Filed Under: media
Published On: December 15, 2008
Still Pres has mad reflexes
Who throws a shoe?! In his farewell visit to Iraq, the person now known as “still President” Bush was greeted by a shoe-tossing journalist. In many parts of the world, the showing of a shoe is an insult, even when done accidentally. The hurling of shoes is considered a very large insult, and was even done to an effigy of the American president not too long ago. However, we in the West have a slightly different reaction to shoe-tossing. To quote Austin Powers, “That really hurt! I’m gonna have a lump there, you idiot! Who throws a shoe? Honestly! You fight like a woman!” Had still President Bush utter that phrase, he could have ended his second term on a high note.
In related news, it took the Secret Service several seconds to respond to the shoe thrower. Despite being in a controlled environment, like a private, heavily guarded room, you’d think they’d have a bit more control over their principle.
Unlike his hair, Blago's ethics are not bullet proof
gBay At the time of publishing this, Blagojevich (blah-go-jeh-vitch) has yet to resign from office despite requests to do so from just about everyone. He did reportedly spend about 8 hours buddied up with a high price Chicago defense attorney. For those out of the loop, foul mouth, Trump-coifed governor of Illinois is accused of a plethora of nasty allegations from attempting to sell President-elect Obama’s vacant Senate seat to attaching strings to money for hospitals and newspapers. And, I heard he called your mother a nasty name. Everyone kinda suspected that Blago was dirty, so the FBI got warrants (which they still apparently do on occasion) and bugged the hell out of him. The results? Incriminating evidence that would make a sailor smile with pride. This dude can swear. In fact, if he resigned by saying “That’s it, I fucking quit,” I don’t think too many people would be surprised.
While still President Bush was touring his wars, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was all over the subcontinent using strong words like “The time has come for action, and not words.” The Prime Minister is shuttling between India and Pakistan in the hopes to ease tensions between both nations following the Mumbai terror attacks of a few weeks ago. Prime Minister Brown is also attempting to insert the UK into the information loop as he noted that about 75% of the serious terror plots investigated in Britain originated in Pakistan.
Thailand’s got a new Prime Minister! Abhisit Vejjajiva, the 44 year old, Oxford education man was formerly the opposition leader. With a vote of 235 to 198 he beat out the old national police chief PRacha Promnok for the job. It’s a big move for Thailand, which has had its share of corruption and partisan politics for the better part of 7 years. You might recall that the protests of the current, sitting government got so bad recently that the national airports in Bangkok were closed for two weeks. It’s a big, democratic step.
In entertainment news – The Day the Earth Stood Still – a remake of one of the most powerful science fiction “message” films ever, took the top spot at the box office. Granted, the film did go through some updates. Keanu Reeves now plays the stiff alien-in-human-guise. And instead of being an anti-nuclear war, bring the world together movie, this one is purportedly about the environment. I say purportedly, because apparently that message fell drastically short. Not that I saw the movie, nor do I have any interest in doing so.
Don’t forget to stick around this week for my “Midseason Television Spectacular!” and the continuation of my Twitter feature as well as a bit of insight into my two fiction projects.
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