- WWE CEO Linda McMahon is running against Chris Dodd in Connecticut. If McMahon wins, how long will it be before she bashes someone over the head with a folding chair?
- It’s been quite a week in community organizing. First ACORN said that James O’Keffe had edited his tapes to make them look bad, but they fired all of the people on them anyway. But now in the face of even more tapes, ACORN has suspended operations. At the same time, White House spokesperson Robert Gibb now says the WH wants nothing to do with ACORN.
- Max Baucus unveils $856 billion health care plan. Baucus talked a good game but it’s not bi-partisan by any stretch of the imagination. At the same time, the average family health insurance policy is up to $13,375 this year, that’s up 5%. Here’s a novel idea, let’s do something about costs, rather than just having the taxpayers foot the bill for everyone.
- Big Brother Update: The White House is storing comments and info posted to its web pages and social networking sites.
- Maxine Waters wants to investigate anyone opposing President Obama, from birthers to 9/12 protetors for racist views. She even says that use of the term “ObamaCare” is racist. Apparently she forgot that people were using the term “HillaryCare” back in the 90’s. Unless of course she thinks that was racist too.
- President Obama held a rally for Chicago’s Olympic bid at the White House on Wednesday. 16 days until we’ll never have to hear about this again. Well, unless we actually get it of course.
- Cheryle Robinson Jackson has entered the Senate race. Because the person you want to send to the US Senate is a former spokesperson for Rod Blagojevich.
- A woman in Washington state believed that she was getting repeatedly pulled over by the cops because she’s hot. A problem I know all too well. She put a sign on her car reading “Attention police, do not pull me over just because I’m pretty.”
- A study claims that parent-child interaction is hurt when there’s a TV playing in the background. Parents spend less time talking to the kids when the TV’s on.
- Dont think times are tough? 61% of workers in a new poll say they’re living paycheck to paycheck. That’s up from 49% last year and 43% in 2007. Amazingly all of those people do not work in radio.
- America’s war against the fatties continues: The “Soda Tax” once again being pushed on the National level.
- Women can only keep secrets for about 47 hours, but most consider themselves trustworthy.
- WTF Story of the Day: Woman arrested for allegedly spanking someone else’s kid in Cincy store.