Class Act: Walsh Thanks President Bush After Gold Medal Win

August 21, 2008 |   |  Sports

After winning the the Gold Medal in her event, US beach volleyball champion Kerri Walsh took the NBC interviewer’s microphone to deliver a personal message.

I just want to say thank you, Mr. President, for all you do.  Thank you for your inspiration.

Walsh and partner Misty May-Treanor beat the top-seeded Chinese team in a painfully close match played in the pouring rain to win the Gold medal in their event, repeating their 2004 Olympic Gold medal win.  No female beach volleyball team has previously had back to back Gold.

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Gang of Thugs Attack Man In Lower Southampton Township

August 20, 2008 |   |  Crime

Random violence or a grudge? The kind of physical attacks that have been cropping up all over Bucks County have made their way to Lower Southampton Township.

According to Courier Times Now, a 26-year-old man was attacked by three men in his Meadowbrook Road driveway a little after 1 AM this morning.  The victim told police the attackers were white, around 18-years-old and wearing dark “hoodies” and pants.

One of the attackers made a comment about meeting back up with the others at Top of the Hill Apartments. Hardly shocking news there.

Maybe, when caught, the attackers will get sent to camp?  Things like this only get worse until we decide to take them seriously.

In his driveway! Where in the area are people safe to walk the street?

McCain Campaign Raises Ayers

August 20, 2008 |   |  Obamessiah

The back story is, apparently, an Obama ad running in the state of Georgia that ties John McCain to Washington lobbying scandals.  I’m scanning the video sharing sites, and will post a link if I can find the ad. The Georgia-only advertisement that opened the Ayers can of worms for Obama is below.

Brian Rogers of the McCain campaign, in communication with Rich Lowry of National Review Online, isn’t having any of it.

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O-Bambi Lashes Out

August 20, 2008 |   |  Presidential Election

Now you’ve done it, John McCain.  You, with your “Not Ready To Lead” ads and your competent performance at Saddleback, have officially riled up the community organizer. O-Bambi is as mad as hell, and he’s got a message for you, buddy.  “You don’t know what you’re up against.”

And don’t you dare compare this tough talk to similar strange-sounding aggressive rhetoric from other famous Democrat election losers, either.  O-Bambi is not Mondale. O-Bambi is not Dukakis. O-Bambi is “The One.” O-Bambi is a tough guy, a street fighter.  And don’t you forget it.  This is not a “Reporting for Duty” moment.  The Messiah has spoken.

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Zogby: McCain Ahead of Obama in 12-Point Swing

August 20, 2008 |   |  Presidential Polling

John McCain has pulled 5 points ahead of Barack Obama in the latest national Zogby presidential poll, which last month showed Obama ahead by 7 points.  The poll shows Obama losing support across nearly all demographic groups, with a significant decline in support among young voters.

Zogby polled 1,089 likely voters, and the poll has a 3-point margin of error.  Respondents were called last Thursday through Saturday, so the results do not include much, if any, fallout from Obama’s embarrassing performance at the Saddleback Civil Forum on Presidency last Saturday night.

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One in Four Pennsylvania Adults is a Fatass

August 19, 2008 |   |  Pennsylvania

We’re number 24!  We’re number 24!

Congratulations, Pennsylvania.  You are the 24th fattest state in the union, with 25.7% of your adult population classified as obese.  Don’t tell me you didn’t notice your pants were getting a little tight, or that roll sticking out between where your shirt ends and your belt begins.

Delaware is a little fatter than PA (25.9% porkers), while New Jersey is a little thinner than PA (22.9% say Moo).  26.9% of Ohioans waddle when they walk.

Our neighbors in West Virginia are the second most fat state at 30.6% tubby.

The fattest state in the union is Mississippi, and the thinnest Colorado.

How about putting down the sandwich and grabbing a carrot, PA?

H/T: Tony Phyrillas, who always finds the best Press Releases.

No Pro-Abort For McCain VP

August 19, 2008 |   |  John McCain

Trying to tamp down days of hand-wringing from their conservative base, Republican National Committee officials have confirmed that John McCain will not be picking a pro-abortion Vice Presidential running mate such as former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge.

Several sources at the RNC told FOX News that in the last 36 hours, senior McCain advisers and aides have told RNC officials that McCain “got the message” last week that choosing a running mate who supports abortion rights would not be helpful.

GOP pundits had been vocal in urging the presumptive presidential nominee not to pick a running mate who supports abortion rights. Ridge, the first homeland security secretary, was said to be on McCain’s short list, and the only candidate who explicitly supports abortion rights.

Obam-Waaahhhh Whines: Say Something Nice About Me

August 19, 2008 |   |  Obamessiah

“Enough about me, let’s talk about you. What do you think of me?”

Remember when Big Bad Barack was going to bring a gun to a knife fight?  Looks like he settled on a hankie instead.

A day after the flying the sign of a campaign in deep distress, Barack Obama whined to an audience filled with Veterans of Foreign Wars that rival, veteran and former POW John McCain should begin making speeches that acknowledge Obama’s patriotism.  Of course, when you’re the Messiah, ‘The One,’ you get to dictate the tone and direction of the campaign.  Why wouldn’t you?

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Doylestown Dems Oust Long-Time Solicitor

August 19, 2008 |   |  Pennsylvania

Despite having been elected on a “platform of bipartisanship and transparency,” Democrats on the Doylestown Council have ousted long-time Republican solicitor Charles McIlhinney Sr. in favor of Democrat David Conn.

And in the same breath as denying that the move was politically motivated, the Council Democrats “asserted that it’s their prerogative as a majority to appoint whomever they want to fill the solicitor’s seat.”

Democratic Councilwoman Joan Doyle said Conn, who works at Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams in New Britain, would help the borough “stay neutral” on issues like the proposed county justice center.

It seems having a majority and also a hand-picked solicitor is what passes for “neutral” in Democrat parlance.

McIlhinney, the 67-year-old father of Republican state Sen. Charles McIlhinney Jr., has served as Doylestown’s solicitor for the last 25 years.