The Remains of the Week

 

We are going to miss this guy.  George Carlin:

• Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.
• One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
• Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
• Is there another word for synonym?
• Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do practice?"
• What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant?
• Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?
• If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked?
• What was the best thing before sliced bread?

I will always miss this woman.  Molly Ivins:

We are the people who run this country. We are the deciders. And every single day, every single one of us needs to step outside and take some action to help stop this war. Raise hell. Think of something to make the ridiculous look ridiculous. Make our troops know we're for them and trying to get them out of there. From her last column, January 11, 2007

Just goes to show you: You can be rich, famous, beautiful and do good things:
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have donated $1 million to help kids affected by the war in Iraq, the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict announced Wednesday. The organization will distribute the donation, made through the couple's Jolie-Pitt Foundation, to four organizations working on behalf of children who have lost parents, homes and schools in Iraq. Children in the U.S. who have lost parents in the conflict will also benefit.

And this is a good idea because?? .... Kids today don't have enough empty babbling meaningless commercial crap pumped into their heads the rest of the day?
BusRadio is a relatively new Massachusetts-based company created to force children to listen to commercial radio broadcasts while they ride their school buses. BusRadio boasts that it will “take targeted student marketing to the next level” and provide companies with a “captive audience” who, unlike listeners to commercial radio, are unable to change the station during ads.   BusRadio broadcasts feature eight minutes of advertisements and two minutes of sponsored contests per hour.  In addition, BusRadio is offering advertisers the option to sponsor entire blocks of programming or provide a celebrity disc jockey (who can then promote particular brands, movies, or musics).

And finally, is there any broadcaster today smarter, more astute and engaging than Rachel Maddow?
Answer: No. (Note to MSNBC: Give this woman her own show). See her in action in this clip with Keith Olbermann:

Comments

[Max]

I adore Rachel Maddow.