Links of the Day

Gates to Invest $10 Billion on Vaccines - As a sign of Bill Gates continued commitment to charity, his foundation announced a $10 billion investment in trying to create vaccines for AIDS, tuberculosis, Rota virus, and pneumonia. If my input meant anything I would add Alzheimer's disease. Yes it mostly affects older people but it’s a horrible disease that strips away the memories, really everything that makes them who they are. I have thought for a while now that governments should initiate "Manhattan Project" style scope to fight a single disease into submission. I also thing that Gates, if this project leads to results, should use it to create a non-profit business. Basically charge for the vaccine and whatever patentable breakthroughs that get developed to re-invest for the next breakthrough and also help pay for vaccinations for those that can't afford it. In essence, it becomes its own financial engine to continue to help people, maybe without anymore outside investment required.

Mad TV Nailed the iPad 2 Years Ago - In a sign that MadTV was actually on the ball periodically, below is a clip from the program were they made fun of Apple while unknowingly naming the companies next invention.


Kimmel on Leno's Oprah Appearance - The other day Leno made the required PR rehabilitation stop with an appearance on Oprah were he basically whined about how unfair everyone is treating him. Nothing is his fault and if Conan only had performed better. Never mind Leno was getting totaled by Late Show in his first two years as full time host. Part of that victim fest is how he was gut punched by Kimmel's appearance. Jimmy Kimmel decided to address this direct attack, wisely pointing out that the segment was ripe for humor except Leno's writers didn't have any prepared material so of course Leno was lost on how to respond.


Hilarious Bayonetta Review - An amusing, not safe for work, review of Bayonetta that seems to nail the game down exactly if compare to reviews from "legit" sites.

Apple's iPad Officially Announced

After many years of attempts, Apple officially revealed today their version of the tablet based on the iPhone operating system. The video of the keynote can be found here. For all intents and purposes the new device that starts at $500 is an oversized iTouch that plays almost all of the apps the current iPhone and iTouch can run. As a result, it also has the exact same limitations (to preserve battery life) such as only being able to run one app at a time. The device in various storage sizes and prices is expected to hit stores in 60 days with 3G versions hitting in 90.

The specs
- Price: 16GB ($499), 32GB ($599), 64GB ($699); add $130 to each for 3G ability
- 3G plans: with AT&T, no contract. $14.99 for 250MB of data per month or $29.99 unlimited
- Size: 9.56'H x 7.47'W x .5''D (1.5 lbs)
- Display: 9.7'' LED with IPS tech, multi-touch, and 178 degree viewing angle, 1024 x 768 with 132 pixels per inch
- Processor: 1Ghz Apple A4 chip (custom chip from Apple's own company, not Intel based)
- Battery: build-in (i.e. nonreplaceable) rechargeable lithium-polymer battery. Estimated 10 hours of life in normal use, 30 days on standby (not sure how true that is)
- Connections: Dock connector, standard headphone jack, built-in speakers, microphone, SIM card tray if 3G device.
- Buttons: on/off/sleep, mute, volume and home
- Device syncs with iTunes like the iTouch and iPhone, also only means to get data back and forth to device
- iBook store: New addition to iTunes store with agreements with major publishers to sell digital books and a new app to go with it. Might be first real Kindle killer device. Book prices seem to range from $5 to $15.
- Gamer perspective: With larger screen and faster CPU means more gaming capabilities. The result however is iffy so far. Really too soon to say but probably not a DS, etc killer.
- Most Apple Store apps will run on device with ability to run at original iPhone size scale or hit a button to 2x it for the larger screen.
- Accessories: Leather case/kickstand and Keyboard dock
Hands-On with Video - A breakdown of the device from a brief demo. Net result is usual fine Apple craftsman ship with excellent display.

While most people bought into the hype, I didn't. I really thought this tablet was going to look like a large iPhone with OS X with iPhone emulation (or vice versa) to take advantage of the app store. However, this is really just an extra large iTouch with all the positives and all the limitations that comes with it. If you live off your iPhone or iTouch apps and just wish for more real estate, this is your thing. As for a book reader, this might be the device to get if the price tag (almost 2x the kindle and nook) isn't an issue.

Overall a huge disappoint at an ok price (and likely to drop next year). I like the eBook app, I like the possibilities but the requirement to use iTunes to transfer data is annoying. The inability to install other non Apple store applications is annoying. The inability to transfer data with USB or SD card is also an issue. I guess my issue is I don't want a large iPhone, I want the flexibility of netbook with capabilities of a touch screen and this isn't that. About the only positive of this device is it has created the benchmark that Windows and PC makers can try (and probably fail) to strive for when they enter the tablet market and hopefully abandon this sloppy and heavy hybrid models that they have been trying to introduce for year.

My recommendation? Pass and wait and see what comes with iPad 2.0 next year.

Links of the Day

100 Cheesiest Film Quotes of All Time - The choices in this 10 minute clip fest can be debated but there is no doubt that there is a lot of bad in these lines. Video below does have some cussing so not entirely safe for work.



Avatar Tops All-Time List - In just five short weeks, Avatar has passed Titanic’s 10 year record for highest grossing movie of all time yesterday with a take of $1.843 billion to Titanic’s $1.8. With the movie going strong, it will easily pass the two billion mark and might get as high as $2.5 billion said a huge benchmark. For the all time domestic chart, Titanic remains number one with $600.8M gross but Avatar is 2 with $558.2M so likely to take the spot by middle of next week. However, once adjust domestic record for inflation Avatar drops to 26th and would need another $1 billion in domestic grosses to get to Gone with the Wind's $1.5B record.

Woman Collides, Damages A Picasso - It turns out that irreplaceable works of art can sometimes be repaired as a woman discovered when she accidently fell into "The Actor" by Picasso and tore the canvas by six inches. The Metropolitan Museum of Art will repair the piece in the next few weeks.

How to Spend $150K on Scientology - An interesting article with a part of the cult's orientation video that shows just how much money matters to the so-called "religion". Seriously, if you are giving this cult serious consideration, please do your research. It should be avoided at all costs.

Scientology Invades Haiti - Speaking of evil cults, John Travolta flew "doctors" aka Scientology salespeople and supplies down to the devastated country blocking supply lines and just generally getting in the way. That could be forgiven, except they are not exactly helping the country as the supplies come with such caveats as listening to the cult's sales pitch. Even worse, the "medicine" being provided is really the cult's "assist" nonsense. By this, their so-called ministers touch you were you hurt and the boo-boo supposedly goes away. Yep, thoughts will heal the body...at least until it doesn't then it’s the Haitian's fault for not believing enough. Of course by then a minor infection has become a major infections and in the current conditions that could easily lead to death. So you’re thinking "hey they are just trying to help!” But you don't know about Hubbard's "Casualty Contract" which essentially states that the best time to recruit during a time of crisis. Also keep in mind the goal isn't really to recruit Haitians (not much money there), but to generate positive PR online and on TV so that it might lead to new recruits elsewhere in the world.

Links of the Day

Tonight Show Deal Announced - NBC has officially announced the exit of Conan and the return of Leno to The Tonight Show. Conan is going to get around $32 million for leaving early, his staff gets $12 million. His last show is tomorrow and he cannot start a new show until September 1st. He also is not allowed to use any concepts created for NBC such as "In the Year 2000", Triumph The Insult Comic Dog, and more (most retired skits anyway). Leno gets to take over the reins starting March 1st after the Olympics. This means NBC will be beating us to death about Leno during commercial breaks, during the ceremonies, etc. Suffice it say I will never watch Leno ever again (admittedly easy since he was never funny). One last day of NBC getting slammed by the talk show hosts with even The Daily Show and Colbert Report getting in on it. Click here for Tuesday videos and here for Wednesday.

The Walking Dead TV Series Greenlit - The comic book series that takes a realistic look at an invasion of zombies with all the death, destruction, loss, and drama gets its own TV series. It’s a great comic worth reading and with Frank Drabont (The Shawshank Redemption) involved it might make for great TV. Right now there is no script, no cast and no schedule so might be a while before the details come out.

Justices Strike Down Campaign Reform Bills - In the usual 5-4 decision along party lines, the Court has struck down various laws that restricted the amount of money corporations can spend on elections. In effect, corporations can spend as much as they want on whomever they want which is likely to have dramatic effects on campaigns as they will know have essentially unlimited budgets to say and do whatever they want. Note that humans still have limits placed on how much they can donate to a candidate. The side effect is it also codifies a notion that the GOP has supported for decades - which corporations should be treated as human but have more rights as humans. Something we already know that exists but this is probably the first time the Supreme Court has made a precedent supporting it.

"Ultimate" Spider-Man Gets Director, Budget - Sony has announced that Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) has been tapped to reboot Spider-Man with an $80 million budget. The story will chronicles Spider-Man in high school much like the Ultimate series did from Marvel. This seems like an attempt to tap into the same money and demographics the Twilight movies hit while saving a boatload of money on salaries and back end deals that Raimi, Maguire, etc would have required.

Links of the Day

GOP Wins Kennedy's Senate Seat - GOP/Tea Bagger Scott Brown has one Ted Kennedy's Senate seat in short but brutal fight that continued to show that the GOP knows how to fight while the Dems just know how to cower. His opponent, Martha Coakley, had a huge lead a few weeks ago but it was whittled down under a barrage of attacks, waffling on issues by her, and multiple gaffes around baseball (which apparently is a big deal in Massachusetts. The net result is the Democrats have lost their super majority in the Senate and considering how they operated with a majority (barely getting anything done while conceding to whatever the GOP wanted), without it I expect Congress to grind to a halt as Scott Brown has made it clear his agenda is to block whatever President Obama supports. The pundits are going to declare this a referendum on Obama and thus proving he is a lame duck President. Way too early for that but considering how the Democrats have been completely unable to lead on any issue for the last year, this will lead to a resurgence of the GOP's will and a growth in the Tea Party movement (which isn't good news for the GOP in the long term). In the short term, the election is likely to lead to the defeat of the healthcare bill which has reached the point of becoming irrelevant anyway due to reform of any kind being ripped out by the GOP and Dem "Blue Dogs". To me the main lesson is the Democrats do not know how to field viable candidates, still do not know how to run election and that Obama is being entirely too weak on using his political power effectively and leading the party like he is supposed to. As long as the GOP continues to win press cycles, they will continue to win votes. Speaking of Brown, wow his wife and daughter are gorgeous.

Taco Bell Founder Dead at 86 - Glen Bell Jr, who created the Taco Bell chain, died yesterday. He launched the first restaurant in 1948 with Bell's Drive-In which served hamburgers and hot dogs through drive-in windows. In 1962 in Downey, CA, he launched the first Taco Bell restaurant. By 1978, he sold is 868 restaurants to PepsiCo for $125 million. Now the company is owned by Yum Brands with 5600 US locations. A tip to the Taco King and the food I have enjoyed these many years. Condolences to his family.

US Torchwood Planned - Fox is considering bringing Torchwood to the US. The name is an anagram of Doctor Who, the show it was spun off of. The UK version has a lead hero who sexually went both ways, morally not all there and often dark in tone. Something US audiences tend to dislike. Exactly how the reboot will work is unspecified but the John Barrowman, who played immortal Captain Jack Harkness may star in the pilot. The script will be written by original series creator Russell Davies. If this was on FX, I would consider this good news. Since it is not, the result will probably be a watered down mess that emulates Fringe only with aliens and more humor.

MacGruber Trailer (NSFW) - The first trailer for the upcoming movie from the SNL skit which was a goofy take of the MacGyver television series. To me it looks like all the other SNL movies...a skit that wore out its welcome.

Late Night Wars Continue - Click the link to view the latest round of jokes and jabs about the NBC/Jay Leno fiasco. The current news is Leno is officially getting the Tonight Show again after the Olympics and Conan's last day is this Friday but he will get around $30 million with ability to start his own show. Overall an epic disaster fueled purely by ego. Also a mistake that will cost NBC as Leno's viewers will only get older while Conan's will skew younger, something that matters to advertisers that keep NBC profitable.

Links of the Day

Hope for Haiti Telethon Next Friday - It is official that ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, BET, CW, HBO, MTV, VH1 and CMT (with probably more later) will run a two hour special telethon for Haiti. The special will include reports from Haiti by Anderson Cooper, and entertainment from Los Angeles (hosted by George Clooney) and New York City (hosted by Wyclef Jean). List of performers have not yet been announced. All proceeds will be split evenly among five relief organizations currently operating in Haiti: Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the Red Cross, UNICEF and Yele Haiti Foundation (www.yele.org -- text to give at 501501).

Conan's Exit Decided - Rumors continue on the Leno (who I refuse to ever watch again) caused Late Night wars. It appears that NBC has finally decided that since it can't have its undeserved cake to let Conan O'Brien go and decide his own future. Apparently the proposed settlement is a payout (that is probably below the $60 million in his contract) with no enforcement of a no compete clause. This means that if Fox (about the only network really that could afford him) decides to do a late night show, Conan can probably get one going by the end of the summer in time for next fall. Nothing official yet, and still not ideal (which would be Leno keeping his promise to retire) but it does mean this rather bit of television history will soon come to a close.

Dick Eberson Dickish Response to Conan - He is the chairman of NBC Sports, part of the decision machine that helped NBC go from first to last over the last decade. In responding to Conan's "behavior" he stated it was "chicken-hearted and gutless to blame a guy you couldn't beat in the ratings." As has to be repeated since NBC and Leno are forgetting history in their quest to try and be victims, Leno agreed six years ago to retire in 2009 with Conan taking over the Tonight Show. In 2009 Leno instead basically extorted NBC by telling them they either had to give him a show or he would jump to another network. Leno broke his promises, not Conan. I suspect if Dick had been treated this way he would be raising holy hell but I guess kissing Leno rear is more important.

Planet Hulk clip - Scene from the next animated direct to DVD video from Marvel. In the comics the story was Hulk being exiled from Earth by some of Earth's heroes after another destructive rampage. While on this new and dangerous planet, the Hulk unites its people against a tyrant king.

Avatar's Designs and Effects - Click the link to read a pretty long article about some of the design decisions for the great look and effects of the movie. It includes a pretty cool behind the scenes type gallery.

Links of the Day - Haiti Earthquake

Haiti Before and After - Click the link to view images of Haiti before and after the 7.0 earthquake including a Google Earth app that helps compare with more detail.

How and Where to Donate to Haiti (and Avoid Scams) - Click this link to learn the best places to donate and also avoid scams. Probably the most important bit of information is the grim reality is money is the main thing that is needed, not items. It is basically cheaper and more effective use of people and time to use the money to ship large volume of needed supplies then trying to get boxes of stuff that people have donated and have to sift through to determine what is useful and what is not.

Game Over for Conan - Still in the rumor phase but apparently that egomaniac fool that is Jay Leno has inked a deal to take over the 11:35 time slot. Likely it will be The Tonight Show as a) that is what Leno gets and apparently NBC is his bitch and b) NBC CEO Jeff Zucker (god what an idiot, Comcast needs to fire him) is angry at Conan for just not bending over and taking it. The problem is most MBA carrying fools think their business backgrounds makes them knowledgeable on all things and that admitting to a mistake is weakness. Since Zucker hitched his wagon to Leno, he will take it over a cliff before backing down. I think long term NBC is making a mistake as Leno has no real room for growth, will likely really retire in five or so years, and a large portion of his audience is an older demographic that advertisers don't particularly care for. The only question that remains is will Conan get money for breach of contract and will he be allowed to do a talk show elsewhere. I am thinking his options are a) take the midnight slot, get paid lots of money and like it b) quit, get his penalty money ($60M) but can't do a show until 2013 or c) quit, and don't get money but can do a show now. NBC probably prefers choice C as they think Leno is the better choice and they save $60 million. Conan's lawyers are probably shooting for choice d (which will never happen) of getting his $60 million and can do a new show. Of course Leno could just retire like he promised six years ago and this all goes away but Leno's ego is now too involved to let that happen either.

Links of the Day

Better Off Ted Outtakes (NSFW) - Amusing click of outtakes from Wednesday's episode as the gang improv insults to each other, many of which are not broadcast (nor child) safe due to language.


Official A-Team Trailer - Fox has released the movie's trailer, now in HD so looks better then did last week. The movie has the feel of the TV series (good) but still not sold.

Rep. Alan Grayson on Republicans' "The Exception" - The 8th district representative from Florida rips Republicans a new one for their tendency to forget recent history. The economy is Obama's fault, there was never a terrorist attack under Bush (forgetting 9/11, shoe bomber, and more), and so forth. As he puts it, "...the birth of a new form of political discourse from the right wing in this country: The Exception. The Exceptional Exception -- the exception that proves the rule or disproves the rule..." What is really sad is most American's are so stupid that since they too have forgotten recent history they tend to eat it up.


Maddow on McCain, Palin Pick - On her show yesterday, the host tore That Whore McCain a new one for essentially introducing the mind numbing constant stupidity and perpetually state of victimhood that is Sarah Palin. As she points out, the choice was clearly made not thinking about what was best for this country (who could become President if the current dies), but what he thought would simply get him into office. He essentially Googled her, saw she was pretty and her views was the same as "The Base" that he had failed to get the support of. The problem is Google doesn't show level of stupidity or at least complete and total lack of curiosity. As keeps being demonstrated over and over, Palin simply doesn't care to know things. Fine for most, knowledge of stuff not really needed day to day, but when your goal is higher office and those decisions have the potential to effect millions, shouldn't basic knowledge of history, how government works, current events and more are a basic requirement? It is like trying to hire a tax preparer and not particularly caring if he can do basic arithmetic. To "The Base", that is just elitism, to the rest of us that is called being prepared. That Whore McCain's worst crime is now her brand of stupidity will be on Fox News for years to come.

Links of the Day - Video Edition

What You See Isn't Always What You Get - A pretty sweep video that shows off just how extensively green screen is now used on television, often in places wouldn't think even necessary.


Blame It on the Pop Mashup - Very slick mashup of the top 25 songs of 2009 that creates a brand new song that is actually pretty good sounding. Shame radio and MTV is so out now as this should be on their rotation.


Lego Universe Trailer - Look at a cinematic for the upcoming MMORPG that takes place entirely in the Lego world. Details of the game are unknown but if this trailer is accurate, it might just be worth checking out.


How Tough are NES Games? - It turns out the games, even 25 years later, can take a heck of a beating and keep on working. Games today practically break if look at them to hard, once again reminding us that they really don't make things like they use to (more money in replacing things).


Conan O'Brien Refuses Tonight Show Move - Today Conan officially confirmed that he is not willing to move to the midnight time slot to accommodate Jay Leno after his program failed at 10pm. What this means is unknown, I guess depends on the particulars of the various hosts contracts but sounds like Leno will probably be handed The Tonight Show again. Despite Leno's claims of being the victim of NBC's incompetence, he is the one that created this situation to begin with when he refused to retire as promised five years ago. The entire reason for the change was Leno decided to step down. When the time was up he changed his mind but contracts had already been signed. So rather than risk him going to another network and to save money the NBC powers gave him the 10pm slot. That move completely failed, mostly because Leno simply isn't funny. At this point Leno should be the gentlemen and simply take a bow and exit stage left but clearly he refuses to and NBC is enabling his egotistic behavior. It is shameful what is occurring and seriously believe that if a Jay Leno Tonight Show starts airing, a boycott should begin. Not just with viewers refusing to watch but websites, no matter what he does, should not so much as write one sentence about his program. It is time the public stopped putting up with the egos of the filthy rich. Also keep in mind the issue isn't just one fired host; it is also the dozens of staff for the show that will be out of jobs. As for the video portion, click here to watch video of the various night time hosts weighing in on the debacle.

Links of the Day

Spider-Man 4 Scrapped - Columbia has officially announced that they are no longer moving ahead with plans to make Spider-Man 4 and intend to reboot the franchise from scratch for a summer 2012 release. This means that Spider-Man stars and director Sam Raimi will not be returning to the franchise. It sounds like the reboot intends to use Ultimate Spider-Man comic series as a model which follows 16 year old Peter Parker as he lives the life of a regular teenager but with the added problems of a secret identity. The reason for the change is partly creative reasons as the studio and Raimi could not decide on a villain for the movie but also costs as suddenly about $50 million in salary just for Dunst, Maguire and Raimi will be saved (or reallocated for effects). The quality of the reboot will tell us if this was a wise move or not.

CES 2009 Linkfest - Click the link to view some of the best products shown at CES this year. Most of it seems like vaporware that will likely never be seen at the local Best Buy but the possibilities are still pretty sweet. I think my favorite piece of tech is the transparent display that looks almost just like how it was shown in Avatar.

Leno Experiment Ended - NBC has announced they are ending the Jay Leno show at 10 after the Olympics. The goal is to give Leno 11:35pm to 12:05am, followed by an hour of the Tonight Show and Jimmy Kimmel with Carson Daly cancelled. However, Conan O'Brian has to sign off on the deal. If he doesn't, NBC will have to buy either him or Leno out of their contract. What will replace him at 10pm has not been announced but I suspect all three Law & Orders will move to 10 with a reality show filling out one day and a repeat for Friday night. NBC still has a few mid-season shows to introduce to fill out the shifted programming. Next season the network has a record 19 pilots on order so depending on how those turn out the volume of cancelled shows and schedule changes between this season and next could be massive.

McGwire Admits Steroid Use - Remember how back in 1998 McGwire broke Roger Maris' home run record with 70 in one season? He now admits he was assisted with steroid. Remember all those people that defended him and saying it wasn't true? Be sure to do an "I told you so". Any idiot could see something was going on with his body with the bigger arms and thicker next, something that simply doesn't occur with men in their late 30s without chemical help. I would think this would make all his records invalid and end any chance for the Hall of Fame. However, for whatever reason baseball only considers gambling a banning offense, everything else is ok as long as you were famous enough to fill seats.

Palin Signs on with Fox - The only real question is "What took so long?". It wasn't an issue of "if" but when Sarah Palin would join Fox News extensive list of pundits (do they even have real reporters anymore?). She isn't going to get her own show (probably wise as she doesn't seem reliable) but I am sure they will use her at every chance they can. I figure her scripted moments and speeches were hilarious acts of nonsense so curious what responses we might get from unscripted moments. Oh who are we kidding, when in doubt (which will be often) she will retreat to the talking points. Detailed analysis is beyond her scope which makes her perfect for Fox.

NetFlix Queue by ZipCode for 12 Cities - Click the link to view an interactive map for 12 cities that is further divided by zip code that shows how 100 titles were rented by NetFlix customers. If your familiar with the city, it is a neat way to see how demographics plays into what is rented most.

Links of the Day

Avoid Best Buy "Optimization" - Consumerist reports what many of us probably suspected - that Best Buy's $40 optimization that they often force on customers buying new computers is a complete waste of money. It doesn't improve system performance, in many cases they don't even complete the updates, and removing of crapware consists of deleting the desktop shortcuts. Actually, the advice should extend to all things "Geek Squad" as the group is really a group of salesman with almost no computer troubleshooting experience whose job is to up sell you on computer services and equipment that you don't need. The "real" work is usually done remotely by outsourced people in India who themselves only do work based off of a generic script that does little to solve any meaningful problems. In general the best five programs to get for any new computer is 1) Firefox (alternate browser) 2) CCleaner (system optimization, mostly easy way to uninstall programs and cleanup startup) 3) PC Decrapifier (removes most crap/free ware that comes bundled with new computers) 4) Microsoft Security Essentials (free anti-virus that isn't a resource hog or constantly prompting to buy stuff) and 5) MalwareBytes (free scanner for malware).

Avatar Passes $1 Billion - Avatar becomes only the fifth movie in history to pass the billion box office threshold. Even more amazing is the film did it in 17 days. Most of the sales come thanks to nearly $700 million from overseas sales. The movie has already past The Dark Knight with its current $1.06B total and is expected to slide into the second all time spot by the end of the week. The current record holder remains Titanic ($1.8B) followed by Return of the King ($1.1B) and Pirates of the Caribbean 3 ($1.06B). To me this record breaking run proves two things - 1) Not all big budget films need to come out in the crowded summer and 2) Overseas sales are absolutely critical to the success of expensive films.

Slap Chop Sucks - Click the link to view a video from Consumer Reports that confirms what we suspected. Yep, the Slap Chop may make for an interesting commercial but the product is useless. A knife is quicker and more effective thanks to food constantly getting stuck and the chopper not chopping all that well requiring a great deal of chops to get the food cut up enough.

Best Time To Buy Anything - Click the link for image and chart that indicates the best time to buy items at the best prices such as cameras, cars, appliances, furniture and more. The range is because often new products seem to get introduced at certain times of the years so the old models get put on sale to free up space.

Bond 23 Stalled - Thanks to nearly dead MGM Studio's financial problems leading to its sale, the next Bond flick is on hold until new owners (whoever that turns out to be) decides what to do with the franchise. MGM should be a financially strong studio but thanks to probably executive mismanagement, there is no telling what may happen to the storied studio. The real sad fact - those same idiots that ran into the ground will probably make millions off the sale and get rehired for their incompetence.

Shameless Cheney and GOP - Rachel Maddows takes Dick Cheney and the GOP to task for their rather silly attacks on Obama for not responding in a way they find acceptable (aka mindlessly blow crap up). The funny thing though is pretty much every talking point can be contradicted by their response to near identical events during the Bush/GOP years.