Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Whale Meat, Hot Dogs & Prostate Cancer
We started off the week with a bang. OH-bamacare is now the law of the land. On the bright side, now that they passed the bill, maybe we'll actually get to see whats in it. I guess the days of politicians going to Washington and representing US are over. Now, apparently, these people we've voted in go to D.C. and do whatever THEY want. A CNN poll (CNN, mind you) finds that 59% of Americans oppose OH-bamacare, and most expect it will give the government too much power, INcrease the deficit and RAISE their insurance costs. According to a CBS poll (CBS, mind you), Speaker Nancy "Bela Lugosi" Pelosi's approval rating is 11. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's approval rating is 8. At this point, athlete's foot has a higher rating than these two. Meanwhile, President OH-bama says he will head out on a major public relations tour to convince Americans that they will LOVE OH-bamacare once they see what's in it. Again, shouldn't we have known what was in the bill BEFORE they passed it?
Good luck to The President on this. It's going to have to be one heck of a public relations blitz to sell this one to most Americans. My suggestion to him is that he go out and hire the same public relations firm that convinced millions of Americans to go out and buy Snuggies.
When you can convince millions of people to go out and buy a blanket with a hole in it for $19.99, that's one heck of a PR firm.I have a couple of live appearances coming up and would love to have you come out and join me for them. Tomorrow, from 5 P.M. to 7 P.M., I'll be broadcasting live from Radley Chevrolet on Route One, and yes, I'll have FREE Martinsville-style hot dogs for you, plus chances for you to win tickets to the Martinsville Cup Race. Come on by for some fun!
Also, coming up on Friday, April 16, I'm coming back to The Riverboat On The Potomac with my live comedy show. This is not a Thunder remote. It will NOT be broadcast. The only way to be a part of it is at The Riverboat. I rarely get a chance to do my live club act locally, so I hope you'll come out. Also, I'll be giving tickets away all this week as prizes in More's Mystery. Speaking of which, tomorrow morning, we'll be looking for a TV character. This TV character appeared in a popular TV sitcom which ran for 9 years, and he appeared in every episode except for two. More clues tomorrow morning.
Speaking of eating..............if you like sushi, be careful where you go for it when visiting Los Angeles. Owners of the trendy sushi joint called The Hump (yes, that's the name of it) were exposed last week of serving illegal whale meat. They are facing a possible fine of $200,000.00, and the chef alone could be fined $100,000.00. On their website at http://www.thehump.biz/ , they say they are closing their doors forever and they apologize for the whole whale meat thing. As I understand it, in Japan, whale meat IS served to restaurant customers and, in fact, it is considered a delicacy. So, I guess you can say in their defense, that these guys just didn't know that in this country, we don't eat whales. Some of us just look like we do.
Finally, good medical news for bald men this morning from Professor Jonathan Wright of the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. According to the professor, men who start balding by the age of 30 have a 45% lower chance of getting prostate cancer.
That's the good news. The bad news is they also have a 77% lower chance of getting a date.
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