Sunday, April 27, 2008
AWAY!
I haven't blogged recently because I just moved and haven't set up an internet connection at my new place. More postings coming soon.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Very Sad
To my friends and KOMO viewers,
Thanks so much for the very kind words and thoughts as I face this health challenge.I will have surgery to remove a brain tumor on Thursday April 3rd. I expect to be in the hospital a few days and recovering at home after that.I so appreciate your prayers and good wishes. I plan on being back to KOMO News as soon as I’m able.
Kathi Goertzen
KOMO 4 News
Updates from Kathi will be posted here: www.komotv.com/about/kathi
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
The Gap
If you don't believe that there is a HUGE! gap between the wealthiest and the not so wealthiest you haven't read this
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/24/business/media/24traders.html?hp
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/24/business/media/24traders.html?hp
At The Movies
Trying to increase revenue movie theaters aren't just for movies anymore
Chains in Tennessee and New Jersey sell $25 tickets to performances of La Scala operas. AMC and Regal, two of North America’s biggest chains, have promoted concerts (Celine Dion), marathons of classic TV shows (“Star Trek”) and seasonal events (the St. Olaf Christmas Festival). On April 24, hundreds of theaters are scheduled to show highlights from the Drum Corps International World Championships.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/business/media/23multi.html?hp
Chains in Tennessee and New Jersey sell $25 tickets to performances of La Scala operas. AMC and Regal, two of North America’s biggest chains, have promoted concerts (Celine Dion), marathons of classic TV shows (“Star Trek”) and seasonal events (the St. Olaf Christmas Festival). On April 24, hundreds of theaters are scheduled to show highlights from the Drum Corps International World Championships.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/business/media/23multi.html?hp
Friday, March 21, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
I've Been Saying This For A Long Time
The city of Dallas is considering getting rid of some of their red light cameras. Why? BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE PAYING ATTENTION AND NOT RUNNING RED LIGHTS THEREFORE LEADING TO REDUCED REVENUE!!!!!!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23710970/
I have said for years that ticketing is not for public safety it's to raise revenue.
HAH!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23710970/
I have said for years that ticketing is not for public safety it's to raise revenue.
HAH!
WOW!
KIRO TV got a new open, a new set, and Steve Raible and Margo Myers both look awesome. Me thinks they must have gotten a new stylist to update their look.
Some Of The Words And Phrases I Like
Conundrum
Harpy Shrew
Harlot
Come On Down
I Have Issues
Well Fuck Me
Love
Hope
Doppleganger (Thanks Leslie)
Tertiary
Open The Case
I Know Right
Sigh (The word not the actual exhaling of breath)
Arrrrgh!
Placate
Harpy Shrew
Harlot
Come On Down
I Have Issues
Well Fuck Me
Love
Hope
Doppleganger (Thanks Leslie)
Tertiary
Open The Case
I Know Right
Sigh (The word not the actual exhaling of breath)
Arrrrgh!
Placate
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Two Of The Best
In my opinion Howard Fineman and Rachel Maddow (both on MSNBC) are two of the finest pundits on TV.
Need A Break
I am going to try and take a break from reading or watching anything about politics for a day or two. I am becoming frustrated with the process. I am immersed in this stuff and there appears to be no end to it all. We need this nomination fight to end and the longer it goes with no resolution the more annoyed I become. Obama's up, no wait he's down, Hillary is out of it, no wait she's risen from the dead and the "race it tightening". ENOUGH ALREADY!!! I realize the media has a vested interest in keeping this thing going so junkies (like myself) will keep watching but I have to take a break for at least a minute or I will lose my mind.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Message To Hillary
DROP THE FUCK OUT! YOU ARE HURTING YOURSELF AND OUR PARTY!
(Obviously I know she doesn't read this blog, it just makes me feel better to scream about her).
(Obviously I know she doesn't read this blog, it just makes me feel better to scream about her).
Let's Play Devil's Advocate
I want to be clear that I disagree totally with us having done this debacle in Iraq and believe that it will go down as one of the worst foreign policy disasters in American history.
The question I, and most people who oppose this war, have always thought about is why did we do this? Why did we invade Iraq and get involved in the mess we are in? Steven Mufson in the WAPO wrote a great article about this and laid out two theories.
This is the reason that makes the most sense to me (From the article);
As laid out in an April 2003 article in Le Monde Diplomatique, "The war against Saddam is about guaranteeing American hegemony rather than about increasing the profits of Exxon." Yahya Sadowski, an associate professor at the American University of Beirut, argues that "the neo-conservative cabal" had a "grand plan" to ramp up Iraqi production, "flood the world market with Iraqi oil" and drive the price down to $15 a barrel. That would stimulate the U.S. economy, "finally destroy" OPEC, wreck the economies of "rogue states" such as Iran and Venezuela, and "create more opportunities for 'regime change.' "
Let's assume for a minute that this administration had run things in Iraq effectively after the initial invasion. Yes, that is a laughable thought about these people currently in charge. BTW the best line I've ever heard about Bush is that he is the anti-Midas, everything he touches turns to shit. LOL. I think it takes a special talent to fuck up EVERYTHING you touch, but that's a different post for a different day.
Anyway, back to the point. If we had run things correctly after the invasion, been able to impose our will on Iraq, control the oil, get the revenue from the oil sales, AND have cheap oil at home to run our economy and help continue our dominance on the world stage then wouldn't the war have been worth it? Was the investment of a few thousand American lives and a few hundred billion dollars to keep our country on top a small price to pay for the potential return on that investment?
I think this was shortsighted in a couple of ways. If you assume that we did this war for the oil then you can reasonably say that this was detrimental to the goal of helping lessen our addiction to crude. What if we had taken the money we've spent and put it into a "Manhattan Project" for alternative energy sources?
Second, global warming. The actions we took totally discounted global warming. Who cares if we can continue our dominance if the planet is going to be devastated by global warming. Now I don't expect that the idiots in charge thought about either of these things since they don't believe in alternative energy or global warming. But the war for oil certainly stunted any chance to take action on either of these issues.
We'll never know what could have happened if things had been run correctly after the invasion. Would it have made a difference? Would fewer lives have been lost? Even if we hadn't invaded for the oil would we have used the money to find alternative energy sources and eliminate the need for us to try and secure cheap oil? If we have to have cheap oil to continue the American way of life will we look back and realize (Horror) that the Bush administration had a good idea but they just fucked up the execution?
The facts are that oil is currently over $100 a barrel, gas is quickly approaching $4.00 a gallon, we are going to spend at least a trillion dollars on this war, we have NO revenue from the oil in Iraq to offset any of the money we've spent, and Iran and Venezuela are stronger than ever.
Even if the invasion was a good idea, Anti-Midas and his gang of idiots gave it no chance to work.
The question I, and most people who oppose this war, have always thought about is why did we do this? Why did we invade Iraq and get involved in the mess we are in? Steven Mufson in the WAPO wrote a great article about this and laid out two theories.
This is the reason that makes the most sense to me (From the article);
As laid out in an April 2003 article in Le Monde Diplomatique, "The war against Saddam is about guaranteeing American hegemony rather than about increasing the profits of Exxon." Yahya Sadowski, an associate professor at the American University of Beirut, argues that "the neo-conservative cabal" had a "grand plan" to ramp up Iraqi production, "flood the world market with Iraqi oil" and drive the price down to $15 a barrel. That would stimulate the U.S. economy, "finally destroy" OPEC, wreck the economies of "rogue states" such as Iran and Venezuela, and "create more opportunities for 'regime change.' "
Let's assume for a minute that this administration had run things in Iraq effectively after the initial invasion. Yes, that is a laughable thought about these people currently in charge. BTW the best line I've ever heard about Bush is that he is the anti-Midas, everything he touches turns to shit. LOL. I think it takes a special talent to fuck up EVERYTHING you touch, but that's a different post for a different day.
Anyway, back to the point. If we had run things correctly after the invasion, been able to impose our will on Iraq, control the oil, get the revenue from the oil sales, AND have cheap oil at home to run our economy and help continue our dominance on the world stage then wouldn't the war have been worth it? Was the investment of a few thousand American lives and a few hundred billion dollars to keep our country on top a small price to pay for the potential return on that investment?
I think this was shortsighted in a couple of ways. If you assume that we did this war for the oil then you can reasonably say that this was detrimental to the goal of helping lessen our addiction to crude. What if we had taken the money we've spent and put it into a "Manhattan Project" for alternative energy sources?
Second, global warming. The actions we took totally discounted global warming. Who cares if we can continue our dominance if the planet is going to be devastated by global warming. Now I don't expect that the idiots in charge thought about either of these things since they don't believe in alternative energy or global warming. But the war for oil certainly stunted any chance to take action on either of these issues.
We'll never know what could have happened if things had been run correctly after the invasion. Would it have made a difference? Would fewer lives have been lost? Even if we hadn't invaded for the oil would we have used the money to find alternative energy sources and eliminate the need for us to try and secure cheap oil? If we have to have cheap oil to continue the American way of life will we look back and realize (Horror) that the Bush administration had a good idea but they just fucked up the execution?
The facts are that oil is currently over $100 a barrel, gas is quickly approaching $4.00 a gallon, we are going to spend at least a trillion dollars on this war, we have NO revenue from the oil in Iraq to offset any of the money we've spent, and Iran and Venezuela are stronger than ever.
Even if the invasion was a good idea, Anti-Midas and his gang of idiots gave it no chance to work.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
This is the shit
Maybe Senator Larry Craig wasn't look for some sexin' in the public restroom. Maybe he was just lookin' for some tp.
On Now
Fox Movie Channel. Mel Brooks "History of the World Part I"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!
One of the BEST MOVIES EVER!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!
One of the BEST MOVIES EVER!
Obsolete
WAPO has done a cool story on 209 thing that have become either obsolete or are on the way to being obsolete. On the list? Blind dates, Mix Tapes and Landlines. Interesting
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/12/AR2008031202907.html
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/12/AR2008031202907.html
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