http://bluboo.wordpress.com It's a beautiful day in the Neighborhood for teachers everywhere! Anything and everything is fair game! Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:11:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What’s Going On in da 'Hood? Barack Obama: Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama continues to build on the momentum of his victory in the Iowa caucus with a substantial lead over Hillary Clinton in the polls leading up to the New Hampshire primary. Polls over the weekend show that Obama ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/obama-hillary-billary-republicans-imus-bloomberg-and-clemens/ Are All Montreal Fans Brain Damaged? Last night (Sunday, Dec. 30) the New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on a breakaway overtime goal by Brendan Shanahan. The real highlight of the game, however, was the hundreds of Montreal fans who paid two and three times the face value of ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/rangers-continue-to-roll/ Where Are We 2,000 Years Later? It is Christmas Eve and, as a youngster, this was my favorite night of the whole year. It was the night that my mother’s family came to our home, we had a fabulous fish and seafood dinner, and then we stayed up all night playing ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/12/25/christmas-in-my-%e2%80%98hood/ Colin “Soupy” Campbell Blows It Again The NHL suspended Islander “bad boy” Chris Simon for 30 games for kicking Pittsburgh Penguin Jarkko Ruutu with a razor-sharp skate blade during an altercation last Saturday. The suspension is the longest in NHL history and comes following a suspension to Simon last Spring for ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/nhl-suspends-islanders-chris-simon-for-30-games/ Pulling the Plug on Electronic and Print News Having spent a few years on this planet (just enough, not too many), I had the joy of growing up as television evolved in the 1960’s. I had a chance to watch some of the gods of television news during my youth: Chet ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/shock-jocks-the-media-rush-limbaugh-and-to-hell-with-now/ WABC and the “New Imus” is Great Radio! As the end of Imus’ 2nd week back on the radio approaches, the critics have drifted into the background and Imus is better than ever. Well, as least he is better based on today’s ridiculous expectations of political correctness. WABC-AM and its management have ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/imus-moves-forward/ How One Officer Profiles Americans and Violates Their Rights During the first week of August this past summer, Rosalita and I were sadly returning to New York from a wonderful vacation in Northern Ontario. We had become quite fond of the people in Northern Ontario because they were friendly, warm and ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/patrol-officers-in-ontariotarget-americans/ The End of Insanity … Serenity Now! Former NFL superstar Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison yesterday following his guilty plea last summer for his participation in a dog fighting operation that included gambling and killing pit bulls. Vick could possibly be out in 20 months for good ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/michael-vick-sentenced-to-23-months/ It’s Time for Some Accountability Like many other diabetics around the country, I had been prescribed a GlaxoSmithKline medication called Avandia back in July of 2001. Later, in June of 2006, I was switched to a product called Avandaryl, a combination of Avandia and Glipizide (a sulfonylurea used to help control ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/12/07/getting-screwed-by-the-pharmaceuticals/ Rangers’ Discussion Board is for the Birds Before we begin, my thanks go to my sister-in-law Patricia for pointing me to The Enneagram Institute, a web site that offers both free and fully validated personality assessments. Under the guise of classifying me as a Reformer (well, it could happen), it proved ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/the-rangers-fantasy-hockey-and-loving-hockey-again/ Listeners Assured Nothing Has Changed With his usually tongue-in-cheek and angry edge, Don Imus assured listeners that nothing about his new show on WABC-AM in New York City will be different. He added that “Dick Cheney is still a war criminal, Hillary Clinton is still Satan and I am back on ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/12/03/imus-debuts-on-wabc-am/ Chris Neil – Hockey Coward (October 7) Last night, the New York Rangers proved that the Ottawa Senators aren’t as good a hockey team as the media reports predicted. Despite a miserable performance, a lack of intensity, no offensive presence and a horrible defensive effort, the Rangers lost to Ottawa by ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/chris-neil%e2%80%99s-cheap-shot-sidelines-new-york-ranger-pest-sean-avery/ Imus Reportedly Ready to Sign with Citadel Broadcasting According to the Washington Post, radio is about to get better again with the return of Don Imus to the airwaves. In a somewhat surprising move that was the subject of speculation in August, Citadel Broadcasting is close to a deal that will ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/imus-return-scheduled-for-december-1/ Dear Osama: You Lose! It is September 11, 2007. It has been six years. On this day in 2001, nineteen cowards hiding under the skirts one of history’s greatest mass murderers committed a despicable act that can only be considered satanic. At the same time, that man in the dress, ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/in-memorium-911/ Imus needs to Swallow His Pride A kind reader named Charles wrote a great response to my last Imus article. As I started to write a reply, I decided that his thoughts deserved much more than a snappy paragraph. Until now, I have simply been reporting the news as it is ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/the-real-truth-about-imus/ Where Will Imus Land? According to several sources, radio industry analyst Brian Maloney says that embattled radio personality Don Imus may likely land on WOR-AM in New York City as a replacement for Donna Hanover, the ex-wife of presidential hopeful Rudy Guiliani. From there, he could be syndicated nationally once again. Hanover ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/08/26/imus-return-continues-to-unfold/ More Insight about the King and Queen in Don McLean's American Pie While searching Netflix last week, I found two fims about Bob Dylan’s career. The first was Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (Dont {sic} as spelled on the DVD) and the second was No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (part 1). ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/08/26/dont-look-back-and-no-direction-home/ Sather Ignores Ultimatum by Peca’s Agent Free agent Michael Peca has signed a contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets for one year pending a medical examination. Statements by Peca and Don Meehan over the last two weeks indicated that Peca was close to signing with the New York Rangers. However, ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/rangers-say-no-to-peca/ The Backlash from the Imus-CBS Settlement Begins Al Sharpton Still Cannot Shut His Mouth! As it has been widely reported through the media in the last few days, Rutger’s basketball player has filed a defamation of character lawsuit against radio host Don Imus, sidekick Bernard McGuirk and CBS Radio for the “nappy-headed ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/rutgers%e2%80%99-star-kia-vauhn-sues-imus-cbs-cbs-radio-msnbc-and-others/ Meehan Issues an Ultimatum to the Rangers According to TSN, which quotes John Dellapina of the The Daily News, Michael Peca’s agent has issued an ultimatum to Glen Sather, New York Rangers President and General Manager. “We're probably going to force the issue by (today)," Don Meehan told the New ... http://bluboo.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/just-say-no-to-peca-meehan/