Wednesday, November 25, 2009
News Morning Newsdome: An unprecedented blog post
Posted by Bobby Feingold @senorbobby on Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 5:20 PM
>> President Obama has used the word "unprecedented" at least 129 times in speeches and statements this year for many things that are arguably precedented. George W. Bush, in comparison, only used the word 262 times over eight years, but then again it is a five-syllable word. (Politico)
>> President Obama said yesterday that he would "finish the job" in Afghanistan by sending as many as 30,000 additional American troops to the Middle Eastern country. Perhaps you could call this statement about ending the eight-year-old war unprecedented? ... Not likely. (the New York Times)
>> Roman Polanski's lawyers have offered a Swiss court $4.5 million bail in return for the director to be under electronic house arrest in his Swiss Alps ski chalet. The Swiss Court said it considers Polanski a "high flight risk" but the bail is "enough to offset those concerns" since, you know, Switzerland really needs the money. (AP via ABC News)
>> Worried about South Africa's high crime rate during your next visit to Cape Town? You should be worrying about baboons instead. A troupe of 29 baboons raided four cars on Tuesday as city officials are trying to control the increasingly aggressive primates. Talk about gang violence. (NY Daily News)
>> And finally: Bob Dylan is allowing only one interview to the media to promote his new holiday album, Christmas in the Heart. You won't find it in Rolling Stone or on 'Entertainment Tonight.' No, the singer is giving the interview to the International Network of Street Papers whose sales directly profit poverty-stricken people. Now you can hear about the ramblings of a crazy vagrant-looking man from Dylan and the homeless guy selling the papers. (Limewire Music Blog)
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