RIGHT NOW! - with Timothy Crawford

Blown Circuits: Circuit City Closing Doors

Circuit City - Down for the Count

Today, Circuit City announced it will begin liquidating its assets, (that means selling stuff on the cheap) after failing to sell the company.  It's a sad day for more than 30,000 Circuit City employees who'll find themselves unemployed at a very bad time to be unemployed.

Best Buy, The Only Buy?

Best Buy Inc is looking to boost sales sans Circuit City, and who can blame them, only the strong survive.  My thing is, how can we keep the screw heads over at Best Buy from robbing us blind when their singular direct competition just disintegrated? There's alot of options online, but who buys big screen tv's online?  There are something's you need to see in person before shelling out money for them, things like TV's, jewlery and women, just to name a few.

Other Retailers Face the Unknown

Nowadays it's like death is floating through strip malls preying on the weak and senile.  Circuit City isn't alone, remember Linen’s ‘N Things, and KB Toys?  Hold on to your cookies, experts claim as many as 25% of retailers may file for Chapter 11 protection in the first quarter of 2009. That's alot of out of work peoples wondering the streets.  There'll be no place to ride my horsey.  Geesh, Obama better suit up quick!  I heard Will Smith was hoping to star in a film role as President Obama, well,  the way things are looking, Obama might want to play a Will Smith character in real life; I'm thinking Hancock.  Obama's going to need some serious super powers to get this country out of the ditch.

No More Bush

  

No more Bush

Last night, Bush gave his final speech as president.  No, I didn't watch it.  I just didn't have the energy to be bored, embarrassed and patronized all at once.  Keep it real. Bush is a non-issue. I'm not saying that to diss the man, but at this point, Bush is about as important as Damon Dash. It's not just me.  No one wants Bush out of office more than Bush. Look back at the painful 8 years, wouldn't you want to get away if you were him?  I'm just sorry he didn't beat feet 4 years ago. 

Hey Dick, Can I Stop Being President Now?

The moment Barack won I can only imagine how happy Bush was.  Not because he's an Obama supporter, not even because he can't stand McCain, but because it meant he was getting closer to his freedom.  I'm not one of those people that sympathizes with Bush because he's in over his head.  I can't stand incompetence and Bush was the most incompetent President in our nations history.  It kills me when people make excuses for the guy.  The way I see it, If you're wearing a McDonald's outfit, complete with visor and name-tag and your standing behind the cash register, well, you'd damn well better be able to ring up my order.  If you can't ring up orders why are you standing there?  Go work the fries or something.  I don't care if it hurts your feelings.  I want my order done right.  Hey, somebody get me a real cashier in here!  All I'm saying is the same hard truths that apply to fast food workers should apply to the President.  If you don't deal well with politics, why be a politician? People who don't like pots and pans tend not to be cooks. I just never understood Bush and I think I'm not the only person who feels that way.

Life After Bush

So where do we go from here?  All signs show we'd better brace ourselves.  Experts predict things can get worse and they will, at least for a little while.  Obama, now has the world's toughest job.  I don't know which is better, a guy who has no clue what he's getting himself into or the guy who knows and is just crazy, cocky, courageous enough to sign up for it anyway?  I, you, us, we ... America took the second guy ... this time.  Reality Check: Don't expect miracles from the President.  If a President Obama can give us logical reasoning and some competence that should be enough, at least for now, especially when you consider the last administration.  I can't imagine Barack and Biden making nearly as many bone-headed moves as Bush and Cheney. 

A Picture's worth a thousand words.  I know I speak for many people across the globe.  Bush and Cheney, the Dynamic Doofuses, we're full of themselves and full of bad policy.  Their mistakes, mis-steps and miscalculations were epic.  They will not be missed.  Good riddance bone-heads.

The Best Job in the World Crashes Server

Tired of poor-pay, wack-weather and crappy-cubicles?  How about a job change?  How about being the caretaker of an Australian tropical island? 

I know your current job sucks, but believe it or not, some lucky people actually do get paid to enjoy themselves. 

Warning:  The job description below may make you want to kill yourself!

A caretaker is needed on the Great Barrier Reef Australian Island of  Hamilton.  The gig pays a very nice $105K for a 6-month stint.  I guess someone will just have to find something else to do with the remaining 6 months of the year.  How about going on vacation from your vacation job?  Poor you!

What are the duties?

Some lucky person will have to scuba dive, snorkel and hike while keeping an eye on 25 nearby beautiful island resorts.  You'll also have to feed fish, clean a pool and collect the mail.

OH, the torture!

In-case picking up the mail is an inconvenience, the recruiters have included as a sweetener,  luxurious three-bedroom home accommodations and 100% free transportation to and from the island

How do you know if you're qualified for the position?

You have a pulse don't you?  There no prerequisites.  No skills or experience is needed, and there is no age requirement.

Hurry up and apply for this fantastic dream job, but be prepared for some heavy competition.  The job has been advertised in 18 countries including the United States and China and response has been so heavy the Island's server crashed several times.

Yes, this is a real job opening. Don't trust your friend Timothy?  Go here and see for yourself.

Hillary Gets Thumbs Up for Secretary of State Slot

 

Just in, Hillary is in!  The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Rodham Clinton to become the next secretary of state.

I was pulling for Hillary to get a cabinet gig.  You gotta admit Mrs. Clinton gave Barack all he could handle in the primaries, proving she is a tough politician who's not afraid to throw a few elbows in the washington political mosh pit.  I'm anxious to see how Hillary handles her role.  Will she side with Obama on policy or will she become a liability sabotaging his agenda?  If her focus is right, Hillary can do just as good, if not a better job than Condi Rice.  Rice automatically, almost robotic-like, sided with every failed Bush strategy under the sun.  Hillary has already stated any moves she makes will be towards diplomacy and away from war. 

I like her already!