Archive for July 9th, 2008
The Lion Returns To The Senate
July 9, 2008 in News & Opinion
Sen. Ted Kennedy returned to the Senate chamber for the first time since his recent brain cancer surgery, and gets a hearty welcome from his Senate colleagues.
Jesse Jackson on Obama: “Wanna Cut His Nuts Off”
July 9, 2008 in News & Opinion
A clip of the strange Jesse Jackson “hot mic” moment, where Jesse Jackson says he wants to cut Barack Obama’s nuts off. Oh dear.
Fishbowl America Round-Up #11
July 9, 2008 in Alabama, Humor, International, LGBT, News & Opinion, Politics & Government, Pop Culture, Religion, Science & Technology, Sports, Style, Video
Tags: 2008, Alexander, apology, Barack, Beijing, brain, Bush, cancer, China, Clinton, DNA, FISA, immunity, Jackson, Jesse, John, JonBenet, Kennedy, Litvinenko, makeover, McCain, Obama, Olympics, Patsy, poison, Polonium-210, Putin, Ramsey, Russia, Senate, Ted, tele-com
Fishbowl America Round-Up for July 9th:
- ‘Ha-pi-tu-mi-te-yu:’ Beijing welcomes the Olympics – In the seven years since the Olympic movement anointed Beijing as host of the 2008 Summer Games, China’s capital has undergone a transformation so thorough that “makeover” doesn’t begin to describe the change.
- Senate Passes Controversial Foreign Intelligence Law – The Senate Wednesday passed controversial legislation meant to update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
- Boulder DA: New DNA Clears Ramsey Family – KUSA – 9NEWS has learned that newly discovered DNA evidence in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case does not match any Ramsey family members or anyone in law enforcement DNA databases.
- Jesse Jackson Apologizes For Comments Critical Of Obama – The Rev. Jesse Jackson issued an apology to Barack Obama Wednesday for criticizing the Illinois senator’s recent comments directed toward some members of the black community.
- Kennedy Returns To Senate – Sen. Ted Kennedy on Wednesday made his first appearance in Congress since having brain surgery, arriving on foot.
- Russian Official: ‘Russian state killed former spy Alexander Litvinenko’ – The Russian state was behind the killing of the former secret agent Alexander Litvinenko, a senior official has disclosed in private.
Fishbowl America Round-Up #10
July 9, 2008 in Alabama, Humor, International, LGBT, News & Opinion, Politics & Government, Pop Culture, Religion, Science & Technology, Sports, Style, Video
Tags: Access, advertising, band, Barack, blogs, boys, Brea, Bush, Carol, Democrat, denver, drilling, durbin, dvd, family, Gay, GLBT, Grant, hall, Heroes, heterosexual, Hollywood, Illinois, in, interview, Kreck, lesbian, LGBT, librarian, Malia, marketing, McCain, Menounos, Michelle, movie, NBC, Obama, offshore, oil, Sasha, Television, the, town
Fishbowl America Round-Up for July 9th:
- John McCain Kicks Librarian Out of Town Hall Event – From Tuesday’s Denver McCain town hall meeting, where a 60-year-old librarian was fined and kicked out for holding a sign that said “McCain=Bush.”
- Top Democrat May Back New Offshore Drilling – A top U.S. Democratic senator said in a newspaper interview published Wednesday that he would consider supporting opening up new areas for offshore oil and gas drilling.
- Meet The Obamas – The Obama Family sits down for their first television interview.
- LGBT Adults Read, Respond To More Blogs Than Heterosexuals – According to a recent national survey conducted by Harris Interactive®, gay and lesbian adults online are reading more blogs than their heterosexual counterparts.
- Milestone Gay Film “The Boys in the Band” To Be Released On DVD November 11 – One of the most iconic (and impossible-to-find) films of gay cinema will finally be released on DVD November 11th. The Boys in the Band was released in 1970, and over the years has been both reviled and revered by gay viewers.
- Brea Grant Moves Quickly On “Heroes” – As if Heroes wasn’t already one of the most inspired shows on TV: The producers of the hit series have announced that they’re adding the gorgeous Brea Grant to the cast for next season. Grant, who you may recognize from her guest spots on Friday Night
John McCain Kicks Librarian Out of Town Hall Event
July 9, 2008 in Humor, International, News & Opinion, Politics & Government, Pop Culture, Video
Tags: Bush=McCain, Carol Creck, Carol Kreck, denver, fined, librarian, McCain, meeting, sign, town hall, trespassing
The McCain campaign had 60-year-old librarian Carol Kreck fined and thrown out of his Denver town hall. It seems the crazy lady was holding a sign that said Bush=McCain.
Fishbowl America Round-Up #9
July 9, 2008 in Alabama, Humor, International, LGBT, News & Opinion, Politics & Government, Pop Culture, Religion, Science & Technology, Sports, Style, Video
Tags: Barack, Clinton, Coleman, East, Ehud, fired, Franken, Guard, Hossein, Iran, Israel, market, McCain, Middle, Minnesota, missle, Obama, oil, Olmert, prices, Revolutionary, Salami, Saudi, Senate, terrorism, trigger, U.S., Ventura, War
Fishbowl America Round-Up for July 9th:
- Ventura denies he’s running for Senate – Former Gov. Jesse Ventura today quickly dismissed news reports that he’s going to run for the U.S. Senate, saying that he won’t decide until next week.
- Crescenzi: Obama Win Could Cut $40 Off Oil – CNBC Guest Blog – CNBC.com – If Barack Obama wins the presidency, the price of oil could fall by $40 per barrel. The financial markets will discount the possibility before hand, at least partially.
- Iran Gen.: Our Finger Is Always On The Trigger – Iran test-fired a long-range missile on Wednesday in response to what it says are threats from Israel and the United States, Iranian officials said.
Meet the Obamas
July 9, 2008 in Humor, News & Opinion, Politics & Government, Pop Culture, Style, Video
Tags: Access Hollywood, Barack, family, interview, Malia, Michelle, Obama, Sasha, Video
Barack, Michelle, Malia and Sasha Obama sit down for their first TV interview together, with Access Hollywood.
Fishbowl America Round-Up #8
July 9, 2008 in Alabama, Humor, International, LGBT, News & Opinion, Politics & Government, Pop Culture, Religion, Science & Technology, Sports, Style, Video
Tags: Arizona, Arkansas, attack, Aviv, Baron, Blade, bomb, Borat, border, Bruno, caged, campaign, Cohen, Defense, died, fight, FLDS, foriegn, Fort, Fox, funny, Gay, Guard, Hospital, Huffington, Humor, Iran, Israel, Jeffs, Kent, Kevin, Libertarian, manager, Medvedev, minister, missle, Mormon, movie, Naff, News, nuclea, nuke, Paul, Post, Putin, Rachel, Revolutionary, Ron, Russia, Sacha, Shepard, Sklar, Smith, Snyder, Tehran, Tel, U.S., uninsured, Vegas, Warren, Washington
Fishbowl America Round-Up for July 8, 2008.
“Bruno” Pranks It Up In Arkansas – Lured by $1 beer and the prospect of “hot chicks” and “hardcore fights,” thousands of Arkansans were duped last month into appearing as extras in comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest staged mayhem.
- U.S.-Czech missile deal raises Russian ire – CNN.com – Russia’s Foreign Ministry Tuesday threatened a “military-technological” response if the United States deploys a missile defense system in former Soviet-bloc nations near Russia’s borders.
- Polygamist Warren Jeffs taken to Vegas hospital – CNN.com – Jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was taken to a hospital in Las Vegas on Tuesday, but police would not say why.
- Shepard Smith: A Cuddly Gay Icon For Fox News – Rachel Sklar points out that Fox News anchor Shepard Smith is “a handsome, affable and hard-working straight-up news guy” who’s been “under-covered.”
- Ron Paul’s Campaign Manager Dies; Uninsured, His Family Left With $400,000 In Medical Bills – Xpatriated Texan calls this an unbearable irony of life. Kent Snyder, 49 years old, died of pneumonia on June 26. He was uninsured and left his family about $400,000 in medical bills. Snyder was the guy who convinced Paul to run for president.
- Iran To “Hit Tel Aviv, U.S. ships” If Attacked – Iran will hit Tel Aviv, U.S. shipping in the Gulf and American interests around the world if it is attacked over its disputed nuclear activities, an aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
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