Bad News/Good News

Bad news: Plane crashes into Indiana car dealership.

Good news: Three fewer shitty American cars for that dealership to sell.

CHCURC Website ‘Hacked by Cyb3rking’

The official website of CHCURC, the Clifton Heights Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation, has been hacked.  Apparently, “Cyb3rking” is the Turkish hacker behind the shenanigan.  He left several gramatically incorrect taunts on the website, such as “Hey Admin ! Your Security=0″ and “There are serious Security ProbLems With Your Site To [Solve] The Problems contact Me.”

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Blaming Obama for Everything

Last updated May 8, 2009.

A very humorous yet frustrating phenomenon has been occurring since November 2008. On a somewhat regular basis, ultraconservative commentors on various websites blame President Barack Obama for everything they don’t like in this country — or, at the very least, use every opportunity possible to badmouth him. Some may compare this to the way liberals blamed President Bush for our nation’s problems over the past 8 years, but I would argue that this is a very, very different situation. In some of these comments, President Obama is being blamed for issues that have absolutely nothing to do with the ferderal government or even politics in general. As you can see, there is absolutely no reason why President Obama should even be mentioned in relation to many of these topics.

Poster “Liz” writes a negitive review for the Broadway musical Avenue Q:

“We have been season tickets holders to Broadway in Austin and this was one of the offerings. This is the first time in five years that I left at intermission. My husband and I usually go to the shows but my husband was sick so I read more went with my daughter – my 28 year old daughter. She was the one who suggested we leave. The actors were talented, the staging with the puppets was interesting, the pornography was disgusting and the lyrics were, well, just plain stupid. It wasn’t thought provoking unless you are so completely uninformed you just learned Obama was half white. Like OMG!”

WTF does President Obama have to do with Avenue Q?

Poster “Diogenes” comments on news story about people returning empty boxes to retailers while getting a refund for the product supposedly in the box:

“I waited behind two guys in white paint splattered coveralls as they returned three large step ladders, slightly used of course, to the returns desk and their complaint was ‘they didn’t like them’. They got to use the ladders free, more than likely for their one speciality job, and the store takes the hit for now having USED merchandise on their hands. Of course they don’t eat the cost. It gets folded into their overhead and we end up paying for it by prices that are just a little bit higher. If you understand Obama’s spreading the wealth philosophy then I’m sure you have no problem understanding this.“

How exactly does fraudulently returning merchandise to a retailer relate to Obama?

“Smorgasbord” comments on a Consumerist article about Walmart accidentally pricing an item at $17.504 (yes, that’s four-tenths of a cent):

They are preparing you for what prices will be once Obama gets all of his extra taxes he is going to put on businesses. The price is actually $17,504. But keep in mind, he promised 95% of the people will get a tax cut. Only businesses and the rich will be taxed more. So if you never buy anything, you won’t be paying higher taxes.

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breathtaking weather phenomenon!

The local media watch never fails to produce fascinating material.

The “LIVEStream Event” this morning was the top news story on WKRC’s news scroll.  Click on the image to enlarge and see exactly what the live streaming video was all about.

I personally would have used a story such as the numerous weather-related accidents on local roadways this morning or something regarding the newly-released information on local unemployment rates rather than video of fan exhaust, but I suppose that’s why I’m not in the news business.

Casual Observation #420

It’s comforting that, even in these tough economic times, T.I. is still giving the ladies “Whatever [They] Like.”