tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60017342011-08-27T14:53:07.858-04:00Blog's your uncleA variation on "Bob's your uncle," which essentially means "And there you are!" or "And there you go!" It's a vague summation of a person's opinion or point of view. I think!UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.comBlogger371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1093523167351645682004-08-26T08:24:00.000-04:002004-08-26T08:26:07.350-04:00SO BOB DOLE IS A VIETNAM VETERAN?
This MSNBC headline suggests that he is.
UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-109295726069208372004-08-19T19:07:00.000-04:002004-08-19T19:14:20.693-04:00I thought Rush had a great comment today. Not a common event, IMO. He asked a caller, "What medals did Bob Dole receive for his service in WWII? What medals did George HW Bush get for his service?"
The caller said, "I don't know."
Rush: "Exactly! They both ran for president and they never talked about their medals. Why is it that John Kerry feels the need to constantly remind us of his?"
..orUKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1082643491117958132004-04-22T10:18:00.000-04:002004-04-22T10:22:46.890-04:00MORE ON WHAS AND SOKOLER
Here's more on Bob Sokoler's dismissal from WHAS. WHAS's claim that they want "to try to give the show a facelift and focus on content a little more" seems a bit vague. I think they just want a different host. And they probably have a person (or persons) in mind to fill the spot. I would expect the change to occur on Monday, so they can benefit from the publicity while UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1082577736467231152004-04-21T16:02:00.000-04:002004-04-21T16:06:36.340-04:00SOKOLER IS OUT AT WHAS-AM
Man! 84WHAS (840 AM in Louisville) doesn't mess around. During their noon news I heard their announcement that morning man Bob Sokoler was off the air for good today. Just checked the web site and there is no trace of Sokoler at all. A suposed official press release saying that they are going in a different direction is not there either. The "84Online" site, Sokoler's UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1082472208046245282004-04-20T10:43:00.000-04:002004-04-20T10:47:32.543-04:00ANOTHER VICTORY OVER TERRORISM
Louisville's Kentucky Derby Festival began last Saturday with Thunder Over Louisville, a huge air- and fireworks show. Around 700,000 people crowded along the Ohio River for the day's festivities. The big news? There were no terrorist attacks on what I would consider a prime terrorist target. After all, it is purportedly the largest display of fireworks in North UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1079645426847597602004-03-18T16:30:00.000-05:002004-03-18T16:33:46.513-05:00SO MUCH FOR KERRY
Here's proof that Howard Dean is actually financially supporting George W. Bush!UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1079008836688491102004-03-11T07:40:00.000-05:002004-03-11T07:46:25.090-05:00Yesterday in a conversation with a union worker, John Kerry called the Bush admistration the "most crooked ... lying group of people I've ever seen." Kerry's comment was picked up by a live mic after a political rally. Let's see how the press is reporting it today:
CNN: Kerry spokesman later said the senator wasn't referring to the president but to those behind what he characterized as a GOP UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1078337230987171862004-03-03T13:07:00.000-05:002004-03-03T13:10:10.090-05:00It's my 39th birthday today.
Buy me a beer. And drink it.
Cheers!UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1077814268369944572004-02-26T11:51:00.000-05:002004-02-26T11:53:58.560-05:00REVIEW: The Passion of Christ
This certainly is the year of living dangerously for Mel Gibson. His new film, The Passion of the Christ, is proving to be a lethal weapon to movie critics and some Jews alike. Yes, the film is bloody; it takes a brave heart to sit through the torturous last 12 hours before Jesus' crucifixion. But unless you make a chicken run out the cinema doors, you'll get UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1076710908340951682004-02-13T17:21:00.000-05:002004-02-13T17:24:21.373-05:00Wow. Just wow.
Kim Novak is 71 years old today.
For me, she is forever etched into my memory as she appeared in Vertigo.
Wow.UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1076689009496908472004-02-13T11:16:00.000-05:002004-02-13T11:20:56.950-05:00WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE....
"Hanoi" Jane Fonda rises to defend Senator John Kerry's anti-war activism. Other celebrities set to come to Kerry's aid include Michael Jackson, Charles Manson and the late John Wayne Gacy.UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1075388849523416342004-01-29T10:07:00.000-05:002004-01-29T10:11:01.950-05:00Rumors persist that Dem front-runner John Kerry injected Botox to freeze his forehead to make him more appealing to voters.
Aides for Howard Dean are now hoping to achieve the same effect by botoxing their candidate's mouth.
(rim-shot)UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1074525647315450232004-01-19T10:20:00.000-05:002004-01-19T10:22:45.640-05:00Did anyone notice John Kerry's over-abundance of makeup and rouge on yesterday's "This Week with George Snuffalupagus"? He looked like a tart.
A French tart, of course!
UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1068586118447665822003-11-11T16:28:00.000-05:002003-11-11T16:40:30.283-05:00MOVIE REVIEW: THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS
Okay, here it is, short and sweet:
Matrix 3 is better that Matrix 2. It is not as good as Matrix 1. It is worth seeing in the theatre if only for the special effects, which are FANTASTIC! The trouble is that we have a movie made by guys who blew their literary wad in the first movie. Since Matrix 1, the plot makes no sense, the dialogue is banal and the UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1068242718519749832003-11-07T17:05:00.000-05:002003-11-07T17:05:59.830-05:00TWO TAKES ON THE SAME STORY
From CNN's story about Jessica Lynch:
"Responding to questions that the military may have exaggerated the danger of her nighttime rescue from a Nasiriya hospital by U.S. commandos, she said,''Yeah, I don't think it happened quite like that."'
The CNN Headline: Lynch: Military played up rescue too much
The BBC Headline: Jessica Lynch condemns Pentagon
Which is moreUKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1068157150764229602003-11-06T17:19:00.000-05:002003-11-06T17:21:01.906-05:00MR. HEWITT
I emailed Hugh Hewitt Wednesday telling him I was covering the KY election on this blog. He didn't respond. I listened to his program that evening and he was getting the news quicker than I could - which makes his a good radio show. He didn't cover the news of the poll watchers, but there was bigger news along those lines in Miss. and Philly (Although I don't think he covered those UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1068156250189712222003-11-06T17:04:00.000-05:002003-11-06T17:04:13.983-05:00Meh...
Thursdays are the Limbo of the work-week. That seems especially so today. It's kind of chilly outside and it's been raining off and on throughout the day.
Every other day of the work week has a personality. Monday is the grim spector of start of another five days of toil. Tuesdays grab the coattails of Monday but are a bit friendlier because Monday has left the room. Wednesdays hold theUKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1068030481093773102003-11-05T06:08:00.000-05:002003-11-05T06:08:04.453-05:00THE BIG NEWS...
..in Kentucky is how Ernie Fletcher stayed close to Ben Chandler in the voting in Jefferson County. A bastion of the Democrats, and the county with the most voting districts (496), Louisville was supposed to hand Chandler a win by a wide margin (at least in the county). Instead, Chandler carried Jefferson county by only 5000+ votes. With wins in other KY counties Fletcher was UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1068029855635919662003-11-05T05:57:00.000-05:002003-11-05T05:57:38.320-05:00A CORRECTION
The Louisville Courier-Journal says that voter turnout in Jefferson County (Louisville) was 45%. This contradicts the State of Kentucky's site, which reported a 72% turnout. I'm sure that the Courier-Journal's number is closer to the truth. There wasn't much to be excited about the election.UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1067993875972932012003-11-04T19:57:00.000-05:002003-11-04T19:57:58.546-05:00GOVERNOR FLETCHER
It's over. AP has announced the Republican Fletcher as Kentucky's new governor. Go here to see the results.UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1067990111622434142003-11-04T18:55:00.000-05:002003-11-04T18:55:14.236-05:00KY ELECTION ENTRY
Lexington, KY's county (Fayette) had only 28.2 % percent voter turnout. with almost 60% tallied, Chandler (D) has a lead with 50.4%.
UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1067989572221387492003-11-04T18:46:00.000-05:002003-11-04T18:47:24.646-05:00KY ELECTION ENTRY
Jefferson County reported a 73.2% voter turnout for today's election! So far, it's Chandler (D)50.1%, Fletcher (R) 49.9%.UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1067984635906580972003-11-04T17:23:00.000-05:002003-11-04T17:26:02.396-05:00POLL WATCHING UPDATE
WLKY-TV in Louisville reports that there was only one incident at a west Louisville polling station today, caused - not by Republican poll watchers, but by a group of NAACP members who were politicking outside the building. Officials investigated and found nothing wrong. They said the NAACP members told them they were doing exit polls.
Yeah, I bet.
While things seem to beUKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1067979918565307412003-11-04T16:05:00.000-05:002003-11-04T16:05:44.676-05:00AWWW... (Small violin plays)
Republican poll watchers (who are mainly white and from Louisville's east side) have hurt the feelings of some west-enders (or blacks):
"I find that insulting," says Donna Allen, a West End hair stylist. "It makes me think they don't trust us."
UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1067978677591154122003-11-04T15:44:00.000-05:002003-11-04T17:32:57.376-05:00KY ELECTION - ENTRY 1
With a near record high temperature of 80 degrees and sunny skies, early reports say public turnout for today's Kentucky election was "heavy." That' probably a good sign for the Republicans. But really there's not much to get excited about, save for the beginning of the end of Paul Patton's governance. The Dem candidate in a move that eerily reflected that of failed 2000 UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1067945797481740522003-11-04T06:36:00.000-05:002003-11-04T06:37:29.350-05:00HEE, HEE!
It's difficult to giggle on paper. Anyway, Dem presidential front runner Howard Dean is being attacked (with gusto) by his fellow Dim, er, Dem candidates for a remark about wanting to appeal to "guys with Confederate flags on their trucks." Kerry, Gephardt, et al, jumped on Dean like a horny tom on a two legged female feline. Okay, bad imagery there.
Here's one of the many pitfalls UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1067897863764692702003-11-03T17:17:00.000-05:002003-11-03T17:18:10.820-05:00WATCH THIS SPACE
I'll be posting election results for the KY governor's election on this blog throughout the evening tomorrow.
Polls close @ 6 pm.UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1067897649272216142003-11-03T17:14:00.000-05:002003-11-03T17:14:12.200-05:00KY GOVERNOR'S RACE
Polls indicate that the Republican Ernie Fletcher is averaging an over 8 point lead against the Democrat Ben Chandler! If Fletcher wins tomorrow's race, he will be Kentucky's first Republican governer in over 30 years!
There's been a bit of a flap over election poll challengers in Louisville. The ACLU charges that Republicans are attempting to intimidate black voters. how UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1067613864059650752003-10-31T10:24:00.000-05:002003-10-31T10:24:25.926-05:00CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR HALLOWEEN
Here's a listing of some good scary tracks from the vast world of classical music. Visit the WUOL playlist page to see the frightening music I played this morning!
UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1067608696358842032003-10-31T08:58:00.000-05:002003-10-31T09:11:15.966-05:00DID MY EARS DECEIVE ME?
Heard a top of the hour new report on the US Economy's 7.2% growth on NPR yesterday. The reporter cited President Bush's tax cuts as a significant reason for the growth (!).
I was driving at the time. About lost control of the car. NPR said that tax cuts were good? Holy Freeholee!
What's next, Susan Stamberg subbing for Rush?
UPDATE: The Dems, always with their fingerUKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1067524638379924232003-10-30T09:37:00.000-05:002003-10-30T09:40:41.003-05:00IS THIS THE NEW STAR WARS VILLIAN?
Meet General Grevous.
Major Apathy to follow....
UPDATE: www.dictionary.com gives the definition of grevous as "Causing grief, pain, or anguish: a grievous loss. Serious or dire; grave: a grievous crime. "UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1067514702536658672003-10-30T06:51:00.000-05:002003-10-30T07:30:19.260-05:00While campaigning in Denver yesterday, Howard Dean called himself a metrosexual. My question:
DID ANYBODY VIDEOTAPE THE QUOTE??!!
I know a certain Republican incumbant's campaign staff who would like to use it.UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1067462710981606782003-10-29T16:25:00.000-05:002003-10-29T16:26:22.423-05:00I'm whitening my teeth by wearing a special teeth mold filled with chemicals. It's 2 hours a day for 3 weeks. And it's a real, literal, pain.
My teeth are naturally sensitive anyway, and the stuff I have to put in my mouth to reverse the years of coffee drinking (I'm working on a home-brew mocha cappuccino right now) makes my teeth and gums ache.
It was worse yesterday. It appears to be UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1067442499762406222003-10-29T10:48:00.000-05:002003-10-29T10:49:52.133-05:00Is there any argument now that brush fires like the one in California now should not be seen as a possible terrorist threat? If a terrorist knew what he was doing, a match dropped in the right place at the right time (or several matches dropped in several places) could cause havoc. There wouldn't be many lives lost, but still it would bring a huge financial loss to a community.
Who's to say UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1067429134294920752003-10-29T07:05:00.000-05:002003-10-29T07:06:54.633-05:00Before we get to any meaty posts today, it's time to get the blog traffic up a bit! So I'm (not) proud to present today's Top 10 List!
TOP TEN LIST WITH POPULAR NAMES AND WORDS/PHRASES IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE TRAFFIC UP!!!:
10) Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears doing it.
9) California fires are Arnold Schwarzenegger's fault.
8) California fires are Grey Davis' fault.
7) Rush Limbaugh didUKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1067356428988468832003-10-28T10:53:00.000-05:002003-10-28T11:11:39.253-05:00Folks love lists! It doesn't matter what the subject is, if you put it in a list catagorizing the worst to best, you've printed gold!
So to give Blog's Your Uncle a head start in raking in the hits, pings and visits, here's my first Top Ten List!!!!
TOP TEN EVENTS OF OCTOBER 28, 2003 WE'LL NEVER HEAR ABOUT:
10) Dan Rather knicks himself while shaving this morning. Silently vows to do a story UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001734.post-1067345028254603752003-10-28T07:43:00.000-05:002003-10-28T07:44:40.790-05:00Welcome to Blog's Your Uncle!
I'm very excited to finally have Raiders of the Lost Ark available on DVD. I'll be even more excited when I can afford the buy the damn thing! (I can take or leave the other two Indiana Jones movies, although the DVD extras on them may make it worth getting the whole trilogy.)
But why haven't they (and when I write "they" I mean that large grey nebulous mass known UKISOCIETYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03909288028986079643noreply@blogger.com0