American Publishing Industry On The Brink – And Mr. Hardball Stays In the Power Seat
One of the casualties of the current recession is an industry on the brink of disaster. The following item from the Taunton Ma, Daily Gazette is part of a pattern across the country.
Customers of the Waldenbooks in Lexington, Mass., are protesting its January 24 closing and have begun a letter-writing campaign to Borders headquarters in Ann Arbor, Mich. “It is a centerpiece of [Lexington] Center,” Patricia Manhard told the paper. “This isn’t a restaurant–this is an intellectual center in town.”
Borders, which has closed many Walden outlets in recent years and whose top executives were replaced this week, says the decision is final.
Beyond the headlines of recent days is the sad fact that more and more bookstores are closing down, bookstores that serve as cultural centers for many communities. Add to that the sorry state of American publishing and you have a recipe for cultural meltdown. This is a time, a time of difficulty, when people flock to books for diversion, for entertainment and information.
Look for more closings, and a deep recession for the companies that print and publish America’s books.
DEMOCRATS ON THE WARPATH
Even before he takes the Oath of Office, Barack Obama is getting heat on the tax cut plan from, of all places, the Democratic Party. It seems the middle class tax cuts are not going over well with moderate Democrats. Besides the tax issues, Democrats are providing a circus in Illinois, embarrassment with the Bill Richardson pullout from Commerce, and then of course, there is funny man Al Franken, who may wind up in limbo for months. Who needs the loyal opposition when your own party becomes it!
HARDBALL
Chris Matthews’ decision not to run for the U.S, was based on this question: Why give up a multi-million dollar bully pulpit stronger than a U.S. Senator, to sit in the back bench of the Senate? Besides there was another factor: the possibility of losing. Giving up your job, and possibly losing, would be a huge loss, wouldn’t you agree? Chris is a great guy, but he’ll have more influence on American life playing Hardball.
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Larry, book stores and libraries are becoming less relevant. You fail to mention that these cloings are more than offset by internet cafes and general knowledge gathering via the net from home. Its not as social or obvious, but if you spend more time with young people you’ll understand the piece of the puzzle your missing
Speaking of commentators turning to politics, why dont you run for state senate. Name recognition, knowledge of issues etc., you’d be a shoe-in. A great way to spend your retirement and no big income give-up versus what you make at comcast.
Speaking of commentators….Larry your name came up in a Phila Magazine article in an interview with Mauri Povich. When you left for NY apparently Mauri came to town trying to replace you. His slogan was to be “if it bleeds it leads”…….
Fortunately for Phila Jim Gardner got the job……..and lucky for him “the big story is”……. remains.
Chris Mathews didn’t decline to run for the senate because of the money and exposure….he had a feeling up his leg. I think it was Kim Ree.
Larry, after Larry Platt’s feature last year about the Reid family I Gotta say that the Phila Magazine has resurfaced as a much more inclusive magazine. I still can’t afford anthing advertised but at least I don’t feel quite so minimized by their de haut en bas.
I have a scheme, I want to take all your money and then I want to kiss your rosebud while I’m dressed as the Easter Bunny. Call me crazy, but there’s a sucker born every minute, and if anyone can make this happen, it’s me!
Larry, thank you for changing the blog topic… finally…
Imagine the irony if the Uber Liberal Obama who won on a Uber Liberal platform abandons the Uber Liberal Left and goes for a big tax cut. Will the Left feel betrayed and abandon Obama? Will he be a real leader and do what’s right despite partisan politics? We don’t need a bogus stimulus plan. We need Americans spending money on real items.
Al Franken is not funny. He has never been funny. He is a joke, though, on the state of Minnesota. Similar to Jesse Ventura. What morons!
Chris Matthews never had a chance. Per ego. Larry, don’t encourage this hack.
In my drug induced trance last night I saw the following entities disappearing due to irrelevance, mismanagement or indifference:
10) Public Libraries
9) The Mummers
8) Borders Bookstores
7) Authentic Cheesesteaks
6) Encyclopedias
5) Republican Party
4) John McCain
3) WNBA
2) Free Air at Gas Stations
1) Lasalle Basketball
4)
I went to Barnes & Noble last week & was amazed to see all the homeless & the burnouts reading the magazines.Hardly what I would call a “community center.”
George-Do you really believe Larry would be a “shoe-in ?” Or were you suggesting Larry would have a shoe thrown at him ?
Nostro-LaSalle basketball has been irrelevant since about 1991.
Yankee Pirate the Hawk will never die but Big 5 basketball as we once knew has. No shocker there.
YAP, note I said “state” senate, that’s about Larry’s speed,especially if you compare him to some of the yahoos who currently hold seats. He almost looks like an elder statesman, plus you get a free car, gasoline allowance and all the free air he can pump. His ego is probaly too big to have to campaign and respond to votors, plus he’d have to take a stand on issues, so its probably a dumb idea.
I do not think that libraries are disappearing, but the traffic in the city libraries here is more prominent than ever due to some innovations that make the library more than just a stack of books with ladies in horn-rimmed glasses.
Waldenbooks disappearance is sad, but I think that Waldenbooks are stores that are smaller and have less variety than their big brother coutnerparts at Borders. It is just a financial decision on their part.
Borders tried Cd’s, movies, coffee, scones, hip salespeople, discounted books
and still the masses refuse to read, unless you consider the Enquirer and People’s magazine.
Larry when your book hits the shelves will there be any shelves to hit?
How many trees will be lost in your pursuit of reaching the NYT’s best seller list? The over under on the street is five………..that’s five as in five feet of trees. Just Kidding…..
Larry, I’m really puzzled by your concern about libraries and book stores. You sell your own books through this site, Amazon, half.com etc.,(by the way good used copies go for about $2). The distributuin channels have changed plus people read less, so who cares if the stores and libraries that are underutilized close? The books are still avaialable and more cheaply than ever before via the internet versus bricks and mortor. Plus more books are recycled since its easy to sell them once your done (I know you don’t like that part since it hurts your retail sales), but this makes books cheaper and more accesible than ever before in human history. You need to think more about this stuff if your going to run for state senate!
After all manners of professors have done their best for us,the place we are to get knowledge is in books.The true university of these days is a collection of books.
Larry,it appears you were out in front concerning the suburban crime wave.Just read about a murder in North Wales,three men stabbing a businessman to death & terrorizing the family.You still have what it takes,big guy.
Chris Matthews read the handwriting on the wall,his own brother told him he did not have a chance to win.
Chris Matthews is not a great guy, he’s a hack and inside sources say he will be off the air within the next few months.
Who is Lasalle playing tonight?
I once had a friend who set out for the Tom Gola Arena. Long story short……I never saw him again. The last I heard he was tending bar at Speedy Morris’s place.
I like to read, like so many others. When Larry Flint said he needed a bail out from the government I immmediatly called my senator and offered up my old copies of Hustler. It’s what a true American should do in this day and age……… sacrifice….. thaat’s being an American.
I thought that movie “Playing For Time” was about a group of war torn Jewish concentration camp survivors. Now it comes to pass that “playing for time” is about seating an old black politician in the Senate; appointed by a crooked (Serbian) Governor.
Since the Christmas season now starts in September, I now proclaim this the onset of Ground Hog Day, in honor of OOOJ. Will there be six more weeks of winter? only Larry er…. I mean only the Ground Hog Knows. Larry is the prognosticator of Suburban Crime.
Larry, people are stupid. Things won’t get better until we have FREE AIR. Publishing is going down the toilet because people read drivel like Harry Potter if they read at all. There is little capacity for nuanced thought in this post-literate land of TV zombies. MORE AT 11!
Clearly Free Air is a more important topic than anything Larry has put forward in at least 6 months. Seriously.
It’s all drivel on this blog. I wonder how long we’ll have to wait for Punxsutawney Larry to emerge and change this blog again? Hopefully not until 2/2.
Let’s play Hardball! Chris Matthews is know for his brash, confrontational style and over-the-top remarks. Here is a list of Chris Matthews craziest quotes over the years.
On Scooter Libby: “Pardon him but send him to Iraq in uniform and put him on the front. Send him to the front.He supported the war, send him to fight it!”
On Rudy Giuliani: “That’s when terrorism becomes real and frighteningly successful. That’s what I believe, and that’s why I question the way Giuliani has raised the issue. He raises it as a specter. In a weird way, he helps the bad guys.
on Fred Thompson: “Can you smell the English leather on this guy, the Aqua Velva, the sort of mature man’s shaving cream, or whatever, you know, after he shaved? Do you smell that sort of -a little bit of cigar smoke? You know, whatever.”
On the Terry Schiavo case: “The parents, the father seems to be having I hate to say this, a good time. I don’t know why, maybe it’s the focus, maybe he’s giddy with sadness of the tragedy that has been going on for so long.”
On the War on Terror:”If we stop trying to figure out the other side, we’ve given up. The person on the other side is not evil. They just have a different perspective.”
The Saudis gave us three million.
Somoli Pirates-1
Task Force 151-0
OOOJ they are some warm chestnuts from Chris Mathews, let’s agree he’s a 60 year old tool with dyed blond hair, and trhe country is better off without him in the senate!
Larry, you might consider addressing the rising tide of anti-semitism being spawned by the Madoff scandal and attacks in Gaza. Both are complex issues, but are generating increasing levels of aniomisity and bigotry that has not been seen in the modern era. You should speak out about it and encourage others in the media to do the same.
Hela hela hela it’s party time folks!!!!
Three million big ones people. Right out of the air……those Saudis gave in faster to our demands quicker than a suicide bomber volunteers to meet Allah. Maybe not that quick but we got the ransom. We can buy a ton of sheep with that kind of moola. Maybe settle down on the Gaza coast.I hear they had some recent vacancies in their neighborhood.
We are still sitting on a ton of Ukrainian tanks, apparently they must not work very well no one has made an offer.
Larry, what is the problem with some of your letter writers? Don’t they know that I am a favorite son of the Phila area. Those quotes were totally taken out of context, I don’t care what they were.
Don’t you have some kind of news show? Oh i remember “I Hear Voices” yeah I’ve seen your show a couple of times. Why don’t your letter writers critique that piece of hard hitting commentary? Which reminds me, who writes your stuff, Emily Post? Listen Larry if you want to make it in the big time cable market you got to have a trademark. Me? I’ve got the blond hair and the big mouth. Keith Olbermann has his glasses and obnoxious insights, Rachel Maddow has that lesbian thing going for her (Man! I still want a piece of that!) and as for you I’d go with the turtle neck shirt. It’s working for Mauri Povich. He’s syndicated…..
Does your urine smell funny after you eat asparagus?
I am having a bad weekend. 0 for 3 in NFL playoff predictions so far. At least Iggles won. Let’s hope Steelers lose.
How ’bout them Eagles!!!!!
I think Larry Kane should be nominated for a Golden Globe award, why is he not getting more acclaim for his work? He deserves a lifetime achievement Edward R Murrow Award. The city of Phildelphia has not shown him proper resect, and you yahoos that write on this blog don’t deserve him. By the way, Madoff is going to have his bail revoked tomorrow. Prediction: he will die in prison with a cellmate nicknamed the “florist” for his love and fascination with rosebuds. That’s what he deserves- so let it be written, so let it be done!
Ahoy maties! Counterfeit pirates abound. Arrrgh! Somali pirates aren’t real pirates. No peglegs or eye patches. No pieces of eight or doubloons. These guys are goat chasers and smell like fertilizer. We knew where to find booty. They are in search of a whole different booty. Arrrgh! Shiver me timbers.
Hello Larry. If it’s not too much of an inconvenience, could I trouble you to change this blog topic. It was weak to begin with and needs to go out in the garbage. Thank you in advance.
How about it Nostrodumbass? Not a very good weekend on the predictions. It’s not as easy as it looks, I should know I do this for a living. If you get the urge to make any more predictions, I would consult with Farmers Almanac first.
Chris Matthews is nothing because he doesn’t understand FREE AIR and because he never was the sixth Beatle.
Captain Hook-Your time is over,give it up.You & your stupid arrgh,your rum & wenches. Brave Somoli pirates rule the seas now,Allah be praised.The Sauds gave us three mill & soon the Russians will give us more,Allah be willing.My advice to you-stay away from the Horn of Africa.
Ahoy Borah – head of goat chasers! Ye be boring in yer brief stay aboard the Good Ship Larry. Take yer $3M and go search fer yer booty in San Francisco. Stay away from the Horn of Uranius. Arrgh!
I’ll go ahead and say that any “community” that relies upon a Waldenbooks store to be its cultural beacon and anchor is already lost.
Let’s see…..Madoff is not going to jail
Burris is taking Obama’s seat in the Senate…. People are being thrown out of their homes………job losses are approaching a serious dimension……Bush is leaving office…. Israel is devastating the Gaza…. the bail out is a mess…. and here we are talking about bookstores. Bookstores and pirates. Throw in a little Chris Mathews and you begin to see “Larry’s World”
Ahoy Jimmie! Are ye a pretty boy? You have so much hair spray in your hair it’s been declared a toxic waste site. Arrrgh! Ye be filling the atmosphere with aerosols. Arrrgh! It be looking good though Jimmie. All you need is a eye patch and a parrott. Ye be a gay looking pirate, not that there is anything wrong with that. Arrrgh!
Larry, please change the blog topic. Your regulars don’t even bother to comment anymore. They are spending all their time on more interesting sites. The only noteworthy comments come from pirates. You need to re-energize this site (and buckle down personally).
oooj, it’s a crime. I’m still seeing price disparities of approximately 3-4% at local gas stations in the same neighborhoods. Where is our champion?
Capt, I’ve often thought of becoming a pirate. And don’t worry about the ozone layer. That’s not hair on my head … it’s a helmet. I wanted to sell the idea to Nike but they are more interested in the Blagojevich “look”.
JJ-If you want to be a cartoon pirate then talk to Hook.If you want to be a real pirate then come to Somolia & join us.We live large,drive SUV’s & praise Allah,blessed be his name.
Leo, our hero is immersed in his latest attempt at the great American novel. Thwarted repeatedly with his failed Beetle book attempts, he now attempts to reveal the riveting world of the unseemly underbelly of the local TV news business. Will his next novella attempt be about a once proud newcaster that has fallen on hard times in retirement?
Somalia, wasn’t he a linebacker from Samoa. He had great speed but fell victim to some poisoned poi..
Hey Boyah when are you guys coming to Miami? I’ve got a boat tied up down here. It’s called “Praise be to Moolah”
The pirate business is wide open. We haven’t had a ship hijacked since Cuba needed some car parts. The pirates made off with a ransom that included some new carburetors and a few fenders for a ’58 Ford Fairlane. I’m sure you can do better than that.
Oh coiffed one, can you give us any predictions on Sunday’s games? Clearly we can’t count on Nostro and his 25% accuracy rate.
I do believe you are in fact already in the pirate business, JJ. You and your nitwit compatriots are stealing from FOX every Sunday.
Ahoy maties! Ye Good Ship Larry be off point for another fortnight listing about in the dark. Arrrgh! Much ado about nothing with ye Somali pirates. Big on cannon balls but small on brains. Once the U.S. armada is sent to the east coast of Africa the goat chasers will desist posthaste. Arrrgh!
Jimmy is going away for a while he’s having some work done on his head. No he’s not seeing a Psychiatrist he’s going to his barber.
As to predictions…all I can say is Tanya Harding and body bags. In order for the Eagles to win next week someone must do what Bill Murry promised Chevy Chase he would do to Judge Smails in Caddyshack. Take a knife to that receiver’s ankle. He’ll never be the same. These Cardinals aren’t the Turkeys that the Eagles had for supper on Thanksgiving. As for the Pittsburgh/ Baltimore game,it will be a Buddy Ryan dream. Bodies strewn everywhere, with a few Ravens not able to make it to the end of the 3rd quarter. Should be fun. Here’s my prediction for the scores of the games 21-13 and 34 -12.
Robin’s bookstore in Philly is closing, or already closed recently too. hard to believe that a business model allowing people to whittle away their lives each day in your store without spending a cent isn’t a profitable endeavor. im shocked
Larry, here’s an idea, lets bring back door to door encylopedia salesman. Wikipedia via the internet and the millions of other sources on the net dont compare to a single set of expensive Encyclodia Britanicas in the den, that’s how kids should learn in the 21st century. Are you just having fun with these idiotic posts or are you trying to be serious, its not clear to me.
Ponz, You want Larry to win a Golden Globe and predicted Madoff was going to jail and you think the other posts are idiotic……..Get a new crystal ball. the ball you are currently using is probably stuck up your rectum.
In my drug induced trance I had the following visions for 2009:
10) Ronco mass markets a $19.99 air compressor. Operators are standing by. After $19.99 (plus $11.79 for postage and handling) you get free air!
9) Mayor Nutter privatizes the 11 city libraries. By September all but 3 are closed and those would have been closed except for city decree. They are kept open to serve as homeless shelters and wifi hotspots for the poor.
8) Barnes and Nobles buy the vacant libray buildings and make into “Super Barnes and Nobles”. They are super successful. Note the irony.
7) Horn and Hardarts reopen Automats across the city. They are famously successful. No waiting in line at fast food restaurants. No dealing with rude, ignorant workers at those restaurants. New advertising slogan is “See food. Eat it.” Try the Mac and Cheese!
6) Bernie Madoff becomes Secretary of the Treasury in a plea bargain agreement. “We don’t really need a solution to the economic crisis. We just need people to feel good about it and spend money”, President Obama was quoted as saying.
5) MSNBC’s Keith Olberman makes himself sick. “I had no idea I was such an ignorant putz”, KO was quoted as saying.
4) Larry Kane’s new novel ‘Broadcast Hijinks and Drama’ rises to #3 on the New York Times best seller list in July. Only ‘Spank Me’ a tell all biography by Britney Spears and ‘Lethal Human’ a revealing autobiography by Mel Gibson top Kane’s masterpiece. Yes, it is a slow summer.
3) Both Pat’s and Geno’s start using Alpine Lace Low Fat Cheddar Cheese on their Cheesesteaks. It’s the right thing to do. What’s next? No Amoroso rolls?
2) Larry Kane leads a talented group of investigative reporters in search for the truth about SEPTA ridership, eating and trash habits. After compiling months of detailed data and gaining penetrating insights, none of the local stations are interested in picking up the exposee.
1) In an effort to save the Mummers parade, city fathers agree to make the parade into a reality show. Each year one band gets voted off the parade for good. Once all the bands are gone, the last band will be declared the winner and the parade will cease to exist. No one will care by then anyway.
Say it ain’t so, Nostro. Light Cheddar on a cheesesteak on a counterfeit roll. This economy is far worse than I ever expected. Has the world gone this wrong?
Can we get odds on which stringband will be the Mummer Survivor?
YFAP, time for you to chime in.
There were chicken bones on the floor near my seat on the Market-Frankford El last night. When I looked more closely, I realized they weren’t the typical Popeye’s bones I see. I think they were left over from a Santeria ritual. I understand SEPTA has condoned such rituals as a way of increasing ridership as gas prices plunge.
DAY 6 – BLOG HELD HOSTAGE
I heard that Pat and Geno would be getting their swiss cheese from John Kerry at the Gubmint Cheese Office.
Leo, perfect place for ritual. Where is the legal jurisdiction on a moving object that crosses multiple police districts?
I just had an idea. If we remove the seats on all SEPTA cars and replace them with food and drink vending machines, WIFI hot spots, stacks of blankets and pillows, could we then eliminate the public libraries?
oooj, I like that you intentionally omitted toilets from your SEPTA wishlist. Those cars are already toilets, so putting in additional ones would be redundant and wasteful of public resources. You, sir, could be a councilman!
OOOJ-I still monitor this blog but it has become awfully difficult to follow.What with Nostrodomus,Jimmie Johnson & now Terry Bradshaw chiming in.By the way Bradshaw,you give scores but not winners,what’s up with that?Anyone looking for JR can find him under the new call sign DEADDOG,different comment boards about city events.He was posting as lonewolf,thrashing McNabb every chance he got but since the Eagles resurgence he’s gone quiet.Lucky for him too since his detractors refer to him as lonelywife.I’ll be back when the topic changes.Keep up the good work OOOJ,this must get heavy.
Blogs are like fish. They both stink to high heaven when left out for six days.
Sorry folks Terry Bradshaw has left the building. He needed some work done on his head. No he’s not going to a barber, he had an appointment with his psychiatrist. You want picks; I’ll give you picks. You want answers I have answers……!!!! Is this exciting or what. I get paid a ton of money to do this on Fox and apparently some of you think I am stealing money from Fox. In reality I’m stealing your money, but that’s a story for another time. Here is the key to the Eagles game….sacks!!! and plenty of them. Kurt Warner is a dead man if Dawkins nails him with his helmet. If you believe place your bet.
Baltimore having an unconvicted murderer on their roster brings additional intrigue. Both teams play like they are representing their current prison warden. A real throw back game. I say Pittsburgh in a romp, as long as no one gets shot.
I call making a bowel movement dropping a trout in the stream. but sometimes i call it soaking a monkey tail, and other times, dropping the Cosby kids at school. These are very polite ways to let someone know what your going to do without saying the more vulgar- taking a sh*t. What do you guys call it?
I say excuse me, my rosebud is going to bloom, or its time for a #2.
I thought I would check in to see if anyone had a question, but i see you have moved on to a new topic. Man you white guys are really weird. Oh gotta go I need to take a george.
Helloooooooooooooooooo Philadelphia! Big news you Hoagie swallowers I’ll be Grand Marshall of next year’s Mummers Parade. I’ll be riding in the Fancy Division.
Speaking of swallowers Michael Strahan how are you sweetie? Missing my Chocolate Thunder.
Larry, this news alert… CODE BLUE CODE BLUE ALERT!!!!! The only problem with the code blue alert is the homeless who need to heed the alert are out on the street without any knowledge of the code blue alert.
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Wanna buy some action guys? Hurry up before they close my office at the library.
Willie you gonna be settin up shop on the SEPTA soon. Make sure you go before getting on the train because no bathrooms. You hos don’t get motion sickness do they?
I guess there’s another way of looking at this blog-who else draws so many “celebs”? By extension,that makes us (George,OOOJ,Leo Bloom & your humble YAP ) almost famous.By the way,since celebs isn’t a quote,does the question mark go before or after the quotation mark ?
YFAP, you forgot Ed and JR (on hiatus). I suspect the rest are just sock puppets of the original 6. Who else would peruse this blog?
You may have a point on this website ‘going to the celebs’. This site is a microcosym for the world’s history. I can’t even count how many important historical figures have given their 2 cents. Good and bad. Ancient and current. Lame and important. It is something to be proud to be a part of.
If only Punxsutawney Larry would change the blog topic.
BTW, Leo is the English major and will correct all grammar.
I’ve never worked in an office. Never had the pleasure of hanging out by the watercooler to discuss the day’s events. This site is like a high tech watercooler. People come with their rants and raves to let off a little steam and provide solutions to world problems, and make a few jokes (especially at Larry’s expense). As for Larry, I think he’s working in a new office.
Ed-Sorry,didn’t mean to exclude you from the ” almost famous” gang.
As for JR,now known as lonewolf,he’s on an Obama site challenging people to “walk a mile in his mocassins.”
Didn’t realize JR was a native American. I assumed he was the product of immigrants. Perhaps he’s the last of the Mohicans (or perhaps Mojitos). JR, your new blog name is Chingachgook – last chief of the Mohican tribe; escort to the traveling Munro sisters, father to Uncas. Also has the Indian name of “Great Snake”.
Chingachgook – literal translation from Mohican is “lover of older, chubby women in pantsuits with kankles”
YBP, the question mark goes outside of the quotation mark. You did it correctly.
I think I saw this blog entry in the British Museum. It was wrapped in cloth and interred in a sarcophagus of lapis and gilt limestone. It’s brain had been removed through the nose.
Its. Need more coffee.
My girls are top class. They only do the R5 between Wynnewood and Wayne. They get a lot of action from distinguished gentlemen. They also are well read and you can find them in the library under H.
YAP, no need to apologize. I’ve been off on a recruitment mission for Larry. He asked me if I could find some new people to post here. So far all I could find were some ex Somali pirates who have more time on their hands (and sheep) since the Saudis paid them off. They are not the normal bloggers that Larry would attract but since they don’t read that fast they are just now getting to the point in this blog where Larry brings up Chris Mathews.
Leo-But the question mark would inside the quotation mark if it were a quote,correct ? Some basic grammar rules are coming back.
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Larry needs the Whopper Virgins to read the blog. They are very popular.
Closing in on one hundred posts.Six legit response & sock puppets accounting for the rest.
This blog reminds me of a drawer where I sat for a long summer in moth balls. It smells like moth balls in here.
G Bush gives his final farewell to the people tonight. His legacy will be felt for years to come. As you all sit there and listen to his words will you have a sense of relief or will there be a drop of moisture at the corner of your eye?
There should be a sense of embarrassment that we let no talent mopes like Michael Moore, David Letterman and Bill Maher continuously deface the Presidency in the name of humor.
There should be a sense of concern as Obama rushes to shutdown Gitmo. Where are all the terrorists going to go?
There should be a sense of disgrace about the partisan politics by both parties that lead to 6 years of gridlock.
W was an average Joe that was under-educated, unprepared and misguided by those that surrounded him. Nonetheless, he got the nation through the worst attack on our soil since Pearl Harbor. He struck back at the terrorists with all the force of the US Military. Al Queda has been dealt a serious blow. The conditions that spawned Al Queda continue to exist but they are no longer the threat they once were. We can thank W for that and be thankful he had the nads to address the problem despite focus groups, public opinion and civil liberty nutjobs.
As he is whisked out of Washington in disgrace, often called one of the worst 10 Presidents, I wonder if history will be kinder to W than the nitwits on TV and on the screen.
Where have all the terrorists gone,
Long time passing?
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?
Where’s Republican gridlock gone,
Long time passing?
Where’s Republican gridlock gone,
Seems so long ago?
Where’s Republican gridlock gone?
Bush is leaving office everyone.
When will he ever learn?
When will he ever learn?
Forget your troubles people and visit me at the library to check out the hot action I got going on. I set you up!
Who can make your gun rise
Sprinkle it with goo…
Cover it in a condom and a miracle or two
Willie the Pimp
Willie the Pimp can
The Willie the Pimp can ’cause he mixes it with skankiness and makes the world feel good
Who can take a bj
Wrap it in a sigh
Soak it in the sun and make every man cry
Willie the Pimp
Willie the Pimp can…
OOOJ-My sense is that history will be kinder but overall the presidency will be viewed as a failure.Say what you will about the Bush Doctrine,the idea that being proactive is a better course in these times,it did prevent any more attacks after 9/11.I was appalled on more than one occasion by the likes of Moore,Maher etc,no sense of fairness at all.Not that the Conservative side doesn’t have its blowhards too,the other day I heard Sean Hannity complaining about Obama & his shady Chicago background.I think that ship sailed & it’s time too start looking ahead,not back.A special shout out to Oliver Stone ! What was the point of “W” ? Kind of late to have any impact,really just a case of piling on.
George W….goodbye and good riddance
W…don’t let the door hit you on the way out…
BTW Willie you sound a little like Sonny Lee….any relation?
Just call me Mr. Hardball if you acquire my meaning. Awww yeah we have some hot action for you at the library.
Ain’t nobody going to sit in Mr. Hardball’s power seat?
Willie-Sounds kind of gay,not that there’s anything wrong with that,I’ve heard.
Gruden let go by the Buccaneers.
Eagles lose in Phoenix.
Reid resigns.
Lurie moves quickly and hires Gruden.
Johnson stays as defensive coordinator.
McNabb traded to Chicago for 1st Rd pick.
Chase Coffman is 1st Rd pick.
In a drug induced trance last night I saw the following:
10) Pittsburgh 24, Baltimore 10
9) Arizona 24. Eagles 17
8) Inauguration interupted by a drunken Mel Gibson.
7) Atlanta Braves win NL East. Phils battle Mets for NL Wild Card until last day of season.
6) Cole Hamels outduels Marlins rookie Sean West on 10/4.
5) Johann Santanta outpitches Astros Wandy Rodriguez on 10/4.
4) Phils beat Mets 9-8 in playoff game for Wild Card spot. Chase Utley homers off Francisco Rodriguez in the 9th inning.
3) Al Franken leaves the Senate after 7 months because “these dudes have no sense of humor”.
2) David Letterman’s contract is not renewed by CBS. Craig Ferguson takes his place at 11:30. Paul Schafer commits suicide.
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1) Larry will mercifully change blog topic at 10:30PM on Saturday 1/17. With an endless list of potential blog topics to choose from at this point in history he selects the following 3 items to touch on briefly without ever taking a stand on anything:
Josh Shapiro heading to Washington. Obama to appoint PA rising star as Undersecretary of Health Education and Welfare.
The continuing story on the plight of Philadelphia Libraries. Comcast has offered to supply all the defunct libraries with free broadband as a good corporate citizen. Bravo to the folks at Comcast!
Did you know that Pat Croce had a Pirate Museum? It is on Front Street close to Mallory Square. You can’t miss it because there are pirate flags on staffs adorning the front of the building. There is a restaurant beside it called the Rum Barrel that is owned by the museum. http://www.piratesoul.com/
If fans in other cities were as nasty as some of the fans we’ve got here, then Cardinal fans would bring posters with mug shots of Andy’s drug addict sons to the games and display them behind the bench. Maybe start a chant. Pretty sad that he can’t run his family better than he runs a football team.
Nostro, I don’t think Obama would want to get near Shapiro, what with the appearance of pay to play generated by his former tenure at Greenburg Traurig, home of Jack Abramoff, and the fact he currently collects paychecks from the taxpayers and from a Center City law firm.
Pat Croce certainly looks like a pirate. He and Larry could team up and pillage on the high seas.
Pat pillages the high seas; Larry is bottomfeeder.
Nostro-Who’s Chase Coffman ?
Leo-Up early & taking shots.Haven’t been this nasty since Cindy McCain was in your crosshairs.
THIS IS DAY 9.
I saw Mr Larry down at 30th st station this morning. He was being chased down by a secret service agent on a segway. He tried to board Obama’s train using a SEPTA senior pass. After Mr Larry was tasered and handcuffed he was returned to the SEPTA transit police for futher questioning. As he walked by me I could hear him say something about being with the Beetles and havig “A Ticket to Ride”
http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/coffman_chase00.html
Oh that Chase Coffman.He’ll be long gone.
http://thefootballexpert.com/cox2009mockdraft.html
YBP, how is that nasty?
Of course Cindy and Andy’s sons could probably have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all of their pharmarecreational pills.
Alas, finally a blog change… kind of… sort of…