"All the News..." (Part II) In my previous post - "A Bomb For President Clinton" (subtitled: "All the News..." Part I) I got to thinking about what circumstances cause a news item to wind its way into the public discourse. And if it doesn't - well then, for all intents and purposes - it never happened - right? But if it fits a tried and true story line... the more salacious the better... hitmen really make the grade - you can pretty much … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2017
A Bomb for President Clinton
Who writes history? ("All the News..." Part I) Over the past 10 days or so, as the media's daily advisements were issued with appropriate alarm, the Wisconsin nut-job who burglarized (not "robbed"....this is becoming tedious) a gun store on April 4 had been the subject of a massive manhunt. This was presumably because in addition to the minor arsenal he helped himself to, he also penned a reportedly disturbing 161 page "manifesto", addressed … [Read more...]
“So much money” – SHOCKED!!!
https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/mma-ufc/proposed-mayweather-mcgregor-bout-purse-amounts-could-reach-100m/ … [Read more...]
Maris – still 61!
My April 13, 2011 office shrine to NYY Roger Maris. This photo was taken on the day Barry Bonds became a felon, courtesy of my buddy from New York, Matt Parrella. Believe it or not, a few colleagues - I obviously wouldn't consider them friends - took offense. I mean, a fellow AUSA has just won a major case! And Matt and I are both Yankee fans. Below is my favorite page from the Yankee yearbook my father bought me at my first game at … [Read more...]
“Fake” News vs. Las Vegas True Crime
I heard it again a couple of weeks ago on the evening news - "Fake News"? Maybe not. But "Las Vegas True Crime"? Nope. "Like something straight out of Ocean's 11!!!" blared the TV. What? This time it was an "Armed Robbery", of the Bellagio Hotel and Casino, with shots fired! What made this brazen, violent crime even more chilling: the trigger-happy robbers wore horrific pig masks! Then...the heinous crime was downgraded by the … [Read more...]