The Gadfly Flying The Flag
July 4th: Tradition in my family means no national holiday, especially July 4th and Armistice Day, passes without the flag flying off the front porch. In my case, it's mounted daily on the 18-foot pole just off the courtyard. Among my earliest memories is helping my Dad hoist his flag, which he had mounted to a cane fishing pole. We did that in Conway, Arkansas (when I wore knee pants), Cadillac, Michigan (where I graduated to bluejeans), and Oklahoma City (long pants, preferably in khaki). Salute!
Policies: We don't have many of those here at TMRO, but we do endeavor to use some judgment when it comes to the (endless) flow of news releases about anything and everything from Republicans and Democrats alike. Some political emailers send so many pronouncements that if we used them all, our blog would be theirs. And some "news releases" contain no news, only the rantings of the sender; ergo, we don't use them. We're regularly asked to link to other blogs; we check them out and sometimes list them, sometimes don't. Those that go days without posts quickly drop off our list; those with limited appeal (as in a certain county or locale) usually don't get a link at all. We do sometimes link to non-political blogs; in short, we link to the blogs we like and thus, hope that readers will like them as well.
Two Years: It was two years and 3,506 posts ago that The McCarville Report went online.
Rush: Rush Limbaugh's just inked a new deal, a package said to be worth more than $400 million, with a nine-digit signing bonus. Limbaugh celebrates 20 years this summer as a national host. He's buying a new G550 jet and now makes an estimated $38 million per year. He's finally making the kind of dough I was when I "retired" from KTOK. (Loud laughter allowed.)
Bad Taste: It was, and it leaves it. In Denver, Mayor John Hickenlooper's annual State of the City address is getting more attention for what wasn't included than what was. “I don’t think it’s fair artistic expression,” said Governor Bill Ritter of the incident, in which black singer Rene Marie was to sing the national anthem but instead sang what is known as the "black national anthem" and stunned the assembled. Marie was unrepentant following a flood of criticism. Perhaps this will end her career as an anthemist. One can only hope.
McCain Reorganizes: About time.
Bigtime: While I'm not among those who will be purchasing a ticket to see the (pick a name you like and insert here) pro basketball team play in the Ford Center this year, I wish the team well. For Oklahoma City, it's a step into the sports bigtime. The Hornets experience showed fans will support a pro BB team; granted, the circumstances were different and it remains to be seen if fan support is as strong for the relocated-by-its-owners team as it was for the relocated-by-disaster team. Now, if Clay Bennett can just clone Chris Paul (a first class player, and citizen) of the Hornets...and for whom do I root when the OKC team plays the Hornets? The Times Is A-Changin': Managers of half a dozen newspapers have announced in recent days they will cut 900 staffers to cope with declining ad revenue and readership.
Policies: We don't have many of those here at TMRO, but we do endeavor to use some judgment when it comes to the (endless) flow of news releases about anything and everything from Republicans and Democrats alike. Some political emailers send so many pronouncements that if we used them all, our blog would be theirs. And some "news releases" contain no news, only the rantings of the sender; ergo, we don't use them. We're regularly asked to link to other blogs; we check them out and sometimes list them, sometimes don't. Those that go days without posts quickly drop off our list; those with limited appeal (as in a certain county or locale) usually don't get a link at all. We do sometimes link to non-political blogs; in short, we link to the blogs we like and thus, hope that readers will like them as well.
Two Years: It was two years and 3,506 posts ago that The McCarville Report went online.
Rush: Rush Limbaugh's just inked a new deal, a package said to be worth more than $400 million, with a nine-digit signing bonus. Limbaugh celebrates 20 years this summer as a national host. He's buying a new G550 jet and now makes an estimated $38 million per year. He's finally making the kind of dough I was when I "retired" from KTOK. (Loud laughter allowed.)Bad Taste: It was, and it leaves it. In Denver, Mayor John Hickenlooper's annual State of the City address is getting more attention for what wasn't included than what was. “I don’t think it’s fair artistic expression,” said Governor Bill Ritter of the incident, in which black singer Rene Marie was to sing the national anthem but instead sang what is known as the "black national anthem" and stunned the assembled. Marie was unrepentant following a flood of criticism. Perhaps this will end her career as an anthemist. One can only hope.
McCain Reorganizes: About time.
Bigtime: While I'm not among those who will be purchasing a ticket to see the (pick a name you like and insert here) pro basketball team play in the Ford Center this year, I wish the team well. For Oklahoma City, it's a step into the sports bigtime. The Hornets experience showed fans will support a pro BB team; granted, the circumstances were different and it remains to be seen if fan support is as strong for the relocated-by-its-owners team as it was for the relocated-by-disaster team. Now, if Clay Bennett can just clone Chris Paul (a first class player, and citizen) of the Hornets...and for whom do I root when the OKC team plays the Hornets? The Times Is A-Changin': Managers of half a dozen newspapers have announced in recent days they will cut 900 staffers to cope with declining ad revenue and readership.Labels: Gadfly's Columns
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