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Thursday, August 30, 2012

News The Morning News: News Books, New Viruses, and New Goals for Seattle Traffic Safety

Posted by Megan Seling on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 8:23 AM

Paul's Still Braving the Convention: He's got all your election/convention/Florida news right here!

I Will Say One Thing: "A member of Mitt Romney's Secret Service detail was removed today from a campaign trip after she accidentally left her firearm unattended in the candidate's charter plane bathroom." A reporter found it. Whoops!

Hurricane Isaac Finally Left New Orleans: And it's expected to weaken to a tropical depression. Sounds sad. :( Oh, and now gas prices are going up, too.

Speaking of Scary Weather: A boat lost during the Japan Tsunami has washed up in Canada.

The Paralympics Have Begun!: This year's games (held in London) will host the largest number of athletes since being founded in 1960—there are 4,280 competitors representing 164 nations.

The Good News Is People Still Read Books: The bad news is the new book, No Easy Day, gives a first-person account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, and it contradicts what Obama's administration reported (it claims he was unarmed when shot, but whatever—part of the reason he was being shot was for that time he WAS armed with motherfucking airplanes).

New Virus Alert: It's called the Heartland virus, and two farmers in Missouri got it after being bitten by ticks.

McGinn Hopes to Eliminate Traffic-Related Deaths: His goal is no deaths or serious injuries by 2030.

MARY! Look! DINOSAUR NEWS!: Researches found a last meal in the tummy of the fuzzy dinosaur.

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Megan, I love you, but tsunamis are not weather.

Posted by Justin on August 30, 2012 at 8:27 AM

"Scientists revealed today that dinosaurs would prey on animals a third of their size, which of course corresponds with the earlier statement that they were, all things considered, pretty lame."

"Dinosaur fans who would rather imagine a horde of velociraptors attacking a T. Rex like in Jurassic Park could not be reached for comment."

Posted by Theodore Gorath on August 30, 2012 at 8:37 AM

Bot, the monkey god really hates the south. I guess they don't believe enough in Jesus.

Posted by Pope Peabrain on August 30, 2012 at 8:37 AM

10 years after Katrina, a week of warning, and we still see guys trapped on their roofs yelling for a chopper, and pulling rowboats in NOLA.

At what point do we turn our backs and ask, how about jumping in a car and driving to a motel in Texas for 2 nights?

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on August 30, 2012 at 9:06 AM

Fun fact: in 2030 McGinn will be 71 years old.

Posted by gloomy gus on August 30, 2012 at 9:07 AM

People's obsession with gasoline price fluctuations is one of my biggest pet peeves.

Posted by Urgutha Forka on August 30, 2012 at 9:08 AM

@4.. baby ..it was 7 years ago..but , you're right it's not like they like they get hurricanes in texas
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/special-reports…

Posted by reverend dr dj riz on August 30, 2012 at 10:18 AM

Wait, I thought Sarah Palin was the Heartland Virus.

Posted by thatsnotright on August 30, 2012 at 10:59 AM

I am so down for the Dressage competition that the Romneys are doing at the Paralympics, involving tax-subsidized horses that they wouldn't let in the regular Olympics.

The fact that they dance on bouncing mechanical hooves just makes it more interesting to watch.

Posted by Will in Seattle