I am afraid, though, that war in Gaza is going to trump Barry Obama's big day.
The offense was showing motion in the backfield on TV early the Sunday morning when Israeli ground forces sauntered into Gaza.
I had the channel set to DIRECT TV News Mix so I could drift around eight channels and get several perspectives. Somewhere a signal put the Israel ground forces into motion. (continued)
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_________________________________Obama, Spider-Man Appear In Inauguration Marvel Comic, LISA TOLIN | January 8, 2009
WASHINGTON — Spider-Man has a new sidekick: The president-elect.
Barack Obama collected Spider-Man comics as a child, so Marvel Comics wanted to give him a "shout-out back" by featuring him in a bonus story, said Joe Quesada, Marvel's editor-in-chief.
"How great is that? The commander in chief to be is actually a nerd in chief," Quesada said. "It was really, really cool to see that we had a geek in the White House. We're allthrilled with that." [LISA TOLIN | January 8, 2009; HERE]
(continued from top) Suddenly a vacuum pulled the heft out of the ballsy anchors of late, late night... in the wee hours,
because no "talking heads" or "Israel/Palestinian" former speech writers, or "Heads of State" were awake. I thanked the heavens for the quiet.I laughed so heartily that the neighbors rooster crowed. News anchors of that hour, including Geraldo, began filling the twilight with the most ridiculous bunch of crap I have ever heard.
"Uh, there's smoke," said one. Another said "We have just been informed that Israeli ground troops have *[grudgingly]* started across the borders into Gaza...""I guess so!!!" I shouted at the boob tube.
So I went to the web and found a neglected story in the making. But the announcers must have been calling "analysts" in their sleep as someone somewhere was startled from deep sleep and said something about Obama arriving in Washington with his family... blahh blahhh... *[click]*
I truly have enjoyed my year of following our campaigns, elections and this last event of inauguration. I am afraid, though, that war in
Gaza is going to trump Barry Obama's big day. (fin) Pat. Pend._________________________________
The Bush Century 2005. The Dark Ages. The Black Death. The Hundred Years' War. The Great Famine. Disco. There are periods in history that feel like they will will never end and now, tragically, we are nearing the final curtain on eight years of the Presidency of George W. Bush. We will memorialize the passing of an era that has left its indeliable stamp on a new millenium, a proud nation, a trusting people, and the soft skin of many a detainee with an eight-part series that will run until Inauguration Day, 2009. Join us for a water-logged fifth chapter of Sturm und Dung as the storm rages, levees break, criticism rains, excuses flow, Libby leaks,Cheney dribbles, and the bubble's burst in The Bush Century 2005. [Jan 5, 2009; GEORGE THE FIFTH; Now What Media. HERE]
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