I will leave it to others far more qualified than me to analyze John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin as a running mate.
Because I’m in a travel mode right now, I’m just as interested in where she’s from as I am in who she is. I mean, someone who was mayor of Wasilla, Alaska just six [...]
Archive for August, 2008
WHASSUP WASILLA?
Posted in News, Politics, Travel, tagged Alaska, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Wasilla on August 29, 2008 | 6 Comments »
McCAIN AND ISENHOUR
Posted in People, Sports, tagged golf, John McCain, Tripp Isenhour on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One the day John McCain picks the first woman ever to run for veep on a GOP ticket…this news breaks:
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Pro golfer Tripp Isenhour has pleaded no contest to charges he faced for killing a protected hawk. Attorney David de Armas said Friday that Isenhour agreed to one year of supervised probation, [...]
HIP HOP DOWN THE AISLE
Posted in Noticed, tagged dance, weddings on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The new trend in wedding receptions: the bride and groom putting on a show on the dance floor.
Why not? You only get to do it once.
(Well, at least one big reception, anyway. The second time around you might pull a hammy or something.)
A STEP FORWARD
Posted in News, People, Politics, tagged Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton on August 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Watching Hillary Clinton speak Tuesday night, I couldn’t help but think that maybe my generation didn’t blow it altogether. Maybe some promises were kept…some goals achieved.
There was a woman at the podium, the early favorite to win her party’s nomination for president. And she was urging her party to come together to support the man [...]
A SIMPLE QUESTION
Posted in Cable Hell, Politics, tagged Democratic National Convention, Jim Lehrer, PBS on August 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’m not a big PBS guy, but Jim Lehrer asks: “How can you cover a convention when you’re talking while the main speakers are speaking?”
Ummmm…because the cable anchors think what they have to say is more important?
Wolf? Billy O? Keith? Anybody???
THE NICEST TOUCH
Posted in Media, Noticed, People, Sports, tagged Dick Ebersol, Jim McKay, NBC, Olympics on August 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Looking back at 16 days of Olympics coverage, my favorite moment lasted two, maybe three seconds. It came at the end of the opening ceremony. There was no cheering, no sound at all.
It was a picture of Jim McKay. A dedication to the grandmaster of Olympics reporting, who died earlier this year.
The man responsible for that quiet, [...]
SUCH A DEAL
Posted in News, Sports, tagged Beijing, China, Olympics on August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Watched the closing ceremony Sunday night, and the one line that knocked me cold came from the mouth of Bob Costas. He observed that China had spent upwards of 40-billion dollars on the Olympics. 40-billion dollars to walk onto the world’s stage.
40-BILLION DOLLARS.
Heaven knows they put on a fabulous show. Even though some of the [...]
THE CABLE DIVIDE
Posted in Cable Hell, Media, Politics, tagged Bill O'Reilly, FOX News Channel, Keith Olbermann, MSNBC, Tallwood on August 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Overheard this weekend after another schizophrenic round of golf at lovely Tallwood C.C….
Someone asked if a former member would be visiting anytime soon. The answer was yes, but he wouldn’t be staying long because his father-in-law won’t let him watch FOX News in his house. Turns out the father-in-law is a staunch MSNBC man.
Not a [...]
