Tuesday edition - October 28, 2008
Iraq
denounces US raid on Syria
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Alaska's Ted Stevens found guilty on all 7 counts |
Consumer confidence plunges to lowest on record |
"So, just to recap here, the Republican National Committee took money from hardworking Americans, right? They spent it on designer clothes and glasses and handbags for Sarah Palin, so she could go out there on the stump and stop that bastard Obama from spreading the wealth." --Bill Maher
The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without Saddam
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 551
Iraqi militant to hang for killing US soldiers The Associated Press
Iraq Wants US Troop Pact Changes Voice of America
US warns Iraq of problems if security pact fails
Guilty As Charged
Republican presidential
candidate John McCain called Tuesday for Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens to step down in
the aftermath of his felony convictions in a federal corruption case,
saying the longtime Republican "has broken his trust with the people."
A jury on Monday found Stevens, 84, guilty on seven counts of trying to hide
more than $250,000 in free home renovations and other gifts from a wealthy oil
contractor.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
is rumored to be ill. And he’s in the hospital today. His condition has been
downgraded from serious to ugly.
But they say Ahmadinejad is exhausted from overwork. And you know, thank God
that will never happen to George Bush. - David Letterman
Disturbing News
Reuters evacuates NYC newsroom in powder scare
FEMA Is Still AWFUL
Texas officials
accused the Federal Emergency Management Agency of
slow response and insensitivity on Monday, saying the agency has failed to
provide timely help to town officials and Hurricane Ike victims who need
temporary housing and money.
Alaska’s largest newspaper has endorsed Barack Obama despite the fact that their governor is Sarah Palin. Luckily for Palin, it’s one of the 500 newspapers she doesn’t read. - Conan O'Brien
McCain Cancels - Obama Doesn't
Dressed in blue
jeans and a black jacket, Barack Obama braved the cold rain falling in
Pennsylvania, and held his scheduled rally - outdoors. “A little bit of rain
never hurt anybody,” he quipped to the 9,000 who showed up in ponchos and
futilely holding umbrellas.
Just an hour away in Quakertown,
the rival ticket cancelled their own outdoor rally due to inclement weather.
Unfazed, Obama incorporated the conditions into his speech
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Republican-Shenanigans News
John McCain thinks he can win, but too few voters agree Economist, UK
Republicans Try Fear, Loathing to Hang On: Margaret Carlson Bloomberg
White Tuxedos and Top Hats
In a rural Tennessee county
where you can't buy alcohol or even find a Wal-Mart, residents of tiny Bells
stopped each other to ask if anyone knew the pale-skinned young local accused of
plotting to kill dozens of black people, including Barack Obama...The killing
spree was initially to target a predominantly black school, which was not
identified in court documents. It was to end, authorities said,
with the
two suspects — dressed in white tuxedos and top hats — blasting guns from the
windows of a speeding vehicle aimed at Obama.
"According to expense reports, Sarah Palin charged the state of Alaska over $21,000 for her children to travel with her on official business. In fairness to Governor Palin, when she leaves them home alone, they get pregnant." --Seth Meyers
Top Ten
Sarah Palin Excuses For Spending $150,000 On Clothes
10. "Need to look good for the Russians who can see me in Alaska"
9. "The old man spends more on Polident"
8. "Auditioning to be Paris Hilton's BFF"
7. "Wanted to impress the American voters in the evening gown competition"
6. "Maverick, Joe the plumber, maverick, maverick, William Ayers, you betcha!"
5. "I fell for the liberal retailers' 'gotcha sales tactics'"
4. "Because the dollar is so weak, it's really like I only spent $50,000"
3. "Hmm...excuses? I'll find some and I'll get right back to ya!"
2. "In addition to every newspaper and magazine, I also read every catalog"
1. "The difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull: lipstick, Prada shoes, a
Gucci handbag, and a few $3,000 suits"
Rock-The-Voter News
Michelle Obama shops at J. Crew, buys online
Journalists Name 44th President Washington Post
"On top of
that, in turns out the highest-paid person in the McCain campaign? Not the
campaign manager, not the pollsters: Palin's makeup artist. I'm not kidding. The
highest-paid person, she flies to every city where Palin appears. And McCain? He
just gets the local gal who does the funeral home. No, it's not as bad as it
sounds. The makeup girl is also Palin's top foreign policy adviser." --Bill
Maher
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Biz-Tech News
Oil Rises as Global Stocks Rebound, OPEC Considers Meeting Bloomberg
ASIA MARKETS Hang Seng rockets 14.4%, Nikkei spikes 6.4% MarketWatch
Venezuela currency falls on global financial slump
Whirlpool to cut 5,000 jobs by end of 2009
AP
Home prices see record plunge Reuters
Boeing, union reach tentative deal to end strike CNNMoney.com
There is no truth to the rumor that Alan Greenspan has been ordered to change his name to Alan Redspan. - Laugh Lines
A View From The Other Side Of The Pond
How was it allowed to happen? How did politics in the US come to be dominated by people who make a virtue out of ignorance? Was it charity that has permitted mankind's closest living relative to spend two terms as president? How did Sarah Palin, Dan Quayle and other such gibbering numbskulls get to where they are? How could Republican rallies in 2008 be drowned out by screaming ignoramuses insisting that Barack Obama was a Muslim and a terrorist?
"The campaign says they needed to make Sarah Palin seem hip and cool," but "I'm thinking if you're going to spend money trying to make somebody look hip and cool, what about John? What about spending some money on John?" - Craig Ferguson
Bush-Prison-Torture News
Guantanamo prisoner and lawyer boycott trial The Associated Press
"To top it all off for the week, apparently Sarah Palin accessorized her wardrobe with some ignorance this week. She was asked a question by a third-grader, and she got it wrong. She apparently still does not know what the vice president does. The job she is running for. She said he or she runs the Senate. No, not in this country. You know, George Bush, I would never accuse him of being a bright man, but when he was elected, he at least knew what building to show up to." --Bill Maher
Go-F**k-Yourself News
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Sarah Palin, John McCain Halloween Effigies in West Hollywood
Woman Jailed for Murdering Avatar
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