President Obama pitches Health Care Plan at prime time news conference, catches flak over Henry Louis Gates affair.
Obama says Cambridge police acted "stupidly" in arresting Gates in own home.
In fact, "stupidly" abounded.
Obama acted stupidly by answering question unrelated to subject of news conference and by commenting without knowing all the facts.
Cop acted stupidly by arresting Harvard Professor in own home after he identified himself.
Gates acted stupidly by misplacing his keys and then by being belligerent, pugnacious and perhaps obnoxious to cop, although none of that is arrest-worthy.
So much for Post-racial society. And why does Harvard have a "Black Studies" program anyway?
Obama invites cop and Gates to White House for a beer. To be served with helpings of crow all around?
Fox Noise doesn't carry Obama news conference live. New slogan: We ignore...You Remain Ignorant.
Senate Majority Leaders Harry Reid says no vote on Obama health care plan until after recess. If ever.
Reid votes for NRA-sponsored bill to allow gun owners to carry concealed weapons across state lines. This is leadership?
Senate vote against bill considered defeat for NRA....Not so. This bill so ridiculously outrageous that next NRA-sponsored bill will seem reasonable.
Gun bill proposed by Rep. Senator John Thune of South Dakota, who now enters running for dumbest person in Senate.
However, Thune lags far behind South Carolina Rep. Sen. Jim DeMint who calls for defeat of Obama's health care plan, saying it will "break" him and be his Waterloo. What a patriot Reality is, Republicans don't have a Duke of Wellington. They did have a "Duke" Cunningham, but he's in jail on corruption charges.
Of course, South Carolinians can always console themselves with their Governor, Mark Sanford. Sanford recently wrote that God will make him a better person. Apparently he doesn't know that God is an Argentinian.
CBS Newsman Walter Cronkite passes away at age 92. Notice how nobody "dies" any more? They pass away...or just pass...like speeding down the highway to death. "Uncle Walter" in life. Saint Walter in death. Buried last Thursday. Did not rise from the dead three days later.
Dan Rather attended funeral -- but without his lawyer.
CBS Evening News will keep Cronkite's voice as introduction. Is that a good idea-reminding viewers that CBS Evening News ain't what it used to be?
But not as creepy as keeping Billy Mays commercials on air.
Astronauts repair lone broken toilet on space station. Broken toilet full of sh-t -- apt metaphor for US space program?
Fortieth anniversary of Apollo moon landing observed. Can you believe people are talking seriously about going back to moon at cost of billions of dollars? What's the goal-to collect more moonrocks now that we have e-Bay?
Speaking of which, news reports say Michael Jackson's prosthetic nose is missing. How soon will that show up on e-Bay?
Senate finally votes to end production of F-22 fighters, which not been used since Civil War. F-U to F-22? But not to worry....Pentagon will come up with plans for new multi-billion dollar something any day now.
Comedian Al Franken finally sworn in as Senator from Minnesota. Nice touch-Gumby held the Bible. Does this mean "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot" will become part of the Congressional Record?
Obama nominates black woman to be Surgeon General. And she's not even on television. Pat Buchanan not yet denounced her as "affirmative action" nominee.
Gov. Sarah Palin steps down as Governor of Alaska. Next stop-skinning a moose on "America's Got Talent"?
FBI arrests several politicians, rabbis in major New Jersey political scandal. New York Post calls it "Kosher Nostra." Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano accused of taking bribes after only 3 weeks in office. That may be a record -- even for New Jersey.
Memo to Liz Cheney -- Dick's daughter -- who defended "birthers" (wackos who claim Obama not born in US) on Larry King: Stupid doesn't work on television -- unless you have your own cable show.
Senate delays vote on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to Supreme Court. If she doesn't make it, there may be an opening on American Idol.