LINK Johnny Carson has died of emphysema at the age of 79.
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Thanks a Bunch, Seymour…
LINK Seymour Hersh, in today’s New Yorker Magazine, reveals that the U.S. may have been operating secretly in Iran planning an “Iranian Campaign.” Begs the question, did the White House want us to know and Seymour caught the whiff and went with it? Are we not supposed to know so that we can possibly win in Iran if we move forward? I love the Fourth Estate as much as the next guy, but….
Fred Sheehy
Fred Sheehy, Rest in Peace Those who counted themselves among those who considered Fred Sheehy a friend could fill a stadium. I was very saddened by the news of Fred’s passing, and my condolences go out to Flo Sheehy and the entire family. It was as recent as this past Thanksgiving weekend when I dropped in to visit my Saturday morning radio buddies at WCAP. I was not on the air five minutes when Fred Sheehy called in with a hearty ‘Good Morning!’ and best wishes. Fred kept that connection with people he cared about, just another aspect of Fred Sheehy’s authenticity and genuineness of spirit. I won’t forget those mornings at the counter at Vic’s in Centralville. It could be the dreariest of mornings – until Fred Sheehy would arrive and send out his trademark “Good MORNING!” to each person he greeted. Fred gave much more than he took, and that is but one of the many wonderful things for which Fred Sheehy will be remembered.
The Australian: Gerard Baker: Tsunami must be fault of the US [December 31, 2004]
[LINK] Blame Game Shame The Australian’s Gerard Baker on the inevitable failure of ‘Authority’ as the cause for tragedies like the Tsunami.
Keep the change. Or, Costa Rica and step on it!
A taxi driver in Costa Rica shoots and wounds a man wearing a bin Laden mask and toting a pellet gun in public. No charges filed. There’s one Halloween sensation out the window.