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This Is What Was, Last Week

18 Aug

August 18, 2016

It was a great week for news! Mr. BTR was everywhere!

Hilary Clinton continued to make headlines with her foreign policy of “Donald Trump is scary,” her domestic policy of “Donald Trump is divisive,” and her jobs plan of “Donald Trump plans to wage war on the human race.” Trump, on the other hand, had to deal with a kook scaling his Trump Tower with suction cups and a bizarre plan to plant the Mr. Blog’s Tepid Flag on the roof.

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He may not have made it, but I got more than my money’s worth in free advertising. 

It didn’t so shit for this blog though. You should see how bad the stats get during the summer months!

Meanwhile, speaking of millionaires with inflated egos, Alex Rodriguez retired was pushed out by the Yankees since A- he sucks and B- no one can stand him. In his pregame ceremony prior to his last game, the skies opened up and rained on his parade. Literally. As the New York Post put it, “God hates A-Rod.” And why not? It’s not like God has the patience of a saint. 

However, in his post-game press conference, A-Roid had nothing but praise for the Yankee organization, his teammates, and of course Mr. Blog’s Tepid Ride.

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Love him or hate him, but the man has taste.

The Rio Olympics are going on. Who knows where this blog will pop up in the coverage?
Probably nowhere. I’m paying zero attention to the Olympics.

FOX News Must Have Flunked Math

8 May

May 8, 2013

There was a horrible story in the news today but it had a happy ending. Ten years ago three young girls were kidnapped right off the streets of Cleveland and today they were all rescued, alive.

An amazing story, and one that deserves better than to be turned into an SAT question. You know, the kind where one train leaves Detroit at 10 am traveling west at 65 mph and another train leaves Boston at 12:30 pm traveling east at 80 mph and you have to figure out if they would crash around 3 pm in New Jersey. Well, if it was left to FOX News they would never figure it out. I am sure they flunked the SAT exam back in their school days.

This is from the article appearing at http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/05/07/2-ohio-teen-girls-missing-for-decade-found-alive-as-cops-offer-few-details/#ixzz2SbzNfp2I

math is hard

“They didn’t provide the current ages for the other two women.”

Really?
Hmmm, let’s figure this out.

Berry disappeared 10 years ago nearly to the day. She was 16. 16 +10 = 26.

BREAKING NEWS! Berry is 26 years old!

Dejesus disappeared about a year later. She was 14.  14+9=23

FOX NEWS BREAKING NEWS ALERT! Dejesus is 23 years old.

So much for the “investigative journalism” of FOX News.

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I’d love to have been at that press conference.

POLICE: Ms. Berry was 16 when she was kidnapped ten years ago.
FOX REPORTER: Officer! How old does that make her now?
POLICE: Stunned silence.
FOX REPORTER: I’ll put you down for “no comment.”