END OF THE WEEK:
Yes, I know it's Sunday night, a full day past my usual Saturday 7:30 p.m. timeslot that I usually post this. And yes, I know we're already a full day into the new week. But with my busy weekend plans and one of my computers being cleaned out of all viruses, this was really the best time that I could post this. So, please, forgive me for being so unpunctual, and let's move on from this (plus, it's not like you just wait every Saturday to read this anyway). Without further ado, here are my picks for some of the best stories and moments of the week starting from April 25th and ending on May 1st, featuring Gordon Brown, some pissed off Latinos and... a kitty cat raising bobcats (?!?!):
Controversy of the Week: Arizona's Passed Immigration Law
One side's saying that this is a big step to improving immigration reform, the other is comparing this to the Nazis checking a Jewish person's papers, "Schindler's List" style. One side is stupidly boycotting Arizona Diamondbacks games because of this for no smart reason, the other... well, they're under fire. It's 2007 all over again, and the protests have just begun.
Stories of the Week:
- The Actual Story of the Week: BP Oil Rig Near Louisiana Leaks, Spills Oil Into Gulf of Mexico
5,000 gallons of oil are being leaked into the Gulf of Mexico everyday, it's almost 30 miles long and could reach areas of the Gulf Coast like Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as well as parts of the Atlantic Ocean any day now, wildlife is being endangered, it could be a worse disaster than the Exxon oil spill in Alaska 21 years ago, and it could take a while for all of it to clear out. The only thing I can say about it is that it's just awful. And now to divert your tension to this bad manmade disaster for a second...
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week:Domestic Cat in South Carolina Adpots Abandoned Bobcats
Oh, domestic cats! Is there anything you can't do distract people?
Video of the Week: "President Obama at White House Correspondents Dinner"
The George Constanza movie parody and those soldiers singing Lady Gaga were great, but in this tense political environment going on, it's nice to see the President drop some humor during a speech. Palin, Jay Leno, Biden, Politico, the Jonas Brothers, "Jersey Shore," there was nothing the political Jeffrey Ross wasn't scared about addressing last night. And he delivered it, too!
Person of the Week: Gillian Duffy
for possibly ruining British Prime Minister's chance of reelection. If yoe haven't heard, on Tuesday the current Prime Minister had a conversation on the campaign trail with Duffy. While talking to Brown, Ms. Duffy was talking about how she was concerned about the immigration of Eastern Europeans to Britian (see, that's how different we are to Brits. We're concerned about the immigration of Spanish-speaking people while they're concerned about the immigration of other white people). So, they had that chat, Brown complemented her, and everything was done, right? Apparently not. See,when Brown was finished talking to Duffy and he got into his car, he did it without knowing his microphone was on, so when he was being drove away you could hear this coming from his mouth:
"That was a disaster. You should have never put me with that woman. Whose idea was that?"
Then when asked by an aide what do you think the press and his political opponents will use against him from the interview:
"Everything. She's just a sort of bigoted woman who says she used to be Labour (the political party in Britain)"
Sounds pretty bad, right? Well, it certainly was reported that way from the British press. It's bad enough already that Brown is losing in the polls already, but the fact that he said that to this lady is pretty bad. I mean, just watch that video. She looks so innocent, adorable and grandmother-like that it seems like a crime to make fun of her. Even Gordon Brown himself realizes how terrible of a mistake saying those words to Duffy as you can see from this interview on the Jeremy Vine radio show:
You know that Simpsons episode when Bart finds the exact moment that Ralph's heart tears to pieces after Lisa rejects him? Well, from 0:30- 0:32 that's happened to Brown, except in this case it was when he realized he was screwed. So, congrats, Gillian. You not only gave the opposition something to use against him, but also doing it...without having sex with him! And that's something in itself!
And that's the way it is! Once again, I hope you forgive my tardiness. But I hope to make it up to you this week with columns like "End of the Month" and the return of a special column that hasn't been posted since summertime. Until then, I hope you enjoy the beginning of your week. I know I will!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 for his next blog entry, e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mail might be addressed on a future post.
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