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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 9, 2009
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Meltdown 101 The importance of same-store sales
Southern Ledger - January 9, 2009
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Broadcasts to mobile devices to start in 22 cities
Southern Ledger - January 9, 2009
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New TV trends Internet movies, 3-D, power saving
Southern Ledger - January 9, 2009
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UN halts Gaza aid, truce resolution deal approved
Southern Ledger - January 9, 2009
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UN Security Council calls for Gaza cease-fire
Southern Ledger - January 9, 2009
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UN Security Council calls for immediate Gaza truce
Southern Ledger - January 9, 2009
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UN calls for immediate cease-fire in Gaza
Southern Ledger - January 9, 2009
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Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice
Southern Ledger - January 9, 2009
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WHY AL-ZAWAHIRI WOULD BE A LOUSY TALK RADIO HOST.
November 21, 2008 -
November 28, 2008
The number two guy in Al Queda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has just released a new video/audio attack on President-elect Barack Obama and America. The 11-minute 23-second video features the audio message by al-Zawahri, who appears only in a still image, along with other images, including one of Obama wearing a Jewish skullcap. Ayman may be a heck of a terrorist, but in terms of vitriol, creativity, insult and nuance he would be a lousy talk host.
First of all, a demo tape that runs nearly twelve minutes would be too long for a busy program director looking for new talent. He needs to tighten the message and keep it to around five to seven minutes of his “best stuff.” Inflection, passion and intensity all seem to be lacking as well, though perhaps some things are lost in translation. Nevertheless, he certainly needs more “punch” in his delivery to make it as a host in either morning or afternoon drive-time.
Second, Ayman shows a disturbing lack of creativity. In one of his anti-American riffs he notes: “America has put on a new face, but its heart full of hate, mind drowning in greed, and spirit which spreads evil, murder, repression and despotism continue to be the same as always." Come on Ayman, Keith Olbermann spews more venomous rhetoric than that on an off day.
And while the insults to Obama are intentionally provocative, grouping him as a “house negro” along with Condi Rice and Colin Powell simply moves the attack into the “been there done that” category. Liberal talk hosts have been throwing that, and worse, at Rice, Powell and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for years. That second-hand stuff might work in some on-line podcast but it won’t get you on Air America, Ayman, much less into major syndication!
Finally, the use of a bludgeon rather than a rapier indicates that Ayman is just not ready for prime time. Simply bashing Obama won’t work any better than it worked for his opponents in the primary and general election process. Nuance counts. Throw in a couple of parody songs next time; or, perhaps a few clips of Obama or Vice President-elect Joe Biden making their famous and frequent gaffes. And don’t forget the old stand-by of making a few slightly off-color references to the fact that the Clintons and their crew seem to be returning to the White House in droves. Listen to some tapes of Randi Rhodes featuring her anti-Hillary rants throughout the primary season, Ayman, and you can probably pick up some tips.
Granted, Zawahiri is probably setting his sights on moving into the number one slot in Al Queda and replacing Osama Bin Laden rather than seriously considering a move into hosting a talk show in America. But if Obama forces the “Un-Fairness Doctrine” into law the new rules on “balance” and requirements of diverse opinion may create a lucrative opening for a guy just like Ayman!
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ARE TENNESSEE REPUBLICANS SET TO CLEAN HOUSE ON THE HILL? -
November 11, 2008 -
November 19, 2008
The historic election of a 50-49 Republican majority in the Tennessee State House has left Republicans with several unexpected and difficult choices to make in the next few weeks. How they handle these organizational and political challenges may have a greater impact on whether they retain their slim majority in the next election than the legislative policies they will enact in the coming months.
Republican Minority Leader Jason Mumpower is poised to become the first Republican Speaker... |
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WILL AMERICA COME TOGETHER AFTER THE ELECTION? -
October 30, 2008 -
November 4, 2008
The 2008 Presidential election has been long and bitterly contested by both sides. The passions of the political season will not subside quickly for those who immerse both heart and soul into the effort as so many campaign volunteers and activists do each election cycle. That is not a bad thing; nor is it new. The insults and attacks that we see today are somewhat tame compared to the personal assaults that typified American politics in our first hundred years of campaigning.
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WHY VOTERS ARE FURIOUS ABOUT THE BAILOUT PACKAGE. -
October 5, 2008 -
October 11, 2008
For the past several weeks voters were told by the White House, the so-called leadership of the Democrats and Republicans in Congress, and numerous pundits on the airwaves that America faced utter economic collapse unless a $700 billion bailout plan conceived by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson was approved immediately. Skeptics of both the “crisis” and the purported “fix” were denounced for not understanding the economic turmoil that would flow from delay of even a few more days.
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BOGUS POLL INTENDED TO BOOST OBAMA. -
September 27, 2008 -
October 4, 2008
As we enter into the final month of the election, we will be bombarded with all sorts of information intended to sway our votes. We will, of course, be inundated with television commercials, direct mail pieces, radio ads, and automated phone calls. But we will also be subjected to numerous polls, many of which will be just as partisan as the political propaganda the candidates are relying upon.
A disturbing trend in recent elections has been the intentional use of skewed polling by the... |
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NANCY PELOSI IS A REAL GAS! -
September 18, 2008 -
September 24, 2008
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has recently developed a serious interest in natural gas, even though it is clear she is clueless about it. Never has someone with so little knowledge of an industry been poised to make so much money from it…at least since Hillary Clinton made a fortune from a one-time entry into the cattle futures market.
Pelosi’s personal involvement in the natural gas industry, other than as a recipient of contributions from donors and lobbyists acting on behalf of the indu... |
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