Monthly Archives: June 2010
Like Earth’s Climate, Web Video Business is Hotter Than Ever; Dress for the Weather
2010 has been a good year for me so far. Besides getting the studio renovated and being able to take some fantastic time off to play in southern Utah, Schreiner Productions and my web ad video company ProBusiness Video have … Continue reading
Algeria Fails to Destroy USA “Great Satan” Soccer Team; Executions Scheduled Tuesday
It was about as exciting a soccer game as I’ve ever seen. As a former player myself, I’m excited for the US side but more than concerned about the defeated Algerian squad (the soccer team and the “death” variety that … Continue reading
Cubs Fans Finally See the Light; There’s No End to the Tunnel
You’re just… an old frat party with clueless fans and old degenerates. – Captain Meatball I finally gave up on the Chicago Cubs more than 20 years ago. Since then, they’ve come close to actually doing something significant a couple … Continue reading
Breaking Irony: FCC Media Ownership Rules No Longer Needed Because Those Rules Destroyed Media Ownership
Media companies are struggling and the government is standing in their way. But even if the FCC got rid of the rules, would it matter anyway? That’s the $64,000 question. – Kenneth Ferree, former FCC official When people say right-wingers … Continue reading
Newer Heights of Arrogance by BP; Hayward’s Yacht Races Through Unoily Seas
It just gets better and better. Or is that worse and worse? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100619/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill;_ylt=Ai7XTm91wmdCfHLXCc9jb2934T0D;_ylu=X3oDMTJtdjc4azA3BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNjE5L3VzX2d1bGZfb2lsX3NwaWxsBHBvcwM4BHNlYwN5bl9hcnRpY2xlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDYnBjZW9zeWFjaHRv
Father’s Day 2010: Right-Wing Family Values- NOT
Colbert King’s excellent column in today’s Washington Post is a delightful skewering of Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrich and the rest of the “family values” folks leading the pompous parade of moral know-it-alls while hypocritcally romping and closeting their … Continue reading
Arrogance Reaches New Heights in BP’s Hayward, Republican Barton Performances at Oil Spill Hearings
I would’ve been more surprised if BP honcho Tony Hayward and Republican Rep. Joe Barton R-TX came out of yesterday’s oil rig disaster hearings looking intelligent, sympathetic and thorough. Alas, both these giants of political and corporate incompetence came off … Continue reading
Feds Should Seize BP as Collateral; Hey- We Already Own a Car Company
With BP head Tony Hayward walking and talking more like a bankrupt Wall Street broker or American car company exec, Washington better act fast: Seize BP, take their money and give it to the “small people” of the Gulf region … Continue reading
BP Head Svanberg’s “Small People” Comment Not Lost in Translation
“We’re not small people. We’re human beings. They’re no greater than us. We don’t bow down to them. We don’t pray to them.” Justin Taffinder of New Orleans Some media accounts say BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg’s “We care about the … Continue reading
Jesus Statue, Oil Tanker Hit by Lightning; God Spares Massage Parlors, Environmentalists
In case anyone still believes God favors Christians: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100615/ap_on_re_us/us_lightning_strikes_jesus_statue;_ylt=AqTrdTavTsKCP643bAs2nVl34T0D;_ylu=X3oDMTM3cnA4NHFjBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNjE1L3VzX2xpZ2h0bmluZ19zdHJpa2VzX2plc3VzX3N0YXR1ZQRwb3MDMTIEc2VjA3luX2FydGljbGVfc3VtbWFyeV9saXN0BHNsawM2LXN0b3J5amVzdXM- http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100615/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill_fire;_ylt=AijBoJFrwAjFBrTMlarYaMF34T0D;_ylu=X3oDMTJ0bXE1MWh2BGFzc2V0Ay9hcC8yMDEwMDYxNS9hcF9vbl9iaV9nZS91c19ndWxmX29pbF9zcGlsbF9maXJlBHBvcwMyBHNlYwN5bl90b21ic3RvbmUEc2xrA2Jwb2lsY29udGFpbg–
