Archive for February, 2009

Apology over “racist” cartoon…Believe it or not…

Rupert Murdoch, Chairman of the New York Post has apologised for the printing of a cartoon in where police have shot a chimp dead and one of the officers says “they’ll have to find someone else to write the stimulus bill.”  Now if that is not a slap in the face or what?  Long has the association of monkeys, gorillas, and chimps been intertwined with the description of African- Americans.  …Read the Rest

Are Republicans using political posturing?

Gov. Bobby Jindal of Lousiana on Friday became the first governor to officially refuse part of the federal stimulus money, saying he would reject a portion of expanded unemployment benefits that would eventually require his state to raise taxes on businesses. At least five other Republican governors are saying they also may spurn portions of the federal payout. That’s raising objections from lawmakers, mayors and other critics who say the …Read the Rest

Shady dealings in the gaming industry

Midway games filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Feb 12th.  Read the press release here.  Now normally that would be nothing to shake a stick at, with the economy in trouble like it is, but there is something wrong with a “mysterious” person buying the company for $100,000 and I am guessing assuming the remaining debt of the company. Share on Facebook

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