THE I ACTUALLY WON SOMETHING EDITION!

HOMOS AND LEZBOS AND QUEERS, OH MY!
Beaver County Idiot Puts Something In His Mouth

MEL SAYS HE DOESN'T HATE THE JEWS!
Also Claims Lethal Weapon Three Deserves An Oscar

CAN JIMMY BAKER BAIL OUT PRESIDENT BONZO?
Or Is This Beyond Even Mr. Slick?

MAC-YAPPER WINS BEST TALK HOST
Dickie Cougar MellonScaife Demands Recount

THE SNARKERY STARTS NOW

ON THE HOMO BEAT

MacYapper - Yo, Yo, Yo, MacYippers! How's it hangin? On the homo beat, I am remiss that I missed this item out of, where else, Beaver County. And it goes something like this:

BEAVER COUNTY TIMES:
AMBRIDGE - An Ambridge Area School Board member's derogatory remark,
made during a public meeting last week and in reference to a new gay
and lesbian extracurricular club, had several residents calling for
his resignation Wednesday night.

Mary Jo Kehoe of Economy told the board Wednesday she couldn't believe
her ears so she jotted down what Ambridge School Board Vice President
William Scherfel said when he referred to the high school's new
Gay-Straight Alliance group as a "sex club" during a Nov. 8 work
session. She said when two board members tried to correct Scherfel's
politically-incorrect blunder by telling him the club's formal name,
Scherfel replied, "OK, the faggots."

MacYapper - I know this is fish-in-a-barrel "what an awful homophobe" phone-it-in criticism of a moron, but hey, that's what I do.

So this moron, like all morons, tries to spin his way out of it and digs himself a deeper hole.

BEAVER COUNTY TIMES:
Scherfel, 65, said he has nothing against anyone's sexual orientation,
but that he grew up in a different generation when certain terms were
acceptable in referring to gays and other groups.

MacYapper - Yupper, back in the good old days the spics, kikes, chinks, waps and homos knew their place. That's why they call it "The Greatest Generation."


BEAVER COUNTY TIMES:
When reached at his home earlier Wednesday, Scherfel chuckled at the
thought that someone would consider him a "gay basher," saying he
couldn't recall exactly what he said, but that he has always been
regarded by some as offensive because he is forthright and outspoken.
Once he offended some parents and students by suggesting the district
get rid of band so they could buy textbooks, he said.

"I have homosexual friends believe it or not...," he said.

MacYapper - I imagine you play hide the salami with them often, but if they're still your friends now, they've got some low-ass self esteem.

J.D. Prose, a columnist for the Beaver County Times, wrote a follow-up column:

BEAVER COUNTY TIMES
J.D. Prose:
This isn't about blunt talk or being politically correct. It's about
being aware of the sensibilities of others. It's about having a
respect for those who are not like us. It's about being aware that
American society is diverse and is becoming moreso with each passing
day. It's about understanding that successful societies grow and
evolve out of their prejudices.

MacYapper - Dude, you da man. They allow you to say that stuff in Beaver County?
Apropos of nothing, I always dig the "Airport Beaver" sign on the way to the airport. I know, I'm in junior high. Bite me.
More of J.D.'s column:

BEAVER COUNTY TIMES
J.D. Prose
Mark Twain once said the difference between the right word and the
almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning
bug. He's right. Words do make a difference.

MacYapper - That Sammy Clemmons had his finger on the pulse. He da man. Well, he da dead man. But he da man.

ON THE BIG MOUTH RACIST BEAT

Back on the racist beat, Mel Gibson rears his not so ugly head... in defense of... you guessed it:

NEW YORK (AP) - Though he's lost many fans after being captured
on video hurling racist epithets at a comedy club audience, Michael
Richards has an ally: Mel Gibson.
"I felt like sending Michael Richards a note," Gibson says in
an interview in Entertainment Weekly's Dec. 8 issue. "I feel
really badly for the guy. He was obviously in a state of stress.
You don't need to be inebriated to be bent out of shape. But my
heart went out to the guy."

MacYapper - Dude, yinz guys should form the Hollywood Has-beens Who Screwed Up Big Time Club and sit around getting loaded and spinning yarns of "what were we thinking." Now that would be one helluva reality show.

(AP) Gibson says he's not anti-Semitic.
"I never have been and never would be," he says. "But (the
incident) hit this fear thing in me. My god, I made people afraid.
... And it was a horrible feeling. That's when I said, `My god, I
don't want to be that monster."'

MacYapper - But dude, you are that monster. Look up Jew hating monster in the dictionary... check out the picture... look familiar?

LETTERS, WE GET LETTERS

Meantime, MacYipper RJD ways in on Jimmy Baker and the crew from the Save Dubya's Ass Society:

John -

The Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan bunch of VIPs, is nothing more or
less than a political firewall for the burning Bush. The ONLY reason
this group was created was to give GWB cover when the eventual pullout
of Iraq begins. He and his political cronies are hoping to salvage a
few votes in '08 by saying, "To the very end, I said we should stay
and get the job done, but the ISG saw it differently, and I acceded to
their learned opinions. Let me repeat; I am not a quitter. I did
not cut and run. Got that?"

RJD

MacYapper - Still waiting to see whether Dubya is actually going to listen to any of these bozos. Though he finally did fire Dandy Don. So who the hell knows?

MacYipper Mary Ann, who hasn't e-mailed in a while, says this:


Must mention the election, (which got even better last night with the news
you gave me in the 9:00 hour.) The best election since the 2nd time Bill
Clinton one. Thank you for introducing us to Jason Altmire. Even though he
was not in my district, I rejoiced in this victory.

My main purpose in writing is to thank you and commend you on your stance
against murdering Bambi. I respect your work so much as you know from
before. And this position makes me exceed that superlative.

Mary Ann

MacYapper - I couldn't believe how many calls I got on the FLIP SIDE about the "family fun" involved in killing Bambi. I can't wait to take my ten year old out so he can witness first hand when I stop a beautiful living thing in its tracks by blowing its guts out. But hey, that's just me. I know, I know, thin the heard.

BLOWING MY OWN HORN - WHICH I WOULD TOTALLY DO IF I COULD

Thanks so much to the March of Dimes for sponsoring yesterday's radio Air Awards.
I actually won something. Brief mention in today's Post Gazette.

I won "Best Evening Host" and "Best Talk Show Host." God bless the judges. God Bless Amurica.

Thought I had a shot at the first one, but was totally blown away by the second one. Up against powerhouses Larry Richert, Doug Hoerth, Lynn Cullen, Mark Madden, and I'm big fans of all of them. I figured Lynn or Madden would get it.

Lynn didn't come to the ceremony because she's often nominated and never wins and thinks it's an old white guy conspiracy. I guess I'm just happy that I'm an old white guy, something I'm not usually all that psyched about.

So Congratufreakinglations to moi. And to my producer Brock Schneider. As Brock often says "it ain't brain surgery." And thanks again to Mike Young, Keith Clark, and Steve Hansen for getting me out of the Starbucks and into a full time job with an actual paycheck and everything.

Greg Brown Everybody did an excellent job of emceeing everybody, as did his cohort fellow play-by-play dude Lanny Frateri, everybody.

Mike Lange got the Lifetime Achievement Award and was hysterical at the podium discussing his Langeisms, like "buy Sam a drink and get his dog one too." If you're not familiar with Mike, don't ask. But he's a freakin' legend. And deserves to be.

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WE'RE STILL STUCK AN AN ENDLESS QUAGMIRE EDITION

DON'TCHA KNOW THERE'S A WAR ON?
Take The Last Train To Quagmireville

THANK GOD WE HAVE COMPETENT LEADERSHIP IN THE WHITE HOUSE
And Thank God For The Tooth Fairy

YOU CAN LEAD A STUBBORN MULE TO WATER
But You Can't Stop Him From Staying The Course

A COURSE IS A COURSE OF COURSE OF COURSE
But No One Can Stop The Ass Of This Horse

THE SNARKERY STARTS NOW

SOLUTIONS FOR IRAQ? NO PROBLEMO! DUBYA TO THE RESCUE!

Yo, yo, yo MacYippers! Today's blog begins with E-mailbagger RJD who nicely sums up the fairytale dichotomy (purposely nonsensical descriptive phrase) that is Iraq:

John -

Bush says; We'll stay in Iraq until the job is done!
WTF! As in, WTF is the job? And how do we know
when it's done? Will Katie Couric tell us? or Oprah?
The longer this goes on, the more Bush seems to
be channeling General Buck Turgidson from Dr. Strangelove...

RJD

MacYapper - Stay the course! The course toward chaos, instability, and insanity. Take the last train to Quagmireville, I'll meet you at the station.

DUBYA TO ASSOCIATED PRESS:
"We'll continue to be flexible, and we'll make the changes necessary to succeed. But there's one thing I'm not going to do: I'm not going to pull our troops off the battlefield before the mission is complete."

MacYapper - "We had our civil war. Let them have theirs." Rep. Jack Murtha

ASSOCIATED PRESS:
The White House has avoided saying that Bush will be pressuring al-Maliki at the meeting to do more to stop the bloodshed.

MacYapper - But of course that's what he'll be doing, whether the White House as per usual avoids dealing with reality or not.

Gee, why didn't anyone else think of that? Stop the bloodshed? Brilliant! I'm sure al-Maliki will get right on it now that the Great White Father has issued his command.

ASSOCIATED PRESS:
Meanwhile, lawmakers and Cabinet ministers loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday suspended their participation in the parliament and government in protest over al-Maliki's summit with Bush.

MacYapper - Hmmmm... this "freely elected government" doesn't seem to be acting in a very democratic fashion. What went wrong with Dubya's brilliant plan?

ASSOCIATED PRESS:
But in a classified Nov. 8 memo following his Oct. 30 trip to Baghdad, National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley expressed serious doubts about whether al-Maliki had the capacity to control the sectarian violence in Iraq, and recommended steps to strengthen the Iraqi leader's position, The New York Times reported in Wednesday editions.

MacYapper - Gee, you mean the situation is so out of control that none of the "democratically elected leaders" can stop it? Gosh. DO YA THINK THAT MEANS WE SHOULD GET THE HELL OUT OF THIS QUAGMIRE? HMMMM??????????????????

ASSOCIATED PRESS:
"The reality on the streets of Baghdad suggests Maliki is either ignorant of what is going on, misrepresenting his intentions, or that his capabilities are not yet sufficient to turn his good intentions into action," the story quoted the memo as saying.

MacYapper - I'm voting for his capabilities are not yet sufficient. But it's so good to know the brain trust in the White House IS able to recognize the OBVIOUS.
Doesn't really matter due to the stay the course stubborn mule factor, but hey, its straw grasping time at the OK Corral. Or somethin.'

ASSOCIATED PRESS:
"No question it's tough," Bush said. "There's a lot of sectarian violence taking place, fomented, in my opinion, because of these attacks by al-Qaida, causing people to seek reprisal."

MacYapper - Yupper, it's all al-Qaida. Not the Sheeites or the Sunnis or the Kurds. Nope, the millions of people engaging in civil war have all been bussed in from Afghanistan. No worries though. Now that we know it's al-Qaida the plan is simple. We're gonna hunt 'em down, smoke 'em out, dead or alive. Whew! And I thought we didn't have a plan.

ASSOCIATED PRESS:
Bush is regaining his footing on the world stage after the November election when Democrats seized the reins of both the House and Senate. The election was largely viewed as a referendum on the war, and the day after, Bush announced that Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld was stepping down from his post.

MacYapper - Bush is regaining his footing? He's a freaking laughingstock! What is this AP guy smokin'? Send me a case! Why does the MSM continue to coddle Retardo Boy?

ASSOCIATED PRESS:
Back in Washington, the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan panel created to recommend a new way forward in Iraq, was meeting for a third day. The independent panel, set to issue a report next month, did not reach a consensus Tuesday on how many or how long U.S. troops should remain in Iraq, forcing the group to return for a third day of debate.

We can't even reach a consensus on how to make things better our own selves. How do we expect the Iraqis to do any better?

This is the most monumental foreign policy blunder in the history of the world.

I'm just sayin.'

Oh well, when's Dancing With the Stars on? Let's go run up our credit card debt at the malls. Can't get our panties in a wad about some little war on the other side of the universe.

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I LOVES ME SOME DEAD ANIMALS EDITION

LET'S BLOW BAMBI'S HEAD OFF - IT'S A SPORT!
It's Good, Clean, Killin' Fun For The Whole Family

COMPETITION COMING TO CABLE?
What A Concept

NEED MORE EVIDENCE THAT THE 'BURGH IS BACKWARD?
Look No Further Than Smoking Ban Tinkering

WHY DOES DAN ONORATO LOVE HIM SOME SMOKERS?
He's A Joker, Loves His Smokers, On The Ban He's A Choker

THE SNARKERY STARTS NOW

I LOVE SHOOTING DEFENSELESS ANIMALS - HOW 'BOUT YOU?

MacYapper - Yo, yo, yo, MacYippers! Let's all go kill a defenseless animal and make ourselves feel better! What better to establish human supremacy on earth than mortally wounding a creature as it gallops through its native habitat? Kills the sum bitch! Whoo! How about another beer.

Now I eat meat, so of course I'm a hypocrite. But last night on the FLIP SIDE, I couldn't help but share with my listeners that I just don't get why it's so much fun to kill a beautiful deer. I know, I know... the code of the hills say you have to eat it, and that's supposed to make it OK. You still have to pull the trigger.

Guess I'm just a yuppie wimp (choose your favorite expletive, derogatory adjective and noun here), but I just don't want to kill Bambi. I don't even want to kill Bambi's dad. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette gets all misty eyed about the first day of deer killin' season. Wooooo!

PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE:
Leland Brown, for instance, awoke at 4:40 a.m. yesterday -- the end of a rotten sleep, on account of opening day jitters -- and pulled on layers of noiseless, scentless clothing. He followed his flashlight beam to a 15-foot high tree stand somewhere inside the 55,000 acres of Forbes State Forest in the Laurel Highlands and waited to bag the first big buck that never sniffed its bagger.

MacYapper - There seems to be some special pride taken in bagging a big 'un. Now, call me crazy, but isn't it easier to shoot if it's larger? Perhaps it relieves any semblance of guilt if you're shooting a bit ugly one as opposed to a cute little one.

PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE:
He hadn't showered the night before. (Better for a natural scent.) While camped on his stand, he urinated into a cup. (Better to mask his odors.) Unlike his friends, though, he'd neglected in weeks before the hunt to either A) hang his camouflage outside, or B) store it in a carbon case or, C) bury it underground.

MacYapper - It's OK to stink like a drunken sailor but if they smell your urine you're goose is cooked? Or your venison won't be cooked? I don't get it.

Many of the FLIP SIDE callers informed me of the usual stuff: there are too many deer... occasionally they attack humans... they're on the road and there are collisions... they eat your garden... if we don't thin the heard they'll take over... and one even informed me that the best of the hunters, if they're not eating the freshly shot and killed animals their own selves... will donate the meat to the food bank or a homeless shelter.

I'll still never get it, because you still have to shoot a defenseless animal who's only crime is roaming through the woods when you feel like killing it for sport. People kept saying "it's definitely a sport." Oh, it's a sport! Well no wonder you have to shoot the defenseless animal! For sport! Why didn't somebody 'splain that to me years ago?

Finally, I learned that if it's a big rack (big antlers) with many points (many antler points) that's the kill of which to be proudest, prompting this MacYipper e-mail:

Question = Aren't most men satisfied with a big rack with two points?
Bob W Non deer hunter

I JUST PAID MY KAJILLION DOLLAR COMCAST BILL! SHEESH!

PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE:
It's still at least a year away, but cable competition is now officially en route to Western Pennsylvania.

Verizon announced yesterday that it is aiming to bring its version of cable television, called FiOS TV, to the Pittsburgh region by late 2007 -- putting it in direct competition with Philadelphia-based cable giant Comcast.

"This is going to profoundly change the cable television market here in Western Pennsylvania," said Verizon Pennsylvania President Bill Petersen.

MacYapper - It's about freaking time. You get a good deal for a while with Comcast but then they rape your ass like drunken Cossacks. And we all know how painful that can be. Or is that just me?

I CAN'T BELIEVE THE IDIOTS AMENDED THE NO-SMOKING ORDINANCE

Letter To The Editor - PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE:
Smoke in eyes

Congratulations to the five members of Allegheny County Council who had the guts to vote "no" to weakening our new non-smoking legislation ("Smoking Law Amended," Nov. 22). The measure approved by the other nine law-rescinders allows smokers within five feet of doorways instead of the 15 feet in the original legislation. Now instead of smoking and non-smoking sections, you will have "by the door" and "away from the door" sections. Pathetic.

I am extremely disappointed that the Health and Human Services Committee (except council members Susan Caldwell and Michael Finnerty who voted no, and Brenda Frazier and Robert Macey who were not in attendance for the committee meeting) succumbed to pressure from county Chief Executive Dan Onorato to approve this "amendment." Is that how it works -- you pass a law, then pick a committee to be brow-beaten into weakening it?

May a hoard of smokers stand five feet outside of your doorways.

Sally Davis - Plum

MacYapper - May a diseased Yak defecate on your corn flakes. Jesus, they actually will now allow smokers five feet away from the freaking doorway! Why did you pass the ordinance in the first place? Once again County Executive Danny Onorato's inexplicable love for smokers rears its ugly head.

The county councilors are just sheep. Danny led them to the slaughter. So we'll still have to breathe in a big cloud of smoke on the way in to and out of restaurants, because who's going to quibble over what's five feet?

They waited until the story fell under the radar and pounced. As if we needed any more evidence that Pittsburgh is Jerkwater Back In Time Central, we actually pass a progressive anti-smoking ordinance, and then we water it down. Disgusting. Idiotic. Freaking Weird. Whatever. Welcome to Pikksburgh.

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JUST ANOTHER MORBID MONDAY EDITION

THE MENTALLY CHALLENGED GUY FROM SOMETHING ABOUT MARY
Who Knew He'd Become An NFL Quarterback?

POOR DONNY RUMSFELD - HE GOT A BOO-BOO
Or, More Accurately, He Got S__t-Canned

WHOSE TUBE? YOU TUBE!
Teacher Caught On Video

FORK ME? FORK YOU!
Somebody Explains Michael Richards To Dimwitted MacYapper

THE SNARKERY STARTS NOW

I saw the funniest comedy ever yesterday on CBS. The plot goes like this: What happens when the team that goes on a miracle run to win the Super Bowl one year, disgraces themselves with bush-league, amateur, laughable, hysterically bad antics on the field the following year? Pittsburgh's goin' down the toilet bowl, this fall on CBS!

The Ravens made the Steelers look pathetic yesterday. Or maybe the Steelers did it to themselves. I have opined that Big Ben looks like the mentally challenged guy from "There's Something About Mary." But that was an insult. To the retarded movie guy. Ben looked awful. Something's going on between the ears. Something's out of sync.

I don't want to be one of those Pikksburgh yinzer "the-back-up-quarterback-is-the-best-player-ever" people, but Ben needs a freakin' break. Is Cowher some kind of sadist? To hell with Ben's confidence... what about his physical and mental well being. Stick a fork in him for cryin' out loud.

BTW, somebody finally explained to me that when Michael Richards said "50 years ago you'd have been hanging from a tree with a fork up your ass," he meant pitchfork. I thought maybe in the old days after they lynched people, they ate them. What a country.

And as if the Steelers embarrassing play wasn't bad enough, my Bears lost to those damn New England Patriots, who has my friend Buzz Nutley points out, can't even pick a freakin' city to be from. Jesus. Yesterday sucked. The big wazoo.

ALL WE ARE SAYING IS GIVE PEACE A CHANCE

DENVER (AP) - A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado
has threatened to fine a resident $25 a day until she removes a
Christmas wreath with a peace sign that some say is an anti-Iraq
war protest or a symbol of Satan.
Some residents who have complained have children serving in
Iraq, said Bob Kearns, president of the Loma Linda Homeowners
Association in Pagosa Springs. He said some residents have also
believed it was a symbol of Satan. Three or four residents
complained, he said.
"Somebody could put up signs that say drop bombs on Iraq. If
you let one go up you have to let them all go up," he said in a
telephone interview Sunday.

MacYapper - How screwed up is this country when people believe a peace sign is a symbol of Satan? I DESPISE these uptight suburban dweebs and their obsession on the "little boxes on the hillside" consistent look. God forbid anyone should ever show any originality or creativity in THEIR OWN FREAKING HOME!!!

I will never live in a subdivision in which I have to ask permission to put a freaking X-Mas wreath with a peace sign or anything else on the front of my house.

(AP)Lisa Jensen said she wasn't thinking of the war when she hung
the wreath. She said, "Peace is way bigger than not being at war.
This is a spiritual thing."
Jensen, a past association president, calculates the fines will
cost her about $1,000, and doubts they will be able to make her
pay. But she said she's not going to take it down until after
Christmas.
"Now that it has come to this I feel I can't get bullied," she
said. "What if they don't like my Santa Claus."

MacYapper - Amazing that one even has to take a stand in this case. What kind of small minded dildos are running this subdivision? And... get a load of this:

(AP) The subdivision's rules say no signs, billboards or advertising
are permitted without the consent of the architectural control
committee.
Kearns ordered the committee to require Jensen to remove the
wreath, but members refused after concluding that it was merely a
seasonal symbol that didn't say anything. Kearns fired all five
committee members.

MacYapper - So some Barney Fife Syndromed control freak dweeb actually FIRED all of the committee members who didn't agree with her that the Peace sign is somehow Satanic. This is small town, small minded politics at its worst.
Whatever you do Ms. Jenson, NEVER pay the freaking fine. We must stamp out small minded dweebs. They must be destroyed. OK, that's too harsh. Guantanamo anyone?

RUMMY SAYS FIRING METHOD CRUMMY

This is from Nora Ephron in today's www.Huffingtonpost.com

NORA EPHRON - So according to Robert Novak, Donald Rumsfeld received a standing ovation at the American Spectator dinner last week - not because of his performance as Defense Secretary but because the audience wanted to make Rummy feel better because they knew that President Bush had hurt his feelings.

"The day after the election," Novak writes of Rumsfeld, "he had seemed devastated - the familiar confident grin gone and his voice breaking.

MacYapper - The upshot is Rummy is apparently dissatisfied with the WAY he was canned. Not that he was canned.

NORA EPHRON - According to administration officials, only three or four people knew he would be fired - and Rumsfeld was not one of them. His fellow presidential appointees, including some who did not applaud Rumsfeld's performance in office, were taken aback by his treatment."

Good gracious me. Donald Rumsfeld, who to the best of my knowledge has not lost a wink of sleep since he helped lead us into this sorry war, spent a whole day on the verge of tears because of the way he was fired? Because no one had the courtesy to tell him in advance? Because he believed it when Bush told the press that Rumsfeld would serve until the end of his Presidency?

MacYapper - And then Nora gets to the heart of the matter. As a veteran of being in rooms where you're fired, I can tell you that, while some methods are more cutting than others, the result is the same and there's really no way to soften the blow.

NORA EPHRON - I love this.

People actually think that there's a good way to be fired.

They get fired, and no matter what they were doing before being fired - losing an unwinnable war, running things into the ground, failing to meet the metrics, or merely holding onto a job that was destined for downsizing - they complain afterwards about the way they were fired instead of about what really bothers them, which is that they were fired at all. After years of wielding power, personally firing people right and left, and, in Rumsfeld's case, actually authorizing the illegal torture of prisoners, they try to worm their way to a scenario meant to entitle them to a wave of sympathy that will obliterate whatever reasons they were fired for in the first place.

MacYapper - It's still amazing to me that Bush canned him. But hey, the world's gettin' crazier by the hour.

TEACHER CAUGHT GITTIN' A LITTLE CRAZY

MacYapper - Yes, it's a YouTube extravaganza... but then, isn't everything. The Teacher gets a little crazy by, among other things, insisting everyone stand for the Star Spangled Banner. You can argue about whether that's a good thing. Check out the video and judge for yourself.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6fr3AxRtPZc

MacYapper - And what of the ethics of secretly recording your teacher?

CANADA.COM
OTTAWA -- Quebec school officials are considering banning the use of cameras and cellphones in all classrooms after two students secretly recorded their teacher's angry outburst and posted three clips on YouTube.

Jocelyn Blondin, chairman of the Commission scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais, said Friday two Grade 9 students, one female and the other male, provoked the unnamed teacher last week at Ecole Secondaire Mont-Bleu in Gatineau, Que.

The school convinced YouTube to remove the videos on Monday and suspended the students indefinitely this week because they knew that the school has a strict policy banning cellphones and digital cameras. Blondin said board officials will meet with the students and their parents Monday to determine when the suspensions will end.

The students are in a special class because they have academic problems, Blondin said. He added other students told him the teacher was good at helping them improve their grades.

The teacher, who has more than 30 years' experience, remains on stress leave. The teachers' union has asked the board to ban cameras and camera-equipped cellphones in all classrooms within its jurisdiction because they can be used to invade the privacy of teachers and students.

MacYapper - And catch teachers getting crazy. Privacy? Me thinks school classrooms are pretty much a public place. Of course, there are those inconvenient consent laws which require two party consent for a recording, not just the sneaky bastard with the recorder.

The world's gittin' crazier by the hour.

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HAVING A LOUSY THANKSGIVING ARE WE? EDITION

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Unless You're Having A Lousy Holiday

HEY EVERYBODY! THE KID'S A FUNNY BOY!
Holiday Outings - And I Don't Mean Hartwood Acres

MICHAEL RICHARDS MELTDOWN UPDATE
It Wouldn't Be Thanksgiving Without A Racist Tirade

MAC-YAPPER WORKING TONIGHT!
Slaving Over A Hot Microphone While You Gain 20 Pounds

THE SNARKERY STARTS NOW

Hidy Ho MacYippers!
I'm sure you're aware that not everyone's having a lovely Thanksgiving. On the FLIP SIDE I did some "call in with your dysfunctional holiday family stories" yapping this week.
I got an interesting e-mail from a guy who's having the worst Thanksgiving ever:
And here it is. Good Holiday fun for the whole family:

MACYAPPER HOLIDAY E-MAILBAG:

John:

I was going to call in on your recent show dealing
with holidays and dysfunctional families, but I was
afraid someone would recognize my voice.

I come from what (I thought) was a relatively normal
family. I thought this until my mother died about 10
years ago. She committed suicide approx. one week
before Thanksgiving following a long battle with
cancer.

This is when my loving father (sarcasm intended)
decided to out me WRT my sexual orientation and some
rather poor financial decisions I made whilst in
college:

1. To the entire family.
2. On Thanksgiving Day.
3. Only two or three days after I had seen my mother
put in the ground forever!

That's not the best part! Because I had the temerity
to call my father on the carpet (using my trademark
vocabulary that would make a drill sgt blush) right
there on the spot (in front of my family) for what he
did, I have not been on speaking terms with my family
ever since.

I am hoping that *(_+(*_ gets cancer or something
and everyone begs for my help in the matter. Then I
can really enjoy LAUGHING IN THEIR F'ING FACES!!!

Sorry if I seem a bit bitter John. I don't know what
type of family you come from, but I was evidently
lulled up to that point into thinking that I had a
normal family. Thanks to that a-hole, I do not have
any significant relationship with anyone on either
side of my family. What's more, no one in the family
is willing to even DISCUSS this situation with me in
the hopes of making peace.

I no longer live where I grew up. However, my family
has so poisoned how I look at the holidays that I
refuse to attend services on the holidays or attend
holiday parties hosted by friends or even my fiancee's
family.

Even the commercials on TV make me want to Ralph, Rick
and Buick. I would love to go into a coma about the
first week in November and not come out of it until
the end of January, when the holidays are over with.

Just my .02 worth (ok, maybe a buck or two worth),

PP

MacYapper - Your Scintillating Correspondent recommends therapy, and lots of it. It doesn't always solve everything, but it can't hurt. If you're low on cash, a couple of friends of mine get cheap therapy at Duquesne University. It sometimes involves grad students but it's better than nothing.

MICHAEL RICHARDS MELTDOWN UPDATE

Meantime, our old friend RD has some thoughts on the Michael Richards Meltdown:

John -

Random thoughts...

- When will Richards admit he has a substance abuse problem, go into
rehab, find Jesus and be reborn?

- If that doesn't work, when will he be courted by Trent Lott to run
for the Senate on the "We're still racists!" ticket?

- The only solid job prospect Richards had was the eventual "reunion"
show of Seinfeld, and now he blew that!

RD

MacYapper - The always incisive RD ladies and gentleman. Hey RD, you're a negro, you're a negro! Everybody wants to get into the act.

FLIP SIDE "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" DECONSTRUCTION

Two geeks who obsess on the holiday classic "It's A Wonderful Life," will obsess on that motion picture tonight on the FLIP SIDE at 8pm. Yes, your scintillating correspondent DOES have to work on Thanksgiving, because he enjoys being a martyr about it.

The geeks would be your Scintillating Correspondent and Pop Culture Correspondent Gabrielle Bonesso.

She'll hang around at 9pm for the regular Thursday Pop Culture update.

7pm I'm still trying to figure out, but it may have something to do with people who AREN'T enjoying the holiday.

Be there and be square.

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THE "FLIP SIDE WITH JOHN MCINTIRE" 7-10 PM MON-FRI.

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DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY HOLIDAY GREETINGS EDITION

YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A HORRIBLE TURKEY DAY?
At Least You're Not Michael Richards - Buck Up Bunky

THE POWER OF THE N WORD
Overrated? Niggah, Please

WHAT ABOUT THE WORD CRACKER?
Cracker? I Don't Even Know 'Er!

KELLY RIPA A HOMOPHOBE?
Aunt Rosie Weighs In

THE SNARKERY STARTS NOW

FLIP SIDE DEBATE ON THE POWER OF THE N WORD

Yo, yo, yo MacYippers. Happy Freaking Thanksgiving! Regardless of how lonely and depressed you are, thank your lucky stars you're not Michael Richards. He's gonna have one helluva depressing holiday.

Last night on the FLIP SIDE 'Burgh comedian Bill Scott and I riffed on the Richards fiasco. Scott thinks people give words too much power and that the N word is just another word. I think because of the history of slavery and oppression of black people, the N word is a horrible word.

But context is everything. Caller Cynthia said if Richards had said "Niggah please," he could have gotten away with it, but that clearly he was mean spirited and racist because his N bombs were already loaded and ready for bunker busting. Yes, it's the same Cynthia who called in the night before, an articulate intelligent black woman from the North Side.

Scott also defended Richards' right to unload on a heckler who comes into "my house" as he put it, and rudely interrupts the performance. But he was defending the spirit of the counter attack more than the use of the word. Although he's still puzzled by the power people give words.

While it's true that if we didn't give words power they wouldn't have power, we have chosen to give words power, and I don't see the human race collectively rescinding the power we give words. Too bad perhaps. Reality bites. But it is what it is.

And then there's this from MacYipper Bryce:

John,

Heard you( or guest) suggest that "cracker" isn't as offensive as "the n-word"...
I've been told( at length) by a friend from the rural south that "cracker" is in fact at least as offensive; it isn't simply a reference to being white, or from the south, or from the rural south. It apparently makes "redneck" or "hill billy" seem complimentary.
I do agree with your comedic guest that it is a problem that people are so deeply unsettled by a mere word.
with regards,
bryce swan

MacYapper - It was me Bryce. I'm no authority. I'm no linguist. I'm no English professor. But come on, the N word has to be the most offensive word in the English language. I swear like a drunken sailor constantly. And I've been known to use the C word. Now, it doesn't bother me. But most everyone else I know is appalled.

Some words are just more offensive than others. And let's get to the heart of the matter. Michael Richards wants to perform and get paid and have a career. This ain't the way to go about it. He's probably toast as it is.

Now I heard Jim and Randy on the DVE morning show discussing major screw ups and their effect on legacy. They contend for example that, Marv Albert, will always be known for biting that chick and wearing panties. That surprised me because when I hear Albert on the radio or TBS I think I miss him doing the main NBA games, but I'm glad he's doing something. So while I remember his scandal, it doesn't make him a marked man forever, at least with me. And he is back working again.

But they may have a point generally speaking, and Richards is probably screwed.

WHO'S A HOMOPHOBE? NOT MOI

Meantime, if it ain't racism it's homophobia.. or alleged homophobia. You can look up the clip on tmz.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE:
Rosie O'Donnell chided fellow talker Kelly Ripa on "The View" on Tuesday, calling her comment about Clay Aiken--the guest host on Friday's "Live With Regis and Kelly"--"homophobic" and "a little odd."
During an interview with "Dancing With the Stars" winners Cheryl Burke and Emmitt Smith, Aiken put his hand over Ripa's mouth so he could interject a question.

"Oh, that's a no-no," Ripa said, adding, "I don't know where that hand's been, honey!"

On Tuesday's "View," O'Donnell said: "To me that's a homophobic remark. If that was a straight man, if that was a cute man, if that was a guy that she didn't question his sexuality, she would have said a different thing."

MacYapper - Now I don't follow American Idol at all. Is Clay a homo? I'm probably the only one who doesn't know anything about him or his sexuality. And I'm a major homophobe hater. But I think maybe Rosie jumped the gun, because Kelly Ripa, vacuous though she may be, does not strike me as a bigot or a homophobe.

CHICAGO TRIBUNE:
Aiken does not discuss his sexual orientation and told People magazine in September, "People are going to believe what they want."

Ripa was quickly patched in by phone to address O'Donnell's accusations. "He reached across and covered my mouth with his hand," Ripa said. "I have three kids [and] he's shaking hands with everybody in the audience. It's cold and flu season. That's what I meant, and to imply that it's homophobic is outrageous, Rosie. And you know better. You should be more responsible."

O'Donnell emphasized that "from where I sit" as a gay woman, the remark seemed homophobic. Ripa insisted, "I respect all people, regardless."

MacYapper - Calling people out for their blatant homophobia is a good thing. Calling people out because you have a sneaking suspicion based on a flimsy foundation is lame. I still like Rosie. But she's gotta take a half a step back. Because everyone has to play by my rules, don't they? After all, I have a blog and hence I know everything.

O.J. DEBATE RAGED - NOT AS MUCH AS A RAGING MURDERER MIND YOU, BUT IT WAS INTENSE

LATIMES.COM:
Scant details have emerged about the genesis of O.J. Simpson's book "If I Did It" and how the TV project landed at News Corp.'s Fox television network.

But two things became clear Tuesday, a day after News Corp. pulled the plug on both the book and a two-part TV special on Fox: The project was a source of heated internal debate at Fox and the book may never find a publisher.

MacYapper - One mind wonder why it was EVER a heated debate considering the astoundingly obvious "this isn't a good idea" premise. Helllloooo??????

LATIMES.COM:
When the project was first offered to Fox about three months ago, senior executives at Fox television network nixed the idea of airing an interview with O.J. Simpson linked to the book.

A little more than a week ago, however, as the book's Nov. 30 publication date neared, the network reversed course, according to a News Corp. executive who asked not to be identified because of the controversy surrounding the project.

Some industry executives say Fox hoped to prop up viewership at a time when it was stuck in fourth place among the four major networks in the ratings. All of its new shows have fared poorly. "Justice," "Vanished" and "Happy Hour" have already disappeared, and Fox's ratings during the baseball postseason were poor. The network even pulled a game show, "The Rich List," after only one episode.

MacYapper - Of course ratings is why they did it, denials aside. It's so funny now that everyone is media savvy enough to understand what a bunch of shallow douchebags run Fox and we can all laugh at their absurd denials.

LATIMES.COM
"Last week, when concerns were raised by the public that we were profiting from this guy's story, we tried to work out some arrangement with the family," News Corp. spokesman Andrew Butcher said.

On NBC's "Today" show Tuesday, Brown's sister Denise Brown characterized the offer as "money to keep our mouth shut."

"They wanted to offer us millions of dollars," she said. "Millions of dollars for, like, 'Oh, I'm sorry' money. But they were still going to air the show. We just thought, 'Oh my god.' What they're trying to do is trying to keep us quiet."

Butcher said that the offer was not "hush money."

MacYapper - Again, the absurd, silly, laughable denial. But then, if they didn't think we were idiots, they wouldn't put this kind of programming on the air in the first place, and expect us to eat it up like pigs at the trough.

FLIP SIDE ON THE AIR TONIGHT 7-10 PM

7PM CITY PAPER EDITOR CHRIS POTTER ON MICHAEL RICHARDS, GAMBLING, AND OTHER COOL STUFF.

8PM TBA

9PM TBA

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MICHAEL RICHARDS IS AN IDIOT EDITION

COMEDY AIN'T PRETTY WHEN IN THE HANDS OF THE INSANE
Don't Try This At Home - In Fact, Don't Try It Anywhere

RICHARDS APOLOGIZES ON LETTERMAN - LOOKS LIKE JIM FROM TAXI
Either That Or The Doc From Back To The Future

RUPERT MURDOCH TURNS TAIL AND RUNS
Damn! I really wanted to See How O.J. Actually Did It

SPEAKING OF PISS POOR COMEDIANS - JOHN KERRY ANYONE?
Denial Not Just A River IN Egypt

THE SNARKERY STARTS NOW

If you haven't seen the clip of Kosmo Cramer aka Michael Richards flipping out on a black heckler at an LA comedy club, riffing into a racially charged profanity laced tirade featuring have a dozen or more N words, check out www.tmz.com.

Here's the follow up following the amazing apology (amazing for its complete weirdness) last night on Letterman:

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Michael Richards said Monday he spewed racial epithets during a stand-up comedy routine because he lost his cool while being heckled and not because he's a bigot.

"For me to be at a comedy club and flip out and say this crap, I'm deeply, deeply sorry," the former "Seinfeld" co-star said during a satellite appearance for David Letterman's "Late Show."

"I'm not a racist. That's what's so insane about this," Richards said, his tone becoming angry and frustrated as he defended himself in a clip from the show played on CBS before "Late Show" aired Monday night.

MacYapper - At first I totally bought Richards' act that he was contrite and ashamed and humiliated. Then my significant other said she thought he was acting, and it gave me second thoughts. Then I remember what KDKA FLIP SIDE caller Cynthia said... that it was way too easy for Richards to start instantly riffing about how 50 years ago the black guy would have been hanging from a tree with a "fork up his ass."

It did seem to be on the tip of his tongue. So I'm guessing he may be a racist. But I still have one other theory, which was my initial theory, which does not excuse the outburst, but could explain it.

He was genuinely annoyed by the heckler and most assuredly striking back at him... but was he trying intense, edgy, over the top, shock value humor and it backfired big time? Or should we fit him for some white sheets and a hood?

(AP) Jerry Seinfeld, who had issued a statement saying he was "sick over this horrible, horrible mistake" and calling it offensive, was scheduled as a Letterman guest Monday. He encouraged Richards to make a satellite appearance to talk about the incident, a CBS publicist said.

MacYapper - It was incredibly nice of Seinfeld to set up the satellite interview in the middle of Seinfeld's own interview with Letterman. It was even nicer of Dave to go along with it. Richards was just plain out there. I'm sure there are individual clips... there's one at www.tmz.com, but you have to see the entire interview (maybe its on U Tube) to grasp the full level of bizzaro world in which Richards finds himself.

I couldn't believe the number of callers to the FLIP SIDE last night who were jealous because "those people can use the N word and we can't. It's a double standard I tell you!"

First of all, why do you want to use the words in the first place? Secondly, people of all races do obnoxious things. But every time a white guy does one to a black guy, millions of rednecks come out of the woodwork to say if a black guy had said something similar, we wouldn't be making a big deal out of it.

They can't just take the individual instance, an obnoxious inexplicably stupid moment of bad judgment and judge it for what it is... they have to somehow slam black people.

Which brings us back of course to O.J.

(AP) After a firestorm of criticism, News. Corp. said Monday that it has canceled the O.J. Simpson book and TV special "If I Did It."
"I and senior management agree with the American public that this was an ill-considered project," said Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. chairman. "We are sorry for any pain that this has caused the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson."

MacYapper - They must have done some early focus groups and/or polling and awoke to the tidal wave of backlash that was coming their way. But for Fox and NewsCorp and Murdoch to actually realize that something was so much in bad taste that EVEN FOX COULDN'T RUN IT, means there may be hope for western civilization after all.

Not much hope mind you, but some. Oh forget it, we're doomed. Doomed I say.

Meantime in case you missed it, Michael Richards isn't the only bad comedian. But at least Richards gets that he has a major repair job to do. Some folks don't get it that when they screw up comedy, the game's over pal.

WASHINGTON (Nov. 19)(AP) - Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry insisted on Sunday his "botched joke" about President Bush 's Iraq policy would not undermine a possible White House campaign in 2008.

"Not in the least," Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, said when asked if the furor over his comment had caused him to reconsider a 2008 race. "The parlor game of who's up, who's down, today or tomorrow, if I listened to that stuff, I would never have won the nomination."

MacYapper - Dude, you're toast. History. In the archives. Outta here. Yesterday's news. Fish wrap. Take your stentorian, Lincolnesque, Lurchesque, Frankensteinesque, windsurfing butt and get naked and roll around in Theresa's vault. Enjoy yourself. But running for Prez in '08? Fahgettaboudit.

FLIP SIDE "ON THE AIR" TONIGHT!
7-10 PM

We'll be doing the Michael Richards Happy Dance and other cool stuff.

www.kdkaradio.com over the 'net

1020 AM OVER THE AIR

MICHAEL RICHARDS IS AN IDIOT EDITION

COMEDY AIN'T PRETTY WHEN IN THE HANDS OF THE INSANE
Don't Try This At Home - In Fact, Don't Try It Anywhere

RICHARDS APOLOGIZES ON LETTERMAN - LOOKS LIKE JIM FROM TAXI
Either That Or The Doc From Back To The Future

RUPERT MURDOCH TURNS TAIL AND RUNS
Damn! I really wanted to See How O.J. Actually Did It

SPEAKING OF PISS POOR COMEDIANS - JOHN KERRY ANYONE?
Denial Not Just A River IN Egypt

THE SNARKERY STARTS NOW










If you haven't seen the clip of Kosmo Cramer aka Michael Richards flipping out on a black heckler at an LA comedy club, riffing into a racially charged profanity laced tirade featuring have a dozen or more N words, check out www.tmz.com.

Here's the follow up following the amazing apology (amazing for its complete weirdness) last night on Letterman:

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Michael Richards said Monday he spewed racial epithets during a stand-up comedy routine because he lost his cool while being heckled and not because he's a bigot.

"For me to be at a comedy club and flip out and say this crap, I'm deeply, deeply sorry," the former "Seinfeld" co-star said during a satellite appearance for David Letterman's "Late Show."

"I'm not a racist. That's what's so insane about this," Richards said, his tone becoming angry and frustrated as he defended himself in a clip from the show played on CBS before "Late Show" aired Monday night.

MacYapper - At first I totally bought Richards' act that he was contrite and ashamed and humiliated. Then my significant other said she thought he was acting, and it gave me second thoughts. Then I remember what KDKA FLIP SIDE caller Cynthia said... that it was way too easy for Richards to start instantly riffing about how 50 years ago the black guy would have been hanging from a tree with a "fork up his ass."

It did seem to be on the tip of his tongue. So I'm guessing he may be a racist. But I still have one other theory, which was my initial theory, which does not excuse the outburst, but could explain it.

He was genuinely annoyed by the heckler and most assuredly striking back at him... but was he trying intense, edgy, over the top, shock value humor and it backfired big time? Or should we fit him for some white sheets and a hood?

(AP) Jerry Seinfeld, who had issued a statement saying he was "sick over this horrible, horrible mistake" and calling it offensive, was scheduled as a Letterman guest Monday. He encouraged Richards to make a satellite appearance to talk about the incident, a CBS publicist said.

MacYapper - It was incredibly nice of Seinfeld to set up the satellite interview in the middle of Seinfeld's own interview with Letterman. It was even nicer of Dave to go along with it. Richards was just plain out there. I'm sure there are individual clips... there's one at www.tmz.com, but you have to see the entire interview (maybe its on U Tube) to grasp the full level of bizzaro world in which Richards finds himself.

I couldn't believe the number of callers to the FLIP SIDE last night who were jealous because "those people can use the N word and we can't. It's a double standard I tell you!"

First of all, why do you want to use the words in the first place? Secondly, people of all races do obnoxious things. But every time a white guy does one to a black guy, millions of rednecks come out of the woodwork to say if a black guy had said something similar, we wouldn't be making a big deal out of it.

They can't just take the individual instance, an obnoxious inexplicably stupid moment of bad judgment and judge it for what it is... they have to somehow slam black people.

Which brings us back of course to O.J.

(AP) After a firestorm of criticism, News. Corp. said Monday that it has canceled the O.J. Simpson book and TV special "If I Did It."
"I and senior management agree with the American public that this was an ill-considered project," said Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. chairman. "We are sorry for any pain that this has caused the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson."

MacYapper - They must have done some early focus groups and/or polling and awoke to the tidal wave of backlash that was coming their way. But for Fox and NewsCorp and Murdoch to actually realize that something was so much in bad taste that EVEN FOX COULDN'T RUN IT, means there may be hope for western civilization after all.

Not much hope mind you, but some. Oh forget it, we're doomed. Doomed I say.

Meantime in case you missed it, Michael Richards isn't the only bad comedian. But at least Richards gets that he has a major repair job to do. Some folks don't get it that when they screw up comedy, the game's over pal.

WASHINGTON (Nov. 19)(AP) - Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry insisted on Sunday his "botched joke" about President Bush 's Iraq policy would not undermine a possible White House campaign in 2008.

"Not in the least," Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, said when asked if the furor over his comment had caused him to reconsider a 2008 race. "The parlor game of who's up, who's down, today or tomorrow, if I listened to that stuff, I would never have won the nomination."

MacYapper - Dude, you're toast. History. In the archives. Outta here. Yesterday's news. Fish wrap. Take your stentorian, Lincolnesque, Lurchesque, Frankensteinesque, windsurfing butt and get naked and roll around in Theresa's vault. Enjoy yourself. But running for Prez in '08? Fahgettaboudit.

FLIP SIDE "ON THE AIR" TONIGHT!
7-10 PM

We'll be doing the Michael Richards Happy Dance and other cool stuff.

www.kdkaradio.com over the 'net

1020 AM OVER THE AIR

ANOTHER GRAY DRIZZLY DAY IN THE 'BURGH EDITION

GAMBLING ON THE FUTURE - WILL WE ROLL THE DICE IN THE HILL?
What Kind Of A Business Guarantees Crime Will Definitely Go Up?

O.J.'S GOT THE JUICE - INCREDIBLY BAD TASTE ON THE LOOSE
What's More Despicable - O.J.? Fox? Or Judith Regan?

DOES VIETNAM HOLD ANY LESSONS FOR IRAQ?Herrrrroooooooo????????????????

THE MAY PRIMARY - DOES IT ALWAYS DETERMINE WHO'S MAYOR?
Academic Type Sets The Record Straight

THE SNARKERY STARTS NOW

BITTER PILL FOR THE HILL?

City Paper Editor Chris Potter attended this week's meeting in the Hill district about the potential new casino there. He informed the FLIP SIDE last night of something I suppose should be obvious but doesn't seem to get much buzz... and that is that the Hill folk aren't necessarily enamored of having a giant building filled with idiots throwing their money away that's guaranteed to increase crime in their neighborhood.

I'm still behind the Isle of Capris plan (I'm not a Mayor Opie flip-flopper), and I continue to abhor the "fix is in" Harrah's debacle (a traffic and logistical nightmare), but I haven't really fixated on the North Shore plan enough to know whether I like it. The North Shore does promise some Hill development, unlike Harrah's.

OJ IS FUNNELING HIS MONEY

FOXNEWS.COM:
Judith Regan, publisher of O.J. Simpson 's book "If I Did It," says she did not pay him for the rights to publish his book, in which the onetime football superstar tells how he would have killed his ex-wife if, in fact, he had done it.

"What I do know is I didn't pay him," Regan said in a statement published exclusively Thursday night on The Drudge Report. "I contracted through a third party who owns the rights, and I was told the money would go to his children. That much I could live with."

The book deal reportedly was sold to HarperCollins for $3.5 million.

MacYapper - Of course he's got a plan to give the money to his kids. He still owes something like 30 mil to the Goldman's and Co., and he's sure as hell not going to reward them. After all, they have the nerve to be pissed off about their relative being brutally murdered by a guy who got away with it.

Every few minutes someone's killed by their boyfriend/husband or girlfriend/wife (mostly boyfriend/husband)according to the domestic violence expert on the FLIP SIDE last night. Frankly, I feel lucky to have survived all these years.

DOES THE MAY PRIMARY ALWAYS DECIDE THE MAYORAL ELECTION?

On the Flip Side the other night, Councilman and soon to be mayoral candidate come January Bill Peduto said yes. But a MacYipper E-Mailer says no:

"Only caught the end of your show with Bill P last night. Maybe this was
something you discussed earlier but it seemed clear that you asked about
the election coming up and whether the primary election will de facto
settle who becomes mayor. Bill said something like: for 70 years that has
always been the case. Problem is that is factually incorrect.

Not criticizing Bill but just fyi: Mayor Caliguiri was elected in the 1977
general election when he beat the winner of the Democratic primary who was
Tom Foerster. Caliguiri had lost the primary and re-registered as an
independent to run in the general. Foerster would go on to become the
county commissioner but still. That may just be one example, but there
have not been many open elections for mayor in recent decades. So it’s
true that the Republican primary winner has not won in the city in 70
years but that is a different question/answer. It would not be
surprising if one of these folks decides to forgo the primary and just run
in the general.. The laws have changed since then and you probably can’t
run in the general after losing in the primary but you could just skip the
primary easily enough. See what happens after the AC Cemocratic
Committee endorses someone in February. People may also use the
opportunity to debate Jim Burn’s attempt to change the party endorsement
process."
Christopher Briem
University Center for Social and Urban Research
University of Pittsburgh

MacYapper - Well someone does his freaking homework. Sheesh!
Fact remains, this May, there will be a winner. Ravenstahl has to hope no other thuggish candidates get in to split the thug vote.
Peduto has to hope no other groovy candidates get in to split the groovy vote.

WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD? TO AVOID SERVICE IN VIETNAM!

MacYapper - George Bush has been roundly and justifiably ridiculed, but he hasn't gotten nearly enough grief for stopping by Vietnam, the place he so studiously avoided all those years ago, after Daddy's friends asked Texas Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes to make a phone call, which Barnes confirmed on the FLIP SIDE he did make.
The scary part is, he seems to think the lesson of 'Nam is "stay the course," when of course the lesson is, when you can't win and your presence is actually more harmful than helpful, get the hell out.

BREITBART.COM
Bush's brief state visit here, 10 days after US voter anger over Iraq swept the opposition Democrats to control of the US Congress, has inevitably raised comparisons between the Vietnam war and the ongoing conflict in Iraq.

Asked whether the US defeat in Vietnam offered lessons, the US president replied: "We tend to want there to be instant success in the world, and the task in Iraq is going to take a while."

MacYapper - Idiot.

FLIP SIDE WITH JOHNNY MAC "ON THE AIR" TONIGHT 7-10 PM

7PM Congressman Mike Doyle on Murtha's loss in the race for House Majority Leader.

8pm TBA

9pm PSYCHIC BETSY BALEGA... EENIE WEENIE CHILE BEANIE THE SPIRTS ARE ABOUT TO SPEAK!

1020 AM OVER THE AIR
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LAME-ASS MINI BLOG AGAIN

LAME ASS MINI BLOG RULES THE DAY
Lame Ass Blogger Knows No Other Way

HEY, WANT A FULL BLOG?
Nawww... I Want Me Some Lame Ass Mini Blog

ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT A FULL BLOG?
Are You Capable Of Listening? Mini Freaking Blog!

LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT?
Shut The F Up You Moron!

THE MINI SNARKERY STARTS NOW
I'm sorry I've been incredibly busy lately and it never stops. So, another lame-ass mini blog.
Tonight at 8pm on the FLIP SIDE on WWW.KDKARADIO.COM I'm going to rip O.J. a new one, because as irritated as I was last night, I'm kinda furious tonight.

In fact, I'm kinda annoyed about everything. Like gambling. It's coming to Pittsburgh. It's gonna be crime and hassle and people throwing their money away. And that's just stupid. And we're all just stupid. I hate gambling.
Seven PM, Chris Potter City Paper Editor will talk about a gambling meeting in the Hill District and what people on the street are saying.

Then at 9pm tonight, Pop Culture Correspondent Gab Bonesso is on hiatus, so Lesbian Correspondent Sue Kerr does double duty as Pop Culture/Lesbian Correspondent.

Be there and be square.

That is your lame-ass mini blog. Better blogging tomorrow.
The blog 'll come up tomorrow, bet yer bottom dollar that tomorrow....

THAT SICK BASTARD O.J. IS BACK EDITION

A DAY WITHOUT O.J. IS LIKE A DAY WITHOUT SUNSHINE
Or Murder - It's Either Murder Or Sunshine - One Of The Two

GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER ON FOX T-V
Really, The First Murder Is The Hardest - Then You're Home Free

DO AIRPLANES MAKE YOU HORNY BABY?
Keep Your Hands To Yourself In The Sky

IF YOU CAN'T JOIN THE MILE HIGH CLUB
Then The Terrorists Have Won

THE SNARKERY STARTS NOW

And now from the DO YOU FREAKING BELIEVE THIS? DEPARTMENT:

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fox plans to broadcast an interview with O.J. Simpson in which the former football star discusses "how he would have committed" the slayings of his ex-wife and her friend, for which he was acquitted, the network said.

MacYapper- Do you freaking believe whack job is doing an interview about the murder he says he didn't commit that we all know he did commit about how he would have committed the murder had he committed the murder which he of course did?

Have you ever heard of anything else like this? Anywhere? Ever? Period?

(AP)
The two-part interview, titled "O.J. Simpson: If I Did It, Here's How It Happened," will air Nov. 27 and Nov. 29, the TV network said.

Simpson has agreed to an "unrestricted" interview with book publisher Judith Regan, Fox said.

"O.J. Simpson, in his own words, tells for the first time how he would have committed the murders if he were the one responsible for the crimes," the network said in a statement. "In the two-part event, Simpson describes how he would have carried out the murders he has vehemently denied committing for over a decade."

MacYapper - Johnny Cochran must be rolling over in his grave. Wait, he'd just be amused wouldn't he? Well, I can think of a certain blond murder victim who might be a bit miffed. But this TV show is ratings gold,man. No pun intended.

(AP)
The interview will air days before Simpson's new book, "If I Did It," goes on sale Nov. 30. The book, published by Regan, "hypothetically describes how the murders would have been committed."

In a video clip on the network's Web site, an off-screen interviewer says to Simpson, "You wrote 'I have never seen so much blood in my life.'"

"I don't think any two people could be murdered without everybody being covered in blood," Simpson responds.

MacYapper - Jesus HE WROTE A FREAKING "WHAT IF" BOOK!!!!!!!#$%@$^$^#$^!$^!$^!#$^

This guy is coo-coo for cocoa puffs crackers out the window baby!

(AP)
Simpson, who now lives in Florida, was acquitted in a criminal trial of the 1994 killings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. Simpson was later found liable in 1997 in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the Goldman family.

MacYapper - The judicial system acquitted him before they convicted him but he never goes to jail anyway? Who's the freaking judge, John Kerry?

MILE HIGH CLUB WANNABES BUSTED - AGAIN THE TERRORISTS HAVE WON

BREITBART.COM:
A couple's ill-concealed sexual play aboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles got them charged with violating the Patriot Act, intended for terrorist acts, and could land them in jail for 20 years.


MacYapper - I can't wait to find out how the hell playing hide the salami in the sky equals terrorism.

BREITBART.COM:
According to their indictment, Carl Persing and Dawn Sewell were allegedly snuggling and kissing inappropriately, "making other passengers uncomfortable," when a flight attendant asked them to stop.

"Persing was observed nuzzling or kissing Sewell on the neck, and ... with his face pressed against Sewell's vaginal area. During these actions, Sewell was observed smiling," reads the indictment filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

MacYapper - Smiling, eh? And they think we don't know that's the international symbol for light the bomb any moment now? How dare these people smile? Particularly when the smiling person has someone's face in her vaginal area. That is highly inappropriate, and disgusting. And it sounds fun. No one should be allowed to have fun. Ever.

BREITBART.COM
On a second warning from the flight attendant, Persing snapped back threatening the flight attendant with "serious consequences" if he did not leave them alone.

MacYapper - OK, He shouldn't have threatened the flight attendant. But still, seriously, terrorists?

BREITBART.COM
The comment was enough to have the couple, both in their early 40s, arrested when the plane reached its destination in Raleigh, North Carolina, and charged with obstructing a flight attendant and with criminal association.

MacYapper - People in their early 40s have sex?

BREITBART.COM
They have been placed under legal surveillance until their trial on February 5. If found guilty, they both could be sent to jail for up to 20 years.

MacYapper - Legal surveillance? Like, to make sure there's no more vaginal kissing and smiling? I hope not. Because then of course, the terrorists have won.

BREITBART.COM
Persing's lawyer William Peregoy said his client was not feeling well when he placed his head on his companion's lap, and that he only threatened the flight attendant with reporting him to his superiors on landing.

MacYapper - Don't mess with flight attendants. Don't mess with Texas.

Johnny Mac back "ON THE AIR" tonight on the FLIP SIDE 7pm
Guests, Topics, TBA

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MAYOR OPIE CRUNCHES NUMBERS EDITION

MAYOR OPIE ADDS AND SUBTRACTS
Or At Least Some Numbers Crunching Bureaucrat Did

MAC-YIPPER SAYS THERE'S SOMETHING FUNNY GOING ON
Grant Street Shenanigans Do Not Amuse E-Mailer

WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO REINSTATE CATHY MCNEILLY?
Looking For Speedy Deliver - You Know, Like McFeely

REVIEWING THE EARLY DAYS OF THE OPIE ADMINISTRATION
Lessons In Power Grabbing Exposed

THE SNARKERY STARTS NOW

The Ope-Meister has submitted a budget, according to the still in business at this point Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

"His budget presentation to City Council lacked suspense -- the $420 million plan has been public since Sept. 21 and was approved by state overseers Oct. 20."

MacYapper - OK, I guess I missed that part about the whole damn thing already being public. So yesterday was a worthless dog and pony show.
Councilman William Peduto, aka Mr. Peduto-Head, is going to run against Opie. Though your fearless prognosticator has been an omniscient whiz-kid of late, I can't call this one yet because I don't know who else is running.
But Peduto-Head says this budget is hardly worth the paper its printed on.

Post-Gazette:
"Councilman William Peduto, a likely mayoral candidate next year, immediately criticized the five-year plan accompanying the budget, saying it contained "phantom revenues."

"Our five-year plan isn't a plan for recovery," Mr. Peduto said. "It's a plan for disaster."

MacYapper understands that Peduto-Head is zapping Opie for political points. But MacYapper, who apparently has begun the annoying habit of referring to his blogger self in the third person, has a feeling Peduto-Head knows what he's talking about here. And what possible expertise could Mayor Opie have to know whether Peduto's right? It's a $420 million dollar budget! Shouldn't we have a Mayor who knows how to shave driving this big-ass expensive bus?

Post-Gazette:
"The mayor's 357-page budget does not raise taxes. It complies with state law by trimming the parking and business privilege taxes, and goes a step further by halving the amusement tax charged on tickets to events by nonprofit groups."

MacYapper - It's unclear to me whether ticket prices or parking prices will be reduced as a result of cutting these taxes.

But let's get to the heart of the matter. MacYapper e-mail bagger Brian sent this missive to my KDKA e-mail address: jmcintire@kdkaradio.com:

BRIAN THE MACYIPPER SAYS:
The Ravenstahl/Zober/Regan administration has shown a complete inability to govern or to act appropriately unless forced to do so through public pressure. A few examples:

1. Just prior to and upon seizing the reigns, they obtained a ridiculous "legal" opinion that Luke could retain office until 2009. After the well-deserved public outcry, Luke acknowledged that it was not a City decision. (Neither Luke nor Zober have acknowledged their role in obtaining the opinion).

MacYapper - This is the nub of what really got my goat and started me down the dangerous trail of regularly mixing vague metaphors. Who actually sought to put the language in the initial opinion from the city attorney which claimed Opie was in until '09? Why didn't Opie reject that notion out of hand immediately?
Because he's an ambitious politician and in his very first opportunity to say "hey, this seems kinda like B.S. to me," through his actions and words he implied, "hey, if I'm in until '09 then I guess I am. Who'd a thunk it?"
The city attorney cannot declare the length of term of a fill-in Mayor.

More from MacYipper Brian:

"2. Luke sought to give Regan even more authority power by promoting him to public safety director until public outcry forced him to pull the nomination.

3. When Regan was put on leave (a concept that is totally unprecedented for a person in that type of position), they did so with pay and with a City vehicle (again unprecedented for a confidential assistant to the mayor). The vehicle was Regan's to use until it hit the paper and suddenly the vehicle was returned."

MacYapper - Yes, Opie's been given credit for deep sixing Dennie. But he's the one who was trying to freaking promote him for cryin' out loud. Dennie is still somehow in, even though he's out. And whoever's really running things on Grant Street, it sure as hell ain't Opie.

The endless e-mail from MacYipper Brian rocks on:

4. The "investigation" of Denny Regan is the worst excuse for having City taxpayers provide him with a paid vacation (we are in the 5th week at $1775/week not to mention fuel and health benefits) Regan is in an at-will position serving (or leaving) at the pleasure of the mayor. Unlike a police officer who might be reinstated by an arbitrator for whatever reason, Regan can be discharged for any or no reason.

MacYapper would like to know what the hell is taking so long with making a decision both on Dennie Regan and Commander Cathy McNeilly, who I still believe was just trying to fire a dangerous police officer, and was justifiably annoyed when Dubious Dennie intervened. She's a whistleblower. She's a hero. Reinstate her Opie. At minimum, don't leave her hanging. She's one of the good guys.

FLIP SIDE "ON THE AIR" TONIGHT AT 7PM

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That is all at this time. You are now instructed to return to your regular life. Try not to screw it up. When you do, it's very time consuming.
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Sorry about today's LAMO BLOGGO but I just ran out of time.

Quickly, Steelers fans should brace themselves... they will suck again.
Don't be all delusional because they didn't suck yesterday.

The Bush administration should brace themselves... they will suck again.
Don't be all delusional because they fired Dandy Don Rumsfeld.

The Mayor Opie administration should brace themselves... they will suck again.
Just because they put together what passes for a budget and submitted it doesn't mean they have any idea what the hell they're doing.

That is all.
Better blog tomorrow.

FLIP SIDE "ON THE AIR" TONIGHT

7pm... What Does Dem Takeover Mean For Iraq?

8pm Medical Frontiers

9pm FLIP SIDE RETURNS... The Return Of Steeler Mania? Gene Collier

THANK FREAKING GOD IT'S FRIDAY EDITION

WILL AL FRANKEN RUN FOR THE U-S SENATE?
MacYapper Prediction - Absofreakinlutely!

YOU WON'T HAVE DANDY DON TO KICK AROUND ANY MORE
Conservatives Miffed About Shabby Treatment Of Mr. Incompetent

WHY IS COUNTING IRAQI CIVILIAN DEATHS LIKE AN AMERICAN ELECTION?
Because You Can Never Really Trust The Final Tally

K-FED KICKED TO THE CURB - WHICH BOOB WILL HOOK UP WITH GUM CHOMPER NEXT?
Sequel For Justin Timberlake? Or Has He Learned His Lesson?

THE SNARKERY STARTS NOW

AL FRANKEN WANTS HIS FREAKIN' MONEY, MAN

MacYapper:
Al Franken said on the FLIP SIDE last night that he'll decide in the very near future whether to run for the U-S SENATE in '08 in his home state of Minnesota.
I'm thinkin' it's definite. Al has held a kajillion fundraisers for Dem candidates, including a recent one for Jason Altmire, and they owe him big time.

Although as he pointed out last night, Jason really can't do much for him, being a rookie and all. Al also reports his Minnesota accent comes out every now and again, when he says "o's." As in "ohhhh... nooooooo." And he says in Minnesota they say "hunderd" instead of hundred.

Al says despite this minor speech defect, at least he tries to control it, as opposed to Dubya saying "nookyeller" or Jumpin' Jack Murtha saying "Rumsfield."
Although, as you know, we soon won't have Rumsfield to kick around any more.

Al's book "The Truth With Jokes" is now out in paperback. He says just about everything he predicted, especially with the Abramoff scandal, came true.

Franken also tries to be optimistic about Air America's future, despite the recent filing for bankruptcy. As he points out "I'm a creditor." I wonder how much freakin' money they owe Al? I'm guessin' a bundle and a half.

REPUBLICANS THINK THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO BE OUTRAGED ABOUT SOMETHING

THE HILL:
"Donald Rumsfeld's abrupt resignation from the Pentagon the day after Republicans lost both chambers of Congress has infuriated some GOP officials on and off Capitol Hill.

Members and staff still reeling from Tuesday's rout are furious about the administration's decision to dump the controversial defense secretary one day after their historic loss, they said in a series of interviews about the election results.

President Bush announced Rumsfeld's resignation on Wednesday and named Bob Gates, a former CIA chief and president of Texas A&M University, as his replacement.

"The White House said keeping the majority was a priority, but they failed to do the one thing that could have made a difference," one House GOP leadership aide said Thursday. "For them to toss Rumsfeld one day after the election was a slap in the face to everyone who worked hard to protect the majority.' "

MacYapper:
OK, this boob Rumsfield, uh, Rumsfeld, directs this disastrous policy, resulting in God knows how many more kids being killed or maimed, and we're suppose to treat him with kid gloves on the way out?

Republicans apparently STILL don't get it. It's called repudiation, dude! Even Dubya finally figured out that Rummy had to do. You don't even get to be outraged about this or anything else. The outrage is you. You are the outrage. Get it? Why don't you get upset about your party's total betrayal of fiscal conservatism, and stop worrying about old guys who will totally be taken care of despite their gross incompetence? Helllloooo??

IT'S THE PARLOR GAME THAT'S SWEEPING THE NATION - HOW MANY CIVILIANS KILLED?

BAGHDAD, Iraq Nov 10, 2006 (AP)— "A stunning new death count emerged Thursday, as Iraq's health minister estimated 150,000 civilians have been killed in the war about three times previously accepted estimates.

On Friday, the U.S. military announced the deaths of two soldiers and one Marine, bringing the number of U.S. troops killed in Iraq this month to 23."

MacYapper:
Not so stunning to me. I never totally believed the 600-thousand estimate that was bandied about, but I figured it was six figures easy and maybe two or three hundred thousand.

What's stunning is that we don't get the hell out and, as Jumpin' Jack Murtha puts it, let them have their civil war.

KANSAS CITY STAR ON K-FED PLEA FOR STREET CRED:


"He also said he wanted the album to make him known as an artist and not a tabloid target.

“That’s like the big transition, how I can get people to relate to that,” Federline said while dragging on a Marlboro Light outside a Hollywood TV studio. “They’re thinking about the family life and K-Fed and all this stuff, he’s living off her and blah, blah, blah. They don’t know that I paid for my own album and I paid my way. I paid my dues to be able to do this.'"

MacYapper:
Apparently the reviews are in and the album is, as you might guess, a giant dud. FLIP SIDE Pop Culture Correspondent Gabrielle Bonesso speculates that maybe Britney will get back with her Mickey Mouse club sweetheart Justin Timberlake, who's still occupied with the older Cameron Diaz. Diaz is reportedly considering a nose job. Is she getting paranoid, man?

Bonesso also claims that Justin Timberlake is the new Sinatra. No not Tina. She actually means Frank. Find out what she's smokin,' send me a case, will ya?

FLIP SIDE ON THE AIR TONIGHT

I'll be burning the evening oil... I guess there's only midnight oil...
but I'll be burning it seven to ten pm. Last hour, Friday night free for all, guests TBA.

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Be There And Be Square

I STILL CAN'T FREAKING BELIEVE IT EDITION

I STILL CAN'T FREAKING BELIEVE IT! CAN YOU?
Ruminations On Palpitations And Changing Nation

AL FRANKEN ON THE FLIP SIDE TONIGHT
The Dude Writes Some Funny-Ass Books

RUMMY STEPS DOWN
And Hell Freezes Over

THE COP WHO GAVE ME A TICKET TODAY IS A PRICK
I Have No Legitimate Defense - But I Hate Him

THE SNARKERY STARTS NOW

OK, so now the AP gives Virginia to Jim Webb.

(AP) "Democrats completed an improbable double-barreled election sweep of Congress on Wednesday, taking control of the Senate with a victory in Virginia as they padded their day-old majority in the House.
Jim Webb's victory over Sen. George Allen in Virginia assured Democrats of 51 seats when the Senate convenes in January. That marked a gain of six in midterm elections in which the war in Iraq and President Bush were major issues."

I don't know if Mr. Macaca is going to challenge the results or not, but he'd be an idiot to do it. Then again, he's kind of an idiot. He's too far behind to win any recount, and he'll just look like the a-hole he is. If he saves his B.S. for another day, he might could win some other office that voters are too stupid to not elect him to. If you follow that tortured logic.

NOW WHAT DO WE DO?

The Democrats are kind of like the American army shortly after Saddam's army fell. Suddenly, they run the place. But they may have absolutely no idea what to do with the tattered ruins of a Congress they've inherited.
Impeachment is said to be off the table for now. That's good. For now.
But war profiteering must be investigated. Gotta. No choice. Too much money down the toilet. And it's the one thing EVERYBODY agrees upon... gotta support the troops... can't waste money that could have been used supporting the troops.
If the troops new how much money Republicans have allowed to disappear down a rat hole, maybe they wouldn't luv them some Dubya so damn much.

MR. PROGNOSTICATOR

Did I mention I predicted a Senate and House takeover, and Altmire and Casey?
Yes, I believed I've bragged about that ad nauseam.

Just to beat that dead horse into the ground, my omsiscience is noted for the record at www.2politicaljunkies.blogspot.com., an excellent blog if you haven't yet checked it out.

AL FRANKEN ON FLIP SIDE

Al Franken returns to the MacYapper show tonight at 7:15 p.m.
The dude writes some funny ass books. "The Truth With Jokes," is his latest. You always learn a lot when you read Franken, but then you find yourself endlessly chuckling. You don't want to read one of these books next to anyone, because you'll be the annoying weasel who won't stop chuckling.

The Lying Liars book is another one I can totally recommend. It's a bit dated at this point, but still well worth it, and may even be funnier than the truth with jokes. It's a tough call.

COP WHO TICKETED ME IS A PRICK

OK, I have no legitimate defense for what I'm about to say. But I'm sayin' it anyway. There's a loading zone outside the Starbucks on Pittsburgh's Sixth Street downtown. Every day people park there momentarily to run in and get a Starbucks. I've been doing it for weeks and haven't been ticketed. But I was ticketed a couple of times a few months ago by a prick police officer.
Now I say he's a prick, and yet clearly, I'm not supposed to be there. Unless loading two grande skim lattes into my car counts.

The cop explains to me that "pretty soon you'll have a whole line of cars here." Yes, and even if that's true, this is a wide street, and it NEVER causes any traffic problems, period.

The cop enjoys this way too much. He's not just doing his job. He's got an attitude. He's a self righteous Barney Fife prick from hell. And I hate people with the Barney Fife syndrome. I asked, as he was in mid ticket, if it was too late to move it.
He just nods his head up and down as if to say "way too late pal." He couldn't possibly have eye contact with me, grin, and say "sorry bub, but you broke the rules, that's life."

I could appreciate a cop who treats me like a human. But this guy shakes his head at you like an angry parent and you're the twelve year old. He's a prick period.
Feel free to chastise me for my childish tirade below, if you wish.

But the dude is a first class prick. There I'm done now.

DANDY DON SAYS SO LONG TO PENTAGON

I was shocked, amazed, dumbfounded, bewildered, knock-me-over-with-a-feather, stunned beyond belief when Don Rumsfeld stepped down yesterday.

Sorry, I can't give Dubya much credit, he should have done this years ago.
Apparently Dad's advisors are finally getting to him, 'cause this is one of Daddy's boys and he's already got Daddy crony Baker trying to bail his sorry ass out of Iraq.

But the fact that the coffee is actually being smelled and someone awoke from their endless slumber in the Bush administration is an out and out freaking miracle.

FLIP SIDE "ON THE AIR" TONIGHT

Scintillating Commentary on What Congressional Dems SHOULD be investigating.

World Wide FLIP SIDE spy radio network eavesdrops on Bush and Cheney, post-election.

7pm - Al Franken

8pm - Me complaining about cops who are pricks

9pm - Latest Pop Culture Trends with Comedian Gab Bonesso - may revisit the Is Justin Timberlake the next Sinatra ridiculous argument.

Comment below or e-mail me at JohnMcIntire@comcast.net

Later, dude.

BIG-ASS POST-ELECTION DAY SPECIAL EDITION

MAC-YAPPER GOES FOUR FOR FOUR IN OMNISCIENT ORGASM FROM HELL
I'm Joining The Freaking Psychic Hotline

MISSIE HART PUT OUT TO PASTURE
Joins Bob Ney - Some Times You Whinny Sometimes You Lose

WHO ELSE PICKED JASON ALTMIRE TO WIN PUBLICLY?
Um, That Would Be NO ONE - Only Yours Truly

TRICKY RICK IS SUCH A NICE BOY WHEN HE CONCEDES DEFEAT
Speech Better Than Snoozy Bob's - But He Still Lost

THE SNARKERY STARTS NOW

Quick Election Hits

* I'm the ONLY MEDIA IDJIT I KNOW who picked Altmire over Hart. No one else did. I saw the anti-Bush wave a-comin, and Missie also had a comeuppance due based on Santorum style arrogance.

*I went four for four. Called the US House AND the Senate. Senate not official yet but invevitable when dust settles in VA and MT. Add Altmire and Casey, and you've got a MacYapper grand slam.

*Jim Roddey at KDKA and Mean Bill Green at PCNC were in total denial about Tricky Rick's impending defeat... until Fox News called it for Casey. Then it was all "gulp?"

*Tricky Rick's concession speech seemed heartfelt and genuine and was interesting to watch. Snoozy Bob's victory speech was standard stump, and once again, stump had more charisma. But welcome to the U-S Senate Mr. Snoozy.

*Hillary Clinton kicked butt with 67 percent of the vote. Dubya kicked butt with his last Texas Governor's election, laying the foundation for '04.

*Missie hunts Beaver - Missie Hart was mumbling about missing votes in Beaver for a time, but she too, took such a butt kicking that she realized challenges are futile.

*Tricky Rick, after his staff boasted "losing is not an option" all night long, got an even bigger butt kicking, and also declined the challenging the results route.

*Swingin' Jim Roddey says he had dozens of chicken dinners in a row while still County Executive, and that when he finally got home one night, his wife served him chicken. He got up and talked for 20 minutes. Ba dum bum.

*Will Dem sweep hurt Prez chances in '09? GOP friend points out Senate will be so close that it'll be in play again and since voters know GOP may take it back, they might be less concerned about one party rule.

*Trying not to gloat.
BWWWWAAAAAAAAA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
OK I'm done

MacYapper E-Mail from MacYipper RJD:

John -

Here's your MORNING IN AMERICA, baby!

Final comments on Rick. Did he really need to bring his entire family
on stage (one more time) so that they could all cry together? Poor
little Sarah Marie was just distraught! Though, wasn't it weird that an
8 year old was holding a dolly dressed the same as her? Isn't she
past that point? Or was that Rick's doll and she was just holding it
for him as he conceded?

What the heck was Missy Hart talking about, when she publically said
that "we don't have any numbers from Beaver County?" Was her
campaign just totally clueless? I see no other logical explanation....

RJD

*I'm patting myself on the back again for the Altmire prediction. For my next prediction, I predict I will fill in for Honzman today 2-5pm:

THE GUY WHO PULLED OFF ONE OF THE BIGGEST UPSETS IN THE COUNTRY, JASON ALTMIRE, 3PM!

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BIG-ASS ELECTION DAY SPECIAL EDITION

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006 - A Day That Will Live In Infamy

SO LONG RICKY, WE HARDLY KNEW YA
You'll Make Way More As A Lobbyist

SO LONG MISSIE, WE HARDLY KNEW YA
You'll Make Way More As A Lobbyist

WELCOME TO CONGRESS JASON, WE HARDLY KNOW YA
You'll Make Way Less Than You Did As A Lobbyist

DEMS TAKE HOUSE - PELOSI TAKES SPEAKER
Butt Kickin' Comin' And It Ain't No Squeaker

THE SNARKERY STARTS NOW!

It's a long road to Tipperary, but I think we've finally arrived.

Americans are easily duped, but eventually, if and when the truth smacks them in the face like Muhammed nailing Joe in the Thrilla in Manila (down goes Hastert! down goes Hastert!), they have to deal with reality.

The reality is that the current crop of Republicans are drunk with power and they're spending our money like drunken sailors. Rehab anyone? The Democrats may be just as bad or worse given that much time and control, but we've got nothing to lose by giving them a chance.

And make no mistake, they're going to get their chance.

PANSY PUNDITS POPULATE PAPERS

Desite the timidity of many major pundits, and eepiste some polls which indicate a Republican resurgence, I'm stickin' with my picks.

Casey, Altmire, Dem House, Dem Senate. Dems win RI, VA, MO, PA and two others in my scenario. Bring out the broom, it's sweep time baby.

Wll Speaker Pelosi investigate? What will she investigate? War profiteering? Waste, frad and abuse on the conduct of the war? And when all the dirt is uncovered, and at least some of it will be, will there actually be talk of impeachment? Should there be? Will Dems squander good will if deemed too aggressive?

I don't know. But it sure as hell is going to be interesting.

Quaint Constitutional notions of checks and balances restored. The King is dead, long live the King.

VOTING FIASCO

I live in the North Side. I walk into the elementary school to vote, and there's a delay. "The printer isn't working but it should be working shortly," I'm told. What printer? So there is a verifiable print copy? I thought there wasn't? I see no printer visible anywhere. But I'm told it's fixed and I can vote now.

Then, after electronically choosing my peeps, I'm not sure how to actually record the vote. I ask my wife who is next to me voting (why they have the machines so damn close together is beyond me). The poll worker says I can't talk to anyone while I'm voting.

I defy anyone to find me any language in a state statute that says I can't talk to anyone while I'm voting. More misinformation delivered to often clueless poll workers.

What harm would come of me talking? If I don't mind possibly letting it slip who I voted for, why would anyone else care?

I ask the poll worker "how do I make sure my vote is recorded?" Read the instructions she says. But the instructions only come up at the beginning of the process, and you can't make them reappear once you start casting your votes.

And the polling worker didn't know what to tell me. And I wasn't allowed to ask my wife. This country couldn't be any stupider.

Finally I see the red voting button atop the computer screen, not ON the computer screen, as the candidates are. I press it, and APPARENTLY, my vote is recorded. Although who really knows?

Last night I watched the HBO documentary on activist Bev Harris and all the voting machine problems around the country. Scary. If you have On Demand, check it out.
Although it is full of stupid, overly dramatic, unnecessary music. But whatyagonnado?

ELECTION NIGHT

I'll be broadcasting live from 7 to Midnight in the world wide headquarers of the world's first commercial radio station, with Swingin' Jim Roddey.

Candidates and pundits will make brief appearances throghout the night. The KDKA radio news team will be earnest and urgent and popping up constantly.

The thing is, I don't know if we'll actually know squat by midnight. We may know that Tricky Rick is toast, but will we know the outcome of the Hart-Altmire contest? Doubtful.

I may head down to the Sheraton at Station Square to observe Democrats in an unfamiliar mode... celebratory. The DeFazio brothers will always buy you a drink.

Mean Bill Green says he's going to Tricky Rick's "victory" party after he gets off TV duty at midnight. What a morgue that place is going to be.

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7 TO MIDNIGHT - BE THERE AND BE SQUARE
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