Posted by admin on October 4, 2009 under Politics, Presidency, Sports, news | 
Chicago just recently lost it’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic games. There were no shortage of supporters for their cause, ranging from celebrities like Oprah, to politicians like President Obama, to local city merchants and plain old sports fans. And as you can see from this NY Times photo, the disappointment when the announcement was made was palpable.
Sadly there were also no shortage of detractors, ranging from Glenn Beck & Fox News, to Rush Limbaugh and the Drudge Report. These people felt it was more important to damage the reputation of one of America’s great cities, so that it might in some insignificant way tarnish the reputation of our President. Wow. How patriotic can you not be, while simultaneously wrapping yourself in the flag?
These are the same people who wouldn’t brook any slight to President Bush during wartime, calling the Dixie Chicks traitors for example. Yet now some like Sarah Palin are doing the exact same thing the Chicks did, insulting the President on foreign soil during wartime. Where is the outrage from the right wing pundits now? I’ll tell you where, nowhere. It’s non-existant.
Sadly this double standard from the far right is just too common to be newsworthy.
This gang of ideologues has damaged the reputation of America, and all patriotic Americans should be offended by their behavior.
Posted by admin on December 28, 2008 under Crime, Economy, Environment, Internet, Sports, Weird, news |
In case you missed it on Dec- ember 21st a TVA levee wall burst in Oak Ridge, Ten- nessee. But it wasn’t water in the retention pond, but rather 1,000,000,000 gallons of coal ash sludge, a byproduct of coal fired power plant.
Initially TVA estimated the spill at about 350 million gallons, but had to up the spillage estimate to 1 billion gallons upon closer examination. The sludge spill roared downhill and reached depths of 6′ burying cars, porches and even downing power lines. (Source)
So what’s in a billion gallons of coal ash sludge? Well concentrated levels of mercury and arsenic, according to environmental experts. TVA experts claim there’s no danger to humans from the chemicals. This claim despite hundreds of fish turning up dead in nearby waters. (Source) Naturally many local residents aren’t too comforted by the TVA’s assurances.
The spill is working it’s way into the Tennessee River, the source of drinking water for 1 million Tennesseans. TVA has built a rock wall to try to stop the sludge from oozing in.
“You have acute problems we are dealing with today, but we’ll have chronic problems for a long time. This whole area has been devastated environmentally.” – Stephen Smith of CleanEnergy.org (Source)
Posted by admin on November 24, 2008 under Sports |
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n a match that was really never a contest, the Columbus Crew defeated the New York Red Bulls for the Major League Soccer championship. The Crew who’s MLS leading record of 30-17-7-6 were never in danger, scoring early and often.
Alejandro Moreno scored in the 31st minute of play, putting the Crew up one nil. John Wolyniec of the Red Bulls equalized in the second half, but a mere 87 seconds later Chad Marshall’s header restored the Crew’s lead. Frankie Hejduk scored the final goal in the 82nd minute putting the Red Bulls down for the count.
Guillermo Barros Schelotto of the Crew set a MLS Cup record with three assists, and played brilliantly throughout the match. He was named MLS Cup MVP to go along with his earlier League MVP accolade. (Source)
Posted by admin on October 17, 2008 under Sports, news |
The US Men’s National Soccer Team fell for the first time in FIFA World Cup qualifying, losing a game to Trinidad & Tobago, 2-1. The match at Port of Spain, Trinidad, snapped the US MNT’s 7 game unbeaten streak including a record 3 away games.
Former Boston College stand-out, striker Charlie Davies scored the USA’s only goal, against the more experienced squad from Trinidad & Tobago. Davies scored in the 75th minute, after coming in to the game only 6 minutes earlier.
The American squad will next face Guatemala on November 19th, in Colorado, in a game the Guatemalan team must win if it has any hopes to advance. The US team has already clinched a berth in the 2009 final round.
