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McCain Gets History Of The Surge Wrong, CBS Doesn’t Air Footage–headline in Huffington Post. 7/22/2008

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

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You will note that the flag has only 49 stars.
According to Starbucks, Hawaii is considered an international entity.
Hence, I have reduced our state total by one.
Please see post of July 21, 2006, below.

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Seth Colter Walls
HuffPost Reporting From DC

Katie Couric: Senator McCain, Senator Obama says, while the increased number of US troops […]

Court Throws Out Super Bowl Fine–New York Times headline 7/21/2008

Monday, July 21st, 2008

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US Court of Appeals or Star Chamber 

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By ANAHAD O’CONNOR
Published: July 22, 2008
In a decision that clears CBS of any wrongdoing for airing the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that featured Janet Jackson’s infamous “wardrobe malfunction,” a federal appeals court overturned the $550,000 fine that the Federal Communications Commission levied against the station, calling the fine […]

Credit goes out for her view of the Iraq War, but Katie Couric’s commenting on Dan Rather’s journalistic skills is a touch strange.

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

I saw this photograph of Ms. Couric…

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and it reminded me of these famous photos…

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which in turn resulted in this…

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Couric weighs in on Iraq, Rather
September 26, 6:23 AM
Her take on the news
Speaking at the National Press Club Tuesday evening, CBS “Evening News” anchor Katie Couric pulled back the curtain on her personal views of both […]

Is this the same network which divided reality show contestants by race?

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Two New York radio hosts fired for Asian slur
Mon May 14, 11:52 PM ET
NEW YORK (AFP) - The CBS network has fired two “shock jocks” over an on-air slur against Asians, US media reported Monday, weeks after another radio host was sacked for making a racist remark.
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Yep! It is!

Photo by: Monty Brinton / CBS
Survivor to […]

Here is a potpourri of sleaze you may have missed…

Saturday, November 4th, 2006

Md. Gov. Returns Campaign Contributions
The Associated Press
Friday, November 3, 2006; 12:04 PM
BALTIMORE — Gov. Robert Ehrlich returned more than $540,000 in political contributions to the Republican Party after state elections officials discovered that a federal account was used to funnel funds to his re-election campaign.

Timing of Burns donation, recommendation questioned
By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Republican […]

Some people tour the USA by visiting ballparks, some are interstate yard sale enthusiasts and others love exploring the world’s capitals. I like monuments.

Monday, October 23rd, 2006

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Frank Capra was seldom wrong.

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

When Branch Rickey was General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Ralph Kiner asked for a raise after he had hit 50 some homers for the dreadful Pirate team. Said the GM, “We finished last with you and we can finish last without you.”
Katie, don’t demand any perks for a few days.
“They Came, Saw, […]