Howdy … it’s mid-week time again – and…. TA' DAH! Fan fare and drumroll…
It’s the 100th day of Barack Hussein Obama’ s term of being President.
People seem to not question where that moment in time came from. Most everyone supposed it dates back to the time of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt – beginning in the early 30’s – but not so. It’s actually a couple hundred years earlier when Napoleon was imprisoned on the
Just thought I’d throw in a bit of history I happened to run across in today’s search for triple “I” stuff… Interesting Internet Items – it’s certainly not due to my mastery of history. (J)
I also read the three major commercial networks were meticulously counting days ahead in their schedule, knowing there would be a blank spot there as far as commercial time was concerned…and they tried to schedule programs nobody would miss greatly. I guess they succeeded – I don’t know, I don’t watch that much. But there was a story they would lose about 19 million dollars worth of revenue split between them and the cable nets I guess – although the cable guys seem to have more flexibility in ‘make goods’ as they are called.
Also I see where a blogger who has posted promises kept, broken and still in the works on the Internet has won a Pulitzer prize for his work. First time a blog has won a Pulitzer… things are a-chanin’ fast as Billy-bob & friends would say.
Have a great mid-week.
Cordially, IN HIM
Jack
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“JUST A MINUTE”
IT’S A LONG, LONG TRAIL A-WINDING
BB: JIST A MINITE – OK Fellers… an Miz Pearl …
MizP: What’s th’ big ‘nouncement Mr. Beelie?
BB: Well Ah don’t ritely know. I din’t git no ‘structions frum th’ White House tho I left my number.
HOMER: That don’t surprise me Mr. Bill… Ah was promised a job by th transitory team an
hit ain’t never come thru yet.
MizP: Ah thought they was a-gonna make you an assistant car-Zar or sumpin…
HOMER: Tha-ut was bein’ battered about… but nothin’ never come of hit.. I never even
got bus fare ta' Warshinton.
BB: Yeah,.,, that is kinda disappintin’ ain’t hit… with awl th’ promises th’ Prezdint has made look like he cudda sent you some bus fare.
MIZP: I’ll say… hit’s down rite unthoughtful… spechly since you’s made awl them green signs
BB: Yeah Homer - -when you made them big signs with the green doller signs awl over… that was thougty HOMER: Aw shucks – ‘twern’t nuthin.. Ah jist thought the best *green* job ya could git would have a
lotta them green dollers a-headed fer yer pocket.
MIZP: But you don’t want ta' be jist greedy, Homer…
BB: At’s rite Homer. At’s whut’s got awl them banker an car makers in trubble… money.
An Ah heer’s Congersman Boony Franks a-blamin’ hit awl on th’ banks.
MizP: Well,,, Ah thank he cud save some of th’ blame fer hissef – a lettin’ Fannie Mae an
Freddy Mac git thangs in such a mess.
JACK: I think there’s enough blame to go ‘round.
HOMER: Oh Hi, Mr. Jack I fergot you wuz heer you’re s’quite an all.
JACK: Since it’s Mr. Obama’s 100th day in office, an he’s going to use up about
19 million worth of advertising time on the networks tonight … I thought I’d watch you folks a-celebratin’
BB: Ah thank we better git our celebrantin’ this year cause I don’t thank we gone have
enough ta' buy a root beer float nex year.
MizP: Tha-ut bad huh.
BB: From all I hear.
Jack: With that cheerful note I think we’ve run out of celebrating time today – I’m Jack Buttram
(END)
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