Countdown to end the year has begun. 19 more days to go.
To borrow from Joel Stein, a satire columnist from Time magazine, was 2010 a year of more spills than thrills from BP leaks to Wiki leaks compared to captivating Chile Miner's rescue or Obama's India visit?
India had it share of leaks from 2G scam, Burkha Gate, IPL Modi/Pushkar gate, Nityananda in spills department. KA BJP land scams and thrills as Nityananda fits that department too :)
What were the news and/or events that captivated you or concerned you ?
Year 2010 : Was it a year for more spills than thrills :) ?
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Year 2010 : Was it a year for more spills than thrills :) ?
RaReSha3;355173What were the news and/or events that captivated you or concerned you ?
The R2IClub 2010 election was very captivating! :)
Year 2010 : Was it a year for more spills than thrills :) ?
RaReSha3;355173Countdown to end the year has begun. 19 more days to go.
To borrow from Joel Stein, a satire columnist from Time magazine, was 2010 a year of more spills than thrills from BP leaks to Wiki leaks compared to captivating Chile Miner's rescue or Obama's India visit?
India had it share of leaks from 2G scam, Burkha Gate, IPL Modi/Pushkar gate, Nityananda in spills department. KA BJP land scams and thrills as Nityananda fits that department too :)
What were the news and/or events that captivated you or concerned you ?
For me it was a year of thrills 2010 was when " sheila ki jawani" music video trailer was released. :)
RK
Year 2010 : Was it a year for more spills than thrills :) ?
From Huffington Post
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10. Dick Cheney's 6th heart attack. How does a guy without a heart have 6 heart attacks? It would be like Rod Blagojevich contracting a brain tumor. Cheney is so evil, Hell keeps spitting him back.
9. Barack Obama. True to his word, the 44th President managed to unite the country. Against him. Although, the two sides do view him through different prisms. The right sees him as Malcolm X. The left- Urkel.
8. Christine O'Donnell. Delaware Senatorial candidate claimed she's not a witch. Then the local Wiccan community denied having anything to do with her. Which probably didn't lead above the fold on her election eve mailer.
7. California Gubernatorial Candidate Meg Whitman. A Jerry Brown staffer called her a "ho" and she went ballistic. "Its an insult to all women." Nooooo, we're pretty sure it was specific to you. Spends more than a seventh of a billion dollars on her campaign and still cuts her hair with a salad shooter. Go figure.
6. Glenn Beck. Attempts to reclaim the civil rights movement by holding a rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Because isn't it about time angry middle aged pudgy white guys got a fair shake from society?
5. Health Care. 2700 pages long. Or 2900. They're still not sure. Lot of stuff can happen in 200 pages. I've read Harry Potter.
4. The TSA's new search policy. Just direct me to the agent who didn't volunteer for the gig.
3. Sarah Palin. At Tea Party Convention she criticized Obama for over dependency on a Teleprompter while she had notes written on her hand. Which is a 5th grade teleprompter for people who can't read fast. Every two weeks there's something with her. Every two weeks, she erupts. She's like Republican herpes. And I mean that in a good way.
2. George W Bush's Autobiography. Decisions Decided by the Deciding Decider. Wherein he talks about how glad he is to be out of Washington. That makes about 310 million of us. Online campaign urges customers to transfer book from Non Fiction to True Crime.
1. BP Oil Spill. Largest pile of toxic sludge to hit American shores since Ann Coulter's latest book. Brightside: Able to refuel jet ski midtrip.
Might not go well with the right wing but I did laugh a lot after reading this :).
Should this thread stay here or go to News subforum?
People who follow Indian news/events, can you find a similar satirical ones from Indian context ?
[QUOTE]
10. Dick Cheney's 6th heart attack. How does a guy without a heart have 6 heart attacks? It would be like Rod Blagojevich contracting a brain tumor. Cheney is so evil, Hell keeps spitting him back.
9. Barack Obama. True to his word, the 44th President managed to unite the country. Against him. Although, the two sides do view him through different prisms. The right sees him as Malcolm X. The left- Urkel.
8. Christine O'Donnell. Delaware Senatorial candidate claimed she's not a witch. Then the local Wiccan community denied having anything to do with her. Which probably didn't lead above the fold on her election eve mailer.
7. California Gubernatorial Candidate Meg Whitman. A Jerry Brown staffer called her a "ho" and she went ballistic. "Its an insult to all women." Nooooo, we're pretty sure it was specific to you. Spends more than a seventh of a billion dollars on her campaign and still cuts her hair with a salad shooter. Go figure.
6. Glenn Beck. Attempts to reclaim the civil rights movement by holding a rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Because isn't it about time angry middle aged pudgy white guys got a fair shake from society?
5. Health Care. 2700 pages long. Or 2900. They're still not sure. Lot of stuff can happen in 200 pages. I've read Harry Potter.
4. The TSA's new search policy. Just direct me to the agent who didn't volunteer for the gig.
3. Sarah Palin. At Tea Party Convention she criticized Obama for over dependency on a Teleprompter while she had notes written on her hand. Which is a 5th grade teleprompter for people who can't read fast. Every two weeks there's something with her. Every two weeks, she erupts. She's like Republican herpes. And I mean that in a good way.
2. George W Bush's Autobiography. Decisions Decided by the Deciding Decider. Wherein he talks about how glad he is to be out of Washington. That makes about 310 million of us. Online campaign urges customers to transfer book from Non Fiction to True Crime.
1. BP Oil Spill. Largest pile of toxic sludge to hit American shores since Ann Coulter's latest book. Brightside: Able to refuel jet ski midtrip.
Might not go well with the right wing but I did laugh a lot after reading this :).
Should this thread stay here or go to News subforum?
People who follow Indian news/events, can you find a similar satirical ones from Indian context ?
Year 2010 : Was it a year for more spills than thrills :) ?
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