Monthly Archive for April, 2012

Mon. Show Prep – Attitude Adjustment Edition

Published on April 30, 2012 in Show Prep. 0 Comments

Father of the year: Dad thought his daughter needed an “attitude adjustment.” His solution, after she got suspended by her high school, was to make her display a sign at the roadside reading, “I have a bad attitude. I disrespect people who try to help me.” Is the father teaching her a lesson that will mold her into a productive member of society or simply ensuring that she’ll be leaving home the millisecond that she turns 18?

A Catholic high school was putting so many rules on their prom that no one wanted to go, and some parents and students created an “anti-prom” without all of the rules. The school was not amused, so they said that anyone who went to the competing prom will *not* get a college recommendation. Now parents are not amused. Does the school have a right to hold a college recommendation over your head?

The Marines have been ordered by the Commandant General to put more women in front-line jobs. Good idea or just being politically correct?

The Newt Gingrich farewell tour is going to last a little long. Now he is expected to drop out of the Presidential race on Wednesday, a day letter than previously thought. This guy is turning into the GOP’s Brett Favre (though thankfully without an junk pics)

(Audio) John Boehner says that he has been so critical of President Obama lately because he “wants to help.” He also said that Obama’s constant torching of straw men diminishes the office of the Presidency.

The Keith & Katie Show – 4/28/12 – Asteroid Mining

Published on April 28, 2012 in Podcast and Radio Stuff. 0 Comments

Katie and I spend our precious airtime talking to Phil Plait about mining asteroids, the war on teenagers, Big Brothers efforts to keep an eye on your driving habits and Marco Rubio’s lesson that maybe teleprompters aren’t so bad after all.

Remember, you can catch the show live on AM 560 WIND Saturday mornings at 4am (MORNING DRIVE BABY!)

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Fri. Show Prep – TSOOTD Edition

Published on April 27, 2012 in Show Prep. 0 Comments

(Teen Sports Outrage Of The Day… it’s gonna be a thing): A teen is being kicked off of his field hockey team for being too good. It’s a mixed-gendered league, and he is one of the top scorers in the league. He’s been the only guy on the team for two years but now a local athletic association says he’s gotten too good and can’t play anymore. The kid on the other hand says he’s not even the best player on his team.

The NFL draft hasn’t even happened yet and “Mr. Irrelevant” already has his very own stalker. A New York woman has posted a video offering to have sex with the last player picked in the draft. She has crazy eyes. If I were a college football player, she’d be haunting my nightmares.

I had no idea that the Obamas were a mixed marriage. It turns out that Michelle Obama is a Cubs fan. That seems like it would make things a little awkward, considering the not so nice things Obama had to say about Cubs fans.

Justin Beiber may end up being the cause of World War III. The Beibs called Indonesia “some random country” during an event in London. Indonesia has 240 million people. Not too much less than the United States.

Most awesome crime of the century? An Idaho man has been charged with assault after authorities say he ordered another man to perform the “moonwalk” at gunpoint.

Thurs. Show Prep – Ill-Advised Fashion Statement Edition

Published on April 26, 2012 in Show Prep. 0 Comments

War on the Flag Update… well, not that flag: A girl in Tennessee was denied entry to her High School prom for wearing a “Confederate Flag” dress. The school said the dress was offensive, but she said that student routinely wear confederate flag clothing and she wasn’t making any sort of statement, she just “thought it was cool.”

Car insurance companies are beginning to put black boxes in cars to gather data on accidents and your driving habits. Progressive’s “SnapShot” program lets drives get discounts for their good driving habits. Intrusive or a great chance to show that you’re a better driver than most of the morons out there and get a discount?

Joe Muto, the “Fox News mole” has been served with a search warrant and is being charged with grand larceny. They took is iPhone, laptop and a few notebooks.

Remember the Marine who ran the anti-Obama Facebook page? He has officially been discharged. They say he violated the Pentagon’s policy on speech limits. On the plus side, I guess now he can post whatever he wants, right?

No teleprompter! Marco Rubio lost the last page of his big foreign policy speech and didn’t miss a beat. But seriously, he isn’t going to he the Veep.

Here’s an endorsement that Mitt Romney won’t be putting in any ads. Jimmy Carter says that he’s “comfortable” with the idea of Romney being President. Example of how far Barack Obama has fallen, Romney’s bipartisan appeal or proof that Romney really is a RINO?

Scare in the Air Update: A man has filed a criminal complaint after he says he was viciously assaulted by a flight attendant. The complaint says that they tapped him on the knee with a magazine to wake him up. There were no injuries associated with the incident, he just didn’t like being woken up.

Second Amendment Spotlight: A Georgia grandmother shot her would-be robber. He remain hospitalized but will be taken to the big house once he heals.

Planetary Resources – Asteroid Mining Mission

Published on April 26, 2012 in Geeky Space Stuff. 0 Comments

 has created a buzz in tech and space geek circles with their latest video that has gone viral. They very seriously, and humbly, state they are on a mission to begin mining in space for resources, beginning with asteroids close to Earth. Read more on at the USAToday, and WashingtonPost.

Wed. Show Prep – Put Me In, Coach Edition

Published on April 25, 2012 in Show Prep. 0 Comments

Once again, the wussification of America continues unabated. A high school baseball coach has been fired after parents say that he embarrassed their child who was playing on the team. Did he go Hulk in a Bobby Knight-like fit of rage during a game? No. The parents said that he embarrassed their by starting a freshman player instead of their kid. His teams compiled a 51-20 record over the last three seasons. He was told to resign or he’d be fired.

Here we go again. Remember the homeless woman who falsified her address to send her kids to a better school? She’s been sentenced to five years in prison. Common criminal or mom of the year?

Mark Kirk’s staff has released the first photo of the Senator since his stroke. He is still in rehab at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago after about three months.

Drew Peterson has dropped his appeal of the new hearsay law. That should mean that there will be a trial soon.

Remember AshleyMadison.com? That’s the dating website for married people looking to sleep around. They’ve offered $1 million to any woman who can prove that they’ve done the Horizontal Charleston with Tim Tebow.

Teens are drinking hand sanitizer to get drunk and ending up in emergency rooms. They use salt to separate out the alcohol. If you’re stupid enough to look at a bottle of hand sanitizer and think “I’m going to drink that,” I don’t think we have any obligation to save your life.

Tues. Show Prep – Organ Donor Edition

Published on April 24, 2012 in Show Prep. 0 Comments

A woman in New York is suing her former employer, after she was fired for not coming back quickly enough for surgery to donate a kidney. That’s low. Even lower? She donating the kidney to a man in Missouri so that her boss, who needed a kidney but wasn’t a match, could move up the transplant list.

The Wussification of America continues unabated. A prep school in New York is banning students from mentioning to other students that they’ve been accepted by Ivy League schools. The school is worried that the less awesome students may feel bad that Harvard and Princeton aren’t returning *their* calls.

Awesome: Cadillac’s new “super cruise” technology will keep your car at speed and in it’s lane while you relax in the driver’s seat. It could be available as soon as next year. How do you feel about taking control from drivers?

One endorsement President Obama probably won’t be putting in any ads. Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is in Chicago says that he supports Obama in 2012. Because if there’s anyone you want to discuss democratic elections with, it’s a former Soviet Premiere.

After over a year of searching a teen in Japan has found his prized football that was lost in the tsunami. It washed up in Alaska. It’s always in the last place you look.

Science! Eggheads have calculated that you would need $486,830 worth of gold coins in order to swim in it like Scrooge McDuck. Don’t act like you haven’t wondered. Interestingly, if you adjust for inflation as Scrooge McDuck was first drawn in 1947 that would mean 5.2 billion dollars in today’s money.

Keith Conrad

Radio producer, Cubs fan, space geek, and a lonely beacon of restraint and self-sacrifice in a squall of car-crazies. Opinions expressed are my own.

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