May 4, 2012 – 7:08 pm
Now, why would they do this? (CBS Chicago) A large security zone around McCormick Place will be off limits to Chicagoans, and the Museum Campus, Lake Shore Drive and several major expressways and streets will be shut down before or during the NATO Summit, under a plan revealed on Friday. All of this comes on […]
May 4, 2012 – 6:50 am
What’s your take? (USA Today) A frantic race to name the next generation of American consumers may be nearing the finish line. The winner could walk off with fame, fortune — and way cool bragging rights. But exactly what do you call a generation of techno-junkies? How about Generation Wii — after the wildly popular […]
May 2, 2012 – 1:46 pm
Funny how this seems to only be getting airplay in the San Fran area Hundreds of protesters took over a vacant building on Turk Street owned by the Archdiocese of San Francisco on Tuesday. One climbed to the roof, threw a brick that struck a man with a video camera standing in the swarm of […]
May 1, 2012 – 11:26 am
“Mostly peaceful” (WKYC) The FBI says five people have been arrested in a plot to blow up the Route 82 bridge over the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. According to a written release, Douglas L. Wright, 26, Brandon L. Baxter, 20, and Anthony Hayne, 35, were arrested by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force on April 30 on […]
April 30, 2012 – 8:25 am
It’s time for another breathless look in the crystal ball to find out “OMG, if the mandate is struck down, Bad Things might possibly happen!!!!!!!” Remember when the news used to be about things that have happened, rather than seeing reporters do their best Madame Zelda impression? (Politico) If the Supreme Court strikes down the […]
April 27, 2012 – 8:46 am
LaHood has been flirting with the notion of banning wireless phone usage for a few years, running it up the flag pole, pushing cities and states to ban the usage, but, many people stated that this was simply Ray thinking out loud, a little wishful thinking, nothing would happen. But, now (MSNBC) U.S. Transportation Secretary […]
April 26, 2012 – 7:06 pm
One of the problems with beating a meme to death is that people may very well tune out the message, and, even worse for those trotting out state memes, it could make people wonder what the hell that person has to offer. Here’s Excitable Nancy Pelosi (ABC News) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi railed against […]
April 26, 2012 – 9:13 am
After all the issues the other year with the TSA, it’s amazing that these kinds of incidents continue to happen (AP) — The grandmother of a 4-year-old girl who became hysterical during a security screening at a Kansas airport said Wednesday that the child was forced to undergo a pat-down after hugging her, with security […]
April 25, 2012 – 10:47 am
Isn’t it nice that the politicized Obama DOJ can pick and choose which threats they will investigate? They aren’t investigating this But, they are heavily investigating this (WRAL) The Federal Bureau of Investigation is trying to determine the origin of a threatening letter, filled with racial slurs and insults toward Muslims, that was recently sent […]
April 18, 2012 – 8:54 am
That’s right, it’s your fault. It’s not government gone wild, it’s not a government that feels entitled to pull these kinds of stunts, no, you sitting there who happened to glance at TMZ, you’re to blame, says the Washington Post’s Dana Milbank: Debauchery: An American specialty Before we get to the dancing penises at the […]
