Stampede for ‘Bush shoe’ creates 100 new jobs The Guardian Monday 22 December 2008 Their deployment as a makeshift missile robbed President George Bush of his dignity and landed their owner in jail. But the world’s most notorious pair of shoes have yielded an unexpected bonanza for a Turkish shoemaker. Ramazan Baydan, owner of the Istanbul-based Baydan Shoe Company, has …
According to an 11/10/08 CNN Poll, George W. Bush has the lowest approval rating of any US president since modern polling began. Nevertheless. . .
It’s not nice to fool with mother nature, especially when she comes armed with a bad-ass 28′ high robot named GORT. Such is the lesson of the remake of the classic 1951 sci-fi film, The Day the Earth Stood Still. The original was set in the context of the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union, when nuclear …
Joe, The Non-Licensed Plumber, has apparently become disenchanted with his former sponsor, presidential wannabe, John McCain. Politico.com reports: “Joe Wurzelbacher lashed out Tuesday at former GOP presidential nominee John McCain, the man who made Wurzelbacher famous as “Joe the Plumber.” Wurzelbacher told conservative radio host Glenn Beck that he felt “dirty” after “being on the campaign trail and seeing some …
A house built by slaves… Well, there goes the neighborhood. Huffpo reports that: Obama Plans To Invite Artists, Scientists, Poets To White House To Inspire “National Character” It cites a Politico.com article that reads: President-elect Obama says he and Michelle Obama plan to open the White House to local pupils as a “bully pulpit” to inspire youth to reach for …
President Chimpy leaving his impact on the economy During his frat brat days, George W. Bush was famous for his binge drinking and pranksterism, reportedly leaving one of his fraternity houses in such a state of ruin that his Daddy had to pony up big bucks for the repairs. Well, his legacy continues to grow. Thanks to a privileged birth, …
