END OF THE WEEK:
No time to waste as I'm already a day late posting this as it is. Here are my picks for the best of this week, the sixth week of 2011:
Disgraced Congressman of the Week: New York 26th District Representative Christopher Lee
On Wednesday, news broke on the news and rumors website Gawker that the 46 year old married congressman sent photos of himself shirtless and flexing his biceps to a woman on Craigslist, and then proceeded to make a conversation with that woman saying that he is 39 years old and divorced. While the congressman didn't go as far as actually having an affair with that woman or performing some scandalous acts as other Republican congressmen as himself have done over the years, he has since apologized for doing what he did and actually resigned nearly three hours after the Gawker story was published. But, hey, at least he has that decent mid-40s body to feel good about!
Video of the Week: "The Roomate"
It's hard to believe that it has been nearly nine months since the last time that mj15 blog favorite Andy Samberg last appeared on this column, but it's true. Well, that all changed during the hilarious Feb. 5th edition of "Saturday Night Live" (hosted by Dana Carvey) when Samberg and pop phenom Justin Bieber took part in a sketch that was so hilarious from start to finish that I just had to use to end the drought. In this parody of "The Roomate," about two girls living with a psychotic and murderous roomate, we see Bieber sharing a room with a guy named Declan (Samberg), whom he suspects as a guy that is trying to kill him (and is right). The spot-on parody sketch, despite being only a minute in length, was fantastic throughout and featured some great moments from Samberg over-the-top appearance as Decklan to the funny twist at the end when it was revealed that the actor playing Declan is none other than Sir Ben Kingsley. Let me put it this way: I thought it was so good that it made me actually.. like Justin Bieber (if only a moment). Can't wait to see what else the king of the short comedy clips does during the rest of the year.
Trade of the Week: Guns For Sex Toys At Alabama Adult Store
Strangely enough, this store is probably the most progressive area of Alabama right now.
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: Hosni Mubarak Finally Resigns as President of Egypt
The end of an era. A cruel, ineffective, paternalistic, arrogant, undemocratic and malignant era.
- The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Harry Baals Building Name Unlikely in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Despite leading the polls in the race to decide the name of the new Fort Wayne government building, many officials in the city government have sided against naming the building this way because they have the crazy idea that people will make fun of that name. I mean, I can't possibly think of a way that people will make fun of a government building named after someone like Harry Baals. Can you? What's next, the Bolivian government changing the name of Lake Titicaca?
Controversy of the Week: Groupon.com's Super Bowl Ads
It only took five days, but the online discount store finally pulls the showing of their tacky/unfunny Super Bowl advertisements due to many people calling offense to it, despite several attempts of trying to either defend their ads or adding a website that the end of the ads that will allow you to donate to the causes discussed during the ads. Personally, I think that this past week was nothing short of great for Groupon. Yeah, their commercials were a bit ill-thought out. But the good news is that their website ended up getting their product out there to more people (inlcuding me, who had never heard of them before Sunday) then they would have had they just made some average or unoffensive Super Bowl commercial. I wouldn't be surprised if the people behind the ads received a promotion rather than a layoff.
Winner of the Week: Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers
It doesn't get much better than MVP of the biggest sporting event in all of Western civilization, especially when you put up great statistics like he did (24 fior 36, 304 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs) that was seen by over 111 million people in this country, lead one of the most historic franchises in league history to another title and deflated the legacy of the ol' gunslinger/dongslinger Brett Favre...all at the age of 27. And to think, not many people of his own fanbase wanted him as the team's starting QB just three years ago. My, how times do change quickly.
People of the Week: Egyptian Protesters
Well, they did it. After nearly two weeks of gathering by the hundreds of thousands in cities all over their country, protesting and even battling against pro-Mubarak supporters, these people finally got what they wanted when longtime president of thirty years, Hosni Mubarak, finally stepped down on Friday. Their thirty years if living in a one man dictatorship finally passed. Of course, with the departure of Mubarak now brings up the poignant question about what will happen in this country now based on their actions: Will the country now officially become democratic? If so, who will become the country's next leader? Will it now become a military dictatorship with the Supreme Council of the Egyptian Military Forces ruling over all? Will the Muslim Brotherhood use their influence to change things back to the way it was? How will this political crises impact the country's already stagnant economy? How will the United States help the country or the time, or will it not help them at all?
These are only a handful of many things that will have to be discussed and resolved in the nation overtime. But until then, its only fair to take a step back and let them celebrate their newfound independence, even though that remains up for jeopardy at the moment. They deserve it, after all.
And that's the way it is! Enjoy the rest of your February weekend, everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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