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September 03, 2010
"Where's Earl, Debate Debacle & a Taxidermy Zsa-Zsa"
NOT SO MIGHTY EARL
Look at it this way, it was almost time to take the lawn furniture in anyway. Better safe than sorry...break out the cliche of your choice. Still, it's always fun to watch Jim Cantore getting soaked on the Weather Channel
SCORE ONE FOR ANGEL
Angel Taveras gets my vote for line of the nite in Thursday's ch 6 debate among the Dems seeking office of Mayor of Providence. At one point, Chris Young pulled out a picture of Taveras alongside Planned Parenthood of RI physician Pablo Rodriguez claiming Taveras "will not admit he is pro-abortion" to which Taveras responded he found it more frightening "Mr Young has pictures of me."
TIRED ACT
Maybe I'm just getting worn out by the Silly Season, but Chris Young's act ain't making it with me anymore. He was at it again last nite forcing moderator John Deluca to ask his microphone be temporarily shut off. Being passionate's one thing. Having no respect for the rules is another. He has crossed the line from entertaining to annoying
SINKING DEEPER
One of the North Providence Three Stooges, ex-councilman Raymond Douglas, now stands accused of running a sports betting racket and threatening deadbeat gamblers. Douglas and fellow ex-council members Joseph Birchfield and John Zambarano have been indicted on multiple charges of accepting bribes involving town business
LED ZEPPELIN
Time magazine features a story this week "How Barack Obama Became Mr Unpopular." This is the same publication that named him "Person of the Year" in 2008. University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato, one of the most consistently accurate predictors of election results, says the GOP will take control of the House in the mid term elections
FREEZE FRAME
This one's uncomfortable to watch....
posted by Patrick Austin (CIT) at 3:29pm | link
September 02, 2010
"Politicians doing their job? Stars won't dance & more..."
POLITICAL POSTURING OR DOING HIS JOB?
Yesterday General Treasurer and Gub candidate Frank Caprio asked 2-national bond rating agencies to withold work on the $75-million dollar Curt Shilling "38-Studios" deal with the RI E-D-C. Caprio's voicing big time concerns over the way the deal's structured in essance calling it a stinkburger. To say the least, Governor Carcieri displayed a slow burn over Caprio's move calling it political posturing. But is it? Indy candidate Linc Chafee also feels the deal's an Edsel and wanted to say so before the E-D-C board but the Governor, as the Big Kahuna of the E-D-C, put the kibosh on that. But isn't Caprio obligated as the state's chief financial officer to question a deal he doesn't deem healthy? Caprio voicing his feelings to Moody's and Standard and Poor's doesn't simply put the deal in question. It virtually douses it with ice water although Caprio won't admit it.Instead, he's breaking out all the baseball lingo labeling the deal's current status as "in the third inning"
POLITICAL PRIORITIES
Indy candidate for state senator in Distrcit 37 (South Kingstown and Block Island), Kevin O'Neil, sent out a press release asking his supporters to remove his lawn signs today as Hurricane Earl gets closer. He says "with only 60-days left in the campaign it is important that we continue to get our message out before the voters....but nothing is as important as the safety of our neighbors and friends". Ah, the silly season
GOOD CALL
Those annoying plastic trumpets called vuvuzelas that were all the rage at the World Cup in Africa are now banned from European soccor matches
SLEEP TIGHT
Bedbugs are putting the bite on the hotel industry. The pests which hide in mattresses and bite people while they sleep have been constanty in the news, and no place feels safe anymore (i keep looking under the couch cushions, paranoid dope that I am).
posted by Patrick Austin (CIT) at 1:01pm | link
August 31, 2010
"Earl, Dancing with the Stars & Drinking Games"
Bread and Milk Alert
Hurricane Earl has everyone jangling their juices (to quote the great Satchel Paige) here in RI.
Earl's a Catagory 4 with 135-mile an hour winds ripping thru the Carribean on it's way to the Carolinas. Accu Weather says the hurricane's heading northwest, it's path appearing to track parallel to the East Coast which could bring it to Southern New England by Thursday or Friday....but the fact of the matter is Mama Nature's an unpredictable ol' gal and nobody really knows when these babies can zig or zag. One thing's for sure, Jim Cantone's gonna get lots of face time this week.
Mighty Earl Drinking Game
Try this one for fun with friends.....watch local TV coverage beginning tonite and do a shot evertime you see the obligatory toss to a reporter stationed in front of the hurricane barrier (wearing their nifty baseball caps adorned with station logo...all while nothing's happening)
Killing The Kassman
What's the Pro-Jo's deal with Steve Kass? The Pamphlet crucified him recently for the job he took as Governor Carcieri's communications guy (Kassman eventually was transferred to the E-M-A) after years of being critical of excessive state spending. Today, they point out Kass sent out a copy of a news release Monday about hurricane preparedness that was originally issued by the Massachusetts E-M-A two months ago. So, what's the big deal? Is Kass expected to come up with something other than have fresh water and D cell batteries? What was he expected to introduce, flying cars?
GOP DISTRICT TWO DEBATE
What's with the GOP candidates competing for the Congressional seat in District 2? What fun is a TV debate where everyone basically agrees with each other? Mark Zaccaria, Bill Clegg and Michael Gardiner pulled up just short of holding hands and singing Kumbya during last nite's debate on Ch 6....
posted by Patrick Austin (CIT) at 2:34pm | link
August 30, 2010
"Fallon, the Sox & Chris (Farley) Young"
Young and the Restless
The Buddy Cianci Show was on vacation last week when Providence Mayoral candidate chris Young's appearances on a Fox 64 debate and The Rhode Show went internet viral. In case you're in a cave with Bin Laden, Young proposed to his girlfriend Kara Russo during the debates closing remarks (he later stuck in the caveat he'd marry her IF HE WON THE ELECTION). Even more bizarre was him serenading Rhode Show co-host Elizabeth Hopkins during a segment called "Coffee with the Candidates" during which those who want to run the capital city are asked such in depth questions as "what do you do for fun?" By busting such curious moves, Young certainly got attention he'd never get with a warchest of ZERO $. Attention? Yes....votes? doubful.....I hosted RI PBS' LIVELY EXPERIMENT this past Thursday nite and asked the panel what they tought of Young's tactics. Former A-G Arlene Violet may have had the best response when she said while she likes both Chris and Kara personally, she didn't care for the fact the duo (both pronounced profound Catholics) could manipulate the sacrament of marriage in such a way
SEPERATED AT BIRTH
Chris Young and Motivational Speaker Matt Foley (aka Chris Farley)....Why do I think Chris Young will also be "living in a van doawn by the river" on September 15th?
FALLON BACK ON MY B-LIST
For the longest time, Jimmy Fallon's been on my "People Who Never Should Have Left SNL" list. While FEVER PITCH was an ok flick (my guess is it held my interest because of the Red Sox angle). Fallon's late nite show flat out sucks. I put him in the company of Joe Piscapo, Cheri Otari and Rob Schneider wondering why they'd leave the success of SNL to make crappy movies and lame TV. Last nite, Fallon's performance as EMMY host got him off my lame ass list and back into a B-level celeb....ok, B-minus
SPEAKING OF THE SOX
He's dead, Jim. This weekend under the dome of Tropicana Field (a horrible stadium...
posted by Patrick Austin (CIT) at 1:38pm | link
August 18, 2010
"Debate Dodging, Dr. Laura & More"
DEBATE DODGING
Now Independant candidate for Governor Linc Chafee is jumping aboard the dodge the WPRO debate wagon. At a press conference he held this morning to discuss how would implement a "no more deals" initiative to end the RI Economic Development Corporation's practice of putting millions of taxpaer dollars at risk, Chafee was asked if he had "ever dodged a debate". He answered by saying he supports Providence Mayor David Cicillini's decision to skip this afternoons debate among the Democratic hopefuls for Congressional seat in district two. Chafee didn't name Buddy by name but instead said the 2-6pm timeslot is filled by someone who went to prison for unethical conduct (Our debates are being conducted 5-6pm. yes, an hour of Buddy's show but sans Buddy. The debates are moderated by the WPRO News Department. Buddy, much like Elvis, leaves the building. Chafee is in the Gov's race til the bitter end as ge faces no primary running as an independant. He says he too will dodge a Gov's debate should WPRO decide (which it will) to hold the debate in the 5-6pm hour. Chafee claims Buddy's presence on the radio contributes to the perception of corruption in the Ocean State and even goes as far as to suggest this is the reason Providence's unemployment rate is sky high. Reality is indeed stretched to the limits during the silly season
QUESTIONING ONLINE ANONYMITY
People will often say nasty things online about someone that they'd never have the tesitcular fortitude to say to their face, protected by the anonymity of the internet (see any radio chatroom if you question this). Some folks are fighting back using the legal system to find out whose been trashing them online. Among them is business consultant Carla Franklin who wants a court to force YouTube and owner Google to reveal who's posted unahthorized videos of her and online comments that she claims hurt her reputation and job prospects. Don't you sometimes consider the internet sort of like King Kong being brought to New York?
posted by Patrick Austin (CIT) at 3:43pm | link
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