Entries from Austinist tagged with 'national'
September 1, 2008
Gustav pushing back RNC plans.
August 25, 2008
Mont Blanc Avalanche leaves several missing, feared dead. Bush says Florida a total disaster. McCain Ad: Ooooh, Obama was like. "SNAP, take that Hillary!" Best Buy. Worst Plan. Bottle or Box? Green wine debate continues. Hey Pootie-poot, it's just us Americans here with a big ship full of aid for the Georgians. Anyways, how's it going? It's D-Day! Or DNC day, anyway....
Continue Reading "News Bits: Gitcher Convention On"August 18, 2008
Heh. Pullout. Obama. McCain. Preacher guy. Abortion. Marriage. Oy. Obama meets with Texas oil baron T. Boone Pickens. Say it ... T. Boone Pickens! It's fun to say! Lieberman: Hommina Hommina Whuh? JB4VP? Cap Metro makes riders go ha. SWAT standoff ends in shooting suspect arrest....
Continue Reading "News Bits"August 11, 2008
Michelle Obama set to headline first night of DNC Convention. Russia still bombing Georgia. Bush: What, me worry? Fox News decides Edwards affair more newsworthy than thousands of dead Georgians. You decide. Isaac Hayes dead at 65. "Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" Bernie Mac's family had expected him to survive....
Continue Reading "Never Too Hot For News Bits"August 7, 2008
"Political Pundit" Toby Keith: Black society thinks Obama "talks, acts, and carries himself as a Caucasian." The jobless keep getting joblesser! Unemployment tracking at 6-year high. Favre: When you're a jet you're a jet all the way. China to Bush: Mind your own biz. Typhus in Texas! Madonna, Kirk Watson and Prince Albert walk into a bar... Austin based Whole Foods Market stock loses 17 percent....
Continue Reading "News Bits"August 4, 2008
McCain security detail removes sole black reporter from event. At least nine feared dead on K-2. Obama fights for Florida and Michigan's right to party. Oh, Joe, you wild card, you! 7-year-old Round Rock boy makes film debut. Abducted Austinites rescued in Dallas. Scientist finds world's smallest snake, which is as thin as a spaghetti noodle, and probably as dangerous....
Continue Reading "News Bits"July 21, 2008
Holy $155 million, Batman! Obama kicks it with Karzai. Speaking of Obama, Maliki likes how he thinks. Treasury Secretary: "Hold on bitches, it's gonna get worse!" US and Iran: The new Paris and Nicole? Probably not. But they are talking. Dolly. Now more than just a cloned sheep or kick-ass country idol. It's hot. Surprise. ...
Continue Reading "News Bits"February 29, 2008
"Chemical Ali'' to be executed in 30 days. Prince Harry has apparently been fighting in Afghanistan. Good on ya, Harry. Good on ya indeed. Vote for Putin's successor, Dmitry Medvedev, or disappear. Obama currently has a small lead in Texas and is pulling even in Ohio. McCain admits he is a liberal. Austin set to increase use of wind power. We totally rule. Courtney Cox and Demi Moore are the same person.......
Continue Reading "News Bits, Cox and Moore!"February 1, 2008
Hillary and Obama play nice. Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo. Drug resistant flu virus on the rise. U.S. Economy loses 17,000 jobs in January....
Continue Reading "News Bits!"January 11, 2008
It seems most of the Republican candidates are bent on showing Iran the gates of Hell. The Onion editor is moving to Moveon.org. What the deuce? Kerry endorses Obama and no one cares, except Edwards. 6th Street between Brazos and Congress still closed due to oil spill. A what? Bush is desperately trying to make some kind of positive impression before being dismissed as the worst president in our history. Too little, too late......
Continue Reading "News Bits!"December 14, 2007
Democrats debate in Iowa, everybody yawns. Al Gore blames you. "If you wanna get down, down on the ground..." It is so freaking cold in the midwest! Call your grandma and check on her. New Jersey is set to abolish the death penalty. Paris Hilton likes to show skin. Wastewater spills into Bull Creek tributary.......
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