Saturday, October 31, 2009

UA BYE Week or Saturday Ramblings

The apartment is clean, the clothes are washed, SEC football games are on, and I'm cozy on the sofa with Jules, Vincent, and Dell (my laptop)......

Road signs on my morning drive to Mississippi indicated that federal money available through the Recovery and Reinvestment Act was being used to improve roadways and repair bridges.  Construction equipment was present at two locations just across the Mississippi line into Lowndes County.

Our first couple discusses the ups and downs of their relationship in Jodi Kantor's interview in the New York Times Magazine: The Obamas' Marriage.

Fox News Senior VP Michael Clemente confirmed Fox defined its news hours as 9am-4pm and 6-8pm. These times exclude Fox and Friends, Cavuto, O'Reilly, Hannity, Beck, and Van Susteren.  Watch For Fox Sake on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

Speaking of Jon Stewart, The Daily Show had their first heckler in 11 years, who shouted "liar" (Joe Wilson-style) during the first few minutes of his interview with Anna Baltzer and Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, who dare to suggest diplomacy over war as the answer to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.  Read TPM's review here.  The Daily Show has been overwhelmed with angry letters and emails. To show your support of Stewart,  please take a moment to give a quick thank you to the Daily Show. Be sure to put "Thank you" in the subject line. Fill out the form here (make sure to choose The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as your topic). You can also try calling 212-468-1700.

It doesn't come as a surprise to hear that UT Coach Lane Kiffin idolized Steve Spurrier. Kiffin, the new Mouth in the South, has already made an impact on the conference by strengthing the SEC Bylaw 10.5.4 on suspensions and fines for coaches making public comments criticizing game officiating.  Kiffin met his idol on the field tonight in Knoxville; it really did look like old school football meets new school football. 

Reminder:  For North American readers, set clocks back one hour tonight for Daylight Savings Time.  Learn more about DST here.

UA BYE Week or Saturday Ramblings

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