McCumbee, T. Labonte to fill in during Petty hiatus Posted by admin on May 13, 2008 Petty Enterprises on Tuesday announced its driver lineup for the No. 45 Dodge for the races beginning with the June 1 event at the Dover through the July 12 race at Chicago. Posted under News

Victoria Switzer, a retired social studies teacher, was on phone-bank duty one night during the Pennsylvania primary campaign. One night was all she could take: "It wasn't pretty." She made 60 calls to prospective voters in Susquehanna County, her home county, which is 98 percent white. The responses were dispiriting. One caller, Switzer remembers, said he couldn't possibly vote for Obama and concluded: "Hang that darky from a tree!" -- "Racist Incidents Give Some Obama Campaigners Pause," WaPo, May 13, 08 I didn't even include the elected officials who are convinced Obama is a sleeper agent for "the Muslims" or the vandalism of campaign offices in Indiana.

PLEASE RSVP!!PLEASE RSVP!! Celebration – Wednesday, May 28 For Elementary and Middle School Families On Wednesday, May 28, we invite elementary and middle school parents to join us for our annual graduation ceremony and picnic! The ceremony begins in the middle school at 10:30 a.m. and includes recognition of students moving to the next level from the lower and upper elementary classes and 8th year.

American Express is hooking up with Universal Studios to bring customers a credit card with perks that center on two favorite pastimes:  theme parks and movies. If you visit a Universal Studios theme park in Orlando or Hollywood, you can sign up and receive one of the new affinity cards right there on site. The deal gives American Express, among other things, the opportunity for product placement in upcoming Universal films. Their brand will be seen throughout the theme parks, and they will be named as the sponsor for several rides and attractions.

Jon Stewart’s interview with Douglas Feith, former undersecretary of defense, architect of the Iraq war and (via HuffPo) the man Tommy Franks called “the stupidest f***ing guy on the earth” is now available online. The full 22-minute interview was cut down for obvious reasons, but it’s great to be able to see it in its entirety. Above: Part 1 Above: Part 2 ShareThis

Note the screen crawl here …. Click on image for the video.

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Bush recently stated his concern for rising fuel costs though his sentiment and actions to curb these costs seemed rather lackadaisical.  At a recent conference, Bush attempted to charm his way out of answering questions relating to growing concern for rising gas prices & accused the reporter of “dragging him into the 08 Presidential Race” by questioning his plans and/or solutions to increasing fuel costs in comparison with McCain, Clinton and Obama’s policies.  As advocates of less fuel consumption we’re concerned by the president’s nonchalant approach as well as concerned with the presidential candidates’ potentially ill fated solution which is influenced by political motives.

CNBC Bonus Bucks Trivia: According to Rebecca Darst, what “slammed” the Pawn-and-Payday firms? William A. Trent Writes: According to Rebecca Darst, what “slammed” the Pawn-and-Payday firms? Fears are on the rise that state legislatures, alarmed by the short-term interest rates typically charged by these companies, may move to curtail the industry, Rebecca Darst of Interactive Brokers said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” Just this week Ohio made such a move.

Did I tell you that I was doing a correspondence/online course? It’s through the University of Metaphysical Sciences which has some classes that seriously intrigue me (and of which I can’t get enough) and some classes that are truly challenging my world view (which is a really polite way of saying that I’m not [...]