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LIVE AT FIVE 09.29.10

Posted on | September 29, 2010 | 8 Comments

TOP NEWS

“Remain calm! Everything’s under control! I’ll still be Speaker!

 “Mumbai-style” Terror Attack on NATO Allies Foiled
Quick payoff from stepped-up drone attacks?
U.S., Allies On High Alert After Capture of German Terrorist
One-Third Of Midterm Ballots To Be Cast Before November 2
Federal Agents Stop Trucks On I-20 As Part Of Counter-Terror Op
House Democrat Group Wants Investment Tax Credits Extended
Bipartisanship!

POLITICS


Pelosi: I’ll Still Be Speaker Five Weeks From Now
January 2011, though…
Republican Ethics Panel Members Demand Hearings for Rangel & Waters Before Election
Iowa Poll Shows Likely Voters Don’t Approve of President Obama’s Performance
Governor Christie Announces Reading & Math Tests For NJ Teachers
Quinnipiac Poll: Angry Voters Push McMahon To Within 3 of Blumenthal

THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Congress To Grill Johnson & Johnson CEO
Because they’re such experts on ruining, er, running businesses.
Feds Looking to Liquidate Stake In AIG
Possible stock sale in the works.
Lehman Collapse Burns Real Estate Exec

SPORTS

Matt Shoppach & Kelly Garza celebrate with fans  

Rays Crush Orioles 5-0 To Clinch Playoff Slot, Still 1/2 Game Ahead of Hated Yankees

McCourts’ Lawyers Make Last Arguments for Dodger Control Tomorrow

U.C Berkeley Cuts Five Sports
Berkeley has sports? O_o
Nets Back Out Of Four-Team Deal for Carmelo Anthony
Rays Set To Hand Out 20,000 Free Tickets To Home Finale

FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS

 

Dita Von Teese To Guest on CSI in January
Anderson Cooper’s Ratings Still Tanking
In other news, water still wet, sky still blue
Josh Holloway From “Lost” To Join MI4 Cast
Sally Menke, Longtime Tarantino Film Editor, Found Dead On LA Hiking Trail
Stephen Fry To Join Sherlock Holmes 2 Cast
TLC Reality Show Stars Under Police Investigation for Felony Bigamy

FOREIGNERS

India Launches Project To I.D. 1.2 Billion People

Castro Attacks U.S. While Reading 50-Year-Old Speech

…oh wait, that’s not news.

Pakistani Generals Push For Shakeup of Civilian Government
Lack of coup makes this news.
First World War Officially Ends

BLOGS & STUFF
“They Told Me If I Voted For John McCain…”
Star Wars Saga 3D Release Planned For 2012
President Declares Fox News “Destructive”

Comments

8 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE 09.29.10

  1. Joe
    September 29th, 2010 @ 9:52 am

    There is lots of news, some good, some not so good, some downright bad…

    But Stacy got tweeted by Alyssa. So know hope. Anything is possible.

  2. wombat-socho
    September 29th, 2010 @ 10:39 am

    Indeed.

  3. A Stephens
    September 29th, 2010 @ 2:53 pm

    Kelly Shoppach
    Matt Garza

    It’s baseball, of course I care!

  4. zoey
    September 29th, 2010 @ 3:01 pm

    Ooh, hoo, spooky, witchy woman … casting the spell: Remain calm! Everything’s under control! I won’t be Speaker!