Throw another pork chop on the grill; the swine flu frenzy is just heating up.
The Sun-Times reports in a headline today: “Notre Dame student has swine flu.”
Indiana health officials reported the state’s first confirmed case of swine flu Tuesday in a student at the University of Notre Dame.
Although there have been no confirmed cases in [...]
Talk about your seismic shifts!
From WTAE in Pittsburgh:
Veteran Republican Sen. Arlen Specter disclosed plans Tuesday to switch parties, a move intended to boost his chances of winning re-election next year that will also push Democrats closer to a 60-vote filibuster-resistant majority.
“I now find my political philosophy more in line with Democrats than Republicans,” Specter said [...]
The University of Notre Dame’s Observer has the news:
Mary Ann Glendon declined acceptance of the University’s Laetare Medal in a letter to University President Fr. John Jenkins Monday, saying she was “dismayed” upon hearing Notre Dame is conferring an honorary degree upon President Barack Obama.
Her decision marks the first time the award has been accepted [...]
Remember, the most important thing to fear is what we don’t know. There are things we don’t know about Swine Flu, so you should be very, very afraid.
That’s what I learned this morning watching NBC channel 5 in Chicago.
What else did I learn? This strain of flu is no more dangerous than any other. There [...]
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This time, Blago is really flying.
When I first saw the video above, I thought I was watching an actor playing Blago. Turns out it was Himself, suspended in front of a green screen, arms and legs out of control.
Rachel Maddow had a blast with the footage of Blago flying:
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Sid “The Kid” Crosby and Sergei Gonchar played an incredible game to rally the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-3 victory over Philadelphia Saturday.
From WTAE in Pittsburgh:
Gonchar scored 2:19 into the third period and the Penguins eliminated the Philadelphia Flyers with a 5-3 victory Saturday in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
The Penguins, who [...]
Hines Ward wants to retire a Pittsburgh Steeler, and speaking for Steeler Nation — if I may — we couldn’t be happier.
From WTAE in Pittsburgh:
Ward, about to enter the final season of his contract, agreed Saturday to a contract extension that will pay him a lower salary than the $5.8 million he was to make [...]
Residents of Crestwood have reason to be concerned. For over two decades, Crestwood supplied residents with tainted drinking water. Mayor Robert Stranczek repeats his assertions that “the public’s health was never at risk,” and there was no evidence the village was ever informed by environmental regulators that the water was unsafe.
There is evidence to the [...]
Sometimes, you just have to shake your head in bufuddlement.
Somehow, someone at Apple thought it would be acceptable to release a “Baby Shaker” game for the iPhone. The game is simple and simple-minded: an image of an infant is presented on the screen, and when you shake the iPhone hard enough, two red “Xs” appear [...]
Out Magazine has released their Power 50 list, featuring the leading figures in the gay community. Much to the chagrin of the far right, I’m sure, Matt Drudge makes his debut on the list in 6th place.
Right-wingers know Drudge is gay, right?
From the lead-in to the list:
Power and Money have always been close companions, and [...]
