Archive for August, 2008
News Junkie Radio Show 08-31-08
The News Junkie Radio Show Audio Archive For August 31, 2008:
Tonight on the show, we talk about Hurricane Gustav, a category three storm headed for the Gulf Coast. Also, we discuss McCain’s VP pick Sarah Palin and the attacks she’s already dealing with on both her experience and credibility. We take a look at the [...]
Gustav Chugs Toward New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS - Lines of people waiting for buses to take them out of the city grew longer Saturday and traffic grew heavier on main highways as Hurricane Gustav strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 storm on track for the Gulf Coast.
A line well over a mile long stretched in six loops through the [...]
Casey Anthony Arrested, Booked
Orange County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the Anthony home shortly before 8:30 p.m. More than half dozen vehicles - some marked and some unmarked - pulled up to the house. The lead detective - Yuri Melich - got out and went inside the home.
Moments later, the door cracked open, showing Casey Anthony inside standing near [...]
Obama Fans Need More Than Change
Juan Bonilla, who has managed the parking lot outside Ponce Furniture for more than three decades, set a record Thursday.
Bonilla, wearing a reflective vest with a Barack Obama pin, persuaded several ticket-holders to pay $80 to park in a prime spot near Invesco Field at Mile High.
By 2 p.m., several hours before Obama would deliver [...]
Obama, Democrats Attack Sarah Palin
Obama spokesman Bill Burton:
Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency. Governor Palin shares John McCain’s commitment to overturning Roe v. Wade, the agenda of Big Oil and continuing George Bush’s failed economic policies — that’s [...]
McCain’s VP Pick Announced: Palin
Fantastic pick. McCain uses his brain and trumps Obama’s ‘historic’ speech with a ‘historic’ announcement of his own. No matter who wins, history will be made this November.
Update: Looks like I wasn’t the only one looking for Romney.
Can McCain/Palin defeat Obama/Biden in November?
Flashback: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin on Glenn Beck’s TV Show…
Sarah Palin’s Wikipedia entry [...]
Barack Obama’s Big DNC Speech
DENVER - Barack Obama’s speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night was what many nervous Democrats were hoping for: a forceful challenge to John McCain and the Republicans, and a restatement of the message to change Washington and the nation that propelled him to the nomination.
Speaking to a nation fighting two wars, struggling with [...]
DNC Coverage: The Big Night
Obama aides concerned about long security lines; worried about empty seats during primetime.
Programming Note: Al Gore will take the stage at 8:30PM EDT, Obama around 10PM.
More on that McCain VP Pick, check out this tidbit…
In a strong sign that John McCain has not selected Joe Lieberman to be his running mate, Republican members of Congress [...]
Embargo Breaker: Obama’s Big Speech
‘Eight Is Enough’ will be the theme of the speech…
Excerpts from Barack Obama’s nomination acceptance speech follow…
Report: DNA Proves Caylee Is Dead
According to sources close to the investigation, DNA tests that were conducted on a stain and hair samples found in the trunk of the car Casey Anthony was driving indicate that her daughter, 3-year-old Caylee Anthony, is dead.
This latest news comes as little shock after yesterday’s revelation that test results of air samples that were [...]
