END OF THE WEEK:
Welcome to the fifth installment of "End of the Week" for the year 2011 on this day, the day before Super Bowl XLV. Because it is around 10 p.m./CT as I am writing this too you and because I'm invited to a Super Bowl Party scheduled for tomorrow evening, I'm going to make this week's post as short and as sweet as I possibly can. So, without further ado, here are my choices for some of the week's bests:
Apocalypse Snowstorm of the Week: The Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011
Put it this way: my shoulders still feel sore from the six hours that it took for me to shovel the snow from around my home, and that happened on a Wednesday.
Video of the Week: "Volkswagen Commercial: The Force"
If this is a preview of the commercials that are going to run in tomorrow's Super Bowl, than I'm really excited.
Story of the Week: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Says That He Will No Run Re-election
Is it what the Egyptian protesters wanted? Nope. But unless they continue fighting for what they believe in and more blood is spattered on the streets of the country's major cities than there has been already, then it looks like the best that they will have to do at the moment.
Breakup of the Week: The White Stripes
The world's most famous possible brother-possible sister/wife-husband/ex-wife-ex-husband/ex-girlfriend-ex-boyfriend rock band if finally done. Long live....yeah, there's no other similar band out there.
Person of the Week: Journalists in Egypt
Since the last edition of "End of the Week," the situation in Egypt has gotten more chaotic and more violent quickly. As mentioned earlier, Hosni Mubarak has announced that he will not run for re-election. However, that was not the mission that the millions of protesters in the country wanted. They want Mubarak gone as soon as possible, and are thus continuing to protest. In response, pro-Mubarak supporters and mobs tied to Mubarak have now gone ahead to start surprise attacks against anyone against Mubarak and/or might have responsible for the riots in the first place. Some of these people include innocent high profile journalists covering the story, who have received abuse and have even gotten hurt in the process.
Take our fellow journalists here in the good old U.S. of A.In Cairo, CBS's host of "The Evening News," Katie Couric, was beset by nearly a dozen pro-Mubarak supporters and thus making it hard for her to report the happenings that were going on as the event was occurring. The same thing happened with Christian Amanpour, host of ABC's "This Week," who was demanded by other pro-Mubarak supporters to simply leave no other reason than the fact that they hate her and America as a whole for causing this mess. Of course, the most notable example of this was none other than CNN's Anderson Cooper, who in this video describes how he was attacked and punched by countless individuals wanting him to stop reporting the events going on in their country right now. These are just three examples of many reporters from not just the United States, but from all over the world whose dream of covering one of the biggest stories in the world right now have been ruined by people abusing them in public. If this isn't a representation of how crazy things have gotten over there, then I don't know what is.
-Runner-ups: Well, Egyptians overall, obviously. Let's hope their cries for freedom and democracy end with little bloodshed from now on.
And that's the way it is! I hope you enjoy tomorrow's Super Bowl, if you are planning on watching it, that is. But since you are probably in America reading this, then I have a good feeling that you will be. If not, then I hope that you enjoy your weekend, nonetheless. Now, in honor of the separation of The White Stripes, here is the song that is arguably there most recognizable. Ladies and gentlemen, the song that has captivated the marching bands of America: "Seven Nation Army":
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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