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How 1-800-Flowers botched Mother’s Day

May 9, 2010

After seeing the president of 1-800-Flowers.com on an undercover boss reality show on TV a few weeks ago, I decided to give the company a try by placing an order for flowers and a box of premium chocolates for Mother’s Day.

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Kathy Griffin really should be downsized

January 2, 2010

I can understand people having difficulty pronouncing a variety of words, especially those of Latin and Greek, but when it comes to a supposed American pronouncing an American-English word, there is no excuse. That’s doubly true when the word should be commonly understood by those of average intelligence, not to mention some talking head on TV.

It seems Kathy Griffin, a supposed comedienne and self-described “serious reporter”, as she so boldly classified herself in a January 2 statement to the Associated Press. I suppose warming CNN’s Larry King’s seat on occasion, as well as possibly serving as host of New Year festivities.

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Richard Heene, ‘Balloon Boy dad’, faces criminal charges and child protective services investigation

October 18, 2009

Larimer County, Colorado sheriff Jim Alderden says the “balloon boy” incident was a “hoax” and “publicity stunt” designed to help the parents get their own reality show, possibly on the TLC cable network.

Three days after the world watched a giant saucer-shaped balloon fly over parts of Colorado as a tearful family expressed fears that their six-year-old boy could be inside, authorities announced what millions already suspected: The whole thing was staged.

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Despite long history of little support, lots of double talk, Obama gives Pakistan $7.5B brown nosing gift

October 15, 2009

U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama has signed off on a $7.5 billion aid package to the Pakistani government. The money comes at a time when the Pakistanis are recovering from a series of attacks believed to have been orchestrated by Taliban militants.

This special brown-nose funding to our weak-kneed partner in the global war on terror, which does not allow the U.S. to openly use its airspace for bombing runs to kill al-Qaeda, comes as the Obama administration works on a comprehensive review of U.S. strategy in both Pakistan, as well as in al-Qaeda/Taliban-stronghold, Afghanistan.

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FCC starts tweeting on Twitter

August 18, 2009

In an onlne posting, the Federal Communications Commission, often called the federal government’s most technologically-challenged agency, announced it will be using a popular online site to share news, information, and updates “from the Commission, and progress on the National Broadband Plan.”

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