Thursday, January 31, 2008

Army Suicides Hit Record In 2007

Posted by Greg Hambrick on Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 1:46 PM

121 Army soldiers committed suicide last year, up 20 percent from the year before.

"Historically, suicide rates tend to decrease when soldiers are in conflicts overseas, but that trend has reversed in recent years. …

The number of attempted suicides among soldiers is six times higher than it was at the start of the Iraq war, with about 2,100 soldiers on record as having intentionally injured themselves or tried to take their own lives, according to Army data quoted by the Post.

People Will Want To Know How It Went Down (News Wrap)

Posted by Greg Hambrick on Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 1:41 PM

 Our (sometimes) daily, (often) irreverent look at what’s happened in the day’s news.

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• The Cloverfield monster is apparently the least of our problems after a report confirms the U.S. is unprepared for an attack.

• We didn't know Frankie Muniz was old enough to date — much less break off an engagement.

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• Britney Spears is back in the hospital. Considering her recent choices in men, we're thinking that she's just looking for a good doctor to settle down with. No, not you, Dr. Phil.

• Better get that flat screen TV back to the store — the Senate is holding up those $600 tax checks. Well, keep it through Sunday.

• It's now officially harder to enter Canada than the U.S.

• Dell has pulled its mall kiosks. Now, what can they do about those people chasing us around with face cream?

Montel Gives FOX Hell on Heath Coverage

Posted by Greg Hambrick on Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 10:33 AM

Montel Williams announced yesterday that he's leaving the talk show business after 17 years. Last weekend, he gave Fox and Friends hell for the non-stop coverage of Heath Ledger's death.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Edwards' Greatest Press Time Moments

Posted by Greg Hambrick on Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 11:26 AM

• Colbert Takes On Edwards, Oct. 28:

Swampland has news on a war of words between Colbert and fellow native South Carolinian John Edwards.

“John Edwards left South Carolina when he was 1 year old. He had his chance. Saying his parents moved him — that’s the easy answer.”

The Edwards campaign fought back:

Edwards was born in South Carolina, learned to walk in South Carolina, learned to talk to in South Carolina, and will kick Stephen Colbert’s New York City butt in South Carolina.

“Stephen Colbert claims to represent a new kind of politics, but today we see he’s participating in the slash and burn politics that has no place in American discourse. The truthiness is, as the candidate of Doritos, Colbert’s hands are stained by corporate corruption and nacho cheese. John Edwards has never taken a dime from salty food lobbyists and America deserves a President who isn’t in the pocket of the snack food special interests.”

• Woman with worst seat gets Edwards ad time, Nov. 26:

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• Edwards, Belafonte to make Charleston stop Thursday-O, Dec. 5

• News Wrap, Dec. 10:

• John Edwards is dragging Kevin Bacon around Iowa. I’m waiting for the YouTube where they do the Footloose dance together. That would show Chuck Norris! Think this has nothing to do with Oprah? You wish. The same press release announces the formation of the John Edwards Book Club. Not kidding.

• Edwards Rally: "Could You Fill The Empty Space?", Jan. 21:

At a campaign rally in Myrtle Beach, a man jumped onstage and pleaded into a microphone, “Could you fill the empty space?” He urged the people in the back to cluster around the stage. “This is a rally, people.”

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• The Tale of RapunzEdwards, Jan. 25:

The problem is that there’s nothing new about it. In a debate last week in Nevada, moderator Tim Russert all but accused Edwards of standing in the way of the nation’s first black or first woman president. Ouch. …

When you’re talking about three strikingly strong candidates, biography matters — and “the son of a mill worker” was sooo 2004. As is the rich vs. poor narrative that has been Edwards’ sole argument to South Carolina voters. It’s not that the problem has gone away, but class rarely gets noticed when race and sex are in play.

Rudy's Greatest Press Time Moments

Posted by Greg Hambrick on Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 10:53 AM

As Rudy Giuliani exits the race, we thought we'd go back in the Press Time files and find our favorite Rudy moments:

• GOP Debate Live Blog, May 15:

9:30: Gilmore says he’s going to talk about liberals in the GOP primary, but he doesn’t want to name names. Listen Jim, even if Rudy has ties with the mafia (and I’m not saying he does), I’m sure he didn’t bring them with him.

• Rudy In Charleston: Behind the Scenes, May 16:

A class of second graders was at the event and Rudy asked a few of them what they wanted to be when they grew up. Two students said they wanted to be doctors, leading Giuliani to joke that they should practice together, unintentionally suggesting these two second-graders play doctor.

• News Wrap, Oct. 16:

Rudy Giuliani says we’ll be ready for an alien invasion. Oh, that’s the aliens those conservatives are upset about.

• Rudy's Angry Face, Nov. 2:

One thing that the internet has provided is a venue for soulless graphic designers to pick the most menacing picture of a political opponent and give it that extra nudge toward Crazy Town. Here’s a few examples using Rudy Giuliani:

From Mitt Romney:

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• Rudy Campaign Gets Rough With Lowcountry Reporters, Nov. 30:

From MSNBC:

Giuliani, who is normally friendly to reporters, bristled past them, and campaign staffers were unusually physical in keeping the press away. Several campaign aides told campaign reporters to return to the press area, and some of his security detail manhandled reporters. On other occasions, reporters have been free to video Giuliani as he is shaking hands and signing autographs after events, and he often informally takes questions from reporters.

• News Wrap, Jan. 2:

• Rudy Giuliani calls for troop surge in Afghanistan. We call for a cashier surge at our McDonalds.

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• News Wrap, Jan. 15:

• Man arrested in case of missing N.Y. woman who vanished in Florida. Don’t worry, Rudy fans. It was not the woman pictured here.

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