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Week-ends (04/24/10)

Posted by Kevin Fischer on April 24, 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


Darryl Postell


Kevin Kennedy and others


Jim Showalter


David O'Hara


Buddy.......MORE.


Barbara Soeurt and Kaylee Shirell



VILLAINS OF THE WEEK


Jeffrey Rush


Jack Barouh


Canadian teachers


Pro-abortion feminists


Larry King


Danny Glover



QUOTES OF THE WEEK


"The real problem is the workforce. The problem is we have a giveaway system in this country and in this state that is so strong that people would rather sit home and do nothing than do these jobs. Laziness is not a disability. There are lot of people that are flat out lazy and they are using up the goods and services that we have in this state."
South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer said lazy residents who don't want to take jobs harvesting the state's crops are the root of the South Carolina's problems with illegal immigration. His remarks  came at the opening of a debate Friday of Republican gubernatorial hopefuls in Spartanburg.


“There are two ways for a liberal Democrat to react to America’s ingrained distrust of government. He can sneak up on the problem, controlling deficits as he increases targeted spending programs that will prove popular. This is the post-1994 Bill Clinton approach. Or he can try to shock the system, creating a flood of spending that can never be turned back. This is the Obama approach.”
Columnist Rich Lowry


“The political left claims to love racial diversity, but it bitterly opposes such diversity on the political right. To keep blacks voting Democratic, it is necessary for the party and its supporters to keep alive the idea that racism is prevalent in America and to portray the Republican Party (as well as independent challengers to the Democrats, such as the tea-party movement) as racist. The election of Barack Obama made nonsense of the idea that America remains a racist country and thereby necessitated an intensifying of attacks on the opposition as racist.”
The Wall Street Journal’s James Taranto


“I'm a fan of anyone who is trying to work for the greater good of the people, period.”
Caressa Cameron, Miss America 2010, telling the Washington Examiner that she's a "fan" of Sarah Palin.


“I think this week was kind of the epitome. A lot of time spent on the floor, a lot of time sitting around, not a lot that really got accomplished.”
State Assembly Minority Leader Jeff Fitzgerald( R-Horicon)


“Sen. Decker and Sen. Plale have shown no willingness to be helpful, and I think they're using excuses that can only be described as bull crap.”State Representative Spencer Black( D-Madison) co-author of the global warming bill,  blasting Senate Democrats for the bill's failure at the end of the legislative session.


“If it's cathartic for Spencer Black to blame me, then have at it. By the end of the week, he'll probably blame me for the Iceland volcano, too.”
Senator Jeff Plale (D-South Milwaukee), who said the global warming bill was too expensive for ratepayers.


“Papa would say shame on you for not protecting the environment and promoting our state’s energy independence. ...They are doing a lousy job of taking care of the environment.”
State Public Lands Commission head Tia Nelson, daughter of Earth Day founder and the late U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson, criticizing Senate Democrat leaders on the flobal warming bill.


“We have succeeded in eliminating the backlog and are now providing law enforcement and prosecutors the timely analysis needed to help identify offenders and hold them accountable.”
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen in a letter notifying the governor and legislative leaders that his agency has eliminated the backlog of criminal cases awaiting DNA analysis at the state's crime labs. 


“Not at all. Do you like it? Do you think it’s cool at all? I never heard anyone say I’m going to Cleveland on vacation . . . My whole life I’ve been booed. It’s OK. I have my friends, I don’t care.”
Joakim Noah of the Chicago Bulls was asked by reporters if he regretted the disparaging remarks he’s made about the city of Cleveland after the Bulls dropped 0-2 in their series Monday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Mike Golic, one of the hosts of the ESPN Mike and Mike in the Morning radio show had this response Tuesday morning: “Last time I checked you’re down 0-2. In enough time you’ll have time to visit any city you want because you’ll be out of the playoffs.”



OUTRAGE OF THE WEEK


Stabbed hero dies as more than 20 people stroll past him.....the story.



MOST UNDER-REPORTED STORY OF THE WEEK


What Illegal immigrants are costing the United States.



MOST OVER-HYPED STORY OF THE WEEK


The NFL draft.



STRANGEST, MOST UNUSUAL STORY OF THE WEEK


Man hides in manure pit to avoid arrest.


Vermont bear gets head stuck.


That is some library overdue fee.


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.