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Morning Whip, 4/8/05

The assault on painkillers continues. FDA bans Bextra[*1] . . . only Celebrex left from the COX-2 inhibitors.

“Current is about empowering 18-34-year-olds to engage in the dialogue of democracy and to tell the stories of their lives using the dominant medium of their time.”[*2] Al, d00d, UR A N00B.

Joe Posnanski is a really good columnist. His latest: a shocking expose[*3] of why Kansas City rates as only the 10th best city for sleep. (Minneapolis is apparently #1, fyi).

Want to wander into the tallgrass? Head for Chase County, Kansas[*4] .

Tire Pressure Monitors. Not just a good idea. The Law[*5] .

Flashing Pacifiers recalled[*6] . Kids could choke on ’em. Why would anyone buy a Flashing Pacifier in the first place?

Rock Choke — ah, the memories. Bucknell’s win over the Jayhawks will re-run at 9:30 AM CDT on ESPN Classic[*7] .

Morning Whip, 4/7/05

It was a travel day yesterday, coming back from the Women’s Final Four in Indianapolis. But the quest for interesting snippets from the Web continues . . .

The Shuttle is finally on the launch pad[*1] again.

Stupid Politician Tricks: Congress may extend daylight-saving time[*2] . Fave quote:
“The more daylight we have, the less electricity we use,” said (Democrat Representative) Markey.
Somebody introduce Markey to Copernicus, OK?

What did Sandy steal?[*3]
And what could have impelled him to destroy three of the five copies, and return the other two? Surely, that the notes on those three copies made it all too clear that somebody high up in the Clinton administration had perceived a threat very much like what happened on Sept. 11, but then failed to do anything whatever about it.

The U.N.: Rot at the top
Exonerated? To quote Mark Pieth, a member of the independent commission assigned to conduct the investigation into this monumental scandal: “We did not exonerate Kofi Annan. We said he was not dishonest, but at the same time he mismanaged the inquiry. . . . We should not brush this off. A certain mea culpa would have been appropriate.”

Morning Whip, 4/19/05

Your tax dollars at work. The Feds are trying again with a new, improved, we really mean it this time, this will work fer shur Food Pyramid[*1] .
People have steadily grown fatter since the food pyramid debuted in 1992. A report last month in The New England Journal of Medicine contended that obesity, particularly in children, was fueling a reversal in life expectancy, shaving four to nine months off the average life span.
Keep up the good work, USDA.

Fox News Channel: Now available on your Sprint PCS Phone[*2] . Now, the Fox News Alert “BONG” can follow you wherever you go!

Monday Night Football is moving to ESPN[*3] . NBC picks up Sunday Night Football.

Lance Armstrong to retire[*4] after this year’s Tour de France.

Morning Whip, 4/3/05

The Pope is dead. As disgusting as the Deathwatch was, John Paul II by any measure was a remarkable and admirable man[*1] . He will be missed.

One of my favorite columnists is Mark Steyn. His latest announces that the well-announced conservative crackup (which I cheerfully joined in on, here) may be premature[*2] .

Is the 3-point shot in college basketball too easy[*3] ?

Don’t eat that deer brain[*4] . Just in case, you know.

Answering a question we’ve had in these here parts, the real reason why we have Daylight Saving Time[*5] .

Morning Whip, 4/2/05

Deathwatch! The media, having feasted their macabre hunger on Terri Sciavo, now turn their full-time, 24-by-7 attention on John Paul II. “We don’t care who it is, it’s a deathwatch“. I gotta dig out my old Don Henley song “Dirty Laundry”[*1] .

We got the bubble-headed-bleach-blonde who comes on at five
She can tell you ’bout the plane crash
with a gleam in her eye
It’s interesting when people die-
Give us dirty laundry

Can we film the operation?
Is the head dead yet?
You know, the boys in the newsroom got a running bet
Get the widow on the set!
We need dirty laundry

Exercise for the reader: find five news stories in your local paper which could legitimately be called “good news.” The criteria are: Must be major news stories (i.e. excluding sports stories, and excluding the little two-paragraph filler news-in-brief type stories). Also, “succeed over adversity” type stories are not allowed. Extra credit if you can provide links. Let me know what you find. Start . . . NOW!

Me first . . . in the Indianapolis Star:
Daniels heartened by 55% job approval[*2] . Not sure if this really qualifies, as the subtitle to the article reads Poll: Backers laud budget and economic initiatives, but critics question priorities..Negativity isn’t good news.
Feds are OK With June 5 Time Switch[*3] .
Surprise! Recording artist includes rap on gospel CD[*4]
Youngsters experience spiritual awakenings[*5]
Basketball a dunk for economy[*6]

Results for today are skewed a bit due to the Saturday Religion articles, but the Indy Star made it today with one story to spare:
For spring break, some prefer Indy[*7]