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Week-ends (07/03/10)

Posted by Kevin Fischer on July 3, 2010

Week-ends

A look back at the people and events that made news the past week. Week-ends is a regular weekly feature of This Just In...


HEROES OF THE WEEK


Nicholas Prokos


Danny Stacey


St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa


Glenn Manton


Chester Reed



VILLAINS OF THE WEEK


California DOT


Patrick Fousek and Samantha Tomasini


Former Milwaukee County Supervisor Jim McGuigan


El Reno, Oklahoma police


Dan Harkins



QUOTES OF THE WEEK


"Every economist who's looked at it has said the (stimulus) did its job. It put a brake on the collapse of the economy. It avoided another Great Depression, and now it's growing again. It's hard to argue sometimes that things would have been a lot worse. People say unemployment is still at 9.6 percent but it's not at 12 or 13 or 15. The stock market didn't fully recover, but it's recovered more than people expected last year. That's part of the challenge in delivering (the message of) all the Recovery Act accomplished. Things are still tough, they're just not as bad as they could have been."
President Obama during a visit this week to Racine.


"We all know that government doesn't create jobs, private businesses do," McReynolds said. "We operate here in Racine County with the idea that leaner government is best. We're not seeing that at the federal level. We're seeing more taxation."
Racine County Executive William McReynolds reacting to Obama’s remarks.


“As things heat up, you can expect House Democrats will be hit with a GOP blitzkrieg of vicious Swift-Boat-style attack ads, Karl Rove-inspired knockout tactics, thinly veiled attempts at character assassination and tea party disruptions.”
VP Joe Biden, who, incidentally, was not condemned by the hateful Left for his Nazi comparison.


“There are a lot of people who wrote these eulogies for Senator Byrd, and the newspapers, and I read a bunch of them. And they mentioned that he once had a fleeting association with the Ku Klux Klan. And what does that mean?

I'll tell what you it means. He was a country boy from the hills and hollers of West Virginia. He was trying to get elected. And maybe he did something he shouldn't have done, and he spent the rest of his life making it up. And that's what a good person does.

There are no perfect people. There are certainly no perfect politicians.”
Bill Clinton in a bizarre explanation of the late Senator Robert Byrd’s membership in the KKK.


“White folk done took this country. You're in their home, and they're gonna let you know it....You are not now, nor have you ever been, nor will you ever be a brother to white folk and if you do not realize that, you are in serious trouble.”
Jeremiah Wright


“For someone who asked to be held to the highest standard, President Obama spends an awful lot of time making excuses and whining about others. The American people want leadership from the White House, not childish partisanship.”
House Republican Leader John Boehner


“Here's the thing. If the polls said that 70% of illegals are gonna vote Republican, the Democrats would have already built a high speed railroad train all the way down to Peru to get them outta here, they'd have been long gone years ago. There's no question. So you want to call 'em illegal Democrats just to make the point.”
Rush Limbaugh


“Consider this a textbook case of cause and effect.

The cause: Conservative Arizona passes its new anti-illegal alien law.

The effect: Said same illegal aliens immediately pack their bags and move next door to liberal New Mexico.

Surely, the good people of New Mexico, lead by liberal Governor Bill Richardson, will put out the welcome mat at the Arizona border and greet their newest residents at the state line with champagne, confetti and welfare checks.”
From the blog, I Hate the Media


“Considering his accuser claims to have DNA evidence, it looks like (Al Gore’s) fate is in the hands of his old friend: science!”
Blogger Jim Treacher


"I stopped off (on the way) here to get a kringle. Maybe on the way back I'll look for a brat, but don't tell Michelle."
President Obama in Racine



OUTRAGE OF THE WEEK


Liberals sneer at men who grieve for their aborted children.



MOST UNDER-REPORTED STORY OF THE WEEK


Obama not completely honest about clean up efforts in the Gulf.



MOST OVER-HYPED STORY OF THE WEEK


I'm sorry, but "Eclipse" is not "Gone With The Wind."



STRANGEST, MOST UNUSUAL STORY OF THE WEEK


Going once, going twice, SOLD!


The bride wore camouflage......so did he.


Tasties!


REMEMBER: Your suggestions/nominations for any of these categories every week are welcome, especially for HEROES OF THE WEEK. If you know of anyone in the community deserving of recognition, please e-mail me.