Friday, October 31, 2003
From Davey D:
HIP HOP RECORD LABEL OWNER INTERROGATED BY SECRET SERVICE UNDER
SUSPICION OF BEING THREAT TO PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH by Billy Jam
exclusive to HipHopSlam.com and Daveyd.com
On October 22nd, in what has to be one of the weirdest turn of events
in post September 11th America, Dave Paul, the owner of San
Francisco's tiny independent BOMB Hip Hop record label was paid an
unexpected visit by two US Secret Service agents. The two government
agents were reportedly following up on a tip from a source that
claimed Paul had made a threatening statement about US President Bush
while buying airline tickets to Oklahoma City for himself and three
other DJs (Pone, Quest, T-Rock) who were all flying out very late that
night on tour to celebrate the recently released "Return of the DJ Vol. 5" . . .
HIP HOP RECORD LABEL OWNER INTERROGATED BY SECRET SERVICE UNDER
SUSPICION OF BEING THREAT TO PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH by Billy Jam
exclusive to HipHopSlam.com and Daveyd.com
On October 22nd, in what has to be one of the weirdest turn of events
in post September 11th America, Dave Paul, the owner of San
Francisco's tiny independent BOMB Hip Hop record label was paid an
unexpected visit by two US Secret Service agents. The two government
agents were reportedly following up on a tip from a source that
claimed Paul had made a threatening statement about US President Bush
while buying airline tickets to Oklahoma City for himself and three
other DJs (Pone, Quest, T-Rock) who were all flying out very late that
night on tour to celebrate the recently released "Return of the DJ Vol. 5" . . .
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Whenever you hear liberals say something like "we need our own Fox News," think of this: First, Ailes & Co. tried to sue Al Franken for using the words "fair and balanced" in his book title; now they threatened to sue themselves; or, at least, another wing of the paranoiac Fox family:
From The Guardian:
Simpsons parody upset Fox News, says Groening
Ciar Byrne
Wednesday October 29, 2003
The Simpsons: poked fun at Fox News' anti-Democratic stance
Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Channel threatened to sue the makers of the Simpsons over a spoof news ticker, the show's creator Matt Groening has claimed.
Mr Groening said Fox News raised the unlikely prospect of suing a show broadcast by its sister channel, Fox Entertainment, because it wanted to stop the Simpsons parodying its famously anti-Democratic party agenda.
The row centred on a parody of Fox News' rolling news ticker, which included headlines such as "Do Democrats cause cancer?"
Mr Groening said the news channel backed down because it would have caused Fox to bring a lawsuit against itself. more
You can hear Matt Groening's NPR interview here.
From The Guardian:
Simpsons parody upset Fox News, says Groening
Ciar Byrne
Wednesday October 29, 2003
The Simpsons: poked fun at Fox News' anti-Democratic stance
Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Channel threatened to sue the makers of the Simpsons over a spoof news ticker, the show's creator Matt Groening has claimed.
Mr Groening said Fox News raised the unlikely prospect of suing a show broadcast by its sister channel, Fox Entertainment, because it wanted to stop the Simpsons parodying its famously anti-Democratic party agenda.
The row centred on a parody of Fox News' rolling news ticker, which included headlines such as "Do Democrats cause cancer?"
Mr Groening said the news channel backed down because it would have caused Fox to bring a lawsuit against itself. more
You can hear Matt Groening's NPR interview here.
White House against giving Guard, Reserve coverage
Gannett News Service
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is formally opposing a proposal to give National Guard and Reserve members access to the Pentagon's health insurance system, jeopardizing the plan's future and angering supporters. ... The administration, in stating its objections, said the health care proposal is too expensive. It would cost $400 million each year. ... A recent General Accounting Office report estimated that one out of every five Guard members has no health insurance at all.
Gannett News Service
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is formally opposing a proposal to give National Guard and Reserve members access to the Pentagon's health insurance system, jeopardizing the plan's future and angering supporters. ... The administration, in stating its objections, said the health care proposal is too expensive. It would cost $400 million each year. ... A recent General Accounting Office report estimated that one out of every five Guard members has no health insurance at all.
From The Hill:
Trent Lott on Iraq: "“Honestly, it’s a little tougher than I thought it was going to be,” Lott said. In a sign of frustration, he offered an unorthodox military solution: “If we have to, we just mow the whole place down, see what happens. You’re dealing with insane suicide bombers who are killing our people, and we need to be very aggressive in taking them out.”
Trent Lott on Iraq: "“Honestly, it’s a little tougher than I thought it was going to be,” Lott said. In a sign of frustration, he offered an unorthodox military solution: “If we have to, we just mow the whole place down, see what happens. You’re dealing with insane suicide bombers who are killing our people, and we need to be very aggressive in taking them out.”
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
From today's White House press conference:
Q; Mr. President, if I may take you back to May 1st when you stood on the USS Lincoln under a huge banner that said, "Mission Accomplished." At that time you declared major combat operations were over, but since that time there have been over 1,000 wounded, many of them amputees who are recovering at Walter Reed, 217 killed in action since that date. Will you acknowledge now that you were premature in making those remarks?
THE PRESIDENT: Nora, I think you ought to look at my speech. I said, Iraq is a dangerous place and we've still got hard work to do, there's still more to be done. And we had just come off a very successful military operation. I was there to thank the troops.
The "Mission Accomplished" sign, of course, was put up by the members of the USS Abraham Lincoln, saying that their mission was accomplished. I know it was attributed some how to some ingenious advance man from my staff -- they weren't that ingenious, by the way. But my statement was a clear statement . . .
Advance man to President, 5/2/03: Sir, we're able to take an active duty aircraft carrier, delay all its sailors' homecoming, reposition it so it doesn't face land and seems farther out than it actually is, and unnecessarily fly you in by fighter jet. But there's nothing we can do about that damn sign. We're just not that ingenious.
Q; Mr. President, if I may take you back to May 1st when you stood on the USS Lincoln under a huge banner that said, "Mission Accomplished." At that time you declared major combat operations were over, but since that time there have been over 1,000 wounded, many of them amputees who are recovering at Walter Reed, 217 killed in action since that date. Will you acknowledge now that you were premature in making those remarks?
THE PRESIDENT: Nora, I think you ought to look at my speech. I said, Iraq is a dangerous place and we've still got hard work to do, there's still more to be done. And we had just come off a very successful military operation. I was there to thank the troops.
The "Mission Accomplished" sign, of course, was put up by the members of the USS Abraham Lincoln, saying that their mission was accomplished. I know it was attributed some how to some ingenious advance man from my staff -- they weren't that ingenious, by the way. But my statement was a clear statement . . .
Advance man to President, 5/2/03: Sir, we're able to take an active duty aircraft carrier, delay all its sailors' homecoming, reposition it so it doesn't face land and seems farther out than it actually is, and unnecessarily fly you in by fighter jet. But there's nothing we can do about that damn sign. We're just not that ingenious.
Sunday, October 26, 2003
First, Bill Bennett is revealed to have a gargantuan gambling problem. Then Rush Limbaugh gets caught with hundreds of prescription pills. Then this Houston conservative radio talk show host is investigated for molesting a child. And now Sean Hannity is caught with a blotter of acid.
Okay, I made that last part up.
Okay, I made that last part up.
