Monthly Archive for June, 2012

Fri. Show Prep – IT’S A (Speed) TRAP! Edition

Published on June 29, 2012 in Show Prep. 0 Comments

A Houston woman was arrested and thrown in jail for 12 hours for spending her day outside holding up a sign warning drivers of a speed trap up ahead. She was actually arrested for standing in the street when a sidewalk was present. Haven’t snarky speed trap signs been ruled protected speech? Is she encouraging people to speed and endangering drivers?

Another enraged flight attendant. This one shouted over the intercom: “If anyone has the balls to want to get off, I’ll let you get off! Get off!.” The flight had been delayed by about five hours, so he was a little on edge. The FAA is investigating.

If Mitt Romney is looking for a crusader against ObamaCare as his runningmate, Marco Rubio might be his guy. Rubio slammed the SCOTUS ruling in a speech in the Senate, saying that the IRS can now “come after” the uninsured.

MSNBC’s Ed Schultz says that the SCOTUS ruling actually helps Mitt Romney. I’d be inclined to agree, since it seems like it would fire up conservatives voters the most. As a matter of fact, the RNC is reporting that the Romney campaign has raked in over $1.5 million since the ruling was announced.

You weren’t the only one confused by the news coverage of the SCOTUS ruling. President Obama was watching CNN so he initially thought that the health care law had been struck down.

Lost in all of the ObamaCare hoopla… The Supreme Court struck down the Stolen Valor law that made it illegal to falsely claim military honors. This is great news for me, because now I can go head and claim to be a former astronaut to pick up women.

New guaranteed to outrage everyone on the planet: Former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky will keep his $4,900 monthly pension even after being found guilty of molestation.

Thurs. Show Prep – Decriminalization Edition

Published on June 28, 2012 in Show Prep. 0 Comments

The Chicago City Council overwhelmingly voted to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana possession. The ordinance gives Chicago police the discretion to issue citations between $250 to $500 for someone with 15 grams or less of pot. Sensible use of our limited crime-fighting resource or does it suggest that the city is soft on drug use?

Tragic news out of Colorado. Former Governor Rod Blagojevich says that he is “bored out of his skull” in prison. He has been kept on dishwashing duty and not allowed to teach.

Congressman Luis Gutierrez played the ‘Guess Who’s The Immigrant’ Quiz on the House floor on Wednesday. The match-ups: Geraldo Rivera versus Ted Koppel, Justin Bieber versus Selena Gomez, Jeremy Lin versus Tony Parker, and in the Supreme Court Round Sonia Sotomayor versus Antonin Scalia. (Incidentally, none of the immigrants in the quiz entered the country illegally)

A man walked into a Miami McDonalds for lunch and saw employees kill a rat and then kick it around like a soccer ball. He whipped out his cell phone and started recording. The employees got mad when they saw him videotaping the incident and then kicked the dead rat at him and touched him with the brooms they were using to move the very same rat.

Miami Zombie Cannibal update: According to the report by the medical examiner the “Causeway Cannibal” was apparently  not high on bath salts or any other exotic street drug at the time of the attack. Marijuana is the only drug found in his system. Second look at Chicago’s new pot policy?

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have created a robot that is unbeatable at rock, paper, scissors. If this robot joins forces with that Google Brain thing, the human race is done for.

’7 Minutes of Terror’ On Mars

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

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has released a video showing the unique way that their new rover “Curiosity” will land on Mars in August.

Tues. Show Prep – Severe Sunburn Edition

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

A mom in Washington is upset because she the draconian sunscreen policy at her daughters school led to them getting severe sunburns. The two girls are as pale as Conrads, but ended up with severe burns after Field Day because the school treats sunscreen as a medication and so they aren’t allowed to give students any without a doctor’s note. Is the sunscreen policy sensible or zero tolerance run amok?

Sheriff Joe Arpaio says that the Supreme Court “upheld the good parts” of the immigration law. So why were the “bad” parts in there?

Maurice Sendak was a beloved children’s book author but it turns out he had a bit of a violent streak.  In an interview before he died he said he thought about trying to assassinate former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney. He said ”It would have been a very brave and wonderful thing.” Todd Starnes calls for “Where The Wild Things Are” to be banned in 3..2..1..

The flesh-eating bacteria victim in Georgia has been upgraded from “serious” to “good” condition. Her parents were able to take her out of her room in a wheelchair for the first time since she had both hands, both feet and one leg amputated to fight the bacteria.

It turns out that Mitt Romney has a rather lengthy history of impersonating the authorities. Romney once pranked a friend while wearing a full firemen’s uniform, complete with axe. He and his friends also one day decided to dress like mobsters and stage a fake robbery. How did such a goodball turn into the guy we all know today?

Reports say that Ann Curry will be leaving the Today Show for a $10 million buyout. So basically, they are paying her $10 million to *not* co-host the Today show. Somebody get NBC on the phone, I’ll *not* co-host for a cool $5 million. NBC is expected to announce a permanent replacement for her later this week.

A man dressed as Elmo was arrested in Central Park in New York over the weekend. No, the fact that he was dressed up as Elmo wasn’t a crime, the fact that he was shouting anti-Jewish rants at people, while dressed as Elmo, was a crime.

Two Great White Sharks have been sighted off the coast of Massachusetts. Quint was last seen yelling at Hooper and talking about his USS Indianapolis tattoo.

Mon. Show Prep – Big League Lawsuit Edition

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

A New Jersey woman was struck in the face with a baseball at a Little League game and now is suing the 11 year old catcher who threw it. She is seeking more than $150,000 in damages to cover medical costs and also her pain and suffering. Is there any way that this is *not* the most frivolous in history? Is there anything more un-American than suing a little league player?

President Obama’s campaign has created an ”Obama event registry” to supporters ask friends and family for donations to his re-election bid instead of presents. I couldn’t even imagine asking my friends to donate to a political campaign. Who does that?

Most awesome story of the day: You know the old ladies who give out food samples in Wal-Mart? Two of them in Georgia got into a fight over a cutting board and one of them ended up stuck in a fruit cooler.

A teacher in England decided that it was a good idea to give students a creative writing assignment to write a letter as if they had a terminal illness and only had a few hours to live. One parent found the assignment and thought that their 14 year old son was about to commit suicide. The school has since apologized.

Awkward Media Moment: Justin Beiber was on David Letterman’s show last week and made reference to the “Sixteenth Chappel”. Letterman then pointed out that Beiber went to a “Canadian high school.”

What is Myocardial infarction? Jeopardy host Alex Trebek was hospitalized Saturday after suffering a mild heart attack.

The Keith & Katie Show – 6/23/12 – Countdown To Doomsday

Published on June 24, 2012 in Podcast and Radio Stuff. 0 Comments

Katie and I discuss the fact that it’s only six months until the Mayan Doomsday… if you’re one of those poor souls who believe in that sort of thing, why you shouldn’t immediately head to the casino if your ATM accidentally lets you withdraw $1.5 million, and the single most embarrassing story in the history of the human race.

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 – Sticky Situation Edition

Published on June 22, 2012 in Show Prep. 0 Comments

Most awesome story of the day: A woman in Kentucky found herself glued to a toilet seat at the local Wal-Mart. EMS had to be called to free the woman. Is there a more humiliating place to be Super Glued to a toilet seat than the Wal-Mart? Police say this “may have been done on purpose.” Really? You think there’s a way for Super Glue toaccidentally end up covering a toilet seat?

The worst story on the internet may have become the best. A school bus monitor in Greece, NY was ruthlessly heckled by the group of 12- to 15-year-olds she was supervising. It was caught on video and went viral. Someone looked up her salary online ($15k) and decided it wasn’t enough to put up with that verbal abuse, so he started an online fundraiser. As of Thursday afternoon it’s gotten up to about $300,000.

The Sanford Police department has released video of George Zimmerman during their investigation of the Trayvon Martin shooting. He describes the events leading up to the shooting and then re-enacts the shooting. He also happens to be sporting bandages on the back of his head and on his nose.

Deliberations have begun in the trial of Jerry Sandusky. In closing arguments, the defense emphasized the lack of physical evidence and accused the alleged victims of conspiring for financial gain.

Wednesday Nancy Pelosi said that she could have arrested Karl Rove “Any given day.” Rove responded on Thursday, saying that Pelosi sounds like “Inspector Clouseau” and the “Mad Red Queen.” It’s great to see everyone in Washington acting like adults.

The hits keep coming for the US Secret Service. Now it turns out that Vice President Biden’s Secret Service detail was involved in a barroom brawl during his Thanksgiving trip to Nantucket. Isn’t there a limerick about the Secret Service agent on Nantucket?

Poll Position: President Obama is down to a 43% approval rating in the latest polling from Gallup. Ouch. 49% disapprove. Oucher.

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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