Not. What, do these people think they are immune from being caught? Of course there's a certain amount of angst and panic that accompanies turning 40/50/60, but, GEEZ, get a grip! Go to a therapist or something. Don't burden the voters and taxpayers with watching your crash and burn.
Well, at least he did the right thing, after the usual initial stammer/delay/denial. He quit. If he'd been a Democrat, no one would have blinked an eye.
And how about that great deal AOL got on HuffPo? Yup. Paid $315 million for HuffPo (what were they thinking?) and their stock immediately sank the same amount. Heh. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT! New York Post:
With 106.7 million shares outstanding, that means AOL has shed $315 million in value over the last five trading days -- which happens to be exactly the same price AOL agreed to pay to acquire HuffPo.
Most media observers viewed it as a pricey deal, since it is based not on the slim profit Huffington Post claimed it made in 2010, on $31 million in revenue, or the $10 million profit it is projecting it will ring up this year on $50 million in estimated revenue, but rather on the $30 million in profit it is predicting for 2012.And how about this headline over at Washington Post:
2012 Republican presidential candidates all have flaws
Let's try a different headline, one you'll never see in the MSM:
2012 Democrat presidential candidates all have flaws
or
Flawed President Obama to run for second term
or
Democrat President Barack Hussein Obama has flaws, will run for second time.The author Chris Cillizza goes to list the many varied reasons all Republican candidates are unacceptable, practically licking his chops in approval for his own personal favorite candidate, Obama.
And Pigford's back in the headlines at Washington Times:
New legislation has USDA‘s inspector general conduct audits of disbursements, but it’s not clear why there is a Pigford II when the original settlement was hampered by fraud. The Washington Times tried to get answers about ongoing or future investigations of fraud from Pearlie Reed, USDA assistant secretary for administration, but was given the run-around by department spokesman Justin Dejong. All questionable Pigford payments should be suspended until Congresscan conduct a full investigation.And today's the day Breitbart's releasing his Pigford audio. Watch over at Big Government.
On Thursday, February 10th, at CPAC, I will release to the press, bloggers and citizen journalists two hours of complete, unedited audio of a behind-closed-doors meeting directly related to the Pigford case that show direct evidence of fraud and abuse in the settlement. This audio will be released with a set of notes making it easier to navigate and find specific sections and statements.Gotta go. I think the Saudi king is calling me on my cell about some policies I have about Cairo and you KNOW when the Saudi king calls, I snap to it!
Back in the 90's when Steve Case ran AOL it had content. Nothing but chat and content. Case was hungry and driven in those days and he could have put together something better than HuPo in a single afternoon.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I don't care what they post on HuffPo. I mean, it's their old blog and they can write whatever they want. What I don't get is when they scream that places like Free Republic are ugly but don't even consider that websites like Democratic Underground, Daily Kos and HuffPo are uglier, calling for murders and tortures typical of left wing behavior. That AOL would enlist Huffington's leadership is a mystery. They deserve what they'll get. HuffPo IS successful, but the business model is, um, questionable, given that so many writers receive no pay. But, oh, well, who cares. No skin off my nose.
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