Pan Am Flight 103 Mass Murderer, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, Finally Dies

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the convicted killer of 270 people — 259 people aboard Pan Am flight 103 and 11 others residents of the town of Lockerbie, Scotland, has finally died of cancer. He was 60.

In 2001, Al-Megrahi was convicted of putting Semtex plastic explosive in a Toshiba Bombeat radio cassette player on the Pan Am Boeing 747-100. The massive jetliner exploded shortly after departing from London Heathrow en route to New York Kennedy International Airport.

Among the victims were 189 Americans including a large number of high school students from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Scotland freed him in 2009 on compassionate grounds because he was suffering from terminal prostate cancer and thought to have months to live. It turned out he had 48 months to live.

NY Sen. Charles Schumer on Sunday criticized the Scottish government for allowing al-Megrahi to die a free man in what he said “smelled of a deal for oil.”

NAACP Supports Same-Sex Marriage

Sunday, May 20, 2012

This is good news and will help to tamp down the argument African Americans are divided on marriage equality.

The NAACP, one of the nation’s largest and most respected African American advocacy organizations, has passed a resolution supporting same-sex marriage following President Obama’s public endorsement of same-sex nuptials.

Chair woman Roslyn M. Brock said in a statement on Saturday:

“The mission of the NAACP has always been to ensure the political, social and economic equality of all people. We have and will oppose efforts to codify discrimination into law.”

Julian Bond, chairman emeritus, had already pledged his support earlier this week as part of a coalition of black leaders trying to tamp down speculation that Obama’s support of marriage equality would divide the black community.

NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous said in the statement:

“Civil marriage is a civil right and a matter of civil law. The NAACP’s support for marriage equality is deeply rooted in the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and equal protection of all people.”

SOURCE: Politico

Facebook IPO: Over-Hyped and Over-Valued

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Facebook’s long awaited IPO dominated the news Friday.

Wall Street, salivating over the anticipated value of the social-media giant, said the company was worth as much as $104 billion, opened at $38 a share, selling some 82 million shares in the first 30 seconds. Seven minutes after the opening, 110 million shares had traded, with the stock eventually reaching a high of $45 a share. But by 4PM, the close of trading day, the price for a share of Facebook had settled to $38.23, an upside of just .23 cents a share.

Which begs the question? Was the deal over-hyped and over-valued? Some on Wall Street say yes. While the IPO earned Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg billions of dollars, institutional investors saw little return and small investors were virtually locked out from a chance to invest in the IPO.

My view is, the Facebook IPO was much ado about nothing.

GOP Translator

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Here’s a nifty little tool to help you unravel and decipher Republican double-speak.

Think of all the times you’ve heard your Republican friends, neighbors, co-workers and family members gleefully talk out of both sides of their mouths only to scratch your head and think, Huh?

I suggest printing the GOP Translator and keeping a copy in your wallet or purse.

CNN is Dying, on Life Support

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

It’s no secret CNN’s ratings have reached record lows. On May 2, 2012, I reported CNN posted the worst audience numbers in a decade.

Last night was a busy Tuesday evening for the networks, dominated by the season finale of ‘NCIS: LA’ on CBS, ‘America’s Got Talent’ on NBC and, ‘Dancing With the Stars’ on ABC, drawing an astonishing 39 million viewers at 9PM.

Unfortunately for CNN, ‘Piers Morgan Tonight’, also at 9PM, attracted an anemic 39,000 viewers. These numbers represent the lowest 9PM weekday ratings for CNN since 1997 — a 15 year low.

CNN’s decision to replace the popular Larry King, host of Larry King Live, who retired on December 16, 2010 after 25 years at CNN, with British personality and Rupert Murdock protege, Piers Morgan, remains one of the most bizarre and inexplicable decisions in television history.

American viewers have not, and my guess will never, embrace the frequently smarmy, and often arrogant Piers Morgan. What will it take for the suits at CNN to admit Piers Morgan is a flop and should be given a one-way ticket back to Britain?

Islamic Extremists Force Lady Gaga to Cancel Sold-Out Jakarta Concert

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

This Woman is a Threat to Indonesia? Radical Islam Thinks So!

Islamic extremists have forced international superstar Lady Gaga to pull the plug on her sold-out concert at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia.

52,000 tickets were snapped up by Lady Gaga’s “Little Monsters” in two hours.

Islamic loons criticized Lady Gaga for the suggestive nature of her show. Some even threatened to use physical force to prevent her from stepping off her airplane. So much for Islam being a religion of peace.

Indonesia is a nation of 240 million people and has more Muslims than any other on earth.

Lady Gaga, an outspoken supporter of LGBT rights, has sold an estimated 23 million albums and 64 million singles worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Rebekah Brooks, Seen Here with Her Boss and Mentor, Rupert Murdock

Rebekah Brooks, the former editor of Rupert Murdock’s News of the World, and later promoted to chief executive of Murdock’s News International, will face charges she tried to conceal evidence from detectives investigating the phone hacking scandal that has rocked the Murdock empire to its foundation.

Brooks is among six individuals, including her husband Charlie Brooks, the racehorse trainer and friend of the British Prime Minister, charged over allegations she tried to conceal evidence from detectives investigating phone hacking and alleged bribes to public officials.

Alison Levitt, a principal legal adviser involved in the case said:

“I have concluded that a prosecution is required in the public interest in relation to each of the other six. In “the interests of transparency and accountability to explain the decisions reached in respect of allegations that Rebekah Brooks conspired with her husband, Charles Brooks, and others to pervert the course of justice.”

Rebekah Brooks is charged with attempting to remove seven boxes of material from the archive of News International. She is also charged, along with her husband and three others, of conspiring to conceal documents, computers and other electronic equipment from officers of the Metropolitan Police Service.

Source: UK Guardian