Monthly Archives: June 2010

What they didn’t teach in ROV class

It’s helpful to know that swordfish cannot swim backwards…

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Say what?

Heard on an advertisement for a herbal treatment for heart pain… “and it comes with a lifetime money-back guarantee”….

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And the winner is…. Glenn Beck!

The most hated person in America – according to Townhall.com’s Top 100 Americans hated by the left survey. Interestingly, on today’s show on the radio, Glenn talked with a columnist for TownHall.com, and it seems that Glenn has never visited … Continue reading →

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Trouble brewing in the gulf

A low pressure area in the Caribbean has turned into an official tropical depression. It is below the Yucatan Peninsula, heading generally toward Texas. The BP video feeds have gone dead. Even with a minor storm, what they are doing … Continue reading →

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GAP East goes “poof”

When Clear Channel decided that it didn’t want to play any longer in small market radio, private equity firm OakTree Capital formed a company called GAP to buy those stations. There was a GAP West that handled the West Coast … Continue reading →

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The Judge unleashed

Judge Andrew Napolitano (of Fox News and until recently co-host of the Brian and the Judge radio show) was on the Alex Jones show today, starting near the end of the first hour. Without Fox News overlords to worry about, … Continue reading →

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Obama Zombies

Jason Mattera, the 26 year old author of the book “Obama’s Zombies”, will be hosting the local time slot on WABC this Sunday from 4-6 PM. If you’re wondering where the next generation of Rush Limbaugh talk show hosts will … Continue reading →

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Telling Right from Wrong

The Supreme Court has ruled 8-0 in throwing out the basis of the main conviction of two business leaders convicted of depriving their shareholders of “honest services”. Wall Street Journal The basis of the decision is that the 5th amendment … Continue reading →

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Connecting the dots

John Podesta comes up frequently on Glenn Beck’s show – as the head of the Center for American Progress and the apparent central person pulling Obama’s strings. Larry Kudlow was on with Mark Simone this morning and added a few … Continue reading →

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Wimbledon showdown

At Wimbledon, you have to get two games ahead to win a set – they have no tie-breaker. Yesterday morning’s match was called on account of darkness. No, there was no solar eclipse. The fifth set was tied at 59-59 … Continue reading →

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South Korean Military Readiness

Tuesday night, John Batchelor had on Bruce Bechtol, the author of Red Rouge, a book about North Korea on Amazon Mr Bechtol is retired military, spending part of his career in the DIA as an intelligence analyst. What was alarming … Continue reading →

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Jay Sekulow now on evenings

Salem Broadcasting has been adding Jay Sekulow’s show to the evenings. If you’re not aware of who he is, he heads the American Center for Law and Justice. The ACLJ’s focus is mainly opposing the ACLU in court, usually on … Continue reading →

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What 100,000 barrels a day looks like

the containment cap is now off and the well gushing full force. It is suspected an ROV bumped into the line injecting warm water to prevent hydrate formation. Now Senator Markey can learn what “worst case” looks like. Not being … Continue reading →

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Management change at Clear Channel

Wall Street Journal reports that Mark Mays is being told he won’t be CEO by the end of the year by Clear Channel’s private equity firm managment. Mark Mays is the son of co-founder Lowry Mays. His brother was already … Continue reading →

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Limits of Privacy

Does an on-duty police officer standing outside their vehicle talking to a suspect have a reasonable expectation of privacy? That what they say and do won’t wind up on YouTube? In Maryland, at least for now, the answer is “Yes”. … Continue reading →

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