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New CEO, Same Corrupt Corporation

It sure is funny how we get suckered into it every 4 years.  Two men run for president, and all of a sudden logic goes out the window.

In the final days of a political race for president, the country is almost always divided.  Depending on who you talk to, one candidate is the savior and the other the devil.

Despite how completely irrational and delusional it is to believe that way, it is the way of American politics.

How can one man change an institution which has been slowly corrupting itself for a century?  We don't know, but we sure believe he will.  We tell ourselves that this is the one, this is the time, this is the most important election of our generation!

Even though we are proven wrong on that point time and time again, we keep buying into it.  And as long as the two major parties know that they can pull it off they will continue to do it.

Barack Obama may very well be intending to "change" the way Washington does business, but we all know that he is powerless to do so.

Until America is ready to embrace liberty and look to the people for inspiration and guidance instead of Federal politicians, this cycle will continue.

Lange Returns to Stern Show

The Baby Gorilla returns!  After an on-air meltdown and subsequent resignation, Artie Lange returned to the Howard Stern radio show on Monday after a week of fervent speculation regarding his status.

Sirius satellites were on maximum power at 6am when Howard returned to the air after a week long vacation.  Stern held the audience in suspense for several minutes before revealing that Artie was indeed back in the studio.

Fans were abuzz with various theories about the whole situation.  Some believed that the fight was staged.  Still others argued that the incident proved that Artie did not appreciate his place on the show or respect his colleagues.  Many fans had even begun to speculate about a his replacement, with names like Dave Attell, Bob Levy and  former member Jackie Martling in the mix.

Lange had apparently stuck to his decision to leave the show until he returned from a previously scheduled trip to Amsterdam to celebrate Stern staffer Jason Kaplan's bachelor party.  After received Howard's support and meeting with Sirius executives, Lange was cleared to return to the show.

Lange was extremely apologetic upon his return, commenting that he felt like a part of a big family and that everyone had been very supportive.  Artie announced that his business relationship with Teddy had changed, with Teddy now serving in a lesser capacity as a "road coordinator" or some such title.  Some were not convinced that was such a good idea.  Fred Norris commented that Teddy should only continue to work for Lange if Artie is in a cage with stun guns trained on him in case he gets out of control again.  Nice Fred.  Real nice.  But true.

Stern also explained why he pulled the normal replay of the now infamous show.  He said he feared that replaying the incident might further exacerbate the situation for Lange, as he would know that people were listening to his blowup around the clock for the next 24 hours.

The replay and video of the incident are now for ready for daylight, as Stern announced he would be replaying the show in it's entirety all weekend long on his Sirius and that video of the events will be available via HowardTV, the show's on-demand cable channel.

Bottom line - Artie's back - and that means listeners will continue to hear a top quality Stern show every morning.

Rider Continues Retirement Hijinks

Is insanity due to waste of talent a lawful defense in the State of California?  Former Hawk Isaiah Rider better hope so.

Rider, whose history with the Hawks includes threatening former teammate Dikembe Mutombo with a beat down and a couple of baseline fadeaways, has been arrested in Los Angeles for investigation of auto theft.

Isaiah has experienced somewhat of a rough time since departing the NBA and it's substance abuse policy back in 2001.  He has been arrested numerous times, and in classic J.R. style, has avoided the ticky-tack misdemeanors in favor of more substantive felony charges.

Here's the link.

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QUICK TAKES

3/29/08 - How in the hell did rapper T.I. get off so easily on federal gun charges?  I haven't seen a deal as sweet as that from Federal prosecutors since Sammy "The Bull" Gravano sold out John Gotti and the Gambinos.  This guy was carrying around fully automatic rifles and slinging Uzis and all he gets is 8 or 9 months in the slammer - and he doesn't even have to start his stint until he is done with his new album and tour.  Unbelievable.  If this guy was an average joe he would be serving 10-15 years without a second thought.

3/29/08 - And while we are on the rap thing, how about the Los Angeles Times and the writer that was duped by a white boy wannabee extraordinaire and his jail house type writer.  Frankly, all this does is ensure that no reporter or news organization investigates the still unsolved Shakur murder ever again.

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