Cherien Dabis, a drama examining the challenges faced
Columbus, OH - MarketWatch.com ranks in Top 10 best U.S. cities for business
When MarketWatch.com talks, business listens. COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST reports that MarketWatch.com, the online investor hub, has ranked Columbus, Ohio among the Top 10 best U.S. cities for business. Columbus actually came in as #7, up from #14 a year ago. Columbus is better for business than Dallas, Texas and Nashville, Tennessee - both of which tied for #8. Among what MarketWatch.com sees as going for business in Columbus are: Strong infrastructure for small business Presence of maj
Shanoff Hails Obama’s Misplaced Priorities Fanhood
Eschewing such obvious choices as Stephon Marbury, Sean Avery or Roger Clemens, Dan Shanoff’s pick for Sportsman Of The Year is none other than President Elect Barack Obama, “as close to a sports fan like you or me as has ever been in the White House.” Were he alive, Dick Nixon might well disagree. Here is the case for Barack Obama as Sportsman of the Year: *Single-handedly re-drew the sports-cultural map, with basketball — certainly pick-up basketball — back in its center, thanks to the g
What Condition Our Condition Is In
(Photoillustration: "Big Red Letters on a Dead End Sign" by Evan Robinson, Group News Blog) Here We Are It's been seven months since I lasted addressed our condition. In the meantime we've finished a two-year campaign and election, with historic results. Those of you in America have survived the Thanksgiving Holiday (most of you), although not everyone overseas did, and there is much wailing and gnashing of teeth over Black Friday, even as sales seem to be going better than many feared. So
Fans Should Enjoy Life, Terminator, Knight Rider While They Can
The Renew or Cancel Index is updated on a weekly basis, if you’re reading this after December 9, 2008 click here to see the latest list. Now that we’ve settled into the hoilday TV doldrums, there is unlikely to be much action for quite some time on show cancellations or renewals. New shows will be introduced to the network lineups beginning in January and we’ll begin tracking them and their chances when they do, but until then all we can do is look at the marginal shows that survived past mid-
Dear God, Not A Presidential Poodle!
Another story about the Obama family and the presidential puppy is making the rounds, and it raises some serious political concerns for our staff here at Legal Schnauzer.The latest piece, by Elizabeth Willse of the Newark Star-Ledger, discusses the challenges a new puppy can present, particularly for a family that is about to move and take on the highest profile position on the planet.Willse notes the important role Barack and Michelle Obama will play in helping their daughters learn about the r
SPORTS TALK WITH JC - Dec 03,2008
WE TALK ABOUT ALL SPORTS INCLUDING SEMI PRO AND MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL. WE ALSO DISCUSS POLITICAL, BUSINESS, AND OTHER NEWS.
LB Pierce could be bigger loss to Giants in Burress mess
If Plaxico Burress’ legal problems were confined to the wide receiver, the Giants could feel confident that their Super Bowl repeat aspirations weren’t too badly damaged when a gun that Burress reportedly was carrying in a club Friday discharged wounding him in the thigh. But it seems that at least teammate Antonio Pierce, the linebacker who’s a key cog in the Giants defense, could get caught in the whirlpool of the incident for actions he took following Burress being wounded. Pierce took Burr
Euro 2016: Scotland and Wales talks “a very positive move” says Griffiths
A Labour Member of the Welsh Assembly, Lesley Griffiths, has welcomed confirmation that discussions are to take place between the Welsh Football Association of Wales (FAW) and the Scottish Football Association (SFA) concerning a possible joint-bid to co-host the European Championships in 2016. The AM described the news as “a very positive move forward”. Ms. Griffiths - who has led the political campaign in Wales for the two nations to submit a joint-bid - had recently aired her concerns that
Ahead of TheGame: Liverpool avoid FA punishment
The news in 60 seconds LIVERPOOL AVOID FA PUNISHMENT The FA will not take action against the club after its public display of support for the campaign to free Michael Shields, the fan serving a ten-year jail sentence for the attempted murder of a Bulgarian waiter in Istanbul in 2005. "Having heard the club's explanation we will not be taking any formal action, and we are satisfied that they understand the sensitivities around football matches being used as a platform for political messages," a
Liverpool escape punishment for supporting Michael Shields
Before Liverpool’s match with West ham at Anfield at the beginning of the week, the Reds’ put on a public demonstration in support of Liverpool fan Michael Shields, who has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of the attempted murder of Martin Georgiev in Bulgaria after seeing his side win the Champions League final in Istanbul in 2005. At the demonstration for the 22-year-old, the Kop held up a mosaic spelling out ‘Free Michael Now,’ with several Liverpool players includ
Today's signs that the Apocalypse is upon us
$129 HDTVs won't revive ailing economy or trampled store employee: No, but it WILL make watching football for nine straight hours on Sundays more pleasant...and isn't that what's truly important? "Impeach Bush" Ornament Accepted For Hanging On White House Christmas Tree: As is you needed any additional evidence that this Administration has long since checked out... Vatican criticized for opposing UN decriminaliztion of homosexuality: Yeah, it would be SO much easier if we could...oh, I don't
No FA action over Liverpool FC's Michael Shields demo
Story by Luke Traynor THE Football Association has announced that no action will be taken against Liverpool FC over the Michael Shields demonstration. The governing body has spoken to club bosses about the organised demonstration at Anfield in support of the at the start of the West Ham United match. The Kop held up a mosaic spelling out Free Michael Now and Reds players, including Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso, wore T-shirts supporting the Edge Hill student in the warm-u
Loudoun Board’s Vote Against The Redskins Could Have Political Repercussions
…just like the rotation of the Earth could play a role in tomorrow’s sunrise. This came up in the lively thread at Too Conservative and also at Operative Word (well worth reading them both): Ya think anyone might be gearing up to use today’s vote as a campaign issue? I’m gonna say … probably. Check that: What I meant was, OH GODALMIGHTY YES! And here is how it just might start. 6″ x 9″ folded size, 4 pgs, glossy card stock, entire piece flooded in dark burgundy ink full bleed (all text reve
Whatever Happened to Katrina?
Barack Obama Xavier Commencement Speech Katrina. It is an event that seems to have been buried, so we have only a vague memory of what it was and why it had such an impact on us. Do you realize we went through all those debate without anyone mentioning Katrina? Wasilla, Alaska received more press coverage than New Orleans during the election. On election night not one pundit from either party mentioned Katrina. When I typed “Obama Katrina” into the Newsweek web site search engine this is wha
The Israel Lobby Is Coming Up to Its Elian Gonzalez Moment
Here's an old trope of mine that I haven't wheeled out for a while: the Elian Gonzalez moment for the Israel lobby. Today's Christian letter to Obama saying this conflict has gone on too long made me pull the old trope out of the drawer. The Elian Gonzalez moment means a moment when the whole country suddenly focuses on a situation where a special-interest controls policy--and some sense is restored. In the Elian Gonzalez case, the Cuban community of Miami actually thought they were going
TELEVISION: Everyone attacked and it turned into a ballroom blitz
Strictly Come Dancing BBC 1 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two BBC 2 This Week BBC 1 Have I Got News For You BBC 1 Newsnight Review BBC 2 NUMBER 10 Downing Street sent him a text message expressing the Prime Minister’s support. A leader in The Times encouraged him to go all the way. The Tory Whips’ office declared it a matter of duty to pick up the phone and vote for him. But when Peter Mandelson said: “I envy you,” warning bells began to jangle inside the head of retired political c
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