Eartha Kitt passes at 81 | BBC News
December 25, 2008 by The Gentleman · Leave a Comment
In her day, they did it all and couldn’t be touched!
(BBC News) - American singer, dancer and actress Eartha Kitt has died at the age 81, her friend and publicist has said.
Kitt died of colon cancer on Thursday, Andrew Freedman said. Read more
Obama named ‘Person of the Year’ | BBC News
December 18, 2008 by The Gentleman · Leave a Comment
$100 bucks says he wins a Nobel prize before he’s done.
Time magazine has given its annual Person of the Year award to US President-elect Barack Obama.
Mr Obama was awarded the title “for having the confidence to sketch an ambitious future in a gloomy hour,” said the US-based magazine.
It said he showed “the competence that makes Americans hopeful he might pull it off”. Read more
NFL star Burress faces gun charge | BBC News
December 4, 2008 by The Gentleman · Leave a Comment
Couldn’t we make it the rest of the year without a Fail?
(BBC News) - The US football star who scored the winning touchdown in this year’s Super Bowl faces criminal charges after shooting himself by accident.
Plaxico Burress, who plays for the New York Giants, has been charged with possession of a loaded firearm, which is illegal in the city. Read more
US recession ‘began last year’ | BBC News
December 1, 2008 by The Reverend · Leave a Comment
Gasp! You admit it?! Who told you?
(BBC News) - The US entered a recession in December 2007, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
Its business cycle dating committee, which is considered the arbiter of whether the US is in recession, met on Friday to make the decision. Read more
UFC 91: Brock Lesnar Vs Randy Couture
November 8, 2008 by The Genius · Leave a Comment
Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture will be one of the biggest fights in mixed martial arts history. It will take place on Saturday, November 15th, in MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC 91. Read more
Yes We Will…
November 5, 2008 by The Reverend · 4 Comments
President-Elect Obama
(CNN) — Barack Obama told supporters that “change has come to America” as he claimed victory in a historic presidential election. Read more
Palin Under Investigation…Again
October 21, 2008 by The Genius · 2 Comments
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Gov. Sarah Palin charged the state for her children to travel with her, including to events where they were not invited, and later amended expense reports to specify that they were on official business. Read more
Colin Powell endorses Obama, breaks ranks with the GOP
October 20, 2008 by The Prophet · 2 Comments
WASHINGTON — In 1996, the political world was buzzing about the intentions of a possible presidential contender — one who could make history. In the end, Colin L. Powell, four-star American icon, proclaimed that he would not run after all, disappointing millions of supporters but generating sighs of relief at the Clinton White House. Read more
US Presidential Debate #3 | CNN.com
October 16, 2008 by The Reverend · Leave a Comment
Obama v McCain
HEMPSTEAD, New York (CNN) — A majority of debate watchers think Sen. Barack Obama won the third and final presidential debate, according to a national poll conducted right afterward.
Fifty-eight percent of debate watchers questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll said Democratic candidate Obama did the best job in the debate, with 31 percent saying Republican Sen. John McCain performed best. Read more
US Presidential Debate #2 | BBC News
October 9, 2008 by The Reverend · 1 Comment
Obama v McCain in Debate #2
Swing and a miss.
(BBC News) - On paper, the format should have favoured John McCain, who conducts lots of campaign events as town hall meetings, in which he prowls the stage taking questions from anyone who wants to ask one.
In fact, I thought Barack Obama did rather better, measured in manner and clear-minded in content where Mr McCain seemed to spend too much time attempting to score points directly off his rival, with what felt like carefully-rehearsed digs that didn’t seem quite to find the mark. Read more
