Good
morning to you, today is Monday, February 27, and I am your humble host, the
sultan of satire, the purveyor of non-pertinent information and as always the troublemaker
extraordinaire and I am coming to you recorded from the Eagle’s nest here at
wake up central with news you can’t use here on the Monday edition of The
Morning Wake Up Call.
Financial
Dow Jones 12,982.95 -1.74 (-0.01%)
S&P 500 1,365.74 +2.28 (0.17%)
Nasdaq 2,963.75 0.00 (0.00%)
Election
Arizona
and Michigan will be holding their primaries tomorrow, so stay tuned to see
what the outcome of those races shall be.
Oscar’s
The
Oscars were last night, from what I have been able to figure out the biggest
story from that is JLo had a near wardrobe malfunction. OK, can we move on with the wardrobe
malfunctions? I saw the 8 second video
clip and there was nothing anywhere near a malfunction with the exception that
I hope she got that dress for half price since she only got half a dress.
The Sky is Falling
NEW YORK – The husband
of a Manhattan real-estate agent left with severe injuries after a shopping
cart was dropped on her head from an East Harlem parking garage claims lax
security caused the devastating accident.
Michael Hedges claims in
a lawsuit against the East River Plaza shopping center that if there had been
enough security at the mall, two boys would not have been able to send the
shopping cart plunging four stories onto his wife's head.
Marion Hedges was going
to the Target with her son Dayton to buy Halloween candy for underprivileged
kids when Raymond Hernandez, 12, and Jeovanni Rosario, 13, pushed the cart over
the edge.
More Guns……Less Crime
How tragic for Comrade
Obama: the one positive result of his presidency is something no liberal could
ever admit to. By terrifying Americans into buying guns in record numbers, he has
lowered the rate of crimes committed with guns, because as every counter moonbat
knows, more guns =
less crime:
Despite [sic]
increases in gun sales, gun crimes continued to decrease in the United States
for the fourth straight year in 2010, according to the FBI.
The FBI recently
released its Crime in The United States statistics for 2010. Overall, murders
in the U.S. have decreased steadily since 2006, dropping from 15,087 to 12,996.
Firearms murders — which made up 67 percent of all murders in the U.S. in 2010
— have followed this trend, decreasing by 14 percent.
At the same time that
firearms murders were dropping, gun sales were surging. In 2009, FBI background
checks for guns increased by 30 percent over the previous year, while firearms
sales in large retail outlets increased by almost 40 percent. The number of
applications for concealed carry permits jumped across the country as well.
An armed society is a
polite society, as well as a free one. Ultra-liberal DC stands or rather slumps
in stark contrast:
Broken down by
firearms murder rate per 100,000 people, the District of Columbia is number
one, with 16 firearms murders per 100,000 people in the District.
D.C. also topped the
list of firearm robberies per 100,000 people with 255.98.
Yet D.C. arguably has
the tightest gun laws in the country. Although an outright ban on handguns was
struck down by the Supreme Court in 2008, legislators ensured the new
regulations for obtaining a registered handgun would be anything but easy.
This ensures that only
criminals are able to acquire guns easily, which is why DC’s gun crime rates
are so high.
Freedom from excessive
government relieves most of society’s ills; crime is no exception.
Dream Come True
Taylor Swift might not be going to prom with teen fan Kevin
McGuire, but the songstress has invited the 18-year-old to the Academy of
Country Music Awards as her date.
His
answer? Yes!
McGuire,
a New Jersey high school student, is battling cancer for a second time, but
he’s not letting treatment hold him back.
Earlier
this week, McGuire’s sister Victoria took to Facebook and created a page titled
“Taylor Swift Take Kevin McGuire To Prom!” The athlete is a big fan of the
country singer, and his sister thought it would be a worthwhile idea to ask
Swift to the dance on his behalf.
McGuire was all for the idea, but didn’t think anything would come of it, The Courier-Post reports.
McGuire was all for the idea, but didn’t think anything would come of it, The Courier-Post reports.
Well,
buzz about the Facebook page garnered plenty of media attention, and on Friday
Taylor Swift took to her Facebook page and gave McGuire a response:
“
Kevin, I’m sorry but I won’t be able to make it to your prom. But I was wondering,
the ACM Awards are coming up.. Would you be my date?” – Taylor Swift
McGuire,
who’s currently receiving treatment at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, was
ecstatic about the news and said the offer was “a lot better than the senior
prom,” The Courier-Post reports.
“I’ve
never seen him smile like that,” Victoria McGuire told FOX 29 News.
The teen’s support team updated their Facebook page with the latest development:
The teen’s support team updated their Facebook page with the latest development:
**
Taylor got back to us!!!! She is unable to attend Kevin’s prom, although did
one better- Invited Kevin to be her date to the Academy of Country Music
Awards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so so so so so much! The McGuire family
could never show how grateful we are to all of you! We have won in more than
one way.. we got Taylor to take Kevin on a date, and we have made so many good
friends along the way! **
McGuire
will continue to receive treatment, and he’s determined to win the battle
against leukemia.
“I
had no doubt I would kick its butt the first time, and I did,” McGuire told
MyFoxPhilly.com. “Hopefully I’ll be able to continue that this time…”
The
Academy of Country Music Awards will be held April 1 in Las Vegas.
Quote of the Day
A Spoonful of Honey will catch more Flies than a Gallon of
Vinegar.
Ben
Franklin
Useless Facts
Al Capone's business card said he was a used
furniture dealer
Legal Mumbo Jumbo
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