American Idol Buzzkill: Mocked Audtioner Commits Suicide in Front of Paula Abdul’s House

November 13, 2008 by Pelikan · 1 Comment
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I’ll be the first to admit, I’ve laughed at some of the crazy people who have been featured during the American Idol audition shows.  Some of these “performances” have also left me feeling uncomfortable because there’s a difference between crazy and potentially mentally ill.

Crazy is the attention seeker.  Remember the guy last season who performed his own song, We’re Brothers Forever? His name is Renaldo Lapuz and he’s fashioned a personal appearance business from his Idol notoriety.  Here he is with Simon.  We may have started laughing at Renaldo, but we ended up laughing with him.

Now we come to Paula Goodspeed

In the video below, it’s more obvious that we weren’t laughing at someone who was just seeking attention.  She seems, well, off-balance in a more profound way.  Do the producers at American Idol need to be more careful in how they handle the obviously untalented and over the top auditioners?  They’re probably discussing that right now.

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My 75 Year-Old Mother-in-Law and Barack Obama

November 4, 2008 by Pelikan · Leave a Comment
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Joan my mother-in-law has now voted for two Democrats in her entire life:

  1. John F. Kennedy
  2. Barack Obama

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MSNBC Electoral Map - Updates Every Two Minutes

November 4, 2008 by Pelikan · Leave a Comment
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Photo: Another ‘Sign’ of America’s Crumbling Education System

October 30, 2008 by Pelikan · Leave a Comment
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WTF? Captain Kirk Goes Off on Sulu Over Gay Wedding Snub

October 23, 2008 by Pelikan · Leave a Comment
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William Shatner really is whack …

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Audio: Funniest voicemail left for a boss ever …

October 5, 2008 by Pelikan · Leave a Comment
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When Americans Are Forced to Ride Their Bikes to Work

This is hilarious and passed along to me by a friend.

This dude decides he’s going to ride his bike to work to save money on gas or whatever. Only, bicycle maintenance isn’t high on his priorities and he throws the bike chain on the way to work wiping out. Then he leaves this message for his boss:

I Need To Lay Down Click the Link

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Video: John McCain-David Letterman Saga Nights 1 & 2

September 26, 2008 by Pelikan · 1 Comment
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Night 1: McCain Ditches David Letterman Show - Olbermann the Replacement


 

Night 2: Letterman Still Burning

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“There’s more than hope in these ideas - there are jobs” - Ted Strickland

August 26, 2008 by Pelikan · Leave a Comment
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Leroi Moore, dead at 46, a founding member of Dave Matthews Band

August 19, 2008 by Pelikan · Leave a Comment
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This just took the fun out of the night.  Larry King just announced it.  Don’t know why.  It was great to watch him in concert, going from sax to sax, so cool, just blowin’ it out.

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Tomorrow’s News Tonight - Paid Sick Days, Obama in Ohio, ODJFS loses data

Ohio News

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Oil Shock: Drilling for Answers on High Prices Part II of V

August 3, 2008 by Pelikan · Leave a Comment
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from The Washington Post

China’s Cars, Accelerating A Global Demand for Fuel

By Ariana Eunjung Cha
Washington Post Foreign Service
Monday, July 28, 2008; A01

SONGJIANG, China — Nodding his head to the disco music blaring out of his car’s nine speakers, Zhang Linsen swings the shiny, black Hummer H2 out of his company’s gates and on to the spacious four-lane road.

Running a hand over his closely shaved head, Zhang scans the expanse of high-end suburban offices and villas that a decade ago was just another patch of farmland outside of Shanghai. To his left is a royal blue sedan with a couple and a baby, in front of him a lone young woman being chauffeured in a van.

“In China, size matters,” says Zhang, the 44-year-old founder of a media and graphic design company. “People want to have a car that shows off their status in society. No one wants to buy small.”

Zhang grasps the wheels of his Hummer, called “hanma” or “fierce horse” in Chinese, and hits the accelerator.

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Message for McLovin

July 30, 2008 by Pelikan · 2 Comments
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I understand and for obvious reasons, have yanked your comment. Thanks for the yank of my chain.

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Please excuse the ‘Hype’

July 26, 2008 by Pelikan · Leave a Comment
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Well, for I don’t know how long, the Google AdSense code I added to my page has been running an ad for the anti-O movie, Hype.  This is pissing me off, but it is an apparent weakness in the AdSense system.  I don’t necessarily gush over anyone here, but I think my comments - and the clips I choose for that matter - make it obvious I’m for Obama.

New to the blogosphere and trying out these ad programs to see if this ol’ blog will pay for the hosting.  If anyone has any experience with AdSense and how to keep this from happening, I’d love to hear about it.  I have submitted the Hype movie URL to the content filter, so that should take care of that in four hours or so.  Any ideas on how to avoid unwittingly shilling for assholes like Ken Blackwell and his propaganda projects would be appreciated.

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On the porch, lookin’ at blogs - Poli Sci 216; Plunderbund

July 26, 2008 by Pelikan · 1 Comment
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Found these interesting this afternoon:

The Professor did a nice piece of work here and offers some insight.  I couldn’t get the graphic to open bigger in a new window, but then I’m not that bright. 

A post on a media mistake has become outright Matt Naugle nonsense with ‘Fred’ pitching in from the right.  I joined the fray this afternoon with a tasty lick in the comments section.  Hats off to J-Dogg for holding down the fort until I could get there. 

Going back to cleaning the garage now.

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McCain campaign one good decision …

July 24, 2008 by Pelikan · Leave a Comment
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… Eat lunch at Schmidt’s Sausage Haus

 

Johnny Mac in line for the buffet at Schmidts

McCain in line for the buffet at Schmidt's

McCain explains how hell handle things just like W

McCain explains how he'll handle things just like 'W'

McCain posing in German Village, Columbus, Ohio

McCain posing in German Village, Columbus, Ohio (Cols Dispatch)

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