The Mark Levin Show Thread November 1, 2005

11/05/05 | defconw

[defconw]

LISTEN TO MARK LEVIN ONLINE AND JOIN THE DISCUSSION

6-8PM Eastern

Will we hear

GET OFF THE PHONE YOU MORON, or

GET OFF THE PHONE YOU BIG JERK, or

GET OFF THE PHONE YOU DOPE

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TOPICS:

[HelloooClareece]

Is that a same sex marriage?


LOL Indeed it is.

[sofaman]

not with me...never really been a cat person...I'm definitely a dog man.

[CAluvdubya]

You know that game ---- 7 ways to Kevin Bacon--- or something like that? I bet you can do that with your list. It could also look like a geneology chart. :-)

[rightwingintelligentsia]

This morning on our local/regional talk show, the host (Jim Quinn) read an interesting e-mail from a lawyer who had a friend who had once clerked for Alito in the 3rd Circuit. The lawyer related his friend's account of a judge who'd just been appointed by Clinton to take a slot on the Circuit. This judge, apparently flush with herself and her recent success, invested lavishly in a pair of ostentatious Chinese lions that she pretentiously had placed flanking the doorway of her chambers.

Alito, wanting to teach her a suble lesson, ordered his clerks to go out and find two garish pink flamingos, which he had mounted on cardboard boxes and positioned outside his chambers to mock the Chinese lions. Then he invited all the Circuit judges and their staffs to a little breakfast in his chambers to show them off. The Clinton appointed judge got the message, and sadly had the lions moved inside her chambers.

[HelloooClareece]

Orrin "The Smarmy Git" Hatch

I'll never forgive him for Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He does sing a helluva Christmas carol though...lol.

[Fudd Fan]

"6 degrees of Kevin Bacon"

LOL!

[SE Mom]

I love a man who makes me laugh!

[CAluvdubya]

Want a dog to keep your dog company? I got one, cheap!

One would think I don't like my pets, really I do. I just cleaned up the house today and they are getting their fur all over it again.

[sofaman]

well, since I'm Jewish he won't be able to charm me with the Christmas carols, the momzer..

[SoCalPol]

Keeper has never clawed at the furniture or rug.
Bring your cat over to my apt. and Keeper will
talk to him about this. :-)

[Fudd Fan]

He does sing a helluva Christmas carol though

Was he in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir?

[sofaman]

my Sammi doesn't shed..and besides he doesn't think he's a dog..he thinks he's a people...in fact, he's a furperson...

[MNJohnnie]

More proof we are winning. 3.8 GDP growth and THEY are losing ground!!!

'05 Proving To Be Worst Newspaper Year Since Recession by Ross Fadner, Monday, Oct 31, 2005 7:00 AM EST<

IT'S OFFICIAL: 2005 WILL BE the newspaper industry's worst year since the last ad industry recession. And things aren't looking much better for next year either, according to a top Wall Street firm's report on newspaper publishing. "Sadly, 2005 is shaping up as the industry's worst year from a revenue growth perspective since the recession impacted 2001-2002 period," says the report from Goldman Sachs, adding a warning that meaningful growth in 2006 is "very unlikely."

In particular, national advertising has under-performed, remaining essentially flat this year, as has the retail category, the report said--while classified, both print and online, has shown positive gains so far this year, up 4-5 percent.

The weak ad environment for newspapers has caused Goldman to scale back its 2006 growth forecast to 3.5 percent from 4.0 percent. The note said national ad growth would once again be weakest at 1.0 percent, followed by retail, 2.5 percent, and classifieds at 3.6 percent. The bright spot continues to be online newspaper revenues, which are projected to grow an impressive 25 percent in 2006. Despite this, online will still represent 5.0 percent of total newspaper revenues.

The only really good news for publishers is that the investment firm believes the cost of newsprint, which has risen recently, is likely to fall slightly in 2006, as demand falls more quickly than production capacity. The report said newsprint prices would peak and then slowly recede in the second half of the year.

Even so, this good news is scant relief for an industry besieged by flat ad revenues, falling stocks, and fleeing subscribers. Last week, Rishad Tobaccowala, chief innovation officer for Publicis Groupe, told a newspaper--the Chicago Tribune--"newspapers are at a tipping point," in which online media will start to take more readership and more ad dollars. He added that newspapers are in the worst situation of all news media for growth as "the least visually engaging and least youth oriented" medium.

[llevrok]

The more I know people, the better I like dogs.

[HelloooClareece]

well, since I'm Jewish he won't be able to charm me with the Christmas carols, the momzer..


LMAO...I spilled my drink.

[sofaman]

rofl..I saw that bumper sticker...

[sofaman]

rofl...

[tiredoflaundry]

PLAY WORD UP FOR SEAN!

[HelloooClareece]

That's good news Johnnie! I cancelled my paper and also got Progressive insurance just so I can cancel it in a month as a political statement...lol.

[CAluvdubya]

LOL! My cat would be scared of Keeper!