Turnabout is fair play

Basically the idiom means "It is fair for one to suffer whatever one has caused others to suffer."  And so to be screwed after you screw somebody else might fit just perfectly.  Remember back to October 2007 when the "newspaper" The National Enquirer began a series of reports alleging an adulterous affair between Vice Presidential nominee John Edwards and former campaign worker, Rielle Hunter.


Now, this all happened after Edwards' wife had been diagnosed with breast cancer in November of 2004.  So, while his wife was battling cancer, he was banging the campaign worker and eventually got her pregnant.  He didn't even acknowledge the baby until January of 2010.  Such a nice guy. Wikipedia.org

Sadly, Elizabeth Edwards died from the cancer December 7, 2010.  But in that turnabout is fair play kind of thing, details of her will were released today.  And basically, John was disinherited.  Ms. Edwards had "$496,000 in cash, securities, household furnishings, vehicles and ownership in businesses. She also owned real estate worth an additional $1 million."  And John isn't mentioned at all.  He doesn't get a dime.  Yahoo.com

An idiom for an idiot... perfect!

The Dow Piano

Over at CNNMoney.com, Bard Edlund has something called the Dow Piano.  He has translated the Dow industrial average into music - "Using a five-note scale spanning three octaves, pitch is determined by each day’s closing level."  One would have to wonder what songs the Dow would play:


"Here's A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" performed by Travis Tritt
"Never Gonna Be Your Fool Again" performed by Deanna Cox
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkle
"I Will Survive" performed by Gloria Gaynor
"Here Comes the Rain Again" performed by the Eurthymics


Or maybe just some funeral dirge.


But, then again perhaps it is not the Dow itself that needs the sad songs.  Maybe what Mr. Edlund should have created was some sort of Wall Street-ers musical montage.  It would definitely have to include "Cheater, Cheater" performed by Joey + Rory.


The Dow Piano can be found here:  Dow Piano

Not Equal Protection

Well, at least not for all.  The 14th Amendment to the Constitution gave Equal Protection.  It was originally supposed to give protection to blacks.  But, no equal protection for anybody else?


When asked if this "equal protection applied to sex discrimination, or ... to sexual orientation", Judge Antonin Scalia says that it doesn't.  He says "the Constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It doesn't."  HuffingtonPost.com

He also thinks that you don't need a Constitution, just get your cause on a ballot somewhere and "persuade your fellow citizens it's a good idea and pass a law.  You want a right to abortion? There's nothing in the Constitution about that. But that doesn't mean you cannot prohibit it."


So, one member of the highest court in the land doesn't think that sex discrimination is covered under the Constitution and really the Constitution is not all that necessary. It seems that maybe the United States ought to just follow what ESPN does with sex discriminators.  Fire those who mess up.


During the Fiesta Bowl, an announcer made some sexist comments to an on-field reporter.  He told her  "Listen to me sweet baby, let me tell you something."  When she called him out on that he said ""OK, then listen to me a-hole."  HuffingtonPost.com

An ESPN spokesman said "based on what occurred last Friday, we have ended our relationship with him."


Now, there's some equal protection.

Well Ya Gotta Do Something

Considering that the unemployment rate is at 9.3% of the labor force - Not seasonally adjusted - Nov 2010
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The average price of eating at a restaurant is usually about $55.
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What is one to do??


Now, free television exists through the use of antennas that can pull signals from the air.  But cable TV will only cost you $50 per month.
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That might explain this: Americans watched more television than ever in 2010.  That's an average of 34 hours per person per week.
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And what might be even more sad about this whole revelation is that "in the world of cable news, Fox News remained the favorite."


Very scary...  Might need to find something else to do.

Conformity

By definition, conformity means "action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices."  In accord.  Used in harmony, then of social standards.  What possibly could be in conformity?  Well, the Pope thinks that pedophilia is "fully in conformity with men and even with children."  TheNewCivilrightsMovement.com

Pope Benedict XVI also claimed that child pornography was increasingly considered “normal” by society.  Considered normal.  That might explain why there is a prevalence of priests who abuse children.  (A total of 10,667 individuals made allegations of child sexual abuse by priests. Philvaz.com)  Their devine leader thinks that pedophilia and pornography is okie dokie.


This is the same Pope who thinks that same-sex marriage is going to weaken the principles of natural law and will make mankind an endangered species.  But, sexually assaulting children ain't going to do anything to natural law or mankind.


Hmmm, shall we conform to the Catholic Church?

The Royal Treatment

Again, it is a slow news cycle.  Not much going on this week between the two holidays.  But this just in!  How crazy are these young Royals?  Prince Charles has 149 "attendants", but his son and future daughter-in-law have opted out of having servants.


How could that be?  Doesn't every princess want to be waited on hand and foot?  Especially a commoner who is moving into the Royal circle.  A senior royal source says "They want to do their duty and make sure they are a real asset to the country but they are private individuals who want to get on with their lives."


Having servants would be a real asset to the country?  I guess hiring the locals to clean the loo would be an asset.  Bad Royals.

But is it News??

So yeah, it is the week between Christmas and New Year, so perhaps we shouldn't expect to have any real breaking news.  But, the headline writers maybe should have found other things to write about.


First off, it seems "Obama Has Achieved Cigarette-Smoking Milestone."  That is some important political news there.  "I can report that it's been probably about 9 months since he last smoked a cigarette," White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said.  So the free world is so much safer now.  HuffingtonPost.com

Then there was this story: "Obamas make rare trip to church."  Yep, the family went to church on the Sunday after Christmas.  This should definitely substantiate the case that the President is indeed a Christian, and again the free world is safer.  Google.com

Makes one wonder if Sarah Palin will chime in on these revelations.  Doing such healthy things like quitting smoking and going to church would be along the lines of things that Sarah doesn't agree with.  Well, as long as the Obama's are doing them.  " Michelle Obama's initiative to improve children's health by encouraging better diets and sufficient exercise is mocked by Sarah Palin as just another intrusion by government into the daily lives of our citizens."  HuffingtonPost.com

Can't wait to read what she will say in 140 characters or less on smoking and church...