MAY
31, 2007 --
LPR
Wonders …
Who
will be the first Democratic 2008 candidate in 2007 to declare that
Sen. Clinton has served two de facto presidential terms (for example,
was Janet Reno really Bill's pick for attorney general?) and therefore
is barred by the
penumbras and emanations of the Twenty-second Amendment of the Constitution from
running for president.
MAY
31, 2007 --
Burden
of Proof Standard, NYC Parking Summonses …
LPR
is not sure about this and offers the following only as possibility,
not descriptively -- but absent official explanation, what else can
it be?
By a very narrow preponderance of accusatorial hearsay evidence, please note:
this is not quite the same thing as
presumed innocent until proven guilty.
MAY
31, 2007 --
Playing
MLB is Work, Not Leisure Activity, Department …
Maybe
the Yankees would be doing better this year if they dressed for
work, on driving to Yankee Stadium -- and for a leisure activity.
MAY
31, 2007 --
LPR
has concluded WFAN gave us Jim Cramer as vocal transition to this
morning's personality and broadcast is to be called:
Who
is on WFAN in the morning?
This is intended to elicit the response: No, what is on WFAN in
the morning -- who is on WABC.
For LPR more like: Chalk screeching on blackboard in the morning
MAY
31, 2007 --
Do
the Anti-Bush Factions [ABFs] believe:
Heads
the Republicans lose in Iraq
Tails the ABFs win
Open the surrender door a crack
Watch the GOP structure fall in
MAY
31, 2007 --
(Not
the Nascar LPR) -- Is the Game Over When John Sterling Says So --
or When That Special Lady Sings?
Dear
Mr. Sterling of Yankees radio announcing fame
Would you mind just telling us the progress of the baseball game
Please keep to yourself in-game predictions of Yankee defeat
Unless the timing of that lady's song is now deemed obsolete
MAY 31, 2007 --
The
Decline of the U.S. Auto Industry …
How
I recall, by memory's smile
When politicians did not dare to impose by guile
Hidden taxes by means of seat belt fine
Parking violation fees were not out of line
And something else half a century ago
so rare today, driving fast or slow
Cars proudly painted in two tone glow
No airbags then, but a far better show
Note: LPR affirms under penalty of perjury that the foregoing was
written an hour or so before seeing the Yahoo News item that car exteriors would
go from
subdued to colorful again. LPR further affirms that it did not receive
the news from an industry source -- LPR cannot of course swear that the news
was not
implanted by extraterrestrial (or inner-terrestrial) contact.
MAY
23, 2007 --
The
Anguish of WFANglish -- or --
Phrases Heard May 21 on This Radio Station …
"… I
would have went…" not have gone?
" ...I would have easily gave…" not have given?
Causing to swoon the grammmarian swan
Not to mention to madness driven
The spoken word at WFAN so to remain mired
In grammar malpractice, a condition of getting hired?
Of liberalism in grammar I'm getting tired
Knowing it's not what at WFAN will get you fired
MAY
23, 2007 --
What
Imus I most miss …
For
me no list of ten is needed to explain
How sad at WFAN won't hear the I-man again
Just this --and it concerns Senator Chuck Schumer --
No one now dares to cut off of this man without humor
MAY
23, 2007 --
On
the Season's Last Episode of "24"…
Jack
should have gotten Audrey's father, Defense Secretary Heller, to admit
he was working with Jack's dad to betray the country to the Chinese.
Just one other thing: Who was Secretary Heller calling when Jack walked in?
(Joel Surnow - please note: if this has anything to do with next season, will
be pleased to join the writing or acting "24" staff.)
MAY
23, 2007 --
Sorry
for the Inconvenience …
Additional
photos from the United Creators exhibition must be be put off due to
production requirements. LPR expects to post the images soon.
MAY 23, 2007 --
LPR
Recommends …
The documentary "Show
Business: The Road to Broadway."
This is a terrific documentary from Dori Berinstein about four shows that opened
in the 2004-2005 season:
Wicked," "Caroline, or Change","Taboo", and "Avenue
Q."
Wicked and Avenue Q are
still fielding teams for the Broadway Show League.
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MAY
16, 2007 --
LPR
to Rush Limbaugh …
Any
Possibility You Could Match Your Strong Stand Against Iraq Defeatism
With a Strong Stand Against Gas Price Gouging?
MAY
16, 2007 --
Did
you hear the one …
… about
the headhunter charged with sexual harassment because of a typo
that inserted a space in "google" so that the email
instructed: "Go ogle Ms. Jones during the job interview."
MAY
16, 2007 --
Broadway
Show League …
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A
moment, last Thursday, at the hot corner on Heckscher's
field 6, in Central Park, during the game between Local
One and Rent: Tommy McDonough, of Local One, basehit-denier.
And, true, Local One won.
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MAY
16, 2007 --
"Knowledge
is power"
LPR
got a mailing from Capital One, last week, that included the
phrase "knowledge is power." Thank you for the reminder
Capital One. Accordingly, LPR here demands to know, from credit
card companies charging crushing interest
rates, how much of the impost goes to
make up for losses caused by late payments -- and how much is windfall to the
credit card companies. Uh, New York Times, Washington Post, 60 Minutes, et
al. -- why aren't you pursuing this issue and thereby helping maintain our
right to know?
MAY
16, 2007 --
Development
in progress …
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Things
change at Macombs Park since mid-June 2005 …
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Farewell
Fair Field…
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MAY 16, 2007 --
Isn't
this Interesting?
LPR has read of concern that
we are developing a two family presidential system: consisting of the Bushes
and the Clintons.
LPR recalls suggesting, before the 2004 election, that perhaps we need a law
requiring 24 years between a presidency and a subsequent presidential term for
a
son, daughter, brother, sister or spouse. The 24 year period is taken from the
the interval between the presidencies of John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams.
MAY
9, 2007 --
The
Gas Price Step-Up Set-Up …
LPR
heard a report on radio, the morning of May 7, predicting that
gas prices have peaked. The report did not, however, say that
prices would go back to where they had been when the current
spike began,
weeks ago.
LPR has a hunch our spikes are bringing us a continual step- up in prices.
(BTW--LPR is not aware that the media ever checked whether the first gas spike,
back in 1973, had something to to with the end of the oil depletion allowance,
shortly before.)
MAY
9, 2007 --
LPR
Just Realized …
TGIF
is "gift" -- jumbled.
MAY
9, 2007 --
Tulips …
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Looking
west on Park Avenue …
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MAY
9, 2007 --
Are
Conservatives Anti-Government and Anti-People?
Liberals
tend to denounce conservatives as anti-government for criticizing government
action. When liberals criticize government action, it is in the name
of civil liberties, of course, to protect the people from conservatives.
MAY 9, 2007 --
The
Public's Right to Know Department ...
What are the ratings at WFAN,
6 to 10 a.m., post-Imus. (Not to be confused with posthumous--although, figuratively,
broadcast-wise, they mean the same for
the I-man.)
MAY
9, 2007 --
Inspector
Morse, it isn't …
LPR was interested to learn that the Brits are capable of making a
tedious movie, not at all faithfully represented by the trailer.
See, for example, "Hot Fuzz." Or, better, don't see it.
Not to gainsay the cast likely had a lot of fun making this British countryside
shoot 'em up.
MAY
9, 2007 --
Bucolic
Bronx …
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Van
Cortlandt Park …
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MAY
9, 2007 --
Proprietor's
Note …
Recent postings of LPR, and this one, do not include images
of gas prices. The oil
companies are raising the prices too quick for the LPR camera to keep up.
MAY
9, 2007 --
Do
Body Counts Tell the Story?
During the the Vietnam conflict, the news up to 1968 tended
to focus on the number of Vietcong or North Vietnamese troops killed
in fighting -- located with reference to Saigon.
(For example: 100 enemy troops were killed in fighting 80 miles northwest of
Saigon.)
Now it seems the media reports only the number of U.S. troops and Iraqi civilians
killed and injured.
Does this type of reporting in Iraq accurately convey the reality on the ground
any more than it did in Vietnam?
Or is it the reality of the will of the people back home that ... counts?
MAY
2, 2007 --
On
the Health Front …
Recently
LPR saw a report about a study in the scientific journal Neurology that
people suffering from migraine headaches may not, as they get older,
have as much memory loss as others.
Now there is a report in Nature Neuroscience about a study that migraines
may cause brain damage.
Hmm. Does this mean brain damage helps us remember better?
MAY 2, 2007
--
If
Airbags Can Kill ...
Accounts of the
death of author David Halberstam, in an auto accident in California,
last week, did not mention whether or not his seatbelt was clicked.
LPR did read that Mr. Halberstam suffered broken ribs and was instantly killed
when a rib pierced his heart.
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine suffered multiple injuries, including broken
ribs, in his recent auto accident. LPR recalls that accounts of that accident
included word that the governor did not have his seat belt on. The governor did
survive the crash, however.
Any possibility that a rib would have pierced HIS heart if he had his seatlbelt
on?
MAY
2, 2007 --
Imus
Be Going …
Whatever happened to Don Imus?
Does he now travel by city bus?
And I also wonder of Dan Quayle
While the laughter at WFAN turns stale
MAY
2, 2007 --
LPR
Question of the Week …
Why does the guy in Iran need nukes if we are capable
of tearing ourselves apart, politically and economically?
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