Tiger Woods' Mistress Meter

So Tiger Woods is human after all. This was a terrible time for Tiger to be embroiled in such a scandal. It's the holidays, therefore slow news days are the norm around this time of year. So this was manna for the news networks. And every freaking network is covering the story! From ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, CNN to news organizations from around the world, especially Asia where he has a huge following. In Tiger's honor, I am starting my very own Mistress Counter

VIDEO- Obama Just Gave Me My New Signature - LOL

"It took us a couple of days because I like to think about what I'm talking about before I speak". This after CNN Ed Henry's moronic question on why it took two days to react to the AIG bonuses

Sarah Palin another "William Hung"?

I never quite understood the attraction of William Hung or even Sanjaya Malakar on American idol. They had absolutely no musical talent but American viewers kept voting for them. William Hung has sold millions of records.

Well, politics has its own version of William Hung - Sarah Palin. I can see why she attracts so much attention. She is beautiful, she can deliver a snarky remark with precision, she has some charisma. But in no way is she qualified to be president.

Reports are now coming out of how unqualified she is. There was the $150, 000 plus shopping sprees that led her to being called the "Wasilla Hillbilly". There was the Katie Couric interviews that led to her being lampooned on Saturday Night Live. Apparently she refused to be coached for it. Then there is the fact that she thought Africa was a country! There is even the story of her turning up wrapped in nothing but a towel before a senior staff.

Inspite of that, Rasmussen reports that two thirds of the GOP voters thought that Palin helped McCain's cause in this year's election and that 64% think she should be on the ticket in 2012!

When asked to choose among some of the GOP’s top names for their choice for the party’s 2012 presidential nominee, 64% say Palin. The next closest contenders are two former governors and unsuccessful challengers for the presidential nomination this year -- Mike Huckabee of Arkansas with 12% support and Mitt Romney of Massachusetts with 11%.

Three other sitting governors – Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, Charlie Crist of Florida and Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota – all pull low single-digit support.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2012/69_of_gop_voters_say_palin_helped_mccain

In related news, 100% of the Democrats would support having her on the ticket ;)

Obama's Basketball Inner Circle

Great to see the next president is so grounded. CNN had great reporting from Don Lemon on how Obama played a game of basketball on the day of elections. I especially like the humorous touch on the jerseys "That one".

VIDEO - Fired Up! Ready to Go! Obama's awesome speech in Virginia

Well here it is. This gets to me every time I watch it!

Obama Fired Up and Ready to Go - Marvellous Speech May have won Virginia

Whoa! I have got to hand to Sen. Obama. Just when you thought he has given you his last good speech, he tops it with another. Tonight, I think Obama just won Virginia with his speech. He turned into a humorous story teller talking about how, early in February, on a cold damp day, he got to adopt the chant "Fired Up! Ready to Go!" for his campaign. I am sure a video will be popping up on YouTube. Very inspirational. Made a grown man cry - again! Very effective! Made more poignant by the death of his grandmother. Simply Amazing stuff!

John McCain Flip Flops on "Fundamentals of Our Economy"

The McCain-Palin honeymoon is officially over courtesy of the Lehman Brothers. After consistently insisting that "the fundamentals of our economy are strong".....



he hours later flip-flopped and said the "fundamentals of our economy are at risk".


I give him a few days before he finally admits that "fundamentals of our economy are broken".

Very Diverse Group at the Republican Convention

Could not help but notice how diverse the crowd is at the convention. Majority seem to be Caucasian and above sixty! Yikes!

AC/DC's - Thunderstruck at RNC ...Really?!!!

It was a sight to behold tonight as I flipped through C-Span. Old white ladies clad in glittering red white and blue dresses, dancing uncomfortably to AC/DC's Thunderstruck. One word....Eeeew! I see great YouTube potential on this one!!

Video of Usain Bolt's 200m WR Performance in Beijing

Well NBC does it again. A media blackout as Usain Bolt breaks Michael Johnson's 12 year record. True to form, NBC is on an internet offensive as it deletes all traces of the video from sites like YouTube and DailyMotion.

This kid is amazing, breaking two world records in the same Olympics. I don't think this has happened before! Well at least according to NBC, it hasn't happened yet ;)

Here is the video:

NBC frustrates American Viewers

Well, looks like I was not alone in my frustrations against the NBC. Judging by the crazy traffic this blog has been getting, track and field lovers were keen to view the 100m final. NBC failed miserably in satisfying its viewers. However, I am sure it satisfied its advertisers with the viewership that saw Phelps break Mark Spitz's record. Washington post has an interesting take on the NBC coverage.

Michael Phelps who? In what is probably the greatest moment in this Olympics, Usain Bolt of Jamaica won gold 100m dash in 9.69 seconds, a new world record...and he didn't even have to try after the first half of the race. But you wouldn't know it if you were here in U.S...well, if you were not online actively searching for a video clip of it.

Bottom-line is, unfortunately, those who care enough about NBC's handling of the today's fiasco may be in the minority. After all, who cares about a Jamaican prodigy who just became the fastest man alive!

Obama and Mccain Share the Same Stage at Saddleback

Well, Rev. Rick Warren did a masterful job today of handling both presumptive candidates today. My first thoughts on this was Obama came of us thoughtful and genuine in his answers. He was more conversational in his approach. As a result we got a better idea of his mental makeup. McCain on the other hand appeared to be in a campaign rally with his stump-speech like responses to the audience. It all seemed rehearsed on his part. He gave the answers you would expect a politician to give. But you could clearly tell that he had the audience in his corner as he rattled of several applause lines. Bottom line nothing changed for McCain, but Obama allowed America to get a better sense of who he is.

Video of Usain Bolt's World Record Breaking Performance!!!

I can understand NBC's need to maximize their revenue by showing a tape delay of the race during prime time. But common! Anyway thanks to the "internets", I found a copy of the exhilarating race!

Woeful Olympics Coverage by NBC as US Misses Usain Bolt's Incredible Feat

Just read that Usain Bolt has put in an incredible performance in the Olympic's marquee event, the 100M. And would you believe it, the NBC network failed to show it live!!! Am I the only one who is mad about this!

John Edwards-Rielle Hunter Love Saga Continues to Unravel

Oh boy, this is beginning to get really embarrassing for the former presidential contender. There is now photographic proof!

It is all a matter of time before it explodes in the main stream media:

McCain Camp Happy To Inject Racial Tension Into Latest Web Ad

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Obama's Humor and Grace Blunts McCain's Attacks

John McCain, John Kerry and Al Gore encountered the same problem when facing a mediocre candidate for the presidency, a well oiled negative attack machine led by the evil political genius Karl Rove. The genius of Rove's strategy was avoid the issues since we will lose with Bush Jr us our candidate but focus on assassinating the character of the opponent. Sen McCain had fallen victim to Rove's whisper campaign that McCain had a black child (The McCains have an adopted daughter from Bangladesh.) Furthermore, Bush camp strove to delicately discredit McCain's Vietnam service, despite his well documented capture and torture by the enemy.

Next, Rove pulled the elitist card on both Gore and Kerry in the 2000 and 2004 elections. They also consistently used the fear card to portray "Dubya", and by extension the Republicans, as the only one who could fight terror following the September 11th attacks. And who can forget the Swiftboat attacks against Kerry, the word became part of the political lexicon of how to perfect a smear campaign. Once again, like McCain before him, Kerry soon found himself defending his well documented service in Vietnam. Rove had perfected the art of character assassination.

Ironically, McCain was so embittered by Rove's successful tactics that he is alleged to have hired dear old Karl for the upcoming elections. Sample Exhibit A.



Even after promising to run a respectful campaign, it is hard to see how this advert reflects on Sen. McCain's respect for his colleague. When confronted on this ad in a Town Hall meeting in Racine Wisconsin, Sen McCain responded that he was very proud of this advert since it brought out the distinctions in the candidates.

So how do you succeed against such an onslaught? Well Sen. Obama may have provided us with an answer: by consistently focusing on the issues and with humor and grace!

Obama-Sarkozy's Chummy Press Conference

Just finished watching Sen. Obama's press conference with Pres. Sarkozy and I have to say this was a bonafide lovefest. Sen. Obama showed his humor when remarking that Pres. Sarkozy had a nose for politics since he met only the two presumptive American candidates during his visit to the US in 2006. He went a step further by joking that he would like to know what Pres. Sarkozy eats given his boundless energy. Obama flashed his humor again when warning Pres. Sarkozy agains responding to a loaded question on whether he had endorsed the democratic nominee after his effusive praise.

Obama and Sarkozy frequently exchanged friendly glances and gestures to each other throughout the conference. Perhaps this is not surprising as one reporter pointed out during the Q and A. They both are sons of foreigners, and both are young lawyers. However one worries whether the chumminess is a good thing for Obama. After all, Americans are not known to love the French!

Rielle Hunter - Could this be the Moment for John Edwards

The "John Edwards-Rielle Hunter" sleazy story rares its ugly head again. It looks like the former Presidential candidate was caught with his pants down - yet again! You would think he would be more careful after the story broke first time around. Well the main stream media seems to be threatening to break the story again - it is not just the National Enquirer!

Should Obama Kiss Bubba's Ass?

Apparently, President Bill Clinton is taking his wife's primary loss a lot harder than previously thought. This would explain a lot. It had been alleged in media circles that the primary reason Hillary stuck in the primary race was at her husband's insistence. Looks like he wanted the nomination more than his wife! Bill has been miffed by the way Obama campaign framed him as a racist. They went one step further by tarnishing his legacy as part of the "old politics" that has divided our country. And who can forget Obama's priceless quote:

I think Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America in a way that Richard Nixon did not and in a way that Bill Clinton did not. He put us on a fundamentally different path because the country was ready for it. I think they felt like with all the excesses of the 1960s and 1970s and government had grown and grown but there wasn’t much sense of accountability in terms of how it was operating. I think people, he just tapped into what people were already feeling, which was we want clarity we want optimism, we want a return to that sense of dynamism and entrepreneurship that had been missing.

So should Obama kiss Bill Clinton's ass as he suggests? Should he even go one step further and pick Hillary as his running mate? Going by the Bubba's bitter state of mind, Sen. Obama would be doing himself more harm than good having Hillary as his Veep. You get the sense that Bill would be doing everything within his power to sabotage an Obama presidency. But Obama has no choice but to at least give the appearance of reaching out to Bill without compromising his newfound status as the leader of the Democratic party. Obama, kissing Bill Clinton's ass - yeesh!