Friday, March 4, 2011

Fridays with Spencer: Fair Trade, Fair Skin

It's Friday! Hope you are ready for the weekend. Hey, do me a solid and tell your friends about this blog. And check back the rest of the week for posts by Seth, and Sunday for posts by Ernest. Let's get started:

A Wisconsin judge Thursday ordered protesters to be removed from the Capitol building—while Gov. Scott Walker said he would not compromise with the unions. Walker said Thursday night that he would never compromise over the union issue, and said he would begin laying off 1,500 state workers by the end of the week if the Democrats did not return. “I want to be unique,” he said. “I want to be an innovator here. Firing people is unique, right?"

By almost a two to one margin, a majority of Americans said they support unions’ right to collective bargaining, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll. A republican strategist said, "Shit, if this fails we will never be able to write the 21st-Century remake of 'The Jungle'".

Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, ripped Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman for “glamorizing” single motherhood with an “out-of-wedlock” pregnancy. When reached for comment, Natalie Portman said, "Tell Mike to stop worrying, I'm just letting it cook a little longer before having an abortion."

The U.S. is moving warships toward Libya. President Obama is said to be pondering on whether to trade in his Risk Territory Cards for two Artillery Units. Hopefully Col. Gaddafi doesn't roll doubles.

Nelly Fertado tweeted Monday that she will donate the $1 million the Gaddafi clan gave her for a private concert in Italy. Furtado is one of several stars to perform for the Gaddafi family, including Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Usher, and 50 Cent. The other performers said they would donate the millions they made from Gaddafi, but they already spent it on diamonds mined from an armless African child.

ABC announced the new cast of Dancing With the Stars. On the Season 12 list: ‘90s television star Kirstie Alley, WWE champion Chris Jericho, former Disney Channel star Chelsea Kane, Karate Kid star Ralph Macchio, model Petra Nemcova, reality-TV show star Kendra Wilkinson and daytime talk host Wendy Williams. No word on why the word "stars" is still in the title.

British health authorities have confiscated breast-milk ice cream from the London ice-cream parlor Icecreamists, which was selling it as the flavor “Baby Gaga.” Viruses like hepatitis can be transmitted through breast milk. Which makes it the most accurate ice-cream ever invented. Consumers will have to go with the formula ice cream in the meantime.

A study by the Center for Disease Control said, nearly one-third of both teen boys and girls reported no sexual activity—a figure that’s risen since 2002, the last time the survey was conducted. So more kids aren't having sex? It's about time I set a trend.

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