The Week in Review -- February 11, 2011
Troy Senik ·
Feb 12, 2011 at 12:06am
- On Thursday, Arizona Senator Jon Kyl announced he would not seek another term in 2012. On Friday, Hosni Mubarak stepped down as President of Egypt. Coincidence, or was Mubarak district shopping?
- The most notable occurrence on the first day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was a verbal spat between Donald Trump and Ron Paul. Political experts cited the dispute as proof of the old adage that American politics is fought between the 1 and the 2 yard lines.
- In news from the State Department, President Obama’s Ambassador to Ireland watched the professional football team he owns play in the Super Bowl. President Obama’s multimillionaire Ambassador to China began crafting plans for a presidential campaign. And President Obama’s Ambassador to Egypt wondered aloud why she never bothered getting that MBA.
- In perhaps the quickest political scandal in American history, Republican Congressman Chris Lee of New York resigned his seat less than 24 hours after revelations that he had posted shirtless photos of himself on Craigslist hit the press. Lee was quickly disowned by virtually the entire GOP establishment, with the exception of former Senator Larry Craig, who sent him a friend request on Facebook.
- Verizon rolled out its version of the iPhone this week, adding tens of millions of Americans to the ranks of those who are facing a choice between keeping their jobs or getting to the next level on Angry Birds.
- Only a few weeks after abruptly departing MSNBC, Keith Olbermann announced that he would return to television on Al Gore’s Current TV. The new show is expected to closely follow the format of the program that Olbermann has been doing in his basement with sock puppets for the last few weeks, though ratings are expected to be lower.
- Actress, singer, celebrity socialite and cautionary tale Lindsay Lohan was charged with felony theft in a Los Angeles courtroom after allegedly shoplifting a $2,500 necklace from a Venice jewelry store. Reaction in Hollywood was swift, with Variety calling the singer’s behavior “reckless”, the Los Angeles Times describing it as “troubling”, and Winona Ryder referring to it as “unimaginative and lacking in ambition.”
- America Online announced that it has acquired the Huffington Post for $315 million, a move that business insiders describe as an attempt to change AOL’s public profile from ‘irrelevant’ to ‘inane’.
- Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg went public with the news that he has been the victim of a Facebook stalker. In a related story, Zuckberg received a ‘poke’ on his Facebook profile from irony.
- In an appearance before the House Budget Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke – under intense scrutiny from new chairman Paul Ryan – reluctantly admitted that the policy of quantitative easing was designed primarily to mitigate his extensive debts to a series of Las Vegas casinos.
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Jul '10
Re: The Week in Review -- February 11, 2011
Ron Paul?
Ron Paul couldn't beat John McCain, what makes anyone think he can beat Obama?
May '10
Re: The Week in Review -- February 11, 2011
Jaydee_007: Ron Paul?
Ron Paul couldn't beat John McCain, what makes anyone think he can beat Obama? · Feb 12 at 12:20am
I think that's why he and Trump are still back on our own 1-2 yard lines.
Aug '10
Re: The Week in Review -- February 11, 2011
Let us look at your agglomeration of news... and move the pieces around . If Lindsay Lohan had been Amb to Egypt would this have happened ? ..."seen getting out of a limo at the Giza Four Seasons, Amb Lohan exposed her defense strategy and the Muslim Brotherhood called for her beheading..DNI Clapper described the Brotherhood as a gay activist group fronting for the DAR..." Ben Bernanke posted a picture of his excel spreadsheet in Craigslist and it was retweeted to Paul Ryan's twitter feed with a tart " told ya so" . Dr Bernanke was placed under house arrest at the Columbia Univ campus. Hope trumps experience as Ted Turner and Arianna Huffington announced their impending nuptials. Turner is quoted as quipping " It has to be cheaper than a merger ! " Turner is remembered for winning the America's Shtup in 1977. He was profiled in " On Golden Pond" .
Edited on Feb 12, 2011 at 7:30amRe: The Week in Review -- February 11, 2011
Brilliant.
Oct '10
Re: The Week in Review -- February 11, 2011
flownover: Let us look at your agglomeration of news... and move the pieces around . If Lindsay Lohan had been Amb to Egypt would this have happened ? ..."seen getting out of a limo at the Giza Four Seasons, Amb Lohan exposed her defense strategy and the Muslim Brotherhood called for her beheading..DNI Clapper described the Brotherhood as a gay activist group fronting for the DAR..." Ben Bernanke posted a picture of his excel spreadsheet in Craigslist and it was retweeted to Paul Ryan's twitter feed with a tart " told ya so" . Dr Bernanke was placed under house arrest at the Columbia Univ campus. Hope trumps experience as Ted Turner and Arianna Huffington announced their impending nuptials. Turner is quoted as quipping " It has to be cheaper than a merger ! " Turner is remembered for winning the America's Shtup in 1977. He was profiled in " On Golden Pond" . · Feb 12 at 7:28am
Edited on Feb 12 at 07:30 am
Brilliant.
May '10
Re: The Week in Review -- February 11, 2011
Here's a great big LIKE for this post, Troy! This was just what I needed to get caught up on the week.